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Potatoes USA

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Potatoes USA is the nation’s potato marketing organization. Potatoes USA is the new (dba) name for the National Potato Promotion Board, that prior to March 2016 was doing business as (dba) the United States Potato Board (USPB).

The organisation is the central organizing force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes.

The USPB provides the ideas, information, tools and inspiration for the industry to unite in achieving common goals.

Established in 1971, the USPB now represents more than 2,500 US potato growers and handlers and is the largest vegetable commodity board in the United States.
 

Anchored by a strong foundation of market and consumer research and analysis, the USPB domestic and international potato marketing programs include: advertising, nutrition science, public relations, retail and foodservice marketing, and issues management.

Whether the potato is grown for fresh, frozen, chip, dehydrated or seed use, the USPB is dedicated to positioning potatoes as a nutrition powerhouse—truly, goodness unearthed.

The USPB runs multiple websites, each targeting a different audience:

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March 16, 2012
U.S. Potato Board turns 40, earns praise from USDA
The U.S. Potato Board’s annual meeting March 15 started off on with some good news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bob Keeney, deputy administrator of fruit and vegetable programs for the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service gave the board, ...
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January 16, 2012
Potatoes: The misunderstood vegetable
An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education
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January 06, 2012
USPB's smartphone app caters to growers
Technology was evident in virtually every booth at the Potato Expo 2012, and the U.S. Potato Board’s booth was no exception.
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January 05, 2012
Potato Expo 2012: Potato industry looks to future
In the same way that microbreweries surfaced to challenge the giants of the beer industry, Joe Guenthner won't rule out the rise of small potato chip makers.
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