Potatoes
Potandon Produce LLC, Idaho Falls, has hired John Palczynski as Midwest regional sales manager, a new position at the company.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 8 with Mike Mauti, managing partner of the consulting firm Execulytics on the Canadian retail perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MountainKing Potatoes, Houston, is stepping up its social media presence as potato demand has rapidly increased at retail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
Coosemans-Denver is offering Gourmet Premium Food Boxes that Garrick Macek, vice president of operations, expects will become more and more popular as consumers cope with COVID-19.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating domestic regulations for pale cyst nematode (PCN, Globodera pallida).
If there is something most can agree on, it is that we all are ready for a new year.
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has achieved its inaugural fundraising goal of $2 million for 2020.
The political winds are changing and that means substantial adjustments are ahead for growers.
Citrus surged in interest during the last few days of December, taking six of the top 20 spots.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed 31 potato industry representatives to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board.
Chelsea, Mass.-based Arrowfarms companies Morning Kiss Organic and Gold Bell are introducing new, fully compostable paper bag potato packaging.
For potatoes sold at retail, 2020 was a very good year.
The Side Delights Network of family-owned farms is vigilantly integrating the next generation into the potato business.
Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Wada Farms Marketing Group has added to the company’s national sales and marketing team.
Leading food and agriculture associations sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai communicating growing concerns over the rapid deterioration of the U.S.-Mexico trade relationship.
Spring into the new season, full of warmer weather and new recipes in Tasteful Selections® second quarter of the “It’s the Little Things” Campaign.
January and February 2021 retail sales of potatoes were improved from a year ago, but March sales trailed the pandemic-fueled performance of a year ago, new statistics show.
In a fresh produce career that has spanned nearly 50 years, Cary Hoffman still finds passion for the action of fresh produce and the challenge of growing consumer demand for potatoes.
Part 2 of The Packer’s interview with Cary Hoffman, owner of MountainKing Potatoes and Schoenmann Produce.
Potandon welcomes Darin to his role as CFO of our company. Darin will be a key part of our Senior Management team as we move Potandon towards an even more significant role in the fresh produce sector.
Side Delights offers solutions for shoppers who want to continue eating at home with an elevated dining experience – two trends converging this summer.
It’s official: the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans have yet again confirmed the importance of eating more vegetables such as potatoes that provide potassium and vitamin C.
Retail fresh potato sales saw record growth of 12% in dollar sales and 8.2% in volume during the October-December quarter, according to Potatoes USA.
Unity among agriculture advocates and growers is necessary to successfully navigate new public and private initiatives for climate change and sustainability.
Potato sales at retail have been strong since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and a Potato Expo panel of suppliers and retailers agreed that momentum will likely continue through 2021.
Potato growers and shippers must stay connected to fast-changing consumer trends if they are to keep pace with the needs of omni-channel customers. Michael Sansolo believes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 31 individuals to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board.
Side Delights shared the results from its New Year’s Instagram poll, not surprisingly leading with healthy lifestyle choices.
Fourth-generation potato grower Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine has been elected as president of the National Potato Council, and to lead the grower-led organization’s executive committee.