John Simplot
John Richard Simplot (born January 4, 1909 in Dubuque , Iowa , † May 25, 2008 in Boise , Idaho ) was an American entrepreneur in the food industry . His net worth was estimated at approximately $ 2.5 billion in 2005 .
His company, JR Simplot Company, is considered to be the inventor of frozen chips. He realized that freezing french fries could be a very profitable proposition. In 1948, his company made its first, initially unsuccessful, efforts to produce frozen French fries. The frozen fries sank to the bottom of the frying baskets and were not fried evenly. Finally, in 1953, Simplot applied for a patent for frozen French fries.
Simplot supplies McDonald’s .
JR Simplot Company
The now internationally active company has around 10,000 employees; The business areas include food production (vegetable, fish and meat processing, especially for ready meals) and packaging, ranching and cattle fattening, mining of phosphates and silicates, fertilizer production and distribution, seed cultivation (grasses), cattle feed production and retail.
family
John Simplot's daughter Gay was married to the politician Butch Otter from 1964 to 1992 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simplot, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simplot, John Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dubuque , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 2008 |
| Place of death | Boise |