News on Potatoes in Retail

Potatoes South Australia is searching and finding new applications for potato waste

Due to increasing production costs related to the devaluation of the Turkish lira, profit margins of potato growers are declining by the day

Tasteful Selections®, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., has expanded its line of mini sweet potato trays to 6 flavors, covering sweet, savory and trending favorites.

Potatoes USA has launched a video campaign on social media to boost the image of potatoes by focusing on their performance-boosting benefits

Old Oak Farms®, RPE’s core commodity brand, is bringing excitement to the fingerling potato for the third year in a row, with Party Potatoes®.

Idaho Potato Packer The Mart Group, LLC, operating as Mart Produce, announced the appointment of Jason Allen as its new CEO effective August 23rd, replacing Brian Hansen who has acted as the Interim CEO since July 2017.

Potato Grower, Packer and Shipper Alsum Farms celebrates its 45 years anniversary with Farm Field Days

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is thrilled to announce the launch of its redesigned website with more mobile-friendly formats, scroll features, modified layouts and a load-on-demand feature.

Tasteful Selections, a pioneer in the growing bite-size potato category, announces another facility expansion to accommodate growing customer and consumer demand.

According to the latest numbers provided by potatoes USA, the total volume of potatoes sold at retail in the United States was down 3.2% in June 2018 compared to June 2017, though the value did increase 1.1%.

La creían venenosa, desconfiaban de su aspecto y de algunos incómodos efectos digestivos. Pero un hombre, Antoine Parmentier, se consagró a propagandizar sus virtudes. Finalmente popular, este producto americano, exótico, se convirtió en la base de la dieta.

Cavendish Farms announced today that they will close their fresh pack facility in O’Leary, Prince Edward Island due to the limited availability of potatoes on Prince Edward Island

The INTERPOM PRIMEURS, a trade show entirely focused on the potato industry held November 25 - 27 2018 in Kortrijk Xpo (Belgium), has already sold out all stand space.

Potato prices in India are not going to come down in the near future as the production of the crop has been reportedly around 20 per cent lower this year in potato growing states.

Estaría en Balcarce, municipio de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, donde se cultivan más de 30.000 hectáreas de papa. El museo incorporaría los eslabones de la cadena papera y todo el cluster turístico.

A regular day in an Indian household is incomplete without the humble potato being part of at least one meal. It could be the filling in samosas, the centre of our vada pavs or the topping on morning poha.

En Argentina existe la costumbre de consumir ñoquis de papa los días 29 de cada mes. Además, se coloca dinero debajo del plato. Conozca desde cuándo y por qué acostumbran sus pobladores a comer este tipo de pasta.

Jan Bijleveld has been appointed as the new Managing Director at Dutch potato packing business Leo de Kock, a subsidiary of Agrico BV.