Sunrise Potato Storage Partners with World Potato Congress

The President of World Potato Congress Inc, Romain Cools, welcomed Sunrise Potato Storage LTD. as its most recent Silver Sustaining Partner.

Sunrise Potato is an intergenerational farm involving Peter & Carla VanderZaag, daughter Ruth and son-in-law Nick Ploeg. It is located in Alliston, Ontario, Canada and grows, stores and markets potatoes for the chip snack food sector, which are then processed both in Canada as well as in the NE USA.

President Cools stated: “The World Potato Congress is looking forward to working with Sunrise Potato Storage LTD. and all our Sustaining Partners to further the growth and awareness of the importance of the global potato sector.” The company grows numerous chipping varieties on 19 different farmland locations within 40km of their storage facility, which holds up to 400,000 cwt (18,000 tones) of potatoes in 19 separate bins. The spuds are stored for up to 10 months and then prepared for delivery through an automated wash line system where they are washed and sorted.

Sunrise Potato Storage employs five full time workers and six part-time workers. It also has four seasonal workers from Mexico from March thru October. According to the company, Sunrise Potato is dedicated to sustainable production practices that ameliorate soil, air and water quality.