Lamb Weston/Meijer is one of the most recognized companies in the global potato industry, with a rich and starched history. The company's mission and its customer-focused modus operandi has earned it stripes serving Quick Service Restaurants, large food chains, and retailers.

Fueled by its dedication to innovation and improving efficiency, Lamb Weston/Meijer is a leader in producing high-quality products. Incorporating state-of-the-art technology, investing in research and development, and embracing forward-thinking initiatives are a few ways they evolve to best serve customers.

Lamb Weston/Meijer's commitment to preserving nature, and its resources, while caring for neighbors contributes to overall growth and success. These shared virtues and values are just another reason why its partnership with TOMRA Food makes for a perfect match.

Given their portfolio's width and depth, at Lamb Weston/Meijer, they use a wide range of potato varieties. Each type of potato has its own characteristics, making it essential to have intelligent equipment that can handle various spuds without hassle. Defects can be found in color variations, solids' content, the finished product appearance, and other anomalies. Still, Lamb Weston/Meijer provides its customers with nothing but the best, delivering top-quality products with each and every order. To keep the quality top shelf and remove the unwanted's from the line, the best steam peeling equipment and optical sorters are necessary, and that means TOMRA Food.

After years of refining the process and improving their methods, Lamb Weston/Meijer has taken peeling potatoes to an art form, and they are at the front of the renaissance. The 11 TOMRA Steam Peelers operating in seven Lamb Weston/Meijer processing facilities worldwide help the business churn out a whopping 255 tons of potatoes every hour so they can fulfill the orders of their global customer base. The peel loss rate is highly dependent on the potato's variety and the time of the year it is harvested, but average levels would fall between 0.5 percent and 2 percent for Lamb Weston/Meijer, which is quite a masterpiece.

Lamb Weston/Meijer’s first TOMRA Steam Peeler, installed in 2003 at Lamb Weston /Meijer v.o.f Oosterbierum marked the beginning of a lasting and prosperous relationship in EMEA. This original line is still operating today, although the peeling equipment has been updated and evolved with the times. This long-term partnership has been reaffirmed and strengthened year after year — with the two allies challenging each other, and the status quo, to deliver the best possible potato products to the end consumer.

To help ensure that their lines are meeting the necessary output for a consistent supply for their customers, Lamb Weston/Meijer subscribes to TOMRA Care. With TOMRA Care, downtime is kept to a minimum with prescheduled maintenance appointments to fit their business and machine needs. Along with the improved uptime comes the reliability of our parts support and discounts on planned maintenance from TOMRA Field Service Engineers. TOMRA keeps a watchful eye on parts experiencing heavy wear and tear, automatically shipping out replacements before needing service, allowing Lamb Weston/Meijer to do their best work with confidence.