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Sacramento, PA (Feb 19, 2025) – Masser Family of Companies (MFC) is pleased to announce the newest team member to join their executive leadership team.  Tiffany Readinger. She will serve in a newly created role, Vice President of Sales and Category Management. The MFC, a leading grower-packer-processor-shipper of potatoes based in Sacramento, PA, announced the appointment of Tiffany Readinger as the new Vice President of Sales & Category Management. Readinger will concentrate on expanding market presence, strengthening customer relationships, providing unparalleled complete category management, and launching new product innovations. Before joining...
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Company completed significant technology upgrades and successful harvest in 2024 Buxton, ND (January 21, 2025) – NoKota Packers Inc. announced the celebration of the company’s 45th anniversary as they closed out a successful year and the official launch of a new logo on January 1, 2025. Founded in 1979, NoKota Packers shipped 220,000 hundred weight of potatoes and employed 18 employees in their first season. Forty-five years later, the company has more than doubled in size – working with nine different growing operations, shipping over 600,000 hundred weight of potatoes “For 45...
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BOOTH #207at the NYC Javitz Center, December 10 -12, 2024 Newport Beach, CA (Dec 3, 2024) – Masser Family of Companies (MFC) will exhibit at the NYC Produce Show next week at the Javitz Center December 10 -12, 2024.  The Pennsylvania Co-Operative Potato Growers will jointly be represented in booth #209. The collaborative efforts will showcase Pennsylvania’s vast array of potato offerings. Presented by the Eastern Produce Council and Produce Business magazine, the three-day event includes networking opportunities, a one-day trade show of over 400 companies, educational sessions, and tours of...
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Hegins, PA (October 3, 2024): — Keystone Potato Products “Keystone”, a leading potato distributor in Pennsylvania, announced today that it received the 2024 Green Plant of the Year award from Food Processing Magazine, which provides editorial content to the food and beverage process industries. Each year, readers nominate a plant that exemplifies a commitment to a sustainable food and beverage manufacturing future. The 2024 award honors Keystone’s commitment to environmental sustainability, innovation, and eco-friendly food production processes. Keystone is focused on implementing sustainability at every phase of the potato planting and harvesting...
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Masser Family of Companies to provide products, services, and increased value in the Northeast. Sacramento, PA (July 15, 2024) – The Masser Family of Companies (MFC), the eighth-generation family-owned potato farming company, announced a strategic partnership with Szawlowski Potato Farms (SWAZ), a fifth-generation farm. Under the new agreement, MFC will provide supply chain management services, including sales, logistics, procurement, and marketing services, to SWAZ, one of the largest potato farms in New England. The collaboration will enhance customer service, increase production, and streamline the supply chain processes while allowing efficiencies to...
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Sacramento, PA (June 6, 2024) – The Masser Family of Companies (MFC), the eighth-generation family-owned potato farming company, received product innovation awards and citations for the new Side Delights® Amazables! potato product line. MFC was awarded the 2024 Award for Excellence in recognition of product innovation from the Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) Manufacturers and Employers Association and the Employer Product Innovation Award from the National Association of Manufacturers in conjunction with the NEPA Manufacturers and Employers Association for the Side Delights®Amazables! potato product line. The NEPA Manufacturers and Employers Association Manufacturers and...
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Eight generations of The Masser Family of Companies continue to advance in conserving and protecting the environment and community while delivering profitable category growth. Sacramento, PA (January 22, 2024) – Masser Family of Companies of Sacramento, PA announced today it has released its People, Process, and Planet (PPP) Report. Each year, the Masser Family of Companies establishes measurable benchmarks to ensure they are on track to meet their sustainability goals. The Masser Family of Companies makes annual investments in sustainable practices that contribute towards a reduced carbon footprint and integrated long-term efficiencies...
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Lela S. Reichart appointed Executive Vice President of Marketing. Sacramento, PA (September 26, 2023) – Masser Family of Companies announced that Lela Reichart has been promoted to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Marketing from her previous position as Vice President of Strategic Development. Reichart will provide marketing support to the Masser Family of Companies, supporting the business strategy to continue to grow awareness, trial, and longer-lasting interactions for both the Masser business and the Side Delights® brand of fresh potato products. Under Reichart’s direction, the Masser Family...
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Volunteers come together at the first annual Potato Palooza to supply 43,000 servings for food-insecure Sacramento, PA (October 17, 2023) – Sterman Masser Farms® of Sacramento, PA, partnered with Society of St. Andrews (SoSA) on Saturday, October 7th to host the first annual Potato Palooza, a community-wide event to glean and share farm-fresh food in local communities. The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA) partners with farmers, donors, volunteers, churches, community organizations, and large national movements to harvest and share healthy food, reduce food waste, and build caring communities to support the...
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Side Delights® showcases the new packaging line at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show in Orlando Newport Beach, CA (October 17, 2022) – Side Delights® completed a package refresh and will showcase the new line at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show in Orlando on October 28-29, 2022. Fresh Solutions Network, exclusive farmers and suppliers of the Side Delights brand of fresh potatoes and onions, invite retailers who want to see the new packaging line in person to join us at Booth #2162. “We designed this packaging refresh using...
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