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