Chips y Aperitivos de América del Norte

Quieter biodegradable sunchips packaging explained

Marzo 08, 2011

A Quieter biodegradable SunChips bag

In October last year we wrote in a PotatoPro Newsletter about biodegradable snack bags and addressed the noise issues Frito-lay had with their SunChips packaging. Now Frito-lay has reduced the noise of the biodegradable SunChips packaging and are now introducing Quieter 100% compostable SunChips bags.

Marzo 08, 2011

Diamond Reports Record Sales and Earnings and Increases Guidance

Diamond Foods, Inc.(Nasdaq:DMND) today reported record sales growth and a more than doubling of earnings in its second quarter of fiscal 2011.

Marzo 07, 2011

New SNAXPO exhibitor: Emsland Group

For the first time Emsland Group will be part of the well known SNAXPO exhibition in the United States.

Marzo 01, 2011

Deep River Snacks munches 4 Million

Deep River Snacks, a product of the Old Lyme Gourmet Co., completed a $4 million offering with investment from Southbury, Conn.-based Najeti Ventures.

Febrero 27, 2011

Potato Sticks made Jones Potato Chips a national player

Jones Potato Chip Co. has produced popular snack foods since it was founded in 1945 by Frederick Jones.

Febrero 23, 2011

Cornell University releases Waneta and Lamoka: two new potato varieties for chips

Breeders at Cornell University are helping to feed the US appetite for the crispy snacks

Febrero 21, 2011

Indra Nooyi talks to CNN in Davos (video)

Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi talked to CNN in Davos about the global economy and the company's plans in Russia and India.

Febrero 19, 2011

RDO-Calbee Foods honors employees for injury-free year

RDO-Calbee Foods, a potato-dough manufacturing plant at the Port of Morrow (OR), achieved a year without a recordable injury in January.

Febrero 18, 2011

Better Made Chip maker wants help if it's to expand in Detroit

Chip and popcorn company Better Made Snack Foods may move some of its operations to Greenville northeast of Grand Rapids, if MichCon and Detroit officials don't help grow its business.

Febrero 17, 2011

Inventure Foods received approval for NASDAQ global market listing

Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading food manufacturer, announced today that it has received approval by NASDAQ's Listing Qualifications Department to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Febrero 17, 2011

Snyder's Lance announces Conversion to Independent Operator Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Network

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. today announced a plan to convert its company owned Direct Store Delivery (DSD) routes to an independent operator (IO) structure over the next 12 to 18 months.

Febrero 11, 2011

Frito-Lay 2010 profits up while Pepsico profits dip

Plano-based Frito-Lay Inc. posted its “strongest profit growth performance in a decade” last year, even as parent PepsiCo Inc. reported a fourth-quarter drop in profit due in part to higher costs. Frito-Lay, the largest snack maker in the US, boosted o...

Febrero 09, 2011

Mergers and Acquisitions among makers of snack foods chip away at Frito-Lay

Bite-sized snacks are big business. While Wall Street focuses its attention on makers of semiconductor chips and movers of casino chips to make its money, companies that manufacture snack foods are busy building their fortunes through potato chips, pr...

Enero 25, 2011

Microwave Popcorn Lung Prevention Rules Expanded by OSHA

Federal safety regulators say that some substitutes for the chemical diacetyl, believed to cause a condition known as microwave popcorn lung disease in food manufacturing workers, may also be linked to the potentially deadly ailment.

Enero 21, 2011

Ontario’s potato growers buck national trend for 2010

Ontario bucked the national trend of a decline in potato production last year and saw an increase in the amount produced over the previous year.

recalled barrel of fun salt and vinegar potato chips

Enero 19, 2011

Barrel O’ Fun Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Protein in Valu Time Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips

Barrel O’ Fun Snack Foods Co. of Perham, MN is recalling 'Valu Time Salt &Vinegar Potato Chips”, 5 oz., UPC Code 11225-03388 as the product contains undeclared milk protein.

Enero 12, 2011

Jaxn’s Twice-Baked Potato Stix® Debuts Two New Flavors at Fancy Food Show

Sweet potato is a hot food trend across America. Loaded with nutrients and high in fiber, this vegetable has continually received rave reviews by nutritionists.

Enero 11, 2011

10 Crazy Potato Chip Flavors

These days people expect instant gratification. From finding where you parked your car to checking movie times on the go, 'there's an app for that.' In the same vein, no longer do you need to sit down and order a full meal. Now, there's a chip for that!