The foodservice sector is critical to the potato industry since it accounts for 56 percent of all U.S. potato volume sales. Currently 61 percent of potatoes sold at foodservice are frozen, but fresh potato sales in foodservice are nearly as large as they are at retail. In 2016 Technomic Inc. projects the food-service sector to grow 2.4 percent, providing tremendous opportunity for potatoes.
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