Latest News from the IPC


08/17/10 - Over 500 Volunteers Spend Two Days Assembling Manna Pack™-Potato Meals to Help Starving Children Around the Globe

Eagle, ID, August 17, 2010 — Over 500 volunteers gathered at American Falls High School in American Falls, Idaho for the first mobile Manna Pack packing event to help assemble 300,000 Manna Pack™-Potato meals that will be shipped to countries around the world to help malnourished children, including those in Haiti. Manna Pack™-Potato is a “first food” designed specifically for malnourished children with diarrhea, containing potato granules, soy flour, vitamins, minerals and sweet potato flavoring.

Filed Under: Consumer, Industry, Special Events


06/23/10 - Idaho Potato Commission Greets Travelers with New Ads in Boise and Idaho Falls Airports

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has placed new print advertisements for Idaho® potatoes in the Boise and Idaho Falls airports to greet the thousands of travelers who visit these cities each day. The engaging ads are a creative way to reach consumers and remind them of Idaho® potatoes — when they least expect it!

Filed Under: Consumer, Industry


06/23/10 - Trout Lake, WA Resident Awarded Honorable Mention in the Idaho Potato Commission’s “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest

Trout Lake, WA’s own Margee Berry won an Honorable Mention in the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest for her Warm Wilted Idaho® Potato and Spinach Salad recipe.

Filed Under: Consumer


06/23/10 - Cranston, RI Resident Awarded Honorable Mention in the Idaho Potato Commission’s “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest

Cranston, RI’s own Robin Haas won an Honorable Mention in the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest for her Creamy Idaho® Potato and White Bean Soup recipe.

Filed Under: Consumer


06/23/10 - Clovis, NM Resident Awarded Honorable Mention in the Idaho Potato Commission’s “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest

Angela Spengler, who resides on Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, NM, won an Honorable Mention in the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest for her Irish Colcannon with Spring Onions and Leeks recipe.

Filed Under: Consumer