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J.R. Simplot

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The J. R. Simplot Company is one of the largest privately held food and agribusiness companies in the United States.

Simplot's products include animal feed, feed ingredients, agricultural fertilizers, turf fertilizers, herbicides and combinations, spreaders, tees, greens, seeds, and grass.

The company offers food products, such as avocado, fruits, potatoes, vegetables, vegetable blends, French fries, and potato products
It's industrial products include sulfuric acids, phosphoric acids, anhydrous ammonia, nitric acid, and sulfate, as well as silica.

Founded in 1929, J.R. Simplot Company is headquartered in Boise, Idaho and has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and China, marketing products to more than 40 countries worldwide.

Revenue of the J. R. Simplot Company is estimated at USD 6 Billion (2017).

Subsidiaries
  • Innate Potatoes
  • Simplot Skincredibles
  • Simplot Sweets
  • Simplot Tater Pals
  • Simplot Thunder Crunch
  • Simplot Traditional
  • Simplot Bent Arm Ale
  • Simplot Classic Fries
  • Simplot Conquest
  • Simplot Conquest Delivery+
  • Simplot Farmhouse Originals
  • Simplot Freezerfrige
  • Simplot Infinity
  • Simplot Megacrunch
  • Simplot Old Fashioned Way

News for this Company

Simplot sues McCain Foods USA for copying its Twisted Potato Product Sidewinders
October 25, 2016

Simplot sues McCain Foods USA for copying its Twisted Potato Product Sidewinders

French Fry manufacturer J.R. Simplot has filed a lawsuit against its competitor McCain Foods USA for copying its Twisted Potato Product Sidewinder - a product they protected with a design patent.
Food regulator Australia and New Zealand is reviewing Simplot's GMO Innate potato
August 24, 2016

Food regulator Australia and New Zealand is reviewing Simplot's GMO Innate potato

Australia's food regulator has called for submissions as it reviews a genetically-modified potato designed to produce less chemicals when fried.
Innate potatoes on a cutting board, showing no discoloration.
July 09, 2016

GMO Labeling Bill passed by United States Senate

Last Thursday, the United States Senate has passed, by a vote of 63 to 30, a bill that would create a national standard for labeling food made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Tasmanian Potato Growers agree three year contract with Simplot
May 24, 2016

Tasmanian Potato Growers agree three year contract with Simplot

Frozen French fry maker Simplot Australia has agreed to pay its Tasmanian potato suppliers 5 per cent more, phased in over the next three years.