With a sense of the growing demand for their product—proprietary varieties of "Creamer" potatoes that are packaged for quick preparation—a Canadian company has begun its expansion in the United States with construction of a new facility near DeForest, just north of Madison.
The Little Potato Company and Ryan Companies, Inc., celebrated the groundbreaking for the 133,000-square-foot processing facility on a 16-acre site just north of DeForest last week. It is the first facility The Little Potato Company will have in the United States.
The Canadian company with headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta has invested in the development of traditionally bred varieties of Creamer potatoes. They now have varieties called "Baby Boomer," a red called "Blushing Belle," a blue potato called "Something Blue," Fingerlings and Miss Blush.
The company's products are sold in produce sections of grocery stores and other outlets in 43 states. (In Wisconsin they are found in Hy-Vee, Woodman's, Walmart and other local markets.)
Source: www.wisfarmer.com