Bob Evans has also added mashed sweet potatoes, glazed apples and home-style stuffing to its side-dish lineup. Now there’s one more way to get the latest local news from The Dispatch.

Bob Evans Farms Inc. announced a pair of acquisitions Tuesday along with an executive change meant to focus the company on grocery store ... purchase Pinelands Farm Potato Company for $115 million ...

Bob Evans’ mashed potatoes, made at the company’s plant in Gateway Commerce Park, are distributed to every state in the union, Bob Evans Food Products Division President Mike Townsley said.

I'm most familiar with Bob Evans and the Kroger-brand mashed potatoes since I normally shop at Ralph's, a Kroger-owned grocery chain ... potatoes had a weirdly sweet flavor and turned out lumpy.