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Local food supplier began operation during WWII, and is now celebrating 80 years of business
The J.R. Simplot Company is celebrating 80 years of business this week. On Tuesday, the Pocatello food supplier celebrated ...
Tri-City Herald on MSN25d
Idaho frozen french fry manufacturers sued for price fixing, forming potato ‘cartel’
The former vice president of international at Lamb Weston allegedly acknowledged in 2023 that Lamb Weston, J.R. Simplot and ...
The Washington Post26d
‘Potato cartel’ mashed competition to raise french fry prices, lawsuits say
Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods and the J.R. Simplot Co., which produce and sell such frozen potato products as french fries, hash browns and Tater Tots in the United States ...
Times-News18d
Idaho potato companies have been mashing consumers with price collusion, anti-trust suit alleges
The suit, filed in Illinois by California-resident Karen Pollack, claims that J.R. Simplot Company and Lamb Weston, both based in Idaho, conspired with competitors McCain Foods and Cavendish Farms ...
Forbes2mon
JR Simplot
The J.R. Simplot Company is a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Its integrated portfolio includes food processing and food brands ...
Just-Food28d
McCain, Lamb Weston among frozen-food firms facing price-fixing lawsuits
Just Food has also asked Potatoes USA for comment. McCain Foods and JR Simplot are both privately owned and do not publicly reveal financial results to back up the inflated margin claims.