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Local food supplier began operation during WWII and is now celebrating 80 years of business [Video]

J.R. (Jack) Simplot came to Burley with his parents in 1910. They settled on a farm in Declo. He moved out of his parents’ home when he was 14, and he was already learning to recognize good business deals. He became one of the wealthiest men in the country largely through the business side of agriculture. He was a major supplier of dehydrated potatoes during World War II, and he was the first supplier of frozen French fries to the McDonald’s restaurant chain. | 2021 file photo

The following is taken from a news release from the J.R. Simplot Company.

POCATELLO – The J.R. Simplot Company is celebrating 80 years of business this week.

On Tuesday, the Pocatello food supplier celebrated the growth of the company and those who have helped make Simplot what it is today.

The J.R. Simplot Company began operations at its Don Plant on Dec. 10, …

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