The Key To A Gluten-Free Breakfast Sandwich: POTATOES!

The breakfast sandwich has become a staple of on-the-go mornings. In fact, convenient and high-protein breakfast dishes are rising in popularity, according to a new study from Nielsen Perishables Group. But if you’re following a gluten-free diet or low-fat diet, buns, biscuits, English muffins and croissants commonly used in breakfast sandwiches might be off the menu for you. There’s good news: potatoes can fit right in as the base of a quick, high-protein, low-fat and totally gluten-free breakfast sandwich. It’s easy to make Hash Brown Sliders with pre-shredded hash browns...
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Delivering the Digital Destination that Retailers Deserve

Fresh Solutions Network’s website re-launch raises the bar for entire industry. In an era when Google has seemingly made finding the answer to any question just a few clicks away, it is often surprisingly frustrating for retailers and foodservice operators to locate the information they need about the products they purchase and the operators who supply them. That is why Fresh Solutions Network (FSN) has reimagined their entire online domain to create a single, comprehensive online resource housing all the information that existing and potential customers would likely ever want to...
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NEW DATA SHOW THAT WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE NEED MORE VEGETABLES, WHITE POTATOES ON THE PLATE

APRE’s latest NHANES analytical data are consistent with IOM findings that women ages 19-50 do not get enough key nutrients from vegetables (BOSTON, MA) March 30, 2015 – A new study presented today by the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) at Experimental Biology 2015 confirms that vegetable consumption is very low among women of childbearing age (WCBA), and that the nutrient-rich white potato is an important vegetable to this population’s diet, particularly among subgroups with the lowest intake. The results are consistent with the Institute of Medicine findings that mean total vegetable consumption of women ages 19 to...
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Fresh Solutions Network Unveils New Side Delights Website

San Francisco, CA (March 4, 2015) – A 2014 study by Cone Communications found that every day, 43 percent of consumers are searching for food information online. Today’s shoppers expect to be able to not just find information about their potential food purchases on the web, but to find the information they want quickly, easily and loaded with engaging details – and maybe even a few surprises. To respond to that desire, Fresh Solutions Network today debuted a brand-new, industry-leading website for their Side Delights® brand of potato products, located...
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Fresh Solutions Network welcomes their newest partner, Mack Farms, Inc.

San Francisco, CA (February 24, 2015) – Fresh Solutions Network, already one of the largest potato suppliers in the U.S., today announced that Mack Farms has joined their network of best-in-industry grower/shipper partners. This exciting addition brings a major Southeast potato grower with significant early-season volume into the Fresh Solutions Network, as well as partnering with an owner-grower who shares the same passion for providing the highest-quality products and superior customer service. Based in Lake Wales, Florida, Mack Farms began operations in 1967 growing, packing and shipping watermelons. Since then...
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Fiber Blog Names Potatoes as a Hot Food Trend for 2015

  In her nutrition blog “Fiber Is the Future,” registered dietitian Katie Ferraro highlights potatoes as one of the hot food trends for 2015. According to Ferraro, “potatoes are on the prowl.” She cites the recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition to show that individuals can eat potatoes and still lose weight. Ferraro also notes that a medium baked potato with skin provides 3 grams of fiber and contains no fat or cholesterol. The KUSI News segment “Healthy Food Trends for 2015” features Katie Ferraro discussing the information...
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New Research is Good News for Potato Lovers

Selecting healthy foods may be more important than adhering to a glycemic index diet when it comes to reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Denver, CO, January 7, 2014 – New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,(JAMA), demonstrates that the glycemic index, the basis of many popular diets, may ultimately not be of high importance to those who already follow a healthful diet. This study is more good news for potatoes, adding to a growing pool of research that demonstrates the positive role potatoes play...
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Steaming Up Sales of Fresh Potatoes

Side Delights® Steamables offers the most complete lineup for today’s time-pressed shopper. San Francisco, CA (December 3, 2014) – The NPD Group just released their 29th annual Eating Patterns in America report, and finds that an increase in meals from home is one of the single biggest changes in eating patterns in Americans in the last five years. “We are eating more meals in our homes, but not cooking more dishes,” says Harry Balzer, vice president of The NPD Group and author of the report. Nowhere is this more apparent...
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Sterman Masser Helps Feed 1.5 Million Pennsylvanians At Risk For Hunger

Nov. 25 2014 Harrisburg, PA – Sterman Masser Inc. and their employee management team partnered with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and Hunters Sharing the Harvest to donate over one ton of Pennsylvania Preferred potatoes during the annual kick-off of a statewide venison donation program in Harrisburg, PA. Hunters Sharing the Harvest, began in 1991, is a program where Pennsylvania hunters donate their deer to be processed into ground venison to feed the needy. The processed venison is distributed statewide by food banks to over 4,000 local soup kitchens, pantries,...
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Potato packaging delights judges to earn the 2014 PMA Impact Award for Excellence in Packaging!

Potato packaging delights judges to earn the 2014 PMA Impact Award for Excellence in Packaging! Side Delights® Gourmet Petite potatoes from Fresh Solutions Network is a proud winner of PMA’s Impact Award. San Francisco, CA  (October 31, 2014) – Each year PMA’s Impact Award recognizes companies that bring innovation and excellence in packaging to supercharge the selling of fresh produce.  Fresh Solutions Network was among only five winning companies recognized for excellence in packaging with their Side Delightsâ Gourmet Petite potato line. Fresh Solutions Network’s entry was one of 67 submitted...
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