ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Celebrates Grand Opening of Potato Processing Plant in China
November 20 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) joined with distinguished local
and regional government dignitaries to celebrate the grand opening
of its Lamb Weston potato processing facility in Shangdu, Inner
Mongolia. The facility is ConAgra Foods’ first plant in China.
ConAgra Foods acquired the facility in July of this year when it
purchased TaiMei Potato Industries Limited. The acquisition is part
of ConAgra Foods’ strategy to grow its international business.
The facility expands Lamb Weston’s operations in a market that
has growing demand for frozen potato products. Lamb Weston makes a
variety of frozen potato, sweet potato and other vegetable products
for restaurants, retailers and foodservice operators in more than
100 countries around the world, and has been doing business in
China and throughout Asia for more than 25 years, leading the way
in market development.
The plant is located in one of the largest potato growing
regions in China and provides Lamb Weston the ability to make
frozen potato products closer to its expanding customer base and
meet the growing demand for frozen potato products in Asia.
Approximately 340 employees make frozen french fries for quick
service restaurant and foodservice customers. The facility also
produces potato flakes.
Since acquiring TaiMei, ConAgra Foods has invested in updates to
the facility to meet exacting standards for employee safety, food
safety and quality, bringing advanced potato planting and
processing technologies to the market. The facility began
production on Oct. 31.
“This is a big day for ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and our
business in China,” said Greg Schlafer, president, Lamb Weston.
“We’re pleased to be a part of the local community here in Shangdu,
supporting the agricultural economy in the region. We’re confident
in our local workforce, and we’re proud to bring our more than 60
years of potato processing experience to the area with a focus on
safe, efficient and sustainable operations.”
ABOUT CONAGRA FOODSConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one
of North America's largest packaged food companies with branded and
private branded food found in 99 percent of America’s households,
as well as a strong commercial foods business serving restaurants
and foodservice operations globally. Consumers can find recognized
brands such as Banquet®, Chef Boyardee®, Egg Beaters®, Healthy
Choice®, Hebrew National®, Hunt's®, Marie Callender's®, Orville
Redenbacher's®, PAM®, Peter Pan®, Reddi-wip®, Slim Jim®, Snack
Pack® and many other ConAgra Foods brands, along with food sold by
ConAgra Foods under private brand labels, in grocery, convenience,
mass merchandise, club and drug stores. Additionally, ConAgra Foods
supplies frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other
vegetable, spice, and bakery products to commercial and foodservice
customers. ConAgra Foods operates ReadySetEat.com, an
interactive recipe website that provides consumers with easy dinner
recipes and more. For more information, please visit us at
www.conagrafoods.com.
ABOUT LAMB WESTONLamb Weston, a foodservice brand of
ConAgra Foods, is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet
potato, appetizer and other vegetable products, serving both the
foodservice and retail industries across the globe. For more
information, please visit us at www.lambweston.com or the Chinese
site, www.lambweston.com.cn/.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.Becky Niiya,
402-240-5312becky.niiya@conagrafoods.comwww.conagrafoods.comwww.lambweston.com
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