News on Chips and Snacks from the United States

Gary Rodkin at launch "Conagra Foods you love" (Courtesy: Bailey Lauerman)

October 16, 2010

ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin: Jobs a Big Concern for Food Makers

Rising commodity prices and lingering consumer uncertainty have been eating away at food companies' margins

October 12, 2010

New Research Shows Eating Low-Fat Popcorn as a Daily Snack Can Curb Hunger, Support Weight Loss

ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced today new research indicating that a daily snack of Orville Redenbacher's 94 percent fat-free SmartPop!(R) popcorn can help dieters maintain reduced calorie eating plans while still feeling full and satisfied.

October 12, 2010

Diamond foods: where to expand production capacity for kettle brand products?

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) is looking for the best location to expand it's US production of kettle brand products.

October 05, 2010

US export of potato products remains strong

Exports of US potatoes and products for July 2009 through June 2010 (MY09/10) totaled 1,229,853 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,172,702,250.This is a decline of 0.67 percent in volume and 2.69 percent in value from the previous year’s record levels.

October 04, 2010

Frito-Lay to Yank SunChips' Compostable Bag To Fix 'Noise Level' ?

While Frito-Lay works to develop a next-generation compostable bag, it’s transitioning most SunChip flavors back to traditional packaging.

October 04, 2010

Inventure Foods to Introduce New T.G.I. Friday's(R) Snack Product at NACS Show

Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), will introduce a new crunchy cheese snack to its successful T.G.I. Friday's(R) line at this week's National Association of Convenience Stores Show

October 03, 2010

Video item: 'What works: Shearer's Foods'

Shearer's Snack Foods, potato chips, pretzels and all kinds of crunchy treats have been favorites for 36 years.

October 01, 2010

Corn Products International Completes Acquisition of National Starch

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO), a leading global provider of agriculturally derived ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of National Starch

September 29, 2010

USDA publica el reporte anual para el cultivo de la papa (2009)

El reporte incluye la siguiente información: Producción de papa para el año 2009 Producción de papa durante el invierno Producción final de papa durante la primavera Producción de papa durante el verano Producción de papa durante el otoño Produ...

September 29, 2010

USDA publishes Potatoes 2009 Annual Summary

The USDA has recently published their annual potato summary, reviewing the 2009 potato crop.Potato production in 2009 is revised to 431 million cwt, down slightly from the estimate in the January Crop Production 2009 Summary but 4 percent above the 20...

September 29, 2010

The Billy Goat Chip Company churns out some of St. Louis' best potato chips

More and more people in St Louis are choosing the Billy Goat Chip Company for potato chips to satisfy their salty cravings.

September 24, 2010

Conagra Corporate Responsibility Report: Good for you, for the community, for the planet

ConAgra Foods has released its 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report

September 23, 2010

Frito-Lay Modesto Powers Snack Factory With Help From the Sun

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America Modesto, Calif., manufacturing facility is building on its environmental sustainability efforts by installing an innovative cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its rooftop.

September 21, 2010

Conagra Foods F2011 Q1 results

ConAgra Foods, Inc., recently reported results for the fiscal 2011 first quarter ended Aug. 29, 2010

September 17, 2010

Bloomberg: P&G said to have rejected Pringles, Diamond merger

Bloomberg: Procter &Gamble Co. was in talks to merge its Pringles unit with Diamond Foods Inc. before halting negotiations last month on concern about the deal’s structure, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.

September 14, 2010

Frito-Lay North America racks up another LEED certification: Beloit, Wisconsin

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Beloit, Wis., facility today became the state's first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings Gold certification.

September 07, 2010

Mahnomen Stackable Baked Chips factory sitting Idle amid disputes.

August 27, 2010

Deep River Snacks expands distribution to Southern California

Deep River Snacks, a gourmet snack food company recently announced an agreement with Haralambos Beverage Company to bring its line of all natural snacks to Southern California.