News on Chips and Snacks from the United States

July 01, 2008

Frito-Lay adds TrueNorth Nut production Line to Pulaski Plant

The Pulaski Frito-Lay plant has announced the addition of a new line that produces the new TrueNorth™ nut snack products. Frito-Lay representatives made a presentation of the new product to the Giles County Economic Development Commission last week. Ac...

July 01, 2008

Snacks players must embrace health and wellness to beat obesity

Only a true health and wellness vision can enable global snack players to tap into the booming market for obesity solutions, claim experts. A new report from Credit Suisse projects the market for obesity fighting consumer staples could hit a massive $1...

June 29, 2008

Olestra debate resurfaces as FDA confirms the sucrose polyester is safe

One of the noisiest food fights in the US flared up again last week, as the Food and Drug Administration took another look at olestra--the controversial fake fat that promises Americans a nirvana of guilt-free gluttony. Approved in 1996, olestra is ava...

June 24, 2008

Novozymes: Acrylaway industry implementation 'progresses as expected'

Acrylaway, the acrylamide-reducing enzyme from Novozymes, has received approval in a slate of countries worldwide and is now being applied across broad range of bakery and snack products. The Danish enzyme specialist launched Acrylaway to the industry ...

June 23, 2008

Frito-Lay Chooses Toray Plastics (America), Inc., as Its 2007 'Supplier of The Year'

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., (www.TorayFilms.com) has been named the 2007 "Supplier of the Year"by Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. Toray Plastics (America), Inc., works with Frito-Lay to develop innovative snack and convenience food pack...

June 19, 2008

Finding your TrueNorth in the snack Isle

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business unit, the snack chip leader, is focusing its snack expertise and passion for innovation to break new ground in the nut aisle with TrueNorth, a contemporary line of 100 percent natural, great tasting nut snacks that have 5g ...

June 18, 2008

LesserEvil SeaSalt Krinkle Sticks Awarded a 'Best Snack in 2008' by SHAPE Magazine

The SeaSalt Krinkle Sticks from LesserEvil-- all-natural, crunchy potato snacks that are baked and have 75 percent less fat than regular potato chips -- were selected as one of SHAPE Magazine's top five salty snacks in its "Salty Craving Category...

June 11, 2008

PepsiCo CEO Nooyi slams Washington's energy policy

PepsiCo Inc Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi criticized Washington on Wednesday for not doing enough to counter the soaring cost of oil. "I don't think in recent years we've seen such a sudden ramp-up in energy costs,"Nooyi said at a discu...

June 11, 2008

Popchips Wins Health Magazine's ''America's Healthiest Food Awards''

Popchips Inc., the pioneering all-natural popped chip company, is a proud recipient of Health magazine’s “America’s Healthiest Food Awards” for its original popped potato chips. With more than 30,000 different products at the typical grocery store, the...

June 06, 2008

Let the chips fall: Penn State supports state's potato chip heritage

At Penn State, thousands of potato varieties from around the globe are put through extensive cross-breeding programs, genetic research and intercollegiate collaborations.

June 01, 2008

Pringles Can Inventor Buried in a Pringles Can

The inventor of the Pringles can, Dr. Fredric J. Baur, had an odd request regarding the treatment of his final remains. Well, odd for anyone but the inventor of the Pringles can, that is. Like any proud inventor, Baur requested that his ashes be burie...

May 28, 2008

Taste test of Frito-Lay's Pinch of Salt snacks

Frito Lay launched lower-sodium versions of some of their popular salty snacks. Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Tostitos tortilla chips and Fritos corn chips now have 30%-50% less sodium. Regular Lay's classic chips have 180 milligrams of sodium per ou...

May 16, 2008

Pretzel Crisps Get Madison Square Garden Crunching

The Snack Factory, creators of Pretzel Crisps® brand pretzel crackers, announced today an agreement with Madison Square Garden to have its thin, crunchy pretzel cracker available throughout the complex. Madison Square Garden, known for its great famil...

May 15, 2008

SFA Installs New Chairman at SNAXPO

Daryl Thomas, senior vice president for sales and marketing, at Herr’s Foods Inc., was installed as the 2008 SFA Chairman Monday, March 3 during SNAXPO 2008 in San Antonio, TX. Thomas succeeds Tom Dempsey, president, Utz Quality Foods, the 2007 chairman.

May 15, 2008

Snack Foods Association (SFA) urges US Congress to reconsider Food-to-Fuel Policies as prices skyrocket

In light of dramatic increases in food prices and the environmental costs of fuels derived from food crops, Congress should revisit federal food-to-fuel mandates and subsidies, a top official of a Pennsylvania-based snack foods company told Congress t...

In 2007, 20 – 40 % of all corn in the US was used for energy production

May 14, 2008

Snack Food Industry urges review US biofuel policy

Today the Snack Food Industry made its case in US congress for changes in the US biofuel policy, in light of the dramatic increase of food prices and the environmental costs.

May 13, 2008

SunChips Brand Donates to Sustainable Re-Build Efforts in Greensburg, Kansas

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, is stepping up to help rebuild the city of Greensburg, Kansas, which was tragically struck by a devastating tornado that destroyed nearly all of the community. In conjunction with Discovery Commu...

May 11, 2008

York County, Pa., refers to itself as the Snack Food Capital of the World

Do you call it snack food or junk food? York County, Pa., opted to put on a kinder twist by calling it snack food and refers to itself as the Snack Food Capital of the World. Proudly, it would seem, as it has created the New Sweet Treats and Salty Ea...