Idahoan Foods is a company based in Lewisville, Idaho

Lewisville, Idaho

Lewisville is a city in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Idahoan Foods, makers of instant mashed potatoes.Lewisville is part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, founded in 1960, and specializes in the production of instant mashed potato

Instant mashed potato

Instant mashed potatoes are potatoes that have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged convenience food that can be reconstituted in the home in seconds by adding hot water or milk, producing a close approximation of mashed potatoes with very...

es, which it sells under the brand Idahoan Mashed Potatoes. It employs about 500 people at the height of its highly seasonal production cycle.

Besides its mainstay plain product, it sells a line of flavored mashed potatoes, including:

• Butter and Herb
• Four Cheese
• Roasted Garlic
• Buttery Homestyle
• Loaded Baked
• Southwest
• Baby Reds
• Yukon Gold

It also sells packaged au gratin, scalloped, and hash brown

Hash brown

Hash browns or hashed browns are a simple potato preparation in which potato pieces are pan-fried after being shredded, julienned, diced, or riced. In some cultures, hash browns or hashed browns can refer to any of these preparations, while in others it may refer to one specific preparation. In...

ed potatoes and potato casserole

Casserole

A casserole, from the French for "saucepan", is a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. The word casserole is also used for the food cooked and served in such a vessel, with the cookware itself called a casserole dish or casserole pan...

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