An extensive number of food and beverage outlets in and around Sochi will be serving Lamb Weston premium potato products during the winter games.

After a rigorous quality criteria selection process, Lamb Weston premium Stealth French fries, wedges and onion rings were picked to be served in restaurants, hotels, food stalls and by Sports Features Communications at Sochi.

The company’s distribution partners in Russia will be supplying food venues with a variety of Lamb Weston products, the company announced.

“We’re delighted to have been chosen for our consistent high-quality products, and to be providing people’s favourite foods, like premium French fries, wedges and onion rings to restaurants, food stalls and hotels across Sochi. We hope for memorable and successful games both on the sports fields and for visitors and athletes enjoying some of their favourite foods while staying in Sochi.

It will be an exceptionally busy time for many food businesses. We wish the athletes great success in their sports and the food business a successful period,” said Merav Mattijssen, channel marketing manager at Lamb Weston/Meijer.

Lamb Weston in Russia

Lamb Weston has been active in the Russian market since 2004. They supply potato product mainly to quick service restaurants, casual dining and food service restaurants through an extensive distribution network and local sales force.

Serving frozen potato products and dehydrated potato flakes to customers in the food service, quick service, industry and retail segments, Lamb Weston products are manufactured in five production locations in The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Austria.