The story of The Little Potato Company begins with Jacob van der Schaaf’s memory of working as a child in his father’s fields back in Holland, and those delicious little potatoes he harvested.
The Beginning
Jacob teams up with his daughter Angela and they set out to grow little potatoes in Canada. After harvesting and washing the potatoes by hand, Angela would load up her hatchback to sell them at local farmers’ markets.
A Humble Start
Angela and Jacob rented a one-acre plot of land in Edmonton, Alberta to grow their first crop of little potatoes with a couple of shovels and a dream.
The Little Potato Company is Born
Local chefs, consumers, and retailers love them so much that The Little Potato Company becomes the first company in North America to exclusively grow and sell little potatoes.
Growing
We soon grow to 30 employees and our little potatoes are now selling in supermarkets across western Canada.
Learn about our FarmersWe Have a Plant
The company purchases a local potato packing plant that’s approximately 15,000 square feet. In two short years, we’ll expand to a facility that’s 32,000 square feet!
Growing Faster
Alberta Venture Magazine names us one of Alberta’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2002!
Potatoes All Year
Through partnerships with family farms across North America and tremendous support from the families who serve our potatoes at their tables, we are now able to grow our little potatoes year-round!
Potatoes with Personality
Our plant and office staff go above and beyond to support their belief in the company and commitment to customers to offer major nationwide shipping.
Best Workplace for New Canadians
The Little Potato Company wins Alberta Venture’s Best Workplace for New Canadians and is runner-up for Best Overall Workplace.
Having a Field Day
2008 also marks our first Grower Field Day, an event that brings together researchers, growers, retailers, and marketers to discuss industry developments and develop better practices.
Learn about Our FamilyGrowing our Family
We make our way into the U.S. and start partnering with family farms to bring busy families in the U.S. delicious little potatoes.
Innovating
The next year, we launch our Microwave Ready Little Potatoes to make it even easier to prepare and serve delicious potatoes that are ready in 5 minutes!
Achieving Big
The Little Potato Company is recognized as one of Achiever’s 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in Canada!
Big Recognition for Little Potatoes
Angela, our CEO and Co-Founder, is honored at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Prairie Awards
Firing up the Grill
We launch our Oven | Grill Ready Little Potatoes in the hopes that they will bring even more ease and fun to your meals, cookouts, and camping trips.
Moving On Up
Our family is really growing now! We move into a 95,000 square foot plant in Edmonton.
It's our 20th Birthday!
We celebrate 20 years of pursuing our mission to feed the world, better.
Breaking Ground
Growing in the USA – We begin growing potatoes in Wisconsin and open our first USA potato packing facility and office in Deforest, Wisconsin. (updating what is on the update as it only talks about us breaking ground)
Reimagining Our Future with Room to Grow
While staying true to our purpose and values that have guided us from the beginning, The Little Potato Company rebrands with the goal of creating little moments of happiness for busy families. We outgrow our third potato packing plant and take a big step forward, moving into a state-of-the-art 240,000 square foot facility in Nisku.
Crossing Borders
Our little potatoes make their way into Mexico for the first time, bringing easy and delicious little potatoes to even more families.
Flavor Forward
We launch two bold new flavors in our Microwave and Oven & Grill Ready Kits, giving busy families even more delicious ways to enjoy little potatoes.
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30 Years of Little Potatoes
Little Potato Company celebrates 30 years of feeding the world, better. From a one acre plot of land to a global community of farmers, employees, partners, and families, we reflect on three decades of innovation, growth, and the love of little potatoes!
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