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In 2022, Boise-based [[Simplot|J.R. Simplot Company]] acquired the Ontario facility; Kraft Heinz retains ownership of the Ore-Ida brand, which is now produced by Simplot under a long-term agreement.[{{cite web |url=https://www.simplot.com/company/news/simplot-acquires-eastern-oregon-processing-facility |publisher=Simplot |title=Simplot acquires eastern Oregon processing facility |date=February 24, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}][{{cite news |url=https://capitalpress.com/2022/02/24/simplot-to-become-ore-idas-exclusive-manufacturer-supplier/ |work=Capital Press |title=Simplot to become Ore-Ida’s exclusive manufacturer, supplier |date=February 24, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220223005366/en/Kraft-Heinz-and-the-J.R.-Simplot-Company-Announce-an-Exclusive-Multi-Year-Strategic-Supply-Agreement-for-Ore-Ida |work=Business Wire |title=Kraft Heinz and the J.R. Simplot Company announce an exclusive, multi-year strategic supply agreement for Ore-Ida |date=February 23, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}] |
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In 2022, Boise-based [[Simplot|J.R. Simplot Company]] acquired the Ontario facility; Kraft Heinz retains ownership of the Ore-Ida brand, which is now produced by Simplot under a long-term agreement.[{{cite web |url=https://www.simplot.com/company/news/simplot-acquires-eastern-oregon-processing-facility |publisher=Simplot |title=Simplot acquires eastern Oregon processing facility |date=February 24, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}][{{cite news |url=https://capitalpress.com/2022/02/24/simplot-to-become-ore-idas-exclusive-manufacturer-supplier/ |work=Capital Press |title=Simplot to become Ore-Ida’s exclusive manufacturer, supplier |date=February 24, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220223005366/en/Kraft-Heinz-and-the-J.R.-Simplot-Company-Announce-an-Exclusive-Multi-Year-Strategic-Supply-Agreement-for-Ore-Ida |work=Business Wire |title=Kraft Heinz and the J.R. Simplot Company announce an exclusive, multi-year strategic supply agreement for Ore-Ida |date=February 23, 2022 |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}] |
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[[Bagel Bites]] are a brand of frozen [[pizza bagel]] snacks formerly marketed by Ore-Ida. The product was invented by Bob Mosher and Stanley Garczynski, both of [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], [[Florida]], who then sold the company to major food producer John Labatt Co. Later a large portion of Labatt Co. was purchased by [[H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz]] in 1991 in a $500-million deal.[{{cite news |last1=Lazarus |first1=George |title=Deal lets Heinz play catchup in bagels |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/07/19/deal-lets-heinz-play-catchup-in-bagels/ |access-date=4 July 2025 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=19 July 1991}}][{{cite web |url=https://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/articles/creative-energy-unleashed/ |title=Creative energy unleashed: Southwest Florida inventors who shaped the world |access-date=2010-03-17 |last=Williams |first=Evan |work=Florida Weekly|date=25 February 2009 }}] Manufacturing of Bagel Bites was subsequently handled by Ore-Ida's plant in Fort Meyers.[{{cite news | last=Gardner | first=Larry | date=November 8, 1993 | id={{ProQuest|219111047}} | title=Now, Ore-Ida doesn't mean just potatoes | work=The Idaho Business Review | volume=12 | issue=53 | page=4}}] The product is currently marketed by Ore-Ida's parent company Kraft Heinz. |
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'''Just Crack an Egg''' is a brand of [[scrambled egg]] preparation kits formerly marketed by Ore-Ida. The flagship product contains Ore-Ida cubed potatoes, [[Oscar Meyer]] breakfast meat, and Kraft [[cheddar cheese]] in a bowl, onto which one cracks an egg, stirs, and prepares it in the microwave to create a scrambled egg meal. It was introduced in February 2018 by Kraft Heinz under the Ore-Ida line and made $50.7 million in sales of 21.7 million cups in its first year on the market.[{{cite news | last=Staff writer | date=February 27, 2018 | id={{ProQuest|2008735861}} | title=Kraft Heinz has introduced a new take on breakfast | work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review}}][{{cite news | last=Elejalde-Ruiz | first=Alexia | date=March 3, 2019 | id={{ProQuest|2195354112}} | title=Prepared-food giants work to stay relevant | work=Chicago Tribune | page=1 | via=ProQuest}}] The product is currently marketed by Ore-Ida's parent company Kraft Heinz. |
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