News on Chips and Snacks

Herr’s potato chips, popcorn and pretzels will soon have a shorter journey to Maryland grocery store shelves.Herr Foods has leased 38,400 square feet of industrial space in North East in Cecil County. Its Nottingham, Pa. factory has reached capacity, s...

Hula Hoops is back on TV to advertise an exciting new on-pack promotion, an interactive website and a new TV advertising campaign. Launching in July, the campaign from United Biscuits UK will ensure Hula Hoops is the star performer for retailers this s...

Met een ludieke omruilactie wil marktleider Lay's de komende drie weken bij supermarkten op diverse plekken in Nederland laten zien, dat er duidelijk verschil is tussen Lay's en andere merken chips. En de consument? Die vindt deze ludieke actie van La...

Walkers, the UK’s no.1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, is back on TV with a multi million pound advertising campaign for its Gary’s Great Trips on-pack promotion. This exciting promotion offers shoppers genuine value by collecting points which can be e...

Consumers are being let in on a secret: ConAgra Foods is the face behind the brands they’ve had on their shopping lists for years. The company revealed a new brand identity today that highlights the tremendous appeal of its products to consumers-- the ...

The Domnick Hunter Industrial Division of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies will showcase its latest at this year’s Snackex exhibition with a fully working nitrogen gas generator system – CO2 mixing station.The demon...

Todos sabemos que "el gusto se hace al andar"y para eso nada mejor que haber probado todo para trasformarse en un gourmet. Para muchos la papa frita (snack) es hoy un complemento, para los que por razones laborales la hemos tenido como "...

Aviko’s Super Mash has become the first frozen product to be endorsed with the Craft Guild of Chefs “Fit for Purpose and Quality Assurance” assessment. All varieties of Super Mash were tested rigorously by Craft Guild chefs, including one working in ...

Dejaron de serlo durante unos años para la justicia británica, pero hoy la Corte de Apelación ha decidido que las Pringles son «patatas chip» y, lo más importante, han de pagar el 15% de impuesto que llevan todos los productos comestibles en el Reino q...

Producir papas fritas en Argentina allá por los años sesenta y pico era todo un desafío, no en la tecnología (fritura) que estaba disponible, sino en la calidad de papa.

The UK taxman has won the right to charge a VAT bill worth 20p for every pack of Pringles sold after a landmark court case defining the product as a crisp. The manufacturers Procter &Gamble has been arguing for many years that the Pringle should ...

Though weight and health are major issues in today’s society, Mintel sees lagging interest in portion-controlled packaging. Only one in seven adults (14%) currently buy pre-measured packs, and the number one reason they do is convenience. Weight mana...

In May 2009 the Agency published revised salt reduction targets for 2012, for 80 categories of foods. These are more challenging than the previous targets for 2010. The earlier voluntary salt reduction targets were published in March 2006 for 85 catego...

Commission Recommendation 2007/331/EC on the monitoring of acrylamide levels in food of 3 May 2007 requires the Member States to perform annually in 2007, 2008 and 2009 the monitoring of acrylamide levels in certain foodstuffs. These data have to be t...

This month, Frito-Lay kicks-off its largest ever marketing campaign called "Lay's Local" to celebrate the more than 40,000 Americans across the country who grow the potatoes we use to make Lay’s brand potato chips, who make the chips at Frito...

Walkers, the UK’s No.1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, today announces Builders Breakfast as the winning flavour of its hugely successful ‘Do us a flavour’ campaign. Receiving a massive 232,000 votes, Builders Breakfast will now become a permanent flav...

Deep Fried Foods - such as French Fries - form a key part of the menu in most restaurants. However, as consumers become more health conscious, they may be looking for healthier menu options.

Classens Bio-Energy gaat met een wervelbedvergasser energie uit biomassa leveren aan aardappelverwerker Rixona. Het idee was goed voor een prijs bij de NV Regio innovatietender €ureka! 2008.De wokkels bij uw glas bier en de aardappelpuree die u uit een...