Oct. 7—MOSES LAKE — The Association of Washington Business stopped at the J.R. Simplot factory in Moses Lake on Friday, during day three of their eighth-annual Manufacturing Week bus tour. "We're out ...

BOISE Idaho Area McDonald's units here reportedly gave away French fries on Monday to honor the memory of J.R. Simplot, whose company developed the frozen fry. Simplot died last week at age 99. The ...

Two leading frozen potato manufacturers based in Idaho face a lawsuit over allegations of price fixing. Boise agribusiness giant J.R. Simplot and Eagle potato producer Lamb Weston were among four ...

A “potato cartel” has allegedly conspired to artificially hike prices on french fries and hash browns as they corner the $68 billion frozen spuds market, according to multiple lawsuits. After decades ...

Have your french fries become more expensive? A “potato cartel” of leading food producers is to blame, five new federal lawsuits contend. Cavendish Farms, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods and the J.R.

Nance Beston, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Oct. 7—MOSES LAKE — The Association of Washington Business stopped at the J.R. Simplot factory in Moses Lake on Friday, during day three of their ...