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Specifications - JR Simplot Potato Processing Plant, Manitoba, Canada
| Key Data |
| Order year | 2001 |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Project type | New potato processing plant |
| Location | Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
| Estimated investment | $120m |
| Completion | June 2003, opened September 2003 |
| Production | French fries (processing 300 million lb/y of potatoes) |
| Key Players |
| Sponsors | JR Simplot Company, Simplot Canada, Manitoba Provincial Government |
| Construction contractors | Fisher and Sons Inc, Stuart Olson Construction, ADI Systems, Donohue and Associates and POWER Engineers |
| Equipment contractors | Key Technology, RL Scott and Associates, Ag World Support Systems (AWSS) and Alvey |