09:02 AM EDT, 10/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Activist investor Jana Partners has amassed a roughly 5% stake in french-fry maker Lamb Weston Holdings ( LW ) and plans to urge the company to explore a sale, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Lamb Weston ( LW ) and Jana Partners did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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