Simplot

The JR Simplot Company is a US-based agricultural company with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.

History

The Simplot Company was founded in 1929 by the then 20 -year-old John Richard Simplot as a one-man farm. She established primarily as a wholesale supplier of dehydrated onions and potatoes for the military in World War II. Since 1953, the company sold frozen French fries, as its inventor, it is and was founded in 1967 supplier for McDonald's. The company constantly invests in a sustainable and environmentally friendly production and the careful use of finite resources.

Simplot has multiple offices in the U.S., as well as including Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and China. The company markets its products in approximately 40 countries and is involved in other businesses.

• 2010: EPA Energy Star

Products and brands

The company 's products include seeds, fertilizers, frozen food and sells some of their own food stamps. Here, the Simplot processing plant foods besides meat and fish ready meals, operates its own cattle farms and building raw materials for fertilizer production from. These include, in particular phosphates and silicates.

At Simplot include for example the Australian food brands Edgell ( frozen vegetables ) Leggo 's ( Italian cuisine ), Ally ( salmon), Seakist and John West Foods ( tuna ), Harvest (frozen ready meals ) and Bird's Eye ( fish, vegetables, ready meals )