GRAND FORKS - After a day-long union meeting, employees of J.R. Simplot went on strike, picketing outside the potato processing plant in Grand Forks at about 6 p.m. Monday. The strike came shortly ...

BOISE Idaho J.R. “Jack” Simplot, the founder of restaurant-industry supplier J.R. Simplot Co. and a key figure in the early growth of quick-service chains like McDonald’s, died peacefully at his home ...

Counsel from Stoel Rives have entered appearances for agribusiness company Simplot in a pending Resource Conservation and Recovery Act lawsuit. The complaint, filed on Feb. 27 in Idaho District Court ...

Simplot Corporate Headquarters, 1099 W. Front St. in Boise. Pictured on Jan. 13, 2026. (Sarah A. Miller/smiller@idahostatesman.com) Two longtime employees of J.R. Simplot Co. took on the Boise-based ...

GRAND FORKS - J.R. Simplot Co. officials began discussions Wednesday with the union representing striking workers at the Grand Forks plant. "We are starting discussions with union officials today," ...

The Klaus Thiessen Award has been in existence since 2014, but it had never gone to an agribusiness — until this year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 26—GRAND FORKS — The J.R. Simplot Company received the 2026 Klaus Thiessen Impact Award at the annual meeting of the Grand ...

BOISE Idaho Area McDonald's units here reportedly gave away French fries on Monday to honor the memory of J.R. Simplot, whose company developed the frozen fry. Simplot died last week at age 99. The ...

POCATELLO — The Idaho Transportation Department awarded the Adopt-A-Highway Group of the Year Award for Southeast Idaho to J. R. Simplot Company and employees on Friday morning during the board ...

The J.R. Simplot Co. plans to acquire the operating business of Clarebout Potatoes, a Belgium-based processor. The planned acquisition brings together two market leaders in frozen potato products ...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The J.R. Simplot Company has donated $50,000 to the Community Athletics & Activities Organization (CAA) to support the Moses Lake School District (MLSD) during the 2024/2025 school ...

BOISE — Simplot Grower Solutions, the agriculture retail division of the Simplot Company, proudly marks its 80th anniversary on Sept. 12, celebrating eight decades of ag innovation, resilience and ...