FRESH SOLUTIONS NETWORK NAMED AGAIN AS A FINALIST FOR PMA IMPACT AWARD IN PACKAGING WITH INNOVATIVE NEW GLOBAL FLAVOR PRODUCT

Side Delights® Flavorables product line to compete in PMA’s Product Impact Award Finals San Francisco, CA  (October 10, 2016) – For the third year running, Fresh Solutions Network has been named as a finalist in the PMA Impact Awards for Excellence in Packaging for their innovation and creative excellence with the new Side Delights® Flavorables potato product line. The Produce Marketing Association reported that 14 packaging submissions were selected as 2016 PMA Impact Award Finalists. Entries are judged on the packaging areas of Marketing, Sustainability, Consumer Convenience, Food Safety, and Supply Chain Efficiency/Functionality. The...
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Fresh Solutions Network To Showcase Side Delights® Farmers Table Organic Potatoes at Organic Produce Summit

Celebrating the category growth of organic fresh potatoes, FSN joins organic fresh produce exhibitors for Organic Produce Summit’s inaugural Trade Show (Booth 513) in Monterey, Calif. San Francisco, CA  (July 12, 2016) – Fresh Solutions Network announces its exhibit for Side Delights® Farmers Table Organic Potatoes at the Organic Produce Summit trade show, July 13, and July 14, 2016, in Monterey, Calif. The Organic Produce Summit is a celebration of organic, fresh produce growers, retailers and distributors, which share information about the success of this rapid-growth, multi-billion-dollar food sector. “We are...
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7 Nutrition Facts About Potatoes Many Consumers Don’t Know

7 Nutrition Facts About Potatoes Many Consumers Don’t Know From U.S. New & World Reports Featured in the 2/2/16 issue of Potato Bytes, published by NPPGA The entire potato is nutritious.  Eat the whole thing, skin and all, if possible. One part of the potato is not more nutritious than the other – both have their own valuable nutrients. It only has 110 calories.  Sure, if you add butter, sour cream and bacon, that number rises. If you throw them in the deep fryer – ditto. (Sorry, but sweet potato...
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More excitement for NoKota’s potatoes

Like her husband, the Lost Italian (who featured our potatoes on the North Dakota Today Show – check that episode out here), Sarah Nasello wrote about how she was exposed to our NoKota spuds in her column for the Fargo Forum.  She also shares a recipe for Rosemary Smashed Potatoes that sounds amazing!  Check out the story and recipe here.

Best kept secret of the Red River Valley?

We had some excited visitors to our plant last week and were surprised to see our potatoes featured on the North Dakota Today Show – promoted as the best kept secret in the Red River Valley!  We sure think they are the best and are always proud and thankful with others think so too!  Check out the clip of Tony, The Lost Italian, from Sarello’s in Moorehead as he shares his recipe for Rosemary Roasted Red Potatoes, featuring our red potatoes! See the clip here.

NoKota grower, Paul Fossum featured in Farm & Ranch Guide

One of our growers, Paul Fossum has been featured in a series of articles in the Farm & Ranch Guide outlining his long history raising potatoes.  The articles have followed Fossum from planting to bringing potatoes to storage at NoKota Packers.  Check out the most current article that features how storage is critical to the process.  Read more here.

Fresh Solutions Network named as a finalist for PMA Impact Award in Packaging

Side Delights® Roastables product line to compete in PMA’s Product Impact Award Finals September 28, 2015 – For the second year running, Fresh Solutions Network has been named as a finalist in the PMA Impact Awards for Excellence in Packaging for their innovation and creative excellence with the Side Delights® Roastables potato product line. The Produce Marketing Association reported that 57 companies submitted 71 entries. The Impact Award Committee reviewed each entry and has selected twenty packaging submissions as finalists for 2015. According to Kathleen Triou, President & CEO for Fresh Solutions Network, “the...
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