Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a NYSE-listed producer of frozen fries and potato products sold in more than 100 countries. Ranked 83 in Food Engineering's 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies.

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Rank: No. 83No. 80 in 2025
Food sales: US$ 6,451myear end May 2025
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About the company

Lamb Weston, Inc. describes itself as a leading supplier of frozen potato products to restaurants and retailers around the world. Its range covers fries, sweet potato products, appetisers and potato sides. Its corporate fact sheet says it has produced fries for 75 years, employs more than 9,000 people and sells its products in more than 100 countries. Its brands include Lamb Weston, Alexia Foods and Grown in Idaho. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as LW. Mike Smith is President and Chief Executive Officer and Jan Craps is Executive Chair, and the company issues its news releases from Eagle, Idaho.

The company runs regional websites, including one for Lamb Weston EMEA, which covers Europe and the Middle East and has a United Kingdom section. Food Engineering ranks Lamb Weston 83rd in its 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies, with food sales of US$6,451 million for the fiscal year to May 2025.

What it makes

Frozen potato products, including fries
Sweet potato products
Appetisers and snacks
Potato sides, including dices, shreds and mashed
Frozen vegetable products

As the company describes its business. See sources.

Brands

Lamb Weston
Alexia Foods
Grown in Idaho

Named on the company’s own website. Not a full list.

In India and the UK

United Kingdom: Lamb Weston runs a United Kingdom website under its Lamb Weston EMEA business, offering fries, specialities, appetisers and ambient potato products such as Frenzy Fries, Private Reserve and Really Crunchy Fries. No UK office or factory address was given on the pages read.

As the company states it. See sources.

Listing

New York Stock Exchange, ticker LW. F&B Today does not republish share prices. See the company’s investor pages (opens another site).

Questions readers ask

What does Lamb Weston make?

Frozen potato products, chiefly fries, plus sweet potato products, appetisers and snacks and potato sides such as dices, shreds and mashed potato.

Is Lamb Weston a listed company?

Yes. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LW.

Does Lamb Weston operate in the UK?

It runs a United Kingdom website under its Lamb Weston EMEA business. No UK office or factory address was given on the pages read.

Sources

The rank and food sales are Food Engineering's, as published. Other facts are taken from the company's own pages listed below. Anything we could not confirm is left out. Profile last checked 17 October 2026.

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Company details

Rank: No. 83 of 100
Food sales: US$ 6,451m
Year end: May 2025
Ownership: Lamb Weston is a public company whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LW.
Chief executive: Mike Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer
Listing: New York Stock Exchange (LW)
Employees: 9,000+ (corporate fact sheet, undated)
Markets: Products sold in more than 100 countries (corporate fact sheet)
News release dateline: Eagle, Idaho (release of 8 September 2026)
Executive Chair: Jan Craps
Europe and Middle East business: Lamb Weston EMEA

Checked 17 October 2026.