Interview with Jerry Wright

In March of 2005, Jerry Wright of Idaho Falls, Idaho was hired to serve as the initial CEO/President of the United Potato Growers of
America. The former president of Embasa Foods (later renamed Authentic Specialty Foods) had a long track record of success in the business world, and expectations were very high.

Wright did not disappoint. Fall potato acreage was cut by 7% to
952,000 acres, the lowest level since 1957. As a result, grower returns are
the highest they’ve been in the last ten years. A substantial portion of the acreage decline has been attributed to United’s business plan, part of which was an acreage bid buy
down which was executed in the spring.

Read the remainder of our interview with Jerry Wright.