News on Chips and Snacks from Europe

July 20, 2015

Seabrook Crisps management buyout to lead to investments in equipment and product development

Yorkshire crisp brand Seabrook embarks on a major growth drive to increase its market share after a management buyout backed by private equity investor LDC, a subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group

July 08, 2015

Ishida delivers packaging systems to Russian Snacks manufacturer KDV Group

Ishida reports on their delivery of its Ishida Atlas Packaging Systems to Russia’s largest snack producer, KDV Group.

July 07, 2015

Kims seeking exclusive right to sell square crisps in Denmark

In Denmark, Kims has gone to court to stop Taffel's Super Snacks to sell square crisps.

AHDB Potatoes Next Generation group at McCain Foods Scarborough

July 06, 2015

AHDB Potatoes Next Generation group explores potato processing

The AHDB Potatoes ‘Next Generation’ tour kicked off in Yorkshire last month, visiting two progressive Yorkshire based potato processing businesses.

June 11, 2015

KETTLE® Chips porks up its range with crispy bacon and maple syrup

KETTLE® Chips, the UK’s original and number one premium crisp, is introducing a new seasoning to its range of premium hand cooked chips – Crispy Bacon & Maple Syrup – its first offering made with real meat.

June 07, 2015

Acrylamide in Food; Scientific Opinion provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food

May 19, 2015

McCoy's Ridged Crisps unveil New Look

The UK’s ridged crisp, McCoy’s, is unveiling a modern new look across its entire range this summer.

Poco Loco production facility in Roeselare Belgium

April 12, 2015

Paulig Group considers moving Swedish Tortilla Chips production to Belgium

Paulig Group has carried out a pre-study of the overall tex-mex chips production capacity within the group. Based on this Santa Maria AB, a division within Paulig Group, will investigate the preconditions for a possible relocation of the tex-mex chips production from Mölndal, Sweden, to Roeselare, Belgium.

Doritos Roulette (Australian package shown)

April 10, 2015

Doritos Roulette launched in the UK: your tortilla chip may be spicy.

Doritos, the tortilla corn chip snack from PepsiCo, is launching a new variant to its range – Doritos Roulette in the United Kingdom

April 06, 2015

Pringles launches new tortilla range in United Kingdom

Pringles Tortilla, the latest corn chips snack innovation from Pringles, is hoping to revolutionise the category in three key areas: shape, taste and convenience.

March 26, 2015

Tyrrells launches poshcorn popcorn range

Tyrrells, the English snack brand, this week is unveiling its new Poshcorn popcorn range.

March 10, 2015

Aldi crisp packet contains only a single potato.

Aldi’s reputation could be in tatties after a customer opened a packet of crisps bought in store and found nothing but a whole potato inside.

March 03, 2015

Più Gusto Mint and Chili Pepper: created by Italians, produced by San Carlo

After San Carlo's success with the potato chips flavours 'Lime and Pink Pepper' and 'Flowered Mustard', the snack manufacturer surprises its Italian fans again with a new chips flavour: 'Più Gusto Mint and Chili'

March 03, 2015

Horticulture Week Potato Grower of the Year: Corkers Crisps

The proverb 'two heads are better than one' has certainly proved to be true for best friends and owners of Corkers Crisps, Rod Garnham and Ross Taylor. Four years ago, the duo emptied their piggy banks and used every bit of cash they had to set up the firm.

February 05, 2015

Diamond Foods Acquires Majority Interest in Yellow Chips

Diamond Foods, Inc. announced that it has acquired a 51% stake of Yellow Chips, a manufacturer of high quality vegetable and organic potato chips based in the Netherlands.

February 02, 2015

Pom-Bear expands its range of Teddy Shaped Potato Snacks in the UK with a Cheese Variant

Snack brand Pom-Bear is expanding its range of teddy shaped potato snacks in the United Kingdom with the launch of a new Cheese variant

January 31, 2015

Unstable potato prices at the root of Corkers Crisps

Unstable prices for agriculture have turned two British farmers into potato chip producers: Here is how childhood friends Rod Garnham and Ross Taylor established Corkers Crisps.