The J.R. Simplot Company, commonly known as Simplot, is a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company. The company was founded in the late 1920s in the farm fields of southern Idaho by J.R. Simplot. He was only 14 years old when he quit school to go into business on his own.

Simplot has grown into an international agribusiness company that operates in more than 60 countries with more than 13,000 employees worldwide. It is still privately held and headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

The company's integrated portfolio includes farming, ranching and cattle production, food processing, food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, and other enterprises related to agriculture. Its major operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, and China provide a diverse array of products and services to people around the world.

Simplot leads innovations in plant nutrition and food processing, researches new ways to feed animals and sustain ecosystems, and works with farmers and partners to help feed a growing global population. The company's purpose is to contribute to feeding our world, which drives its commitment to global food and agriculture. Its diverse portfolio spans from the soil and the sea to dinner tables around the world, and the agriculture-related interests in between.

Simplot is dedicated to ensuring its employees enjoy equal opportunities, a safe and healthy work environment, and are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity. The company's core values – Passion for People, Spirit of Innovation, and Respect for Resources – drive its actions in everything it does and shape its sense of responsibility to its customers, its employees, and the communities where it operates.

Simplot is now one of the largest privately owned companies in the world, ranked 54th in Private Companies by Forbes magazine in 2020, with $7.6B in revenue. One of the major plants is in Caldwell, Idaho.

The company's operations touch every aspect of agriculture including seed production, farming and ranching, plant sciences, fertilizer manufacturing, food processing, commercial product development, and distribution. The company's diverse portfolio across global agriculture and food gives it a broader view of the entire food system unique to any other company.

From the very beginning, J.R. believed that making something grow, meant seeing opportunities where others saw obstacles. That served him well when he was sorting potatoes for Idaho farmers in the 1930s, feeding the troops in WWII, and introducing the world to the first marketable frozen french fry.