Idaho Pacific specializes in the manufacture of dehydrated potato products for use as ingredients in the industrial food, foodservice and baking industries. Established in 1987, the company s headquarters and first manufacturing facility are located in Ririe, Idaho. The Ririe facility manufactures dehydrated potato flakes, potato flours and potato granules. The company s technical staff provides assistance with development of proprietary products and packaging. Its products are marketed and sold under the Idaho Pacific label, as well as private label packaging. In 2000, Idaho Pacific acquired AgraWest Foods, a granule manufacturing facility in Prince Edward Island, Canada. AgraWest Foods is considered to be the most modern granule operation in North America. In 2002, a third manufacturing facility was added with the acquisition of a potato flake operation in Center, Colo.
Five southeast Idaho potato growers established Sun-Glo of Idaho in 1974. The company is among the industry s leaders in the packaging of fresh Idaho potatoes. Sun-Glo Idaho s potatoes are among the top providers of fresh potatoes for the foodservice industry in the United States as well as the preferred brand for consumers. The company s potatoes have consistently averaged at least 21-percent solids content. This ideal ratio of sugars and starch to water gives SunGlo-Idaho potatoes its texture, taste, and dependable performance. The company employs nearly 100 people, and is headquartered in Sugar City, Idaho. Sun-Glo's facilities have a capability of processing 2.5 million hundredweight each season.
