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 ...

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

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99. Ada ...

PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz” or the “Company”) and Simplot Food Group, a division of the J.R. Simplot Company (“Simplot”), announced ...

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 ...

The J.R. Simplot Co. has acquired Turf Ventures LLC and its four stores in the Midwest and Pennsylvania. The acquisition includes stores in Downers Grove, Ill., where Turf Ventures is based; Warsaw, ...

The J.R. Simplot Co. has named Karin Hart senior vice president of global solutions. Boise-based Simplot is a multi-line agribusiness company. Hart will lead its global business solutions ...

City Administrator Reid Huttunen said the city may consider establishing a Tax Increment Financing program to help promote ...

J.R. Simplot Co. is planning a $30 million expansion to its north Grand Forks potato processing plant, according to a city memo, though a company employee said corporate approval is still pending.

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 ...

GRAND FORKS, ND, UNITED STATES, April 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Grand Forks Region Economic Development ...