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Scott Simplot (born 1947) is the American chairman and chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Company and formerly the wealthiest man in Idaho.
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Simplot was founded in 1929 by 20-year-old John Richard Simplot near the agricultural community of Declo in south central Idaho, United States. [2] During the early 1940s, the business expanded, providing the military with dehydrated onions and potatoes during World War II .
The company expanded into dried onions, fish farms, and hamburger patties, hitting the big time in 1946 when a company chemist developed a new technique for processing frozen French fries. Scott Simplot has often clashed with his 98-year-old father over the years.
Scott Simplot drives out to one of the nearby fields to see the cows giving birth. On the windswept field, the tall, wiry 60-year-old asks a ranch hand how the new calves are doing. He smiles when he hears that the first 26 calves weigh in at about average for the breed, 78 pounds each.
Led by Chairman Scott Simplot, CEO Larry Hlobik, and a board of directors that included several Simplot family members, the J.R. Simplot Company appeared to be on track to maintain its position as one of the largest privately held agribusiness concerns in the United States for years to come.
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