J.R. Simplot

Bedrijfsprofiel

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

Aardevo B.V

Aardevo B.V. is a new joint venture company between KWS SAAT SE and the J.R. Simplot Company, to deliver top performing potato varieties through hybrid breeding.

Clarebout Potatoes NV

Clarebout Potatoes NV is a Belgian manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato flakes.

Simplot Argentina

Simplot Argentina is a pioneer company in the production of pre-fried potato. Their pillars are the fundamental bases for the optimal development and growth of the company.

Simplot Australia

Simplot Australia is a leading Australian food manufacturer and the home of Australia's favourite food brands.

Simplot Brazil

A lot has changed at Simplot over the years, but JR's fundamental vision remains: work hard, honestly, be a good partner, and, today more than ever, treat the land and its bounty as a precious resource.

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.

Product Types offered by this company

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Simplot announces a major expansion of its potato processing operations in Mendoza

december 03, 2025

Argentina: Simplot redobla su apuesta en el país

La empresa norteamericana ampliara su producción en Mendoza ampliando para ello también su infraestructura energética.

Europa regula, LATAM produce. Con el Mercosur–UE en la mesa, la papa industrial enfrenta su mayor prueba: competir cumpliendo nuevas reglas.

november 13, 2025

Implications of Free Trade between Mercosur and the European Union

Just ten years ago, 66% of the potato chips consumed in Latin America were imported from Europe; the remaining 34% came from local factories. Today, the ratio has reversed: 66% are produced in the region and only a third arrive from overseas.