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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

GRAND VIEW, Idaho — Environmental non-profit Snake River Waterkeeper (SRW) filed a civil lawsuit against J.R. Simplot Company Tuesday for polluting the middle Snake River in violation of the Clean ...

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 - 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," ...

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 ...

One firefighter was injured Thursday morning when crews responded to an equipment fire at J.R. Simplot Co. at 3630 Gateway Drive. Five fire engines remained on the scene late Thursday morning as crews ...