EarthFresh Farms and Kamper Farms have launched Wild Rose Packing Inc. in Southern Alberta, establishing a strategic potato and onion packing facility to shorten transit times and ensure a year-round, 52-week supply for West Coast buyers... Read More
By leveraging football-themed packaging and displays, Bako Sweet drove a 73% lift in Game Day sales, proving sweet potatoes can rival avocados as a tailgate favorite... Read More
Driven by grocery inflation and a surge in home cooking, consumers are adopting “ingredient household” shopping habits, prioritizing long-lasting, low-shrink produce items like potatoes that span multiple dayparts... Read More
Early reports from the field point to strong quality across both onion and potato crops with harvest expected to continue through October, says the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based grower-shipper... Read More
With planted acres down across major growing regions, suppliers look ahead to stabilized pricing alongside major operational upgrades and steady consumer demand... Read More
Despite a cooler-than-average start, North Carolina sweetpotato growers are leveraging strategic irrigation and recent rainfall to meet a nearly 20% surge in retail demand, fueled by health-conscious consumers and the rising popularity of specialty varieties... Read More
“Stokes Purple sweetpotatoes have that special balance of pigment to wow and appear very dark, while the sweetness is high enough to balance out the bitterness of the purple color,” says Jeremy Fookes, sales director for A.V. Thomas Produce. .. Read More
Intiatives range from a how-to series of recipe and cooking tip videos to social media outreach to providing retail resources... Read More
Outside of the peak movement periods, sales in spring and summer months are steady as more consumers discover sweetpotatoes’ benefits... Read More
Potatoes USA is providing seasonal merchandising strategies designed to leverage the vegetable’s unique ability to double the average customer’s total spending... Read More
Designed to inspire quick, easy meals as the days get longer and busier, the integrated campaign includes digital activations, in-store point-of-sale materials and an online sweepstakes... Read More
Meet the dynamic duo reinventing the purple sweetpotato category with examples that outpace existing varieties in yields, earliness, shape, quality, packout and disease resistance... Read More
Potatoes USA says research indicates the average potato shopper’s basket is over $98 compared to a non-fresh-potato shopper’s basket of less than $50... Read More
These spuds are increasingly in the spotlight as consumers seek more variety and restaurant-inspired meals at home... Read More
Microwave-ready petite potatoes paired with chef-crafted seasonings offer fast, flavor-forward side dishes for consumers... Read More
Economic losses to specialty crops last year were on a level that can put farming operations out of business, with the American Farm Bureau Federation estimating billions in losses to almonds, apples, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries and blueberries alone... Read More
From mushrooms to Persian limes to murasaki sweetpotatoes to microgreens and more, exhibitors at East Coast Produce Expo 2026 showcased some of the hottest trends in produce... Read More
Columnist Armand Lobato shares what he calls a must-read book, just in time for Potato Lover’s Month in February... Read More
“All vegetables are healthy, potatoes included,” says Shelley Maniscalco, a registered dietitian and partner at Nutrition in Demand, an agency that works with the Alliance for Potato Research and Education... Read More
From russets to yukons to sweetpotatoes, retailers share best practices for boosting potato sales... Read More
FullTilt Marketing says broccolini has rapidly moved from a specialty item to a mainstream favorite, pointing to data that reveals it is gaining disproportionate traction... Read More
MFC will highlight a new line of convenience potatoes this year in addition to the full assortment of Side Delights varietal potatoes... Read More
The company says it will offer retailers digital campaign elements and POS displays and will give 15 families $1,000 in groceries... Read More
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