Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Eagle, Idaho, formed a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata in Argentina to serve the South American market.

McCain Foods Canada, a division of McCain Foods Ltd., Canada, announced plans to invest $12 million in its potato processing facility in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Verus International, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., announced plans to acquire the French fry operations of a Middle East-based supplier.

McCain Foods, Lisle, Ill., announced a $100 million investment in its first French fry factory in Brazil.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Eagle, Idaho, expanded its Hermiston, Ore., operations.

McCain Foods (Canada) opened its new $65 million state-of-the-art potato specialty production line.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Eagle, Idaho, completed the expansion of its Richland, Wash., operations.

tna, Coppell, Texas, introduced a new energy-efficient fan design for its Ferguson ener-freezeFFV 3 to reduce energy consumption by more than 30%.

Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, introduced Grown In Idaho, a new brand of crispy fries and potato products cut with skin-on from 100% real Idaho potatoes.