The J.R. Simplot Company received the 2026 Klaus Thiessen Impact Award at the annual meeting of the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation on Thursday, March 26, at ...

It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

BOISE, Idaho -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Co.'s new genetically modified potato. But one of the company's oldest business partners -- McDonald's -- ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This story was updated Tuesday, April 1, to add two paragraphs of comment from the city of Boise. Change may be coming soon to ...

The agricultural company J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest potato producers in the world, struck a deal with the developers of a specific gene editing technology. That tech will allow Simplot ...

Shoes or no shoes, 18-year-old Jackson Laird is just as fast. At least that’s what he showed during the 46th Annual Simplot ...

BOISE, Idaho — The J.R. Simplot Co. has changed its name and structure to align with its operating business groups. The Simplot Co. is a new global parent holding company for all Simplot-affiliated ...

US agri-food group JR Simplot has agreed to acquire Belgian potato-processing company Clarebout Potatoes for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which is expected to be finalised by the end of the year, ...

The Simplot Co. completed its acquisition of Belgium-based Clarebout Potatoes, a leading European producer of frozen potato products. The acquisition, announced in July, brings together two ...

Two longtime employees of J.R. Simplot Co. took on the Boise-based potato giant over its COVID-19 vaccine policy. But they didn’t get the outcome they were seeking. Howard Skidmore and Sarah Dance had ...

J.R. Simplot, a billionaire who grew up in a sod-roofed log cabin and dropped out of school at 14, then marshaled luck, spunk and inventiveness to fashion an entrepreneurial career that included ...

This artist’s rendering of the J.R. Simplot Co. headquarters shows the view from the corner of Front and 11th Streets looking southeast. luceror Provided by J.R. Simplot Co. The J.R. Simplot Co. isn’t ...