Idaho Potato Commission Ladles Out Potato Lover's Month Advice

To Combat February’s Chill, the IPC Suggests Two Comfort Food Standbys–Hot Potato Soup and Crusty Potato Bread

EAGLE, Idaho, January 1, 2014—According to trend guru Andrew Freeman*, customers will see “haute homey” dishes–highbrow versions of classic comfort foods–on menus across the country in 2014. It’s a prediction the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) can support wholeheartedly, since signature potato soups are a popular standby on winter menus. If the soup is served with a side of hearty potato bread, so much the better!

To properly celebrate Potato Lover’s Month this February, the Idaho Potato Commission recommends returning to your root vegetables with a menu special of hearty, warming potato soup. Over the past 75 years, the IPC has collected creative soup recipes from operators across the country, including, to name a few, Idaho® Potato and White Bean Purée, Loaded Baked Potato Soup, Idaho® Potato and Chipotle Soup. To accompany the soup, the IPC offers an array of Idaho® potato-enhanced bread, muffin, biscuit, and focaccia recipes, all guaranteed to please your customers year round. For product information and more Idaho® potato soup and bread recipes, visit idahopotato.com/foodservice.

* Andrew Freeman & Company, 2014 Trends “Blurred Lines,” November 4, 2013.

About the Idaho Potato Commission
Established in 1937, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is a state agency that is responsible for promoting and protecting the famous “Grown in Idaho®” seal, a federally registered certification mark that assures consumers they are purchasing genuine, top-quality Idaho® potatoes. Idaho's growing season of warm days and cool nights, ample mountain-fed irrigation and rich volcanic soil, give Idaho Potatoes their unique texture, taste and dependable performance, that differentiates Idaho® potatoes from potatoes grown in other states.

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