This Idaho company is North America’s top frozen-potato maker. No, it’s not Simplot

Like the J.R. Simplot Co., Lamb Weston has toiled for decades in the Treasure Valley while building itself into a global frozen-potato-products powerhouse.

Unlike Simplot, whose name is splashed across parks and a new Downtown business campus, Lamb Weston never became well-known here outside of the food industry. It was controlled by ConAgra, one of the largest food manufacturers in the nation.

But Lamb Weston spun off from ConAgra late last year, becoming an independent, publicly traded company. With about $3 billion in annual sales, Lamb Weston instantly became Idaho’s third-largest public company measured by revenue. It distributes 5 billion pounds of frozen-potato products annually.

BY ZACH KYLE

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