Archive for the ‘Potato Lover's Month’ Category

02/08/10 - 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!

Filed Under: Consumer, Denise Austin, Potato Lover's Month, Special Events

05/01/09 - 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.

Filed Under: Potato Lover's Month, Retail

02/03/09 - 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.

Filed Under: Consumer, Potato Lover's Month

01/05/09 - 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!

Filed Under: Potato Lover's Month, Retail

05/01/08 - 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!

Filed Under: Potato Lover's Month, Retail