HOUSTON, TX – A bumper crop of pre-sized small potatoes and the popularity of wintertime crock pot cooking have led to the return of MountainKing’s Crock Around the Clock promotion providing retail grocers the opportunity to capitalize on the uptick of petite B Red and Gold sales.
Available through February 28, 2018, the promotion of MountainKing’s 3 lb. bags of B Reds and Buttery Bite Golds includes high-graphic 16/3# DRC’s, 84 ct. side-by-side half bins and 16 ct. RPC’s. Tailored recipe cards, point-of-sale signage and ad-ready artwork for prompt publication also are available. Each three-pound bag of MountainKing’s B Reds and Gold Buttery Bites contains 8-10 servings with retail pricing from $2.99 – $3.99.
MountainKing also will reward Insta Pot slow cookers to the top-performing participating produce managers.
“Last year this promotion just took off,” notes John Pope, MountainKing Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The good news is all signs point to another strong winter for small-sized Golds and Reds.”
This year, sales of 3 lb. bags are up 11 percent, small Reds are up 9 percent and small Golds are up 7 percent, according to Pope. He adds customers pay up to two times more per pound for small bags, a rate which translates up to $38,000 in incremental sales lift per load.
Ideal for slow cooking, the pre-sized small varieties also can be boiled, steamed roasted or smashed. Plus, they require no peeling.
MountainKing Potatoes is one of the world’s largest growers of high-flavor potato varieties. Currently, about one million U.S. households enjoy MountainKing products every week.
For more information, go to www.MountainKing.com. Also, follow MountainKing Potatoes at www.Facebook.com/MountainKing-Potatoes and on Twitter @MK Potatoes.
Source: MountainKing Potatoes
