News on Potatoes in Retail from the United States

October 27, 2010

USPB Retail Marketing Program Receives Major Industry Award, Again

For the seventh year running, Progressive Grocer magazine, a nationally acclaimed grocery and supermarket trade publication, has recognized the United States Potato Board’s (USPB’s) Retail Marketing Program

October 19, 2010

The History of the potato Industry in Nebraska

The Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began tracking the potato industry in 1866, a year before statehood. Then, acreage was 5,000;yield was 36 cwt/a (cwt = hundredweight = 100 lb), and the crop value was $500,000.

June 18, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission Announces Winners of “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest

From a mouth watering, movie-inspired appetizer to a family-pleasing one-dish meal, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) announced today the winners of its “Watching Waistlines &Wallets” Recipe Contest. With a record 1,450 recipes submitted, it’s evi...

Thin cut French Fries of Kenji Lopez-Alt in Serious Eats

May 28, 2010

How to make perfect McDonald's style french fries at home

The picture above is from a blog about how to make McDonald's style french fries at home. The average blog on french fries does not make it to our news section, but this blog is in no way average! First of all you will admire the length this blogger...

March 21, 2010

Don Ladhoff to lead USPB Retail Programs

The USPB announces Don Ladhoff will lead the retail efforts of the Domestic Marketing Program. He will provide key input to strategy and guide the tactical execution of the program, with the goal of increasing demand for potatoes in the retail enviro...

The genetically modified starch potato Amflora

March 10, 2010

The History and Future of GM Potatoes

Last week the European Commission approved cultivation and processing of the genetically modified starch potato Amflora. The request for authorisation was submitted by Amflora's developer BASF in August 1996, more than 13 years ago!

In North America, currently no genetically modified potatoes are commercially grown. But the GM potato has already a colorful history in the US and Canada

March 02, 2010

Tasteful Selections introduces line of specialty potatoes

Tasteful Selections LLC introduces a line of specialty potatoes. Products include fingerling potatoes, small potatoes in red, white, yellow and purple varieties and in sizes ranging from marble and peewee to standard B and C. Tasteful Selections pl...

April 24, 2009

How to store potatoes at home

Potatoes live. Potatoes breathe. And because Potatoes are 80 percent water, these tubers thrive in humid locations. Take heed, consumers wondering about the best spots in your homes to store your potatoes.

April 14, 2009

How to grow potatoes in your own back yard

You don't need your own private Idaho to grow potatoes. Greg Lutovsky, who has been growing potatoes as a business since 1993, says you can grow 100 pounds of potatoes in 4 square feet.

February 20, 2009

Northern Star Co. Initiates Recall of Retail Potato Products; No Foodservice Potato Products affected

Northern Star Co. today initiated a voluntary product recall of certain retail cut-and-bagged potato products. The recall is being initiated due to laboratory testing that showed a package of Simply Potatoes Southwest Style Hash Browns to contain Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

November 12, 2008

Fresh Solution Farms opens state-of-the-art Potato Washing and Sorting Operation

Fresh Solution Farms opened its 144,000 square foot facility in Mottville Township today. Backed by a Michigan Economic Development Corp. grant and six grower-owners, the new company produces top-quality, table-stock potatoes grown in Michigan and the ...

June 26, 2008

Omega-3 ALA - overlooked and misunderstood?

With marine omega-3 EPA and DHA often stealing the spotlight, ALA from plants - such as flaxseed and canola - has been somewhat ignored, but a new review reinforces ALA's unique and valuable benefits. The health benefits associated with alpha-linolenic...

January 28, 2008

Website 'Potatoes...Goodness Unearthed' at www.potatogoodness.com launched by United States Potato Board

A new United States Potato Board (USPB) website, www.potatogoodness.com, joined the Board’s online cache of resources championing the goodness and nutrition found in America’s favorite vegetable. This consumer website went live January 17, 2008 and re...

January 20, 2008

Making Quick Decisions Healthy: Simple Front Of Pack Logo Best To Help Consumers In Busy Shopping Environment

Unilever consumer scientists claim that simple front-of-pack logos will be most effective in helping consumers make the healthy choice in the supermarket. In the journal Appetite, the scientists report on the efficacy of eight front-of-pack nutrition l...

January 18, 2008

Fresh Solution Farms builds Potato Processing Plant (washing, sorting, packing) in West Michigan

Fresh Solution Farms plans to open a potato processing facility in Mottville Township, just outside White Pigeon in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The county's Economic Development Director tells Newschannel 3 that potato processing wasn't a business on...

November 05, 2007

UK's Tesco opens long-awaited first U.S. store

The world's third-largest retailer, has begun its long-awaited launch in the United States, opening its first store near Los Angeles. Britain's most successful retailer opened its Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in the small city of Hemet late last week.

September 28, 2007

Idaho Potato Commission adds fresh talent to its retail food team

The Idaho Potato Commission welcomes Kent Beesley as Retail Promotions Director/West. Beesley will be responsible for educating retailers on how Idaho Potatoes can help boost profits in the potato category in grocery stores and other venues where potat...