Simplot
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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.
J R Simplot Company | USA | website |
Company Assessment
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The 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark assessed 350 keystone companies across the entirety of the food system, from farm to fork. It covers three dimensions where transformation is needed: nutrition, environment and social inclusion. This company ranked #256/350, with a total score of 8/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2021) |
Named in Conde Nast Portfolio's 'The Toxic Ten': In 2007, USA's EPA determined that a Simplot factory was the main source of a potentially deadly amount of phosphorus dumped into the Portneuf River.
Source: Environmental Leader (2008)
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. [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: news article (2015)
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: Open Secrets (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Revenue | 4.85 billion USD (2021) |
Employees | 9,970 (2021) |
Subsidiaries | Simplot Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd ![]() Food manufacturing One of Australia's largest food processors. Simplot Australia was founded in 1995 when the J R Simplot Company acquired some of Australia's favourite food brand businesses including Edgell, Chiko, Birds Eye, Harvest and Leggo's. Acquired Chicken Tonight, Raguletto and Five Brothers from Symington's Australia in 2016. |
Contact Details
Address | Boise, Idaho, USA |
Website | www.simplot.com |
Products / Brands
Simplot Australia
Ally Canned Fish Bird's Eye ![]() Bird's Eye Frozen Vegies/Chips Birds Eye Frozen Meals/Pizza Chicken Tonight Cooking Sauce Chiko Finger Food Colonial Farm 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 ![]() John West Savoury Spread John West Canned Fish (Tuna) John West Frozen Fish Leggo's Packet Meals Leggo's ![]() 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) |