Simplot

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Owned	USA
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Global food and agribusiness conglomerate

Simplot produces more than 1.5 million pounds of french fries annually, making it one of the world's largest processors of frozen potatoes. Customers include McDonalds, Burger King and Wendys.

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J R Simplot Company
	Water pollution in China In 2015 this company was fined a record US$632,370 by Chinese authorities for water pollution. A local Beijing regulator found that Simplot's China processing unit had been discharging contaminated wastewater that exceeded acceptable levels. [Source 2015][More on Habitats]	Pollution Named in Conde Nast Portfolio's 'The Toxic Ten': In 2007, USA's E.P.A. determined that a Simplot factory was the main source of a potentially deadly amount of phosphorus dumped into the Portneuf River. [Source x][More on Habitats] Sustainability claims This company has sustainability claims on its website. [Source 2015][More on Sustainability Reporting] OpenSecrets.org profile OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more. [Source 2014]

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Ally Canned Fish Bird's Eye some products MSC certified  Frozen Fish Bird's Eye Frozen Vegies/Chips Birds Eye Frozen Meals/Pizza Chicken Tonight Cooking Sauce Chiko Finger Food Edgell Canned Vegies/Beans Edgell Pasta Sauce Edgell Packet Meals Five Brothers Pasta Sauce Five Tastes Asian Harvest Canned Meat/Meals I & J Finger Food I & J Frozen Fish

John West some products certified MSC  Canned Fish John West Savoury Spread John West Canned Fish (Tuna) Lean Cuisine Frozen Meals/Pizza Leggo's Packet Meals Leggo's Pasta Sauce Leggo's Pickles, Chutney & Relish Leggo's Fresh Pasta Neptune Frozen Fish Providore Pasta Sauce Raguletto Fresh Pasta Raguletto Pasta Sauce Seakist Canned Fish (Tuna)

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Unilever sells John West Foods to Simplot
1st Oct 2005 — Ally, John West & Seakist brands of canned fish are now owned by Simplot Australia   [source]