{"id":276421,"date":"2025-11-11T13:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/276421\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:49:12","slug":"cfl-fans-to-meet-mascot-rosie-the-red-potato-at-grey-cup-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/276421\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL fans to meet mascot Rosie the Red Potato at Grey Cup event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Canadian football fans looking to celebrate the playoffs are invited to Peak of the Market&#8217;s booth at the Family Fun Zone during the Grey Cup Festival. Fans can compete in potato sack races, pick up a free mini football, and meet Rosie the Red Potato, the company&#8217;s mascot. Fans can also collect one of two limited-edition player cards of Rosie, officially launching during the event, by participating in the races.<\/p>\n<p>The Canada Life Family Zone is a free, interactive, family-friendly hub offering fun games, activities, and entertainment for fans of all ages. It runs from November 12 to 15 and is located inside The University of Winnipeg&#8217;s Axworthy Health &amp; RecPlex. Throughout the area, fans from across the league can test their football skills in exciting drills, enjoy interactive games and activities, and explore sponsor activations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Peakrosieedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"  \/>\u00a9 Peak of the MarketRosie the Red Potato, poses with the Grey Cup. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to welcome CFL fans from across Canada to Winnipeg and take part in our friendly community, love for football, and maybe some Manitoba veggies too,&#8221; said Pamela Kolochuk, chief executive officer of Peak of the Market. &#8220;Make sure you stop by to meet our loveable mascot, Rosie the Red Potato.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company has been a corporate partner of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers since 2022, supplying players with fresh vegetables throughout training camps and highlighting Manitoba&#8217;s agricultural industry during games. Throughout the year, representatives from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers volunteer with the company, packing and distributing vegetables to those in need across Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Peakofthemarketlogoedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\"\/>For more information:<br \/>Brina Gervais <br \/>Peak of the Market <br \/>Tel: +1 (204) 396-3317<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4f2d3d26212e61282a3d392e263c0f3f2a2e24222e3d242a3b612c2022703c3a2d252a2c3b721d2a3c3f20213c2a6f3b206f093d2a3c271f232e352e612c20226f2e3d3b262c232a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected] <\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/peakofthemarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/peakofthemarket.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n            Publication date:&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n                Tue 11 Nov 2025&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n            <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n            &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n<a class=\"banner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/north-america\/click\/48653\/?utm_medium=website\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sett25ARANCEicomt100.gif\"  \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n<a class=\"banner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/north-america\/click\/66097\/?utm_medium=website\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEPT_25_WebTomra.gif\"  \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Canadian football fans looking to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276422,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-276421","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}