Lamb Weston

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.   “...

In late December, Lamb Weston announced it had acquired Australia-based Marvel Packers, which operates potato processing and storage facilities.  Company officials say this acquisition enables Lamb Weston to boost global production capacity, increase its presence in the Australian market, and create new opportunities to serve customers.  ...

Only seven months old, the expanded Lamb-Weston Potato Processing facility is already making it’s impact known across the Inland Northwest and the world.  Lamb-Weston’s Mark Schuster was Plan Manager for the Richland Plant, and he says the the expanded facility can now process roughly 300 million pounds of potato products a year, and has added about 100 jobs to the local economy.  He noted that ..

Lamb Weston is looking to expand again to meet the growing demand for potato products worldwide.  The Eagle, Idaho-based frozen potato giant announced Thursday it would build a facility similar to its French fry line in Richland.  The company says the Hermiston location will be on-line in late 2019.  Company...

Lamb Weston will officially spin off from ConAgra Foods later this month, becoming its own independent company.  The move was originally announced by ConAgra in November.  Company officials said the split will not impact local manufacturing facilities.  Lamb We...

Lamb Weston’s Richland facility is getting $200 million expansion.     The new addition will add a French fry processing line which could increase processing capacity by more than 300 million pounds.   Worldwide demand for processed, frozen potato products is expected to jump 2.6 billion pounds in ...

Between now and spring 2017, Lamb Weston will invest $30 million in expanding its Boardman processing facility.   “We’ll be adding a new line at the facility, with the capability of making farmed products like hash browns and potato products.  And we’re addi...