Scroll through our history and you’ll see our greatest milestones are the innovations and accomplishments that have grown new partnerships and led to shared successes.
Scroll through our history and you’ll see our greatest milestones are the innovations and accomplishments that have grown new partnerships and led to shared successes.
F. Gilbert "Gib" Lamb purchases a defunct co-op plant in Weston, OR and incorporates, renovating the facility to become the most advanced pea processing plant in the U.S.
The first of what would become numerous company innovations, Lamb Weston invents the Lamb Water Gun Knife—the first device to slice french fries in a high-velocity water flow—which quickly becomes the worldwide industry standard.
In 1961, Lamb Weston officially enters the domestic potato processing market with the construction of a new processing plant in American Falls, ID. Over the next 10 years, the company would develop additional processing plants in Connell, WA; Quincy, WA; and Hermiston, OR.
Venturing beyond the traditional straight-cut french fry, Lamb Weston introduces Twister® Fries, a curly-shaped fry that enhances operator profitability.
Lamb Weston designs the Automatic Defect Removal System—another industry gamechanger—which improves operator profits by eliminating product blemishes on high-speed production lines.
Understanding operators needs to both delight their customers and increase profit potential, Lamb Weston expands its offering with CrissCut® Fries, a delicious specialty cut with great plate coverage.
The company releases its upscale line of premium potato products called LW Private Reserve®, recognized throughout the industry as the ultimate in potato quality.
Lamb Weston purchases Viking International, an American company with strong export ties into Asia.
After seeing a need in the marketplace for fries that have a longer hold time for your operation as well as a crispier, more indulgent texture for your customers, Lamb Weston introduces its innovative brand of Stealth® Fries, which retain heat and flavor longer than conventional fries thanks to an invisible potato starch coating.
Lamb Weston purchases two plants in Holland and then forms a partnership with Meijer Frozen Foods, experts in potato research and European market distribution.
To save operators time and labor without sacrificing flavor or quality, Lamb Weston introduces Lamb's Supreme® Mashed Potatoes, real, made-from-scratch mashed potatoes delivered in portion-controlled pouches
Lamb Weston introduces Stuffed Spudz®, a completely new line of potato-based finger foods.
Lamb Weston launches Generation 7 Fries®, a better tasting, more profitable french fry with up to 50 percent faster prep times and significantly higher yields than conventional fries at the time of it's launch.
Lamb Weston/Meijer expands its Kruinigen, Holland factory, making it one of the largest potato processing facilities in the world.
Lamb Weston builds and begins selling product out of a new, state-of-the-art processing plant in Taber, Alberta, Canada.
Lamb Weston/Meijer acquires three additional plants in Holland, making it a significant player in the frozen potato European market.
Lamb Weston debuts its Sweet Things® brand of sweet potato french fries.
The company introduces Lamb's Natural Chips, becoming an immediate success when they hit the market.
Lamb Weston introduces a unique new shape into their frozen potato protfolio called Starz®
The company releases its Lamb's Supreme® brand Yukon Gold potato products, ranging from wedges, twister fries and chef cut fries to hash browns and mashed potatoes.
Pasco, Washington plant expanded to support potato- and onion-based appetizer growth.
Lamb Weston acquires Watts Brothers, a group of vegetable processing, packaging and farming facilities based in Kennewick, WA. The company also purchases a potato processing facility in Prosser, WA
The Delhi plant is a LEED Platinum Certified frozen food facility, the highest distinction available to green buildings, keeping environmental impact and sustainability in mind. Situated in a prime sweet potato growing region, the Delhi plant is uniquely equipped to process high-quality sweet potatoes, with proprietary technologies.
It is located in Shangdu, Inner Mongolia, one of the largest potato growing regions in China.
Boardman East opens, increasing the facility's capacity for making french fries and other frozen potato products. The facility is EPA ENERGY STAR® Certified as a result of employee efforts to reduce energy, reuse water and increase recycling.
Lamb Weston begins trading as a public company on the NYSE under the symbol LW.
At Lamb Weston, we’re bound by a shared goal with our customers to deliver the perfect potato solutions for their business. That’s why we introduced “Potatovation,” a team ideology that seeks to understand every facet of our customers' operational needs to guide our product development, packaging, culinary innovations and new technologies. Potatovation helps to shoulder the back-of-the-house load, so our customers can devote more time to the business they love.
290,000 square foot expansion adds a new processing line increasing production capacity by approximately 300 million pounds annually.
Lamb Weston launches a revolutionary fry, with unique clear-coated batter, that stays crispy for up to 30 minutes when held in a vented container. Perfect for dine-in, drive-thru, room service, and buffets.
Lamb Weston introduces Potato Dippers, a unique new cut hin Stealth coating, ideal for scooping and dipping with a thin Stealth coating
Marvel Packers Pty Ltd ("Marvel"), a frozen potato processor in Australia, adds approximately 50 million pounds of production capacity to Lamb Weston's existing global manufacturing network.
A $250 million investment adds approximately 300 million pounds of production capacity.
Ready Meals Pty Ltd, a frozen potato processing and storage facility in Hallam, Victoria, adds approximately 70 million pounds of production capacity of our existing global manufacturing network.
To serve the nearly 2-billion pound South American market, Lamb Weston and Sociedad del Plata in Argentina form a new joint venture partnership.
Introduction of Waffled Hash Browns, a unique take on Belgian waffles made from shredded Idaho potatoes that can be baked to crispy perfection, offering operators without fryers a new potato option to satisfy customers.