OUR HISTORY
Warren Henninger, the late founder of Ag World Support Systems, observed the United States trend toward privatizing many government run services. Mr. Henninger also noted that processor performed inspections could both expose the processor to unnecessary risks while leaving room for growers to question the unbiased nature of the inspection. These opportunities led to the development of Mr. Henninger's vision of an independent private third party inspection company to service the processed potato industry. Mr. Henninger believed that a private party could provide a better service and be more responsive to industry needs.
1997
Company Founded
Mr. Henninger chose to leave his post of 21 years in a potato processing company and begin the process of establishing an independent private third party inspection service. Ag World Support Systems LLC was established on June 16, 1997 with a focus on customer service, accuracy, quality, and development.
1998
Operations Begin
February 1998 Ag World Support Systems inspection operations began servicing its first facility at the JR Simplot processing plant in Hermiston, Oregon, which closed in November 2004. After its first successful start-up, two more facilities were acquired during the summer of 1998 (JR Simplot in Grand Forks, North Dakota; AVIKO USA (became Cavendish Farms in 2002) in Jamestown, North Dakota).
2001
Expansion in WA
Ag World began servicing the Simplot plants in Moses Lake and Othello, Washington at a grading facility in Moses Lake.
2002
Expansion in Canada
In July, Ag World Support Systems Corp. was formed to begin operation in Canada. In August 2002 operations started at Midwest Foods in Carberry, Manitoba. (November of 2004, this plant was purchased by McCain Foods Canada. Ag World Continues to service this plant).
2003
Portage la Prairie
July of 2003 Ag World began servicing a new facility in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba owned and operated by Simplot Canada.
2004
Vegetable Inspections
In July, Ag World began to service its first vegetable plant at Pasco, Washington, owned and operated by J.R. Simplot Co. With a change in ownership in spring of 2007, Ag World continues to service this plant now called Pasco Processing, LLC.
2004
Grand Forks, ND
In September, Ag World began operating a private lab in Grand Forks, North Dakota servicing the needs of the processed potato chip and french fry industry. This lab was licensed to do Techmark Services testing and was closed in 2007 due to volume reductions.
2007
Expansion in MB
August of 2007, Ag World began operations at another McCain plant located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
2008
Ag World Northeast
Ag World began servicing the Maine potato industry at the McCain Foods facility in Easton, Maine.
2009
Hermiston, OR, Expansion
Ag World began servicing River Point Farms in Hermiston, Oregon; a fresh cut operation specializing in onions and peppers. This business ended in 2014.
2012
Lamb Weston Operations
Ag World began servicing the five Lamb Weston plants in Washington State, with year round inspections at facilities in Pasco and Quincy.
2014
International Operations
Ag World began inspection consulting services in China at the Lamb Weston processing plant in Shangdu, Inner Mongolia.
2015
McCain Foods Operation
Ag World began servicing the McCain Foods plant in Othello, WA.
2016
JR Simplot Operation
Ag World began servicing the Idaho potato industry at the JR Simplot Foods' Idaho facility in Caldwell, performing raw & process lab inspections.
2017
McCain Foods Operation
Ag World began servicing the Wisconsin potato industry at the McCain Foods facility in Plover, performing raw for payment & process lab inspections.
2017
JR Simplot Operation
In August, Ag World began inspection consulting services at the JR Simplot plant in Yinchuan, China located near the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
2018
Vegetable Expansion in Washington
Ag World added to its vegetable inspections in Washington state by servicing Simplot RDO (now Simplot as of 11/1/2019) in Pasco, performing raw for payment inspections.
2020
Vegetable Expansion in Washington
Ag World added to its vegetable inspections in Washington state by servicing Quincy Foods in Quincy - performing raw for payment inspections.
2020
Vegetable Expansion in Oregon
Ag World added two new vegetable plants in Oregon state by servicing National Frozen Foods in Albany and NORPAC in Brooks - performing raw for payment inspections.
2021
Vegetable Expansion in Washington
Ag World added two new vegetable plants in Washington by servicing National Frozen Foods in Moses Lake and in Winchester—performing raw for payment inspections.
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