Tater Talk

At Lamb Weston, we know we offer Premium and that's why we've developed Our Premium Promise. In this episode, we're excited to talk with Amy DiPietro and Brandon McMurdie about our Premium Partners. Visit our website at https://www.lambweston.com/about/premium-promise.html and listen to learn more! Visit the link to let us know about other topics you'd like us to talk about on the show! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP

Five takeaways:
1. As an organization, we put our customers first and will do what it takes to ensure our customers will be serviced

2. There are never ending layers of resources to give our customers an unexpected level of service

3. Our direct sales force are the voice of our customer

4. We spend a lot of time of educating the customer on how we are a premium partner (who is Lamb Weston and what do you get with being a customer) 

5. We should take pride that as a company we all come together to ensure our customers are taken care of. 

Want to learn more about our guests (and your hosts)?
Amy DiPietro | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-dipietro-37a394108/
Brandon McMurdie | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-m-400b50204/
Rachael Bedell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-bedell-66335355/
Hailey Dugan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-dugan/

At Lamb Weston, we know we offer Premium and that's why we've developed Our Premium Promise. In this episode, we're excited to talk with Jim Quam and CJ Hoye about our Premium Products. Visit our website at https://www.lambweston.com/about/premium-promise.html and listen to learn more! Visit the link to let us know about other topics you'd like us to talk about on the show! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP

Five takeaways:
1. We have to start with the best to deliver the best and thats what we do with our extensive footprint to narrow in on the best group of potatoes to deliver the quality we want. 

2. There is a true dedication of premium quality and consistency at Lamb Weston: 

3.We teach new hires the fundamentals of our business with mentors in the plant and have a year long self-study to ensure quality across all of our plants. 

4. Our trainings make it so that everyone has the same lens of what quality, premium consistency is at LW and how we deliver it. 

5. We have a deep sense of pride and ownership across our plants - there is care from the very beginning of the process into every single fry that the guest will eat.

Want to learn more about our guests (and your hosts)?
CJ Hoye | https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifford-hoye-a9564222/
Jim Quam | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-quam-85a73516a/
Rachael Bedell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-bedell-66335355/
Hailey Dugan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-dugan/

At Lamb Weston, we know we offer Premium and that's why we've developed Our Premium Promise. In this episode, we're excited to talk with Jim Quam and CJ Hoye about our Premium Products. Visit our website at https://www.lambweston.com/about/premium-promise.html and listen to learn more! Visit the link to let us know about other topics you'd like us to talk about on the show! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP

Five takeaways:
1. The heart of creating a premium product is really understanding what the consumer wants, really understanding the people that we're serving.

2. We spend a lot of time and effort in AG trying to make sure that we have the right potato, and we're growing them in the right way. We're also looking into what is the next best new premium potato. 

3. Multiple levels for consistency: R&D has to design things in a manner that allows our operations, our manufacturing team to be successful and to deliver that consistent quality every single day. QA has the specs to give a target to act against. 

4. Innovation is how we stay premium, and it's not just in the newest product. We have to stay ahead of the curve in all three areas: Product, Package & Process. 

5. We have a packaging lab - it is a way to improve packaging and save costs while pushing the limits. 

Want to learn more about our guests (and your hosts)?
CJ Hoye | https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifford-hoye-a9564222/
Jim Quam | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-quam-85a73516a/
Rachael Bedell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-bedell-66335355/
Hailey Dugan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-dugan/

At Lamb Weston, we know we offer Premium and that's why we've developed Our Premium Promise. In this episode, we're excited to talk with Ashley Hatfield and Jeff Plew about our Premium Potatoes. Visit our website at https://www.lambweston.com/about/premium-promise.html and listen to learn more! Visit the link to let us know about other topics you'd like us to talk about on the show! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP

Five takeaways:

1. We have different varieties of potatoes to ensure we choose the right variety to create the right fry. 

2. Lamb Weston recently signed an agreement with the first green fertilizer factory in North America to help in the goal of offsetting our carbon footprint.

3. Signed up with Leading Harvest, a third party certification group to audit our growers and validate our regenerative efforts are truly driving progress. 

4. We collect so much data throughout the growing season that it allows us to pick and choose which raw product needs to come to the plants first while the rest can get stored.

5. We are very fortunate to have most of our fields in close proximity to large bodies of water to keep our potato plants healthy. i.e. the Columbia River. 

Want to learn more about our guests (and your hosts)?
Jeff Plew | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-plew-15b54543/
Ashley Hatfield | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-hatfield-9aa36a5/
Rachael Bedell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-bedell-66335355/
Hailey Dugan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-dugan/

At Lamb Weston, we know we offer Premium and that's why we've developed Our Premium Promise. Through this, we understand how our potatoes, products and partnership all add up to a premium experience that only Lamb Weston can provide. In this episode, you'll hear from Kim Cupelli and Kim Hoffman.

Five takeaways: 

At Lamb Weston, there exists a relentless pursuit to do the best for our customers.

We may not be perfect, but we'll uphold this promise through the good and the bad.

We are the potato experts, we have the authority in this category.

It's important for our operators to know they are getting a premium product.

It takes all of us to keep Our Premium Promise. 

Visit our website at https://www.lambweston.com/about/premium-promise.html and listen to learn more! Visit the link to let us know about other topics you'd like us to talk about on the show! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP

Want to learn more about our guests (and your hosts)?
Kim Cupelli | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-cupelli-8a39147/
Kim Hoffman | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-hoffman-647b0423/
Rachael Bedell | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-bedell-66335355/
Hailey Dugan | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hailey-dugan/

You're probably wondering, "why are they doing a podcast?" That's exactly what we are here today to answer. 

Visit the link to tell us about what you'd like to hear on Tater Talk! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP

We are so excited to talk about all things Lamb Weston! Check out this trailer to see what you can expect on Tater Talk, the podcast featuring your hosts, Rachael Bedell and Hailey Dugan.

Visit the link to let us know about other topics you'd like us to talk about on the show! https://forms.office.com/r/vYdvjXmKpP