QSR Chains / Restaurants in Northern America

Established in 1942, the Idaho Grower Shippers Association (IGSA) serves farmers and shippers of Idaho potatoes.

At the main campus in Pocatello, and at locations in Meridian, Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, Idaho State University (ISU) offers access to high-quality education in more than 250 programs to over 13,000 students.

J.D. Irving, Limited is a diversified family-owned Canadian company with operations in Canada and the United States.

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), based in San Diego, is a restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box® restaurants, one of the largest hamburger chains in the United States, with more than 2,200 restaurants in 18 states.

Kettle Creations is a manufacturer of mashed potato products and other side dishes located in Ohio, established in 2008.

KFC has more than 18,000 restaurants in 115 countries across the globe. And in quite a few U.S. cities, KFC is teaming up with sister restaurants, A&W, All-American Food™, Long John Silver's, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, selling products from the popular chains in one convenient location.

KPM Analytics is providing analytical instrumentation primarily focused on analyzing critical parameters within the food, agriculture, clinical, and environmental sectors.

Kwik Lok is the originator of the first bag closure. It is Founded in Yakima, Washington. They offer sustainable bag closures, bag closing equipment, labels, and printing solutions for just about all bagged packages.

Lifeasible is a biotechnology company, specialized in agricultural science. Lifeasible offers a wide variety of agro-related services and products for environmental and energy solutions.

Manufacturer of abrasive peelers and deskinners

Main Resource Equipment Auctions and Land Sales, headed by Dennis Biliske is an auctioneer specialized in auctions of agricultural land, farms and business assets in the upper Midwest and Canada.

Marquart Farms is a diversified family farm in western New York, now in its third generation.
In 2016, Marquart Bros Farming LLC launched their own potato chip brand, New York Chips.

In 1967, Canada welcomed the first McDonald's restaurant to Richmond, British Columbia. Today, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited has become part of the Canadian fabric, serving more than one million guests every day.

McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 34,000 local restaurants serving nearly 69 million people in more than 118 countries each day. 

McGill University is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning three campuses.

Michael Foods is a manufacturer of egg products and refrigerated potato products. Michael Foods uses the brand names "Simply Potatoes" and "Northern Star Co" for its refrigerated potato products.

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university located in East Lansing, Michigan, United States with a number of potato research projects, in particular in the area of Potato Breeding and Genetics.

Middleby is a leading solution provider in commercial kitchens worldwide. Engineering the most advanced innovation for all commercial kitchen needs and offering expansive beverage portfolio