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Simplot is one of the three larger french fry manufacturers in the United States.
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January 09, 2008
Simplot purchases Pasco's H & R Ag
Boise-based J.R. Simplot Co. has purchased H &R Ag Inc., a Pasco-based agriculture supplier and retail business. No financial details of Monday's deal were disclosed. But Bill Whitacre, president of the Simplot AgriBusiness Group, said the acquisi...From the archive
December 14, 2007
Simplot adds fourth shift in Portage La Prairie french fry factory
Expansion is coming to the Simplot Canada Ltd. potato processing facility in Portage la Prairie.The plant is expanding production by adding a fourth shift, and plans to hire 40 more people by mid-spring. “Worldwide demand for our food products has cre...From the archive
November 15, 2007
Othello starts new water contract with J.R. Simplot
Othello and food processor J.R. Simplot agreed upon a new water contract to gradually increase Simplot's rates by 32 percent over the next five years.Simplot is the town's largest water user. Simplot paid the city $345,360 for water this year for about...From the archive
November 07, 2007
Canadian french fry manufacturers grapple with strong dollar
The continuing strength of the Canadian dollar is posing some problems for Portage La Prairie french fry manufacturers. For Simplot Canada Ltd.’s Portage plant, unit director Chris Tompkins said the high dollar is having an impact on his operation. “W...From the archive
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