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 ...

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

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 -- ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– Employees of the Simplot Don Plant took to their two-mile stretch of adopted Highway 30 on Wednesday to pick up trash in recognition of Earth Day. Simplot adopted the stretch ...

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 ...

Weber High star hurdler Josh Hamblin has another accolade to his name after a weekend in Pocatello, Idaho. Hamblin set the Simplot Games meet record in the 60-meter boys hurdles in Saturday’s finals, ...

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 ...

The 46th annual Simplot Games are set to take place this week, turning the community into its own Olympic Games environment.

Simplot is thrilled to announce an exclusive, limited-time promotion offering an extraordinary 30% off Harvest Fresh avocados. As a leader in the food service/produce industry, Simplot has never ...

CALDWELL - Fans going to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will have the chance to get their fill on the food item the bowl is named after. Thanks to Simplot, there will be a whole lot of free French fries ...