[DOC] [TLE] J. R. Simplot - Wikipedia [PAR] John Richard ("Jack" or "J.R.") Simplot was an American entrepreneur and 
businessman best known as the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, a Boise, 
Idaho based agricultural ... In 1967, Simplot and McDonald's founder Ray Kroc 
agreed by handshake that the Simplot ... "J.R. Simplot: Still Hustling, after all 
these years". [DOC] [TLE] Excerpt: Fast Food Nation | Food, Inc. | POV | PBS [PAR] To reach the J. R. Simplot plant in Aberdeen, Idaho, you drive through downtown 
Aberdeen, population 2,000, and keep heading north, past the half dozen shops 
on .... among other things, by the fact that few American grocery stores, and even 
... McDonald's began to sell J. R. Simplot's frozen french fries the following year. [DOC] [TLE] The Simplot Saga: How America's French Fry King Made Billions ... [PAR] Feb 12, 2012 ... Simplot's stake in Micron, the Boise chipmaker, has grown more than $2.5 ... 
These differences came to a head last year, FORTUNE has learned, after the ... 
Accompany J.R. through one of his potato-processing plants and you soon ... to 
sell frozen French fries to McDonald's , which made him a billionaire. [DOC] [TLE] Our Founder | J.R. Simplot Company [PAR] J. R. Simplot J.R. 'Jack' Simplot began his colorful career in 1923, near the small 
farming community of Declo, Idaho, when he quit school to go into business on... [DOC] [TLE] Simplot family to keep Idaho firm unchanged after founder's death ... [PAR] May 28, 2008 ... BOISE, Idaho - After the death of its founder, the J.R. Simplot Co. will continue ... 
J.R. Simplot, a billionaire best known for providing McDonald's Corp. ... There are 
also 16 Simplot Grower Solutions stores in Idaho that sell seed... [DOC] [TLE] Fast-Food Nation Part Two: Meat and Potatoes - Rolling Stone [PAR] Nov 26, 1998 ... McDonald's began to sell J.R. Simplot's frozen french fries the following year. ... of 
the most profitable items on the menu  far more profitable than hamburgers. ... In 
the past twenty-five years, Idaho has lost half of its potato farmers. .... To supply 
the beef slaughterhouse, Monfort operates two of the nation's... [DOC] [TLE] Though he is a multibillionaire, JR Simplot has few - Course Hero [PAR] Though he is a multibillionaire, J.R. Simplot has few pretensions. ... Although the 
J.R. Simplot Co. supplies about half of the french fries that McDonald's sells in the 
United States, two other ... previous leader, due to the rise of the frenchfry 
industry and the productivity gains made by Idaho farmers. .... All Things Digital 
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When J. R.. Simplot ... other things, by the fact that few American grocery stores, 
and even .... supplies the majority of the french fries that McDonald's sells in the 
United. [DOC] [TLE] Profile of billionaire J.R. Simplot | OregonLive.com [PAR] May 25, 2008 ... Published June 30, 1996 Ridin' high with J.R. Simplot The Idaho farm boy ... *In 
1966, he persuaded McDonald's founder Ray Kroc to sell his frozen ... 
imagination: the supply of one-third of the dried potatoes and onions to ... But J.R. 
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the fact that few American grocery stores, and even ... supplies the majority of the 
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Question: Idaho billionaire J.R. Simplot supplies half of these items that McDonald's sells
Answer: french fries