sweet potatoes

Bako Sweet targets Easter sweet potato sales with displays

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 19, 2025) – Bako Sweet, BB #:207680 known for their premium sweet potatoes and eye-catching, themed merchandising,...

2 weeks ago 3 minute read

Bako Sweet promotes heart-healthy sweet potatoes for February

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2025) – As the year kicks off, Bako Sweet BB #:207680 encourages retailers to prepare for...

3 months ago 4 minute read

North Carolina sweetpotato industry projects lower yields for rest of season

Benson, N.C., December 2, 2024 – On the heels of Thanksgiving, the unofficial sweetpotato eating holiday, The North Carolina Sweetpotato...

4 months ago 4 minute read

Bako Sweet helps consumers sweeten their holidays with value-added products

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Nov. 25, 2024) – Thanksgiving is the season of comfort food, and sweet potatoes are taking center stage,...

4 months ago 3 minute read

RPE launches sweet potato program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— Bancroft, WI — RPE BB #:105471, a trusted leader in the fresh produce industry, is excited to...

5 months ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Pumpkin Spice Latte and tropical storms turn heads in Week 36

The tropics are heating up, with a strong likelihood that PTC 6 will develop into a tropical storm or hurricane...

7 months ago 3 minute read

Bako Sweet offers summer sweet potato retail promotions

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (August 1, 2024) – Bako Sweet BB #:207680 is thrilled to announce a range of exciting summer opportunities...

8 months ago 3 minute read

American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute names executive director

Benson, North Carolina – July 15, 2024 – Johnny Barnes, President of the American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute (ASPMI), announced today...

9 months ago 3 minute read

North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission celebrates National Sweetpotato Month

Benson, N.C., March 5, 2024 – The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission (NCSPC) BB #:156017, made up of 300 sweetpotato growers...

1 year ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: March brings winter to the West and summer to the East

California has turned into a real-life snow globe. Up to ten feet of snow is expected in parts of the...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Bako Sweet® Celebrates National Sweet Potato Month and National Heart Month with Heart-Healthy Initiatives

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2024) – Bako Sweet is celebrating National Sweet Potato Month and National Heart Month this February...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Veganuary honors purple sweet potatoes

Anaheim, CA (January 2023) – As connoisseurs of all things colorful, healthy, and delicious, Frieda’s LLC BB #:388120 is delighted...

1 year ago 3 minute read

NC Sweetpotato Commission celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

“Sweet Celebrations” eCookbook and Influencer Campaign Launch Benson, N.C., September 22, 2023 – The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission (NCSPC), made...

2 years ago 4 minute read

California Sweetpotato Council launches educational campaign

Yam = Sweetpotato Livingston, CA – California sweet potato farmers are on a mission to end consumer confusion, entice younger buyers...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Bako partners with Kung Fu Panda for sweet potatoes

Sweet potato warriors unite to celebrate Bako Sweet and Dreamworks animation’s Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight BAKERSFIELD, Calif.– Bako...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Farm Fresh Produce sends sweet potatoes into space

The company has revealed an exhilarating video showing the successful celestial journey of a box of Dolce Vita Premium Sweet...

2 years ago 3 minute read

GRAPHIC: Sweet potatoes by the numbers

Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons are the biggest for sweet potatoes, where demand and volume are the highest of the...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Bako Sweet unveils new sweet potato packaging design at IFPA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. –  Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet BB #:207680 is unveiling its new 3 lb. and 5 lb. conventional...

2 years ago 3 minute read
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