Lamb Weston EMEA

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Lamb Weston EMEA formaly known as Lamb Weston / Meijer is one of the larger manufacturer of French Fries and Potato specialties in Europe, with 4 production facilities in the Netherlands (Kruiningen, Oosterbierum, Bergen op Zoom as well as the former Oerlemans production site in Broekhuizenvorst) and one in Wisbech in the United Kingdom (previous Garden Isle plant) and one in Austria (Frisch und Frost).

At the end of FY2016 production capacity of Lamb Weston Meijer was 710,000 tonnes of potato products. Lamb Weston Meijer employs around 1,400 employees (2018). Together with Lamb Weston Holdings Inc., these products are sold under the Lamb Weston brand in more than 110 countries throughout the world. Total annual production capacity of dehydrated potato flakes is reported to be 30.000 tons.

Lamb Weston Meijer is co-owned by Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. and Meijer Beheer B.V., a joint venture formed in 1994. However, in 2022, Lamb Weston acquired all of Meijer Beheer's shares.

This acquisition gave the Lamb Weston company ownership of an additional five manufacturing facilities worldwide, including four in the Netherlands and one in the United Kingdom, as well as a sixth manufacturing facility through a 75% stake in a joint venture in Austria.

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Lamb Weston Hollabrunn (Austria)

Lamb Weston Hollabrunn (Austria) is a production facility of Lamb Weston Holdings.

Lamb Weston Wisbech UK

Lamb Weston Wisbech UK is a production facility of Lamb Weston Holdings.

Oerlemans Foods Nederland BV

Oerlemans Foods is a specialised manufacturer and supplier of fresh frozen vegetables, fruit and potato products.

We Fry LLC/LWM - Lipetsk/Belaya Dacha

We Fry LLC is a leading Russian producer of potato fries.The first large-scale production plant for frozen french fries in Russia, operated as a Joint Venture between the Russian company JSC Belaya Dacha Trading (75%) and the Dutch / American Joint venture Lamb Weston / Meijer (25%).

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oktober 02, 2018

Potato Processor Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2019 Results

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today its fiscal first quarter 2019 results.

This year, your fries at McDonald's will not look like this (left) in Europe. As a result of the hot and dry weather, potatoes are in short supply and are smaller in size. This is true also for the potato variety Innovator (right), so fries will be shorte

september 30, 2018

Europe's small potatoes a problem for McDonald's fries

Customers of McDonald's in Europe might find that their favorite fries are shorter than usual. Blame the weather: smaller potatoes result in shorter fries.

Potatoes are treated using Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) system (Elea GmbH) in an industrial setting.

juli 10, 2018

Pulsed Electric Field in Potato Processing: Impact on Sustainability

A recent study on the impact of Pulsed Electric Field treatment (PEF) in the potato processing industry has shown substantial benefits in comparison to the regular process using conventional pre-heaters.

Local production in the special economic zone Lipetsk is expected to cover almost 100% of the Russian import demands for frozen french fries.

april 25, 2018

First large-scale French Fries production plant in Russia inaugurated

Today, the first Russian large-scale French fries production facility - built in Lipetsk by a Joint Venture of the Russian Belaya Dacha Group and Lamb Weston / Meijer - was officially opened