RPE Launches New Potato Varieties
October 27, 2015 
Blushing Violet is a bite-size potato with a purple interior.
RPE Inc., a grower shipper of year-round potatoes and onions located in Bancroft, WI, has announced the addition of six new varieties of potatoes being released this fall. With four additions to RPE’s core commodity brand, Old Oak Farms and two additions to the farm’s line of Tasteful Selections specialty potatoes, these new varieties are designed to transform meals.
Old Oak Farms’ new varieties include: Honeysuckle Gold Vales Sovereign, Masquerade, Autumn Trail Gold, and Midnight Moon. These varieties will be offered in 3-pound poly bags, mesh bags, and 50-pound cartons.
“RPE’s constant drive to innovate the potato category has led to these colorful potatoes with extraordinary flavors,” said Russell Wysocki president and CEO of RPE and co-owner of Tasteful Selections, which is a joint venture of RPE, CSS Farms and Plover River Farms Alliance, Inc. “Our Old Oak Farms’ Honeysuckle Gold potatoes Vales Sovereign was voted Variety of the Year in Britain and we are confident it will be a winner with our consumers, too.”
The Tasteful Selections additions include: Blushing Violet and Radiant Ruby. These thin skinned, bite-sized potatoes are the perfect addition to any plate. The simply amazing additions to the Tasteful Selections line are offered in 24-ounce, 28-ounce, 40-ounce and 2-pound mesh bags.
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