San Francisco, CA – Fresh Solutions Network, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of Side DelightsTM Gourmet Petite Potatoes, the fresh new way to make every meal a little more interesting and enjoyable.
With Side Delights Gourmet Petite Potatoes, consumers can add the flavor, color and excitement of the specialty potatoes they find in fine-dining restaurants and see on their favorite cooking shows to the meals they make at home.
“Consumers are looking for new ways to serve their favorite side dish (potatoes!), and growth of the specialty potato segment is leading the category at more than 9% year over year,” said Kathleen Triou, President & CEO of Fresh Solutions Network. “Quantitative concept tests confirmed strong consumer purchase intent for the Side Delights brand, with nearly two-thirds of respondents saying they definitely or probably will buy Side Delights Gourmet Petite Potatoes when available in the stores they shop for groceries. They describe them as unique, higher quality, gourmet but for every day, and a good fit for their needs and lifestyle. Plus, the Side Delights packaging is visually exciting and features contemporary, bold graphics and appetizing photography that will grab your shoppers’ attention. The stand-up pouch bag enhances shop-ability and the promise of convenience, further stimulating consumer trial.”
Side Delights Gourmet Petite Potatoes are available in 6 varieties (Real Red, Pure Gold, True White, Powerful Purple, Fusion Fingerling and Classic Medley), each in a 1.5 lb. heat-sealed, stand-up pouch bag with grab-and-go handle and resealable zipper closure. The potatoes are pre-washed, require no peeling due to their delicate thin skin, and their small, consistent sizing insures fast, even cooking, whether sautéed, roasted, steamed, boiled or grilled.
The launch is being supported with a pre-packed promotional display, an on-pack QR code directing consumers to an engaging website featuring delicious recipes for Side Delights Gourmet Petite Potatoes (SideDelights.com), and a Facebook page (Facebook/Side Delights Potatoes). In addition, the Partners of Fresh Solutions Network will work with their customers to develop and execute customized merchandising, promotional, and ad support plans to help insure a successful launch that maximizes consumer awareness, trial, and repeat purchases.
“We are excited about this latest innovation from Fresh Solutions Network and the opportunity it represents to increase consumer engagement in the category and help our customers drive superior category performance,” said Triou.
About Fresh Solutions Network, LLC: Fresh Solutions Network is a marketing services and solutions company committed to driving profitable potato, sweet potato and onion category growth. Its mission is to keep potatoes, sweet potatoes and onions on the minds, lists, and tables of consumers. Fresh Solutions Network Partners grow, pack, sell and deliver potatoes and onions directly to their retail and foodservice customers, providing seamless, transparent product supply and service. Fresh Solutions Network, LLC partners are: Sterman Masser, Inc. (Masser Potato Farms and Keystone Potato Products in Sacramento and Hegins, PA), Michael Farms, Inc. (Urbana, OH), Basin Gold
Cooperative, Inc. (Pasco, WA), Green Thumb Farms, Inc. (Fryeburg, ME), Red Isle Potato Growers, Ltd. (Prince Edward Island, Canada), NoKota Packers, Inc. (Buxton, ND), and Sun-Glo of Idaho, Inc. (Sugar City, ID)
Source: Fresh Solutions Network, LLC
