The year-round supplier of russet, red and yellow commodity and baby potatoes will showcase its offerings at the April 23-25 event in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Following difficult, weather-related growing conditions that negatively impacted many commodities last spring, this year's outlook has been optimistically deemed "as good as it can get."
Fresh Solutions Network, San Francisco, won the Graphic Design USA American Package Design Award for its Side Delights Flavorables fresh potato package.
The Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association inducted two potato growers into its Hall of Fame at its annual awards banquet Feb. 8 in Stevens Point, Wis.
Side Delights potatoes from San Francisco-based Fresh Solutions Network is promoting its St. Patrick's Day staple with themed merchandise displays and coordinating point-of-purchase signage.
February is American Heart month, and the Idaho Potato Commission isconnecting with social media users with the message, "Love Potatoes, Love Your Heart."
The Wisconsin potato industry is committing $5 million over the next decade to support the University of Wisconsin-Madison's potato and vegetable research program.
The Eagle-based Idaho Potato Commission, in conjunction with Kenmore kitchen appliances, announced winners of the "Fully-Loaded Idaho Potato Cook-off" event.
Mexico's agriculture department issued a new pest risk assessment for U.S. potatoes in mid-January, but one industry leader reported no immediate breakthrough in trade access beyond the border area access already
At the recent Potato Expo in San Francisco, National Editor Tom Karst spoke with John Rand, vice president of retail insights at Kantar Retail, about what can be done at the store level to build potato sales.
SAN FRANCISCO - Recent trends have seen foodservice potato sales growing faster than retail sales, and one market analyst believes that pattern will continue in 2017.
SAN FRANCISCO - Considering the double-digit annual growth of online retail grocery sales, potato marketers can't ignore the future impact of the emerging sector on their sales strategies.
SAN FRANCISCO - Idaho grower Dan Moss was named the 2016 Potato Man for All Seasons by The Packer at the National Potato Council annual meeting on Jan. 6.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of two types of potatoes that are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
The potato crop in the northeast corner of North Dakota is being described as the worst ever because of excessive moisture this year. But that doesn't prove true to the whole state.
Jerry Larson, former president of the National Potato Council and former chairman of the Red River Valley Potato Growers Association, died Sept. 12. He was 72.
Bob Dwelle, a potato physiologist who was a respected member of the Potato Association of America and a professor at the University of Idaho, died Sept. 4 at age 69 due to complications of congestive heart failure.
Friesland, Wis.-based Alsum Farms & Produce is collaborating with the Green Bay Packers on its "Free Potatoes for a Year" promotion running through November.
In addition to being eligible for the grand prize
(CORRECTED, Sept. 7) SUN VALLEY, Idaho - Current transportation rates for Northwest potato shippers reflect sharply lower truck rates compared with a year ago, but the market may have hit bottom and could move hig
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - In a talk that celebrated progress in public policy work on potato nutrition and news of a new Spud Nation food truck deployment, Blair Richardson spoke Sept. 2 at the Idaho Grower Shippers Ass
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - Change is coming to Washington D.C., but John Keeling of the National Potato Council believes the potato industry will be prepared no matter which political party holds the upper hand after Nov
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - Finding the right strategy to increase both sales dollars and volume of potato sales is a continuing challenge for today's potato industry, and Ross Johnson is taking on that mission.
SUN VALLEY, Idaho - Potatoes USA is moving from giving consumers "permission" to eat potatoes to a more targeted message of athletic performance as a lifestyle benefit.
After a fiscal year total that saw Denver-based Potatoes USA become the largest private sector donor of salad bars in the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative, the organization is turning its attention to d
Produce Retailer editor Pamela Riemenschneider ponders office snacks and Tasteful Selections' new Take & Shake Potato Cups.
The Verdict: way better smelling than microwave popcorn. See for yourself.
Fresh Solutions Network is planning fall promotions of its Side Delights potatoes with monthly themed merchandising and coordinated point-of-sale signage.
