Potato chip industry sees boon in retail sector during COVID
A pandemic doesn’t come with many positives, but it hasn’t been bad for the potato chip industry. Unlike Western U.S. producers of russet and table-stock potatoes, who ended up with a surplus when demand from foodservice customers declined sharply, growers and processors of chipping potatoes have been making hay……
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Allied Potato Promotes Chipperbec Brand
When Matt Hornbuckle, director of foodservice sales at Allied Potato set out to build a brand around their premium chipping potatoes, he wanted to bring together the best of the company’s successful varieties, cultural insight, and marketing know-how. “I envisioned a really cool brand that chefs can count on that…
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Matt Hornbuckle Shares What’s Coming Next for Allied Potato
When I was younger, I used to think of Idaho as the origin where all potatoes come from. I now know that isn’t true, but my most recent talk with Matt Hornbuckle, Director of Foodservice Sales for Allied Potato, has enlightened me more in the coveted category, the base foundation…
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Matt Hornbuckle Discusses New Chipperbec™ Facility
Let’s talk about our favorite foodservice items! I’ll go first: One of my favorite foodservice items is French fries, which is why PMA Foodservice attendees probably saw me hanging around the Allied Potato booth for a little bit longer than necessary. But what can I say—I had to find out…
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Young Guns
It’s not easy to get an appointment with Jason Davenport. The dude is a jet-setter: One week he was in San Francisco running a half-marathon. The next he was meeting with customers in Honduras. But once we finally got a chance to visit with the founder and president of Allied Potato, we were…
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Chipperbec™ Brand and Foodservice Offerings
Without potatoes, what would restaurant menus look like? I’m certain they would be a sad sight, because every foodservice behemoth should count the mighty spud among its offerings. I spoke to Allied Potato’s Matt Hornbuckle, Director of Sales and Marketing, to learn about what the company has…
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2015 fresh harvest of Chipperbec™ Potatoes is underway
New Chipperbec™ premium non GMO California chipping potatoes Allied Potato Inc., a premier grower and distributor of chipping potatoes in conjunction with Frost Potato Co-Op are proud to announce their new Chipperbec™ branded chipping potatoes for foodservice operators and processors across the country. “The 2015 fresh potato harvest has just…
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