News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

March 20, 2012

State of the Snack Food Industry Report Presented at SNAXPO

The rocky road to economic recovery is paved with opportunity, but navigating that road is complex, as nearly one-quarter of consumers struggle to make ends meet. Still, snack frequency is up, and snacks are playing an important role in both wellness-...

March 20, 2012

Scott Smith (Shearer's Food) Chairman Snack Food Association

Scott Smith, Shearer's Food, Inc., accepted the SFA Chairman's gavel Sunday from outgoing Chairman of the Board Matt Colford, Old Dutch Foods, Inc., who has served in that position since March 2011. Colford said that as he leaves his post, the Snack ...

March 19, 2012

tna introduces high speed VFFS bagger at Snaxpo

Leading global packaging solutions supplier, tna introduces the latest in high performance VFFS (vertical form fill seal) bagging at the SNAXPO in Phoenix, AZ. Innovative enhancements to the renowned tna robag® 3ci bagger have produced the tna robag® ...

March 18, 2012

SNAXPO 2012 Gets Down to Business

Snack food industry executives from across the United States and 38 countries around the world are in Phoenix, AZ this weekend. They are visiting the Snack Food Association's 2012 SNAXPO exposition and conference, attending educational sessions focusin...

March 17, 2012

'State of the Snack Food Industry' will be presented at 2012 SNAXPO

At Snaxpo 2012, SymphonyIRI's snacking expert, Sally Lyons Wyatt, will discuss the snack food industry's performance in 2011 and present the latest industry trends, up-to-date snack food sales data, and consumer insights for major snack food categories...

March 16, 2012

Undeclared milk and soy in Frito-Lay Cheetos products leads to recall

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and PK Trading Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk or soy not to consume the Frito Lay Cheetos products described below. The affected products contain milk and soy which are not declared on the labe...

March 16, 2012

Debut at SNAXPO: Filsorb XP20 oil purifying product

Filsorb XP20, a new oil-purifying additive reduces operating costs and is now available to the North American snack food market. The patent-pending formula developed by Crystal Filtration has been proven to clean cooking oil and lower free fatty acids...

March 14, 2012

PepsiCo potato chip brands surpass $10 billion in global retail sales

PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its global 'Banner Sun' potato chip portfolio has grown to more than $10 billion in annual retail sales, anchored by Lay's, the world's largest food brand and the No. 1 potato chip brand globally.

March 12, 2012

PepsiCo Announces New Global Structure and Leadership

PepsiCo, Inc. today announced a new global structure and strengthened management team -- important steps in PepsiCo's move to become a fully integrated, global food and beverage company. In the new structure, while the regions retain ownership of the P...

March 12, 2012

Natural color solutions for snack foods: visit Chr. Hansen at SNAXPO

Chr. Hansen invites snack professionals attending the SNAXPO trade show in Phoenix, Arizona, US March 17-19, 2012 to visit their booth to see its full range of natural colors for snack foods and to discuss the opportunities in natural colors with leadi...

March 12, 2012

Pepsi, Coca-Cola change caramel colouring affected by Proposition 65

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing how they make an ingredient in their drinks to avoid being legally obliged to put a cancer warning label on the bottle. The new recipe for caramel colouring in the drinks has less 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) - a chemical...

March 06, 2012

Should Route 11 Potato Chips nix flavors to up efficiency?

Should Route 11 Potato Chips, a regional kettle-cooked potato chip manufacturer with a cult-like following, cut back on its flavor offerings in order to increase operational efficiency? Hanging in the balance is the image of the brand, built on high-q...

March 05, 2012

Chips, frozen-food sales boost Inventure income

Robust sales of its boutique potato chips, frozen berries and other products led to a 17 percent jump in fourth-quarter income reported Thursday by Phoenix snack food maker Inventure Foods Inc.

March 04, 2012

Ecuador: El cultivo de papa nativa se duplicó en dos años

En Ecuador existen alrededor de 47 mil hectáreas sembradas de papa. De estas, alrededor de 4 mil corresponden a variedades nativas. Esto significa que apenas cerca del 10% del área cultivada produce papas originarias. Pero hace dos años apenas represe...

March 01, 2012

Popchips doing healthy sales, expanding to Britain

Popchips CEO Keith Belling didn't want to just make and sell a new brand of the same old snack;he wanted to create a whole new category. In the five years since Belling's company started making Popchips in San Francisco, it has become one of the faste...

February 29, 2012

Acrylamide-preventing yeast shows potential in Extruded Starchy Food Products

Functional Technologies Corp. reports that efficacy studies conducted on end-user materials, investigating the Company's proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast technology in a novel food application that traditionally does not incorporate yeast i...

February 28, 2012

General Mills acquires Food Should Taste Good

General Mills announced today the acquisition of Food Should Taste Good, a rapidly-growing natural snack foods company based in Needham Heights, Massachusetts. Food Should Taste Good will become part of Small Planet Foods, General Mills’ natural and o...

February 28, 2012

“Pretzel Crisp” Manufacturer Faces Trademark Challenge

Princeton Vanguard, maker of Pretzel Crisps brand flattened pretzel snacks, has had their trademark challenged by snack food giant Frito-Lay, which claims the mark is too generic to sustain a trademark registration. It’s a trademark brand name dispute...