News from the IPC "Potato Lover’s Display Contest" category

Mar 11, 2011

Hen House Extends Celebration of Potato Lover's Month Beyond the Produce Aisle

Upscale grocery store chain, Hen House, celebrated Potato Lover’s Month (PLM) with a storewide “spudtacular” promotion that included culinary demos, giveaways and, of course, an abundant supply of Idaho® spuds.

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Feb 16, 2011

Utah Grocer Fresh Market Builds World's Largest Idaho® Potato Display

February is Potato Lover’s Month and spud lovers in Spanish Fork, Utah are in for a special treat. Fresh Market grocery store has built the world’s largest Idaho® potato display in the produce department using 240,000 russet potatoes. The display made its debut today and will be up until every last potato is sold!

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Feb 4, 2011

Denison, TX Resident Wins Idaho Potato Commission's Inaugural Recipe of the Month Photo Contest

Jessica Reddick is announced as the first winner of the Idaho Potato Commission's Recipe of the Month Photo Contest! February's recipe is Idaho Potato Mocha Fudge Cake.
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Dec 1, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission's Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest Celebrates 20 Years Running

Every February for 20 consecutive years, thousands of produce aisles around the country become the mecca for Idaho® potato lovers. Produce managers put their merchandising skills to the test in an attempt to create the top tater display during the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) Potato Lover’s Month (PLM) Retail Display Contest.
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May 3, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission Announces 2010 Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest Winners

EAGLE, IDAHO, May 3, 2010 – Retailers pulled out all the stops this year to secure their share of the $150,000 in cash and prizes awarded in the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) 19th Annual Potato Lover’s Month Retail Display Contest.
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Feb 8, 2010

Show Your Love for Spuds in February AKA Potato Lover’s Month

EAGLE, ID, February 1, 2010 – What’s better than celebrating love in February? … celebrating your love for potatoes!
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May 1, 2009

Idaho Potato Commission Awards More Than $150,000 in Cash & Prizes to 2009 Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest Winners

EAGLE, IDAHO, May 1, 2009 - The most anticipated retail promotion of the year, the 2009 Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest, proved to be yet another blockbuster hit for the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) with over 2,150 entries, an 11% increase in participation over 2008.
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Feb 3, 2009

National Survey Reveals Potatoes are America's Favorite Vegetable, Making the Plate an Average Two Days Per Week

EAGLE, Idaho, February 3, 2009 - Any way you slice it, dice it, mash it or fry it, a new survey by the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) confirms that Americans love their spuds…so much that 75 percent of potato enthusiasts consider themselves "potato lovers." With February marking "Potato Lover's Month," the IPC is dishing on top ways Americans savor the versatile vegetable.
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Jan 5, 2009

Pump Up Potato Sales During Potato Lovers Month $150,000 in Cash and Prizes to be Awarded

EAGLE, Idaho, January 5, 2009 -- It's back…one of the industry's most anticipated retail promotions of the year…the Idaho Potato Retail Display Contest. With more than $150,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs and a free DVD/MP3 Player to all qualified entrants, everyone's a winner…guaranteed!
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May 1, 2008

Product Managers Pumped Up Idaho Potato Sales in February to Win More Than $150,000 in Cash & Prizes

EAGLE, IDAHO, May 1, 2008 - Every year for 17 years, retailers have pulled out all stops to build the best and most creative Idaho Potato display in the country, and the entries for the 2008 Idaho Potato Commission's "Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest" prove that this annual event is better than ever. The Idaho Potato Commission's (IPC) Retail Display Contest received 1,886 entries this year and awarded more than $150,000 in cash and merchandise prizes to retailers across the country. In addition, every qualified entrant received a genuine Swiss Army watch worth $115!
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