Founder Profile
F. Gilbert Lamb
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is F. Gilbert Lamb?
F. Gilbert Lamb is a founder of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., which was founded in 1950.
- Company founded
- Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
- Founded
- 1950
Background
Lamb was an Oregon food processor and inventor whose mechanical approach to cutting potatoes shaped the company's early growth in the Pacific Northwest.
Founding Story
F. Gilbert 'Gib' Lamb founded the company that became Lamb Weston in Weston, Oregon in 1950, initially processing frozen vegetables. In 1960 he developed the Lamb Water Gun Knife, a system that uses water pressure to propel potatoes through a grid of blades, producing uniform French fries at high speed. The invention became a foundation of industrial fry production. F. Gilbert Lamb was born in 1915.
Sources
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- Lamb Weston Q4 and Full Year Fiscal 2026 Results (Business Wire) (Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.)
- Lamb Weston Holdings Fiscal 2025 Form 10-K (Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.)