Latest News from the IPC

Dec 9, 2009

Idaho Potato Commission’s Recipe Resource Features Contemporary and Creative Tips For Enhancing Your Holiday Spread

Eagle, ID, December 9, 2009 - With the holiday season in full swing, who couldn't use some inspirational ideas for entertaining?
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Dec 7, 2009

Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest Helps Grow Potato Sales

EAGLE, ID, December 7, 2009 - For its 19th year, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is calling all retailers to put their best display forward in the IPC's Potato Lover's Month (PLM) retail display contest.
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Nov 24, 2009

Holiday Retail Promotion Offers $1.00-off Coupon on Idaho® Potatoes

BOISE, ID, November 24, 2009 - From the vineyards of Australia to kitchens across the city of London, you'll be hard-pressed to find a holiday meal that doesn't include potatoes.
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Nov 18, 2009

Idaho® Potatoes are the Main Ingredient in a "Holiday Fixings" Multi-Partner Promotion

EAGLE, ID, November 18, 2009 - This holiday season, consumers can toast to suppertime savings with a multi-partner retail promotion offering coupons on "all the fixings" including America's favorite vegetable, Idaho® potatoes.
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Oct 13, 2009

Idaho Potato Commission Brings Comic Relief To 2009 PMA Fresh Summit Casting Attendees in its Popular Comic Book Ads

EAGLE, IDAHO, October 13, 2009 - The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), once again, pulled out all of the stops at the 2009Produce Marketing Association's (PMA) Fresh Summit Exposition in Anaheim, California.

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Oct 12, 2009

Idaho Potato Commission Salutes World Cycling Champion and Boise Native, Kristin Armstrong

EAGLE, ID, October 12, 2009 - Three weeks ago Boise native and Idaho® potato fan Kristin Armstrong won the 2009 UCI Road World Championships in Mendriso, Switzerland and today she hit the airwaves to talk taters to thousands of consumers across the country.
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Oct 11, 2009

2009 Culinary Learning Experience Scholarship Awarded to Sullivan University Student

EAGLE, ID, October 11, 2009 -- Erica Sung, student at Sullivan University in Louisville, KY, was awarded the 2009 Culinary Learning Experience Scholarship, sponsored by the Simplot Top of House Culinary Board and the Idaho Potato Commission earlier this year.
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Oct 7, 2009

Merry Mashed Potato!

EAGLE, ID, October 1, 2009 -- Traditionally, the holidays offer the opportunity for increased sales and extra revenue with the onset of office parties and festive gatherings for family and friends.
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Oct 7, 2009

Are You Spud Stumped?

According to a recent survey (February 2009), potatoes are America's favorite vegetable. With consumers watching both their waistlines and their wallets, potatoes are a nutritious and affordable menu option with limitless possibilities across flavor profiles and day parts.
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Oct 6, 2009

Simplot and Idaho Potato Commission Host "Culinary Learning Experience"

CALDWELL, IDAHO, September 2009 - Five culinary students from across the country got the experience of a lifetime when they spent three days (September 9 - 11) in Idaho visiting a trout farm, dairy and cheese farm, lamb ranch and Idaho potato fields -- courtesy of the Simplot/Idaho Potato Commission "Culinary Learning Experience."
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