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Sustainable Potato Processing
Simplot’s newest facility certified LEED Gold, advances water reuse technology
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2018: Simplot receives Energy Star Certification at all US processing plants.
2018: Simplot receives Energy Star Certification at all US processing plants for second consecutive year.
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2017: Food Processing Magazine awards Caldwell Plant as 2017 “Green Plant of the Year.”
2017: Food Processing Magazine awards Caldwell Plant as 2017 “Green Plant of the Year."
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2017: Simplot Australia’s “John West” Tuna brand recognized by World Wildlife Fund
Simplot Australia’s “John West” Tuna brand recognized by World Wildlife Fund for fishing methods, product labeling and human rights in the fishing industry.
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2017: Yankee Fork Restoration / Chiefs Honor Award
The J.R. Simplot Company and other organizations receive the US Forest Service’s highest honor – the Chiefs Honor Award
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2015: State of Utah Recognizes the J.R. Simplot Company as State’s 2015 Earth Day Award Recipient
Restoration has been a key consideration of the company’s work at its mining operation located at the foot of the Ashley National Forest in Uintah County, Utah
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2014: USAID Potato Partnership Helps Farmers Fight Late Blight
The Feed the Future Biotechnology Partnership works to make improved potato varieties available to smallholder farmers in Bangladesh and Indonesia.
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2013: Simplot joins Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
Simplot joins Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
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2013: Simplot Honored for Helping Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
The J.R. Simplot Company received a special award for its efforts in environmental protection and enhancement.
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2013 Moses Lake Plant Honored for Environmental Excellence
Simplot receives one of only seven awards presented by the Association of Washington Business.
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2012: Simplot Australia’s Birds Eye® brand
Simplot Australia’s Birds Eye® brand, through REDcycle is working to divert plastics from landfills into a reusable resource.
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2012: Simplot is a founding member of the Potato Sustainability Initiative
The Potato Sustainability Initiative is working to improve the sustainability of potato production.
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1980s: Reclamation at Smoky Canyon
The Company begins a program to restore land at its phosphate mines to original condition.
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1980s: Treatment plant in Heyburn
J.R. Simplot dedicates a wastewater treatment facility at the Company’s Heyburn, Idaho, potato plant.
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1940s: The Company’s beginnings
From the beginning, J.R. Simplot made business decisions for the long term.
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