Micron's spectacular rally may not have happened if not for McDonald's potato supplier

Micron Technology MU recently became the newest member of the $1 trillion market capitalization club. While it took many ...
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McDonald's And Burger King Use The Same Potatoes For Fries — But One Chain Still Dominates

Both McDonald's and Burger King receive potatoes from the same company. Even then, one chain's french fries constantly ranks ...
AOL

The Iconic Potato Company Supplying Fries To McDonald's, Burger King, And Beyond

Waffle, shoestring, steak, curly, crinkle-cut, sweet potato, Belgian, traditional, or beyond –- however you like your fries, they all start as the same starch: potatoes. Yes, those unassuming lumps ...
The Washington Post

J.R. Simplot, 99; Potato Magnate Invested Billions in Computer Chips

J.R. "Jack" Simplot, 99, who launched an agribusiness empire that supplied french fries to the McDonald's fast-food chain and then used his billion-dollar fortune to invest in computer chips, died May ...
Capital Press

Simplot to acquire Belgium-based potato processor

The J.R. Simplot Co. plans to acquire the operating business of Clarebout Potatoes, a Belgium-based processor. The planned acquisition brings together two market leaders in frozen potato products ...
KTVB

Simplot and California plant breeder announce plans for gene-edited strawberries

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market announced an agreement Thursday to help a California-based plant breeding company grow ...