News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

Después de casi dos meses, Brasil decidió destrabar el ingreso de papas congeladas argentinas y las fábricas locales anunciaron el reinicio de sus operaciones. Ayer se llegó a un acuerdo que permitiría un normal tránsito de las exportaciones argentina...

Alicorp construirá una planta de producción de papas peruanas prefritas y congeladas, orientada a atender la demanda del mercado nacional de restaurantes, informó hoy el director de Alicorp Gran Cocina, Stefan Stern. “Aún no tenemos definida la ubicac...

La empresa Frito Lay Dominicana ha combinado una serie de elementos que les permiten captar 90% del mercado local, dentro del ramo de productos en que se desenvuelve.La firma celebra sus 20 años de trabajos en República Dominicana y en ese tiempo se ha...

Catering to the growing demand for snack options that pack a rich flavor experience with less fat than traditional potato chips, Lay's Kettle Cooked - one of the brands of PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division - today introduced in the United States two new pot...

The University of Idaho extension today announced that the potato psyllids found last month in Idaho tentatively tested positive for Liberibacter, Zebra Chip disease.

Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, today announced it has been added to the Russell 3000® Index and Russell 2000® Index when Russell Investments reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and glob...

La productora de papas McCain volvió a paralizar la producción y a suspender al personal en la planta de Balcarce. La firma canadiense debió frenar las operaciones el mes pasado por el cierre de importaciones que aplica el gobierno de Brasil a product...

US-based snack maker Diamond Foods faces a potential delisting from the Nasdaq exchange after it missed the stock market’s deadline of 11 May 2012 to report the financial statements of its three most recent fiscal quarters. The company, which owns bra...

Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, the fastest-growing kettle chip brand in the United States, introduces a Canyon Cut line of kettle cooked, ridged potato chips this month.

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division recently announced a multi-year initiative to validate many of their products as gluten free, with package labeling to follow.

Researchers found that inserting colored potato chips at regular intervals in stackable potato chips caused people to eat fewer chips overall.

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) announced on May 31, 2012 the completion of its acquisition of Procter &Gamble's Pringles® business. The $ 2.695 billion acquisition further strengthens Kellogg Company's competitive position in global snacks, making Kell...

By the numbers, PepsiCo has done a pretty good job since she took the helm six years ago. So why is the CEO taking so much heat from investors? "Now tell me again -- what exactly is the issue with this company?"Indra Nooyi asks with an edge ...

Mexican police are providing stepped-up security for a PepsiCo subsidiary targeted by firebomb attacks over the weekend, official said Tuesday. About one hundred state and federal police are guarding the distribution centers of Sabritas, a Mexican sna...

Según noticias de Xinhua, grupos armados atacaron y quemaron durante el fin de semana por lo menos cuatro bodegas y 49 camiones de una popular empresa de papas fritas en los estados de Michoacán y Guanajuato, en la región central de México, destacó el ...

En homenaje al Día Nacional de la Papa y resaltando la importancia que representa dentro de nuestra gastronomía y la dieta de los peruanos, este producto será relanzado con un nuevo diseño, por la popular marca Lay´s bajo el nombre de Lay´s Peruanísima...

PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its second-quarter 2012 earnings conference call and slide presentation for financial analysts and investors will be webcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 25 at 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The com...

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has acquired Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business. ConAgra Foods' acquisition of the pita chip business is consistent with its strategy to grow its presence in private label foods. "Pita chip...