▁about ▁ 6 5 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁a ▁leading ▁pot ato ▁brand ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁market , ▁consist ently ▁account ing ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁processed ▁pot atoes ▁sold . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁M orm on ▁entrepr ene urs ▁F . ▁Ne phi ▁Gr igg ▁and ▁Golden ▁Gr igg ▁began ▁growing ▁sweet ▁corn ▁in ▁eastern ▁Oregon . ▁Their ▁first ▁company , ▁Gr igg ▁Brothers , ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁distrib utor ▁of ▁sweet ▁corn ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁with ▁financial ▁backing ▁from ▁their ▁brother - in - law ▁Ot is ▁Williams , ▁the ▁brothers ▁r ented ▁a ▁fro zen ▁food ▁plant ▁located ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁at ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Id aho , ▁and ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁pot ato - processing ▁facility . ▁The ▁three ▁purchased ▁the ▁facility ▁around ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁after ▁the ▁plant ▁went ▁into ▁forec los ure . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁officially ▁founded ▁that ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Fro zen ▁Food s ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁initially ▁produced ▁and ▁sold ▁fro zen ▁corn ▁and ▁French ▁f ries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Ne phi , ▁Golden , ▁and ▁Ot is ▁developed ▁T ater ▁T ots , ▁b ite - s ized ▁" logs " ▁formed ▁from ▁season ed ▁sli vers ▁of ▁pot atoes , ▁which ▁were ▁le f to vers ▁from ▁French ▁f ry ▁production . ▁T ater ▁T ots ▁are ▁today ▁considered ▁the ▁brand