Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

JC Cheyne sells over 70 different items, including a variety of potatoes and onions, to more than 80 retail, foodservice and wholesale establishments throughout California... Read More

The Idaho Potato Commission’s annual retail display contest will award three grand prize winners a Traeger Meat Smoker and complete smoking kit. .. Read More

Patrick Mills joins the commission as retail promotion director for the West and Canada following Kent Beasley's retirement... Read More

The versatile potato is one fresh produce commodity that consumers turn to when they are faced with grocery price inflation, The Packer's Fresh Trends 2024 survey reveals... Read More

NoKota Packers is locked and loaded for the 2023-24 season, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer... Read More

Plenty of potatoes should be available for holiday repasts this year, and ample volume should mean favorable prices for consumers... Read More

The Packer caught up with Northland Potato Growers Association on camera at IFPA’s recent Global Produce and Floral Show to learn more about what makes potatoes from the Red River Valley unique... Read More

Bako Sweet is offering tips for and partnering with retailers to transform holiday produce displays... Read More

Edmonton, Alberta-based The Little Potato Co. is seeking to make the holiday season even brighter with its “A Little Holiday Happiness Is …” campaign... Read More

The price-friendly potato is nutritious and versatile in meals — but be sure to maximize your opportunities when advertising a sale, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More

Recent analysis shows that the potato category gives retailers untapped opportunities to drive additional customer engagement... Read More

Merchandising displays need to be more thoughtful than a simple pile o’ taters... Read More

For many of the foodservice buyers on a recent harvest tour hosted by the Idaho Potato Commission, there was one aspect of Idaho russet potatoes that they kept returning to as they explored the dusty fields of potatoes... Read More

From the last week of October through the end of the year, grocers can participate in MountainKing’s Butter Potato Bash by merchandising the company’s 5-pound Butter Reds, 5-pound Butter Golds and 5-pound Butter Creams... Read More

Side Delights completed a package refresh and will be spotlighting a newly updated line of potatoes and onions at the International Fresh Produce Association's Global Produce & Floral Show... Read More

There’s been a big shift since the COVID-19 pandemic, said Kent Sutton, whose 375-acre family farm is part of the Rexburg-based Bench Mark cooperative of five potato growers. .. Read More

Peak potato harvest time drew more than a dozen foodservice and produce professionals from across the country to southeastern Idaho... Read More

The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission, made up of 400 sweetpotato growers along with packers, processors and business associates, has launched a new e-cookbook titled, "Sweet Celebrations: Hispanic Heritage Month." .. Read More

The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 research indicated that 62% of consumers said they purchased potatoes in the past year... Read More

U.S. retail sales of potatoes have grown 16.8% from July 2022 through June 2023, according to a recent Circana report... Read More

The brand says the revamped website features an enhanced experience for shoppers while serving as a resource to highlight sweet potatoes from the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. .. Read More

California-based Side Delights is introducing Spuds, a reduced-cost imperfect potato line packaged in 10-pound bags... Read More

The biggest highlight of the marketing campaign for Durham, N.C.-based Happy Dirt sweet potatoes this spring is education around the product and the growers, said Taylor Meadows, marketing coordinator. .. Read More

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