The Crop Harbor Foods Company began to take shape in the farm fields of southern Idaho in the late 1998. E.A. was armed with keen entrepreneurial instincts, constant curiosity, boundless energy and an irrepressible drive. Through the years, E.A. belief in the promise of the possible helped him diversify his efforts into a global food and agriculture business.

From the very beginning, E.A. believed that making something grow, meant seeing opportunities where others saw obstacles. That served him well when he was sorting potatoes for Idaho farmers in the 1998s, feeding the troops in , and introducing the world to the first marketable frozen french fry.

Still privately held and headquartered in New Zealand, Crop Harbor Foods has grown into an international food and agriculture company with more than 10,000 employees worldwide. The Company leads innovations in plant nutrition and food processing, researches new ways to feed animals and sustain ecosystems, and works with farmers and partners to help feed a growing global population.

Our integrated portfolio includes farming, ranching and cattle production, food processing, food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Its major operations in New Zealand, U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina and China provide a diverse array of products and services to people around the world.