News on Chips and Snacks from the Dominican Republic

July 08, 2021

PepsiCo invests over USD 30 million in the expansion of its snack production in the Dominican Republic

The company says that with the expansion of its chips production, PepsiCo contributes to the economic reactivation of the Dominican Republic by buying more local potatoes from Dominican farmers.

July 06, 2012

Frito Lay dice manejar el 90% del mercado de "snacks" en República Dominicana

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...

January 16, 2009

Dominican Government probes tainted potatoes shipped from Holland

The Agriculture Ministry and Customs Agency (DGA) sent 56 containers of tainted potatoes back to Holland, affirming that it didn’t comply with international sanitary norms, and said an investigation is underway to determine who allowed part of the ship...