J.R. Simplot

Descripción de la compañía

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 and Factory Locations

Simplot Canada (II) Limited

The J. R. Simplot Company potato processing plant in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, has an annual capacity of more than 300 million pounds (135 million kilos) of frozen french fries and formed potato products.

Simplot China Ningxia Yujing Food Co. Ltd

Simplot China Ningxia Yujing Food Co. Ltd is a Chinese manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato specialties

Simplot Food Group

Simplot is one of the three larger french fry manufacturers in the United States.

Simplot Japan

Simplot Japan manufactures Simplot products as a wholly owned subsidiary of JR SIMPLOT in the United States. Their representative potato products are world-famous.

Simplot Korea

Simplot Korea is a Korean manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato specialties who relies on stable supply and consistent quality, starting with potato raw material management through constant efforts and growth for 80 years.

Simplot Mexico

Simplot Mexico is a leading company in the distribution of frozen foods for Mexico and Central America, offering 5 main categories such as frozen potatoes, vegetables, fruits, avocado pulp, and American snacks.

Tipos de productos que ofrece esta empresa

- Servicios para el Cultivo de la Papa

Marcas

Participación en Ferias Comerciales

FHA-Food & Beverage 2026 Abr 21, 2026 - Abr 24, 2026

Noticias de esta Compañia

2016 Potato Harvest in Ringarooma (Tasmania) (Courtesy: ABC Rural)

Mayo 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.

From the archive

Innate Potatoes (Generation 1) a genetically modified potato variety recently approved in Canada will not be grown commercially in Canada this year, says Simplot

Mayo 22, 2016

Innate Potatoes won't be grown in Canada this year.

Innate Potatoes, a newly-approved, genetically modified potato variety, will not be grown commercially in Canada this year, says Simplot.

From the archive

Simplot’s Innate® Gen. 1 potatoes can be sold in the Canadian marketplace beginning in 2016. Simplot’s Innate® Gen. 1 potatoes have two benefits relevant to potato growers, processors and consumers: reduced bruising and black spots, and reduced aspa

Marzo 22, 2016

Simplot's Innate Potato (First Generation) Receives Canadian Government Clearance

Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have completed their respective food and feed safety assessments of the J.R. Simplot Company’s first generation of Innate® potatoes.

From the archive

A potato leaf showing late blight infection caused by Phytophthora infestans (Courtesy: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University)

Marzo 10, 2016

Two Blades Foundation partners with Simplot and The Sainsbury Laboratory to advance potato disease resistance

The Two Blades Foundation (2Blades) announced a research partnership between 2Blades, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and J. R. Simplot Company to develop potato varieties with increased resistance to oomycete and bacterial diseases.

From the archive