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Octubre 11, 2011

United Biscuits to relaunch Skips and Nik Naks brands

United Biscuits UK, a leading manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and cakes, is re-launching its Skips and Nik Naks brands. Both ranges will feature distinctive new packaging and add new flavours to their ranges to boost sales for retailers. Available to...

Octubre 09, 2011

Kids expect familiar snacks to be more filling

New research, led by psychologists at the University of Bristol, has found that children who are familiar with a snack food will expect it to be more filling. This finding, published (online ahead of print) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutriti...

Septiembre 28, 2011

Pepsico's Zero Waste to Landfill program saves money too

PepsiCo UK has now achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status at 11 of its major manufacturing sites, including Walkers in Leicester and Quaker Oats in Cupar. In 2008, PepsiCo UK revealed a number of commitments to grow sustainably and minimise its impact...

Septiembre 23, 2011

Norway needs to import potatoes for potato chips production

Norway's potato growers have suffered from the heavy rains earlier this summer. "Rain and wind have washed and blown away the earth that covers the potatoes,"Jens Kristian Ulsrud at the Kims Norge potato chip producer at Skreia in the Toten d...

Septiembre 22, 2011

Tyrrells Crisps launch heritage variety winter limited edition

Next month, Tyrrells Crisps are launching a Winter Seasonal limited edition seasoning in time for the winter period, Sour Cream &Roasted Garlic, which will be on shelves from October to February and will be priced at 69p for 40g and £1.89 for 150g ...

Septiembre 12, 2011

Latfood: good potato harvest in 2011

Potato chip manufacturer Latfood evaluates this season's potato harvest as good, forecasting a 30 ton pick per hectare, Latfood Agro-Service Director Ilgvars Krumins informed Nozare.lv. "The average crop capacity index this year is 30 tons from o...

Septiembre 12, 2011

Walkers runs 'great British potato' crisp ad

Walkers has commissioned a new ad about the life of a potato crisp, in an effort to highlight the "three simple things"that make its potato snacks.

Septiembre 08, 2011

Hongaarse consument betaalt belasting voor chips

Om de toenemende zwaarlijvigheid en de stijgende gezondheidszorgkosten aan te pakken heeft Hongarije een wet ingevoerd waarbij speciale belasting moet worden betaald voor 'vet' voedsel. Mensen gaan meer betalen voor voedingsmiddelen met een hoog vet- ...

Agosto 28, 2011

Intersnack lanceert Chio in Nederland

Chio (Intersnack) ziet grote kansen voor de zoutjescategorie in de segmenten specialty chips en zoute biscuits. In deze segmenten vindt weinig innovatie plaats, waardoor de aankoopfrequentie onder druk staat. Met echt vernieuwende, onderscheidende con...

Agosto 25, 2011

Large potato crop canopies posing desiccation challenges

Desicant application trials to monitor spray deposition in different parts of the potato crop canopy have demonstrated that the angled Syngenta Potato Nozzle gives better all-round coverage of leaves and stems at all heights of the leaf canopy, compare...

Agosto 15, 2011

Walkers unveils new campaign and packaging roll out

Gary Lineker is to take a back seat in the latest advert for the Walkers crisp range following a brand revamp. The move comes as brand owner PepsiCo makes a decision to shift the marketing message to provenance in its latest push. The new campaign fo...

Agosto 15, 2011

United Biscuits owners said to consider breakup

United Biscuits may be broken up as its private equity owners plan to revive attempts to sell the U.K. food manufacturer, The Sunday Times reports without citing sources. The move could see the group's biscuits business, including the McVitie's brand,...

Agosto 14, 2011

Aardappelindustrie Nederland verwerkt record hoeveelheid aardappelen

De Nederlandse aardappelverwerkende industrie neemt in Europa een vooraanstaande plaats in bij de productie van aardappelconsumptieproducten. En er wordt meer gemaakt dan alleen voorgebakken producten (frites, blokjes, schijfjes e.d.).

Agosto 08, 2011

Diamond verhoogt blijfpremie voor Pringles

Diamond Foods heeft de premie voor medewerkers die na de overname bij de Pringles-fabriek in het Belgische Mechelen blijven werken, verhoogd. Vrijdag heeft het Amerikaanse Diamond Foods, dat per januari de productiefaciliteit overneemt van Procter &am...

Julio 31, 2011

Consumptie van vet vermindert negatieve emoties, zelfs als de inname onbewust gebeurt

Onderzoekers van de K.U.Leuven, de University of Manchester en de Queen Mary University of London hebben aangetoond dat er een wetenschappelijke basis bestaat voor de fenomenen 'emo-eten' en 'comfort food'. Proefpersonen die zonder het te weten een vet...

Julio 30, 2011

Onrust bij Belgische chipsfabriek Pringles over 'blijfpremie'

In de chipsfabriek van Pringles in Mechelen heerst er onrust over een 'blijfpremie' voor werknemers die wordt geschat op 7.000 euro. Peanuts, vinden de vakbonden, terwijl het management zowat een heel jaarloon als premie krijgt uitgekeerd. Op 5 april ...

Julio 27, 2011

Diamond Foods Receives Clearance on Pringles Acquisition From U.K. Office of Fair Trading

Diamond Foods, Inc. today announced that it has received clearance from the United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on its pending acquisition of the Pringles business from The Procter &Gamble Company. The clearance by the OFT follows Diamo...

Julio 17, 2011

Chips maker Intersnack increases stake in Largo Foods

Ray Coyle, founder of Irish potato crisp maker Largo Foods, is selling a 25 percent stake in the company to German snack maker Intersnack, the Sunday Times reported, citing an interview with Coyle. Coyle is selling a further 11 percent stake in the co...