Loveland, OH – NoKota Packers, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has joined Fresh Solutions Network, LLC, a partnership of multi-generational potato and onion companies committed to driving profitable category growth through innovative marketing, category management and operational solutions.
Fresh Solutions Network, LLC, established in 2010 by Sterman Masser, Inc., Michael Farms, Inc., and Basin Gold Cooperative, Inc., brings added value to the Network Partners and their customers through consumer-driven marketing solutions, including category management, product and packaging innovation, brand strategy, advertising, promotion, consumer insight, merchandising and other programs designed to drive purchase and consumption of potatoes and onions. Since its inception, the Network has grown with the addition Green Thumb Farms, Inc., Red Isle Potato Growers, Ltd, and now, NoKota Packers., Inc.
“We are excited to be able to offer our customers this added level of service and about what it can mean for their business,” said Steve Tweten, President of NoKota Packers. “Now, in addition to providing our customers with high quality red potatoes from the Red River Valley growers dedicated to our packing and sales operations, NoKota Packers can offer a complete potato category assortment that will satisfy shoppers on a year-round basis. Plus, the strategic category management support, innovation, and other marketing programs available through Fresh Solutions Network, LLC will help drive shopper satisfaction and strengthen total potato category performance.”
“We are very pleased that NoKota Packers has joined Fresh Solutions Network,” said Sherrie Terry, President & CEO of Fresh Solutions Network. “Their strategic location in the Red River Valley, recognized quality and service, and organizational culture are a perfect complement to the Network value proposition. We look forward to helping them leverage the value-added marketing, category management, and innovation solutions offered by Fresh Solutions Network to help them grow their customers’ business.”
ABOUT NOKOTA PACKERS, INC.
NoKota Packers, Inc. is a second generation packer and shipper of premium quality red potatoes, with state of the art facilities and sales operations in North Dakota and Minnesota. NoKota’s reputation for superior quality and service has earned it the long-standing supply commitment of the premier potato growers in the Red River Valley.
ABOUT FRESH SOLUTIONS NETWORK, LLC
Fresh Solutions Network drives potato and onion category performance through flawless execution of value-added operational and category growth solutions. The farming, packing and sales operations of the Network Partners span more than 60,000 acres in the US and Canada. Customers work directly with a Network Partner for seamless, yet transparent, order management and logistics for the best quality local, regional, national and international product supply and service. In addition, Fresh Solutions Network delivers category growth solutions that are grounded in consumer insight and best-in-class category management analytics. Innovation, merchandising, shopper marketing and other strategic marketing tools are used to drive category growth, profit, and shopper satisfaction.
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), and NoKota Packers, Inc. (Buxton, ND).
Source: Fresh Solutions Network