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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Sterman Masser Inc. Unveils New Interactive Website

News for Immediate Release October 21, 2014 Sacramento – Sterman Masser Inc., in continuing with their long-standing mission to serve their employees, customers, and community, has released a new interactive website that is designed to be more user friendly and customer focused. Sterman Masser Inc. is nationally recognized as one team dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and extraordinary service to satisfied customers.  Their mission is to serve employees, customers and the community and their new website is just one more way of keeping that promise. Visitors to the old website...
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Heating Up Potato Sales with Millennial Shoppers

New Roastables lineup combines healthier roasting with bold, global seasonings San Francisco, CA  (October 21, 2014) – Roasting is one of most flavorful ways to cook potatoes, while also being one of the healthiest.  And roasting has special appeal for Millennial shoppers, who are 30% more likely to prepare potatoes by roasting than the average U.S. consumer (U.S. Potato Board Attitudes & Usage Study 2014).  So what other trend could make roasted potatoes even more appealing to this key shopper demographic?  Adding bold, unique seasonings sourced from around the globe...
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New Potato Line Truly “A Cut Above”

Fresh Solutions Network reveals exciting new line of “house-made quality” potatoes San Francisco, CA  (October 4, 2014) ­ Fresh Solutions Network, LLC today announced the debut of “A Cut Above®”, a new line of fresh whole and fresh-cut potatoes for the foodservice channel.  A Cut Above uses select White and Russet potato varieties with higher solids content and lower water to yield consistently superior house made potato chips and French fries. A Cut Above uses special, premium-quality whole White and Russet potatoes packed in 50 lbs. bags and cartons.  A...
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A Supply Network that Really Works – with Retailers!

A Supply Network that Really Works – with Retailers! Fresh Solutions Network approaches potatoes and onions as an opportunity rather than a commodity. San Francisco, CA  (September 30, 2014) ­ For many growers, they see potatoes and onions as classic commodity crops – and consequently over-focus on growing and harvesting their products as inexpensively as possible so that they can sell at lower prices.  While that approach may work for some, Fresh Solutions Network (FSN) sees the equation differently.  FSN feels that only focusing on squeezing down costs can actually...
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Fresh Solutions Network named as a finalist for PMA Impact Award in packaging

Side Delights® Gourmet Petite product line to compete in PMA’s Impact Award finals. Fresh Solutions Network has been named as a finalist for the 2014 PMA Impact Awards in Excellence in Packaging for their innovation and excellence in the Side Delights® Gourmet Petite potato product line. The Produce Marketing Association reported that 56 companies submitted 67 entries. The Impact Award Committee has selected twenty packaging submissions as finalists for 2014. According to Kathleen Triou, President & CEO for Fresh Solutions Network, “the Gourmet Petite potato line was introduced in 2014 with the goal...
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Fresh Solutions Network, LLC Establishes Side Delights® Brand

Full line of fresh potato offerings to be consolidated under new master brand name Fresh Solutions Network, LLC today announced the establishment of the Side Delights® brand as a powerful new full-line player in the fresh potato category.  As a result, Fresh Solutions Network will be rebranding many of their existing potato offerings to bring them under the Side Delights® master brand, including their Steamables, Bakeables, Grillables and Gourmet Petite potato products. The Side Delights® name is a result of extensive consumer testing, with the goal of maximizing consumer appeal...
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