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Former President & COO of Lamb Weston, Bobby Horowitz, Passes Away at 71

Horowitz appeared on our July 2000 cover for a story about Lamb Weston's innovation under his leadership.

June 15, 2020

Robert Steven (Bobby) Horowitz, age 71, Atlanta native, resident of Nevada and part-time in California, died in a riptide accident in Sarasota, Florida, Tuesday, June 9. An internationally recognized leader in the food industry, he revolutionized new food products and introduced novel ways to produce and market them. A committed philanthropist, he also practiced the Golden Rule in his business management and personal lives.

Waffled hash browns for foodservice

December 27, 2019

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Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, created waffled hash browns, made from real Idaho shredded potatoes, for foodservice applications.

Lamb Weston forms joint venture in Argentina to serve South American market

Lamb Weston Alimentos Modernos S.A. will sell frozen potato products under the Rapipap and Morixe brands.

October 22, 2019

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

Lamb Weston acquires Ready Meals

The Ready Meals operations will add approximately 70 million pounds of production capacity to Lamb Weston’s existing global manufacturing network.

June 24, 2019

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Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, announced plans to acquire Ready Meals, an Australia-based frozen potato processor.

Lamb Weston Hermiston, Oregon operations

Lamb Weston expands operations in Hermiston, OR

The expansion increases production capacity by approximately 300 million pounds annually.

June 18, 2019

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

Lamb Weston acquires Marvel Packers

The Marvel facility adds approximately 50 million pounds of production capacity to Lamb Weston’s existing global manufacturing network.

December 21, 2018

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Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Eagle, Idaho, acquired Marvel Packers Pty Ltd., a frozen potato processor in Australia.

Sustainable food processing is key to a greener future

Find out how Lamb Weston, Challenge Dairy, Emmi Roth and JSB Industries go green.

Marina Mayer

May 14, 2018

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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods profiles the “green” technologies in many of today’s cold food and beverage processing plants.

High Liner Foods appoints new CEO, Hostess names interim president, and more

April 6, 2018

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Rod Hepponstall was appointed president and CEO of High Liner Foods, effective May 1, while C. Dean Metropoulos, Hostess Brand's executive chairman, expanded his duties to become interim president and CEO, and more personnel news.

Lamb Weston debuts Tite-Pak recycle packaging

The new Tite-Pak recyclable institutional French fry bag packaging initiative has the potential to divert up to 30 million pounds of packaging material from the landfill to the recycling stream annually.

February 26, 2018

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Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, partnered with Graphic Packaging International Inc. (GPI), Atlanta, to develop Tite-Pak.