Latest News from the IPC

Jun 17, 2010

Mr. Food to Announce Grand Prize Winner of the Idaho Potato Commission's "Watching Waistlines & Wallets" Recipe Contest this Friday, June 18

Tune in on Friday, June 18 when Mr. Food (aka Art Ginsburg) announces the Grand Prize Winner of the Idaho Potato Commission's "Watching Waistlines and Wallets" Recipe Contest on his nationally syndicated television news segment.
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May 4, 2010

The Idaho Potato Commission’s “Stunt Tater” Shares a Daring Twist on Potato Preparation with Innovative Video Series and New Website

EAGLE, ID, May 4, 2010 – At this year’s National Restaurant Association (NRA) show, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is launching an artistically-inspired series of six potato videos hosted by Stunt Tater - the “star spud” who hails from Idaho and turns his unpredictable adventures into a variety of easily prepped potato dishes.

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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 26, 2010

America's Most Celebrated Chefs Compete on the Beach in The Idaho® Potato Side Dish Challenge

EAGLE, ID, February 25, 2010 -- Thirteen of the nation’s most acclaimed chefs battled it out for a “good cause” at the fourth annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival’s Burger Bash hosted by the Food Network’s Rachael Ray.
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Feb 23, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission Donates $20,000 to Feed My Starving Children To Help Send 230,000 Meals to Haiti

EAGLE, ID, February 23, 2010 - The Idaho Potato Commission announced today that it will donate $20,000 to the Feed My Starving Children organization to help assemble and distribute 230,000 Manna Pack™-Potato meals to Haitian citizens.
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Feb 22, 2010

Idaho® Potatoes Support Haiti

Kick-off event to help rally support and raise funds to send 230,000 Manna Pack™-Potato meals to Haiti. The Manna Pack™-Potato MobilePack™-Potato event will take place in Boise in August.
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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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Jan 25, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission Launches “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest

EAGLE, ID, January 25, 2010 – Calling all cooks: If you have a flair for preparing healthful fare, now is your time to shine.
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Jan 22, 2010

Idaho Potato Commission Reminds Value-Conscious Operators of Strong Potato Profits and Offers Unique, Cost-Calculating Tool

EAGLE, ID, January 22, 2010 -- It is unanimous: Foodservice operators nationwide were happy to bid farewell to 2009.
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Dec 22, 2009

Idaho® Potato Commission Awards $10,000 to High School Student Who Wins Harvest Game Sweepstakes

EAGLE, ID, December 22, 2009 – When Reid Wiebler (age 14) of Davenport, IA played the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) harvest game in late September he never dreamed that he would be the Grand Prize Winner and take home $10,000 -- $5,000 for himself and $5,000 for his own school, Assumption Catholic High School also in Davenport.

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