Lamb Weston is owned by Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (the United States, NYSE: LW), which was separated from Conagra Brands on 9 November 2016.[1][2] Before Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Lamb Weston was owned by Conagra Brands from 1988 to 2016.[2]
Evidence: Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Lamb Weston supplies frozen chips, wedges and potato products principally to restaurants and food service rather than to households, and it is a major supplier to fast-food chains worldwide. Most people eat its products without ever seeing the brand name.
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Lamb Weston controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in food.
The 13 brands in frozen vegetables & fruit on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is McCain Foods, with 3; Lamb Weston has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lutosa | McCain Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Birds Eye (UK & Ireland) | Nomad Foods | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Gradena | AQUILA | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Birds Eye (North America) | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Elbtal | FRoSTA | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Hanover | Hanover Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ore-Ida | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Green Giant (U.S. frozen vegetables) | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
Lamb Weston is a publicly listed company headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, United States, founded in 1950. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: LW.
Lamb Weston was founded in Oregon in 1950 and invented the water gun knife, which cuts potatoes into chips by firing them through a grid of blades at high speed, still the industry standard. Conagra spun it off in 2016, and it is one of the largest frozen potato producers in the world.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lamb Weston is not one of them.
Conagra separated its frozen potato business as Lamb Weston, distributing shares to Conagra shareholders. The two businesses had little in common: one supplied restaurants with commodity potato products, the other sold branded food in supermarkets, and each was valued differently by investors.
4 recall notices from government regulators matched to Lamb Weston. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Reason given: Approximately 1mm to 8 mm sized pieces of foreign material (plastic) found in product.
Recalling firm: LAMB WESTON Inc
Reason given: Approximately 1mm to 8 mm sized pieces of foreign material (plastic) found in product.
Recalling firm: LAMB WESTON Inc
Reason given: Approximately 1mm to 8 mm sized pieces of foreign material (plastic) found in product.
Recalling firm: LAMB WESTON Inc
Reason given: Approximately 1mm to 8 mm sized pieces of foreign material (plastic) found in product.
Recalling firm: LAMB WESTON Inc
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
The parent company of Lamb Weston is Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Lamb Weston originated in the United States in 1950 and its owner, Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. has owned Lamb Weston since 9 November 2016.
Before Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Lamb Weston was owned by Conagra Brands from 1988 until 2016.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lamb Weston is still owned by Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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