The J.R. Simplot Co. plans to acquire the operating business of Clarebout Potatoes, a Belgium-based processor. The planned acquisition brings together two market leaders in frozen potato products ...

J.R. Simplot Co. is planning a $30 million expansion to its north Grand Forks potato processing plant, according to a city memo, though a company employee said corporate approval is still pending.

That Simplot Foods plant that Grand Forks residents drive by along Gateway Drive has a sort of permanence. It's been there for a half century. Inside, the Simplot plant is a changing, evolving place ...