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
