Our history

 

Lamb Weston has a rich history. The company began as a small family firm. Three generations later, it had grown into a successful organisation selling potato products all over the world. The story of our history is a story of ambition, entrepreneurship, growth and innovation. We look forward to telling you about it.

 

The start

The Netherlands, 1920

In the village of Kruiningen in Zeeland, Cees Meijer began a potato farm, where he grew the best quality potatoes from the clay soil.

 

USA,1950

The grower called F. Gilbert "Gib" Lamb starts a company in Weston in the state of Oregon. The company is called Lamb Weston, and in 1960, he made a revolutionary invention; the first cutting machine to cut fries under high water pressure.

 

The Netherlands,1985

The Dutch family firm is doing well. The Meijer group becomes involved in processing of quality frozen potato products and from then on is known as: Meijer Frozen Foods.

 

USA, 1988

Lamb Weston is also very successful and has grown considerably by now. The company is taken over by ConAgra, the aim being to become the world's largest producer of frozen potato products.

 

Cooperation and international expansion

Nederland/USA, 1994

The Netherlands/USA, 1994 Meijer Frozen Foods and Lamb Weston start a cooperation. Lamb Weston/Meijer is formed.

 

The Netherlands, 2000

Lamb Weston/Meijer takes over the Vriezo potato processing company in Oosterbierum.

 

The Netherlands, 2001

Lamb Weston/Meijer takes over the Danisco Foods (formerly Fri dÓr) potato processing company in Bergen op Zoom.

 

Great Britain, 2006

Wisbech is home to the Garden Isle potato processing company. Thanks to the takeover, this British factory also becomes part of Lamb Weston/Meijer.

 

Lamb Weston worldwide

Nowadays, Lamb Weston is one of the top three largest potato products producers in the world. We have a reputation as a leader in the field of innovation. Our company employs more than 6,200 people worldwide and we produce 3,1 million tons of potato products each day. That's 10 million portions of fries per day in Europe alone!

 

Lamb Weston is active in more than 110 countries in the Middle East, Asia, North and South America and Australia. So whether you eat fries in London, Sydney, Tokyo or New York; the chances are they'll be Lamb Weston!