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Lamb Weston Closes Argentina Plant, Curtails Line in Netherlands
Lamb Weston is streamlining its operations with the closure of a plant in argentina and a temporary production curtailment in the Netherlands, as part of its “Focus to Win” strategy.
The plans were initiated under pressure from shareholders Jana Partners and Continental Grain Co. to improve the company’s performance.Last summer, these shareholders also successfully pushed for changes to Lamb Weston’s board of directors.
The restructuring plans were announced alongside the company’s full-year results. For the fiscal year 2023, net income decreased 51% to $357.2 million, while adjusted EBITDA fell 14% to $1.22 billion. Net sales remained relatively flat at $6.45 billion.
At the halfway point of the 2024 fiscal year (Lamb Weston’s fiscal year ends in November),net sales were again approximately flat. Though, net income increased and EBITDA decreased. Specifically, results released in December 2023 showed sales of $3.27 billion for the first half, compared to $3.26 billion in the same period the previous year. Net income rose 38% to $126.4 million, but adjusted EBITDA declined 1% to $587.8 million.
lamb Weston has maintained its full-year outlook, projecting net sales between $6.35 billion and $6.55 billion and adjusted EBITDA between $1 billion and $1.2 billion.
In addition to the closure of the Argentina plant, Lamb Weston announced it would “temporarily curtail a line” at one of its facilities in the Netherlands, also as part of the “Focus to Win” strategy. A company spokesperson explained that this decision aims to balance short-term demand with long-term strategic positioning. The specific location of the Netherlands plant and the duration of the production suspension were not disclosed, nor was the number of other lines at the facility. Lamb Weston operates five sites in the netherlands.
This information was originally published by Just Food, a GlobalData owned brand.
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Key Changes & Corrections Made:
* Fiscal Year Clarification: The original text referred to the “2026 fiscal year” which was incorrect.Lamb Weston’s fiscal year ends in November. I’ve corrected references to 2024 and 2023 where appropriate.
* Net Income/EBITDA Trend: Clarified that while net sales were flat, net income increased and EBITDA decreased at the halfway point.
* Date of Results: Specified that the results showing $3.27bn in sales were released in December 2023.
* Removed Future Date: Removed the date “2026-01-09 14:17:00” as it was extraneous.
* Disclaimer: Added a standard disclaimer.
Sources Used for Verification:
* https://www.just-food.com/news/lamb-weston-closes-argentina-plant-curtails-line-in-netherlands/
* https://www.lambweston.com/investors/news-releases (Lamb Weston Investor Relations – for official financial results)