Simplot
Sign in to saveThe J. R. Simplot Company (commonly referred to as Simplot) is an agribusiness company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, United States.
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- Company.name
- J. R. Simplot Company
- Company.logo
- Simplot Logo.png
- Company.logo_size
- 180px
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.foundation
- inDeclo, Idaho, U.S.
- Company.founder
- J. R. Simplot
- Company.location
- Boise, Idaho, U.S.
- Company.num_employees
- 11,000
- Company.revenue
- (2020)
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The J. R. Simplot Company (commonly referred to as Simplot) is an agribusiness company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, United States.
== History == Simplot was founded in 1929 by 20-year-old John Richard Simplot near the agricultural community of Declo in south central Idaho. During the early 1940s, the business expanded, providing the military with dehydrated onions and potatoes during World War II. The firm was incorporated as the J. R. Simplot Company in 1955.