OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2014--
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 FOODS
ConAgra
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 WESTON
Lamb 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/.
Source: ConAgra Foods, Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Becky Niiya, 402-240-5312
becky.niiya@conagrafoods.com
www.conagrafoods.com
www.lambweston.com
