Increased Transportation Opportunities Bring Washington State Potato Commission East
Matthew Weaver -- http://www.columbiabasinherald.com -- March 19, 2007NEW YORK CITY -- The only potato booth at a recent New York trade show was pushing Washington spuds.
The Washington State Potato Commission was one of 75 new exhibitors at the 14th annual International Restaurant and Foodservice Show of New York.
The event was held March 4 through March 6 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The commission joined more than 600 other exhibitors to showcase the state's potato products to more than 18,000 industry professionals in attendance.
In a statement, Commission Director of Trade Matt Harris said the "buzz" in New York is trans fat-free, so the commission served fries cooked in trans fat-free oil.
"It was a good show," Harris said. "We were the only potato booth there."
The commission's Trade and Market Access Committee decided to attend this year's event because of increased transportation opportunities to the East Coast with the advent of the RailEx service from Wallula and the Washington Produce Rail Car program....
The Washington State Potato Commission was one of 75 new exhibitors at the 14th annual International Restaurant and Foodservice Show of New York.
The event was held March 4 through March 6 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The commission joined more than 600 other exhibitors to showcase the state's potato products to more than 18,000 industry professionals in attendance.
In a statement, Commission Director of Trade Matt Harris said the "buzz" in New York is trans fat-free, so the commission served fries cooked in trans fat-free oil.
"It was a good show," Harris said. "We were the only potato booth there."
The commission's Trade and Market Access Committee decided to attend this year's event because of increased transportation opportunities to the East Coast with the advent of the RailEx service from Wallula and the Washington Produce Rail Car program....
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