News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

February 26, 2011

Pepsico ayuda a agricultores mexicanos a producir aceite de girasol como parte del acuerdo con el BID para impulsar el desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe

PepsiCo, Inc. y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), el mayor proveedor multilateral de financiación para el desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, anunciaron una alianza sin precedentes para impulsar el crecimiento social y económico en 26 ...

February 26, 2011

Pepsico helps Mexican farmers grow high oleic sunflower oil to spur development in Latin America & Carribean

PepsiCo, Inc. and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced a landmark partnership to spur social and economic growth in 26 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean.

February 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

February 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.

February 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.

February 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.

February 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.

February 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.

February 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...

February 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...

January 25, 2011

Papicultores nariñenses (Colombia) estrenarán una planta de procesamiento de papa con fines industriales a gran escala

Los papicultores de Nariño, que orgullosos estrenarán este primero de marzo su planta de procesamiento de papa con fines industriales a gran escala, son los propietarios de una empresa comunitaria que surgida desde sus parcelas se convierte en la mejor...

January 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.

January 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.

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January 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.

January 14, 2011

Más de 80 documentos publicados por la Iniciativa Papa Andina

Papa Andina es una iniciativa regional coordinada por el CIP. Su objetivo principal es promover sistemas de innovación que favorezcan a agricultores pobres dentro de las cadenas productivas, a fin de mejorar su seguridad alimentaria, facilitar el acces...

January 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.

January 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!

January 10, 2011

Cape Cod Potato Chips promotes 40% reduced fat chips with 'Make the Chip Switch'

Just in time for football playoff games and the “big game” in February, Cape Cod Potato Chips is launching the Big Game Chip Switch.

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