McDonald’s Fries Supplier to Shut Down Washington Plant, Lay Off 375 Workers as Fast Food Prices Soar
The largest North American producer of french fries is shutting down its plant in Washington and laying off hundreds of employees, company officials announced in a recent earnings report. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. president and CEO Tom Werner cited “soft” restaurant traffic and frozen potato demand in an October 1 press release detailing the business’s failures in …