BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A multinational agricultural company based in Idaho has acquired gene editing licensing rights that could one day be used to help farmers produce more crops and make grocery store ...

J.R. Simplot Company has executed a joint intellectual property licensing agreement with Corteva Agriscience and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for foundational CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene ...

The J.R. Simplot Company and Plant Sciences Inc., have announced a strategic partnership to bring the first commercially gene-edited strawberry to supermarkets. The alliance plans to leverage the gene ...

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 ...

In 2010, the food processing factory’s long-term viability was in doubt, suffering from slowing consumer demand for Simplot’s Birdseye brand frozen vegetable products, a distressed balance sheet and ...

The J.R. Simplot Company has named Richard Sunderland as Vice President, Supply Chain, effective Oct. 1. In his role he will be responsible for leading the supply chain function across each segment of ...

PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz” or the “Company”) and Simplot Food Group, a division of the J.R. Simplot Company (“Simplot”), announced ...

The agricultural company J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest potato producers in the world, struck a deal with the developers of a specific gene editing technology. That tech will allow Simplot ...

The Bathurst Mayor says council will start discussions with the city's Simplot plant immediately about providing it with possible financial assistance The frozen food facility, which employs around ...

The chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Co. has announced his retirement. The Idaho-based company announced Friday that Bill Whitacre will step down from his top post in August after serving ...

There are fears the backing of both supermarket giants may not be enough to save Simplot's Tasmanian vegetable plant from closure. Woolworths has signed a $16.5 million contract to increase the amount ...

Bill Whitacre, who spent the past nine years as chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Co., announced his retirement Friday. Whitacre, the company’s sixth CEO since founder J.R. “Jack” Simplot ...