by Kari | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
It wasn’t too long ago that growers plowed under small-sized potatoes since there was no market. Today, one- or two-bite-sized spuds are big. Case in point, from 2020 to 2021, petite potatoes and medleys grew 9.4% and 6.7% in dollars sales, respectively, according to...
by Kari | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Even though the Bushwick Commission works with onions and other mixed vegetables from throughout the northeast region, potatoes are its core business, making up the majority of its sales. “Our grower partners assist us to satisfy the needs of our customers up and down...
by Kari | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Relaunches Popular Guarantee Brand Farmingdale, NY; October 27, 2021: Northeast potato shipper, Bushwick Commission has announced a packaging redesign for their popular Guarantee label. The new designs will be featured on Bushwick’s full range of potatoes,...
by Kari | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Retailers can use colors, size, signs and social media to get more spuds in the shopping cart. Merchandising potatoes should generate excitement, particularly now that consumers going through the COVID-19 pandemic have reacquainted themselves with the savory spud....
by Kari | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Whether it is caused by pandemic-buying or the increase in varieties and sizes, there’s been a real revival in the potato category. Once feared as poisonous — since it’s a member of the nightshade family — the potato today is staple fare on plates across the U.S....
by Kari | Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
FARMINGDALE, NY – As a grocery cart staple, fresh produce and its bounty of categories has been one guarantee during the tumultuous past couple of months. In fact, when I checked in on the potato market with Bushwick Potato Commission, Ken Gray confirmed that,...