Latest News from the IPC

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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Oct 6, 2009

Chef Alex Stratta of Wynn Las Vegas Wins $10,000 for Meals On Wheels During Idaho Potato Commission's 'Chef Challenge' at American Wine and Food Festival

EAGLE, Idaho, Oct. 6 -- The legendary chef and philanthropist, Wolfgang Puck, and four nationally acclaimed "chef friends" partnered with the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) for the third annual IPC Chef Challenge at the American Wine &Food Festival (AWFF), held at Universal Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 3.
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Sep 15, 2009

Celebrate the 2009 Idaho® Potato Harvest Online!

EAGLE, ID, September 15, 2009 – This harvest season, America’s favorite potato continues to please both consumers’ waistlines and wallets with a new, interactive educational video game that offers a chance to win $10,000!
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