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For Immediate Release
January, 2011

Editorial Contact: CONAGRA FOODS LAMB WESTON
Marti DeMoss, 1.208.424.5459
marti.demoss@conagrafoods.com

LAMB WESTON HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE GARNERS MORE THAN 300,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 5, 2011 – Lamb Weston recently concluded its third annual holiday food drive, resulting in donations of 306,673 pounds of frozen and canned foods, along with $8,195 in cash. Employees at 19 Lamb Weston facilities in Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Oregon, Canada, and Washington participated in the food drive. Donations were distributed to 6 food banks in communities where Lamb Weston facilities are located.
“As a food company, we at Lamb Weston have a unique responsibility to address hunger in our communities,” said Lisa Bescherer, senior director of marketing at Lamb Weston. “Corporately, we donate a variety of frozen potato products to food banks year-round, but the holiday food drive provides a special opportunity to involve all of our employees, which really ignites our giving momentum.” 
The annual food drive is coordinated by the Lamb Weston Women’s Leadership Council, an internal organization dedicated to orchestrating community-minded efforts and creating professional development programs that help employees reach their full potential. Despite the tough economic climate, employee contributions to the holiday food drives have increased each year.
Lamb Weston, a brand of ConAgra Foods, Inc., is North America’s premier supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and other vegetable products, serving both the foodservice and retail industries. For more information, please visit us at www.lambweston.com.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America’s leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America''s households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender''s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
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