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SnowValley Food Hebei Co., Ltd. of China
World Potato Congress Inc. welcomes SnowValley Food Hebei Co., Ltd. of China to the WPC Platinum Partnership.
Dr. Peter VanderZaag, President of the World Potato Congress Inc. is extremely pleased to welcome our newest Platinum Sustaining Partner SnowValley Food Hebei Co., Ltd. of China.
President VanderZaag stated: “Our Sustaining Partners are the guarantee for World Potato Congress Inc. to continuously invest in initiatives to promote private-public collaboration and partnerships. China represents approximately 22% of the world’s potato production, and SnowValley is well-recognized in this region as a business that covers all levels of the Potato Value Chain.”

SnowValley Food Hebei Co., Ltd was founded in 2012 and is located in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. They are a significant potato all-Industry chain company in China integrating potato seed research, modern agriculture, food production, processing and marketing.
SnowValley is Asia’s largest frozen fries producer including novel products such as 7mm shoestring French fries, 10mm straight cut French fries, crinkle cut French fries, steak cut French fries, VF fries, and snack chips, etc.
Since 2019, SnowValley began international market development, and is currently covering Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia etc. They promote the concept of health, nutrition, and green innovation, putting diet health in a higher priority!
Welcome, SnowValley! We look forward to strong collaboration with your organization!
For information on the World Potato Congress Inc.’s Sustaining Partner program and how to become a Sustaining Partner, please visit our website at: www.potatocongress.org or emailing info@potatocongress.org
We hope to see you in Adelaide, Australia in June 2024 for our next World Potato Congress! Registration opening soon!

The 12th World Potato Congress from 23 to 26 June, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia.
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