Chips en Snacks

February 16, Doritos kicked off a Canada wide contest called Become the Doritos Guru. Frito-Lay Canada has just launched a new, unidentified flavour, which is available at all major retail stores, packaged in white bags with a black and gold dollar si...

The following packaging of potato products won an award at the FPA 2009: Ore Ida’s Steam n’ Mash package (Packaging Excellence Category)Heinz North America wanted a lightweight, flexible package instead of a rigid tray for its convenience. Alcan Packagi...

Sorry, men: Baked Lay's are no longer meant for you. Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, is overhauling all of its calorie-conscious snacks to make them appeal to women, including the baked versions of Lay's, Fritos, Ruffles, Doritos, Cheetos and Tosti...

La primera parte de este documento describe la evolución del procesamiento de la papa. Se hará hincapié en el crecimiento de la industria de transformación en unos pocos actores mundiales, la ampliación de la escala, las tendencias de consumo, el des...

The Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company Inc. in Waterville,  New Brunswick, started potato chip production late last year. Now, a short two months later, co-owner Ryan Albright says the kettle-cooked snack treats are being well received. Albright said ...

Los científicos dicen que pueden haber averiguado por qué las patatas fritas inglesas huelen de una manera tan irresistible: una compleja mezcla de esencias que incluyen sirope de caramelo, cacao, queso y flores. 'Al horno o fritas, la humilde patata...

The Procter &Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) announced diluted net earnings per share of $1.58, a 61 percent increase for the October - December quarter. Earnings per share include a $0.63 gain from the Folgers transaction completed during the quarter. ...

LesserEvil announces a voluntary recall of PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCO KETTLE CORN because the peanut butter in this product was purchased from Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Peanut butter products produced by PCA have been the subject of an investig...

To find the best way to keep your crisp food from getting stale, Consumer Reports pitted Quick Seals against Glad bags, Ziploc bags and clips."With Quick Seals you can apply a zip closure to opened bags,"Lisa Lee Freeman, of Consumer Reports ...

It takes guts to start a business, even in good economic times. So you might think that only the most wildly optimistic entrepreneurs would attempt it now, with the country in the depths of a recession. Maybe so, but it’s hard to keep a good idea down...

The Inventure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNAK) is pleased to announce that it intends to spend up to $1.5 million in capital into the Goodyear Arizona snack food plant in order to increase capacity and improve efficiencies. The investment will include adding...

Shearer’s Foods has introduced new packaging for their award-winning Kettle Cooked Potato Chip line and added two new flavors—Sweet Barbeque and Hot Pepper Trio. Dynamic flavor combinations continue to be a deciding factor in consumer snack selection. ...

This news just in: Lay's potato chips are made from potatoes. To combat the perception of the snack as overprocessed, the ubiquitous chip is mounting a multimillion-dollar campaign from agency Juniper Park, Toronto, that underscores the fact that the p...

popchips inc., the pioneering all-natural popped chip company today announced plans to launch popchips in the eastern United States. Jim Marcum, a seasoned sales executive who recently joined popchips as director of natural channel sales in the eastern...

Several factories in York, Pennsylvania produce the snacks we enjoy every day. More importantly, they all open their doors to public tours. No one has to wait for a TV special on the Food Channel. This is the real deal -- a chance to walk through kitch...

Troyer Potato Products Inc., which bills itself as the nation’s only grower-owned chip maker, has agreed to sell itself to York-based Bickel’s Snack Foods Inc.

Frito-Lay reported for the 3rd quarter a 9% revenue growth in North America, resulting from double-digit growth at Tostitos, Ruffles and Cheetos and high-single-digit growth in trademark Lay's and Doritos.

Potato Chips manufacturer Barrel O'Fun, based in Minnesota, has purchased 12.5 acres of land in Phoenix, Ariz. and will invest $21.5 million in construction a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center.The center will employ as many as ...