Lamb Weston

The farming community showed off its heart Wednesday, as Lamb Weston donated over 70,000 pounds of potatoes to 2nd Harvest.  Jean Tucker with 2nd Harvest said the very large donation will help thousands of families across the region.  She not...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined the Lamb Weston potato processing facility in Hermiston $127,800 for overapplying wastewater containing nitrogen to farmland and causing nitrate groundwater contamination in the Lower Umatilla Basin...

After 18 years as the Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Commission, Frank Muir decided this fall to retire from the organization. Muir said taking over the Commission in 2003 was challenging in a variety of ways. He noted one of the biggest challenges was not trade, or government regulations, but the diets of millions of Americans ...

On Tuesday Lamb Weston announced a $25,000 donation to help hungry students on the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus. This is the third donation of that size made by Lamb Weston to help students facing food insecurity during the pandemic ...

On Friday, Lamb Weston Holdings reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $140.4 million.  On a per-share basis, the Eagle, ID-based company said it had profit of 95 cents.  The results topped Wall Street expectations.   The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85 cents per share.   The f...

Lamb Weston is out with a unique twist on an old favorite.  Last week, the company debuted Lamb Weston Waffled Hash Browns.  The company calls it a unique take on Belgian-style waffles.  The fries are made with shredded Idaho potatoes, and can be baked or fried.   Accor...

On Tuesday, Lamb Weston announced a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata in Argentina.  The goal is to serve the nearly 2-billion-pound South American market.  Each partner will own 50% of the new joint venture, Lamb Weston Alimentos Modernos S.A.   ...

On Tuesday, Lamb Weston announced a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata in Argentina.  The goal is to serve the nearly 2-billion-pound South American market.  Each partner will own 50% of the new joint venture, Lamb Weston Alimentos Modernos S.A.   Te...

On Wednesday, Lamb Weston reported fiscal first-quarter numbers, with a net income of $115.7 million.  The Idaho-based company reported the net income came out to 79 cents per share.  However, that did not meet Wall Street expectations of 80 cents per share.   ...

Lamb Weston announced last week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ready Meals , a frozen potato processor in Australia.   Terms were not disclosed.   Ready Meals sells frozen potato products under the Harvest Choice brand and operates frozen potato processing and storage facilities in Hallam, Victoria.   “...