SUP Magazine: Major French Fry Supplier Slashes Jobs as Fast Food Demand Wanes

As fast food chains are still struggling to get customers in the door, the ripple effect has impacted a leading producer of French fries in the United States, which recently had to lay off nearly hundreds of employees amid dwindling sales. Lamb Weston is the largest producer of french fries in North America with its largest customer being McDonald's, accounting for 13 percent of its sales. However, the company, which also supplies to restaurants and grocery stores, is now closing a ...