News on Chips and Snacks

Urschel introduces a new concept in slicing: the MicroAdjustable™ Slicing Head (SL-14) - for use on the Model CC Slicer, the best-selling potato slicer in the world.

According to a GAIN-report prepared by the USDA staff in Beijing, China’s fresh potato production in marketing year 2017-2018 is forecast at 97 million metric tons, a five percent increase from the estimated 92 million metric tons in the previous year.

Hershey Co. is expanding further beyond chocolate, agreeing to buy the owner of SkinnyPop popcorn and Tyrrell’s potato chips for $921 million.

Campbell Soup Company and Snyder’s-Lance today announced that the companies have entered into an agreement for Campbell to acquire Snyder’s-Lance for $50.00 per share in an all-cash transaction.

Utz Quality Foods, LLC, the largest privately-held and family-managed branded salty snack company in the United States, has announced that its subsidiary, Heron Sub, Inc. successfully completed its tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Inventure Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAK)

Deep River Snacks, a US company manufacturing premium better-for-you snacks based in Connecticut, was acquired by Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and parent company of the snack companies Wise Snacks, Bokados and Inalecsa.

High End Grocery Chain Whole Foods Market - now part of Amazon - named the ten most anticipated food trends for 2018

Heat and Control created the space-saving FastLane slicer infeed conveyor that singulates product for delivery into multiple rotary slicers, providing a great alternative for chip manufacturers faced with space limitations

This Thanksgiving, Pringles® is bringing all your holiday favorites to the snacking table with the new and exclusive, limited-edition Pringles Thanksgiving Dinner.

tna - a leading global supplier of integrated food processing and packaging solutions - is pleased to announce the opening of TNA Solutions (Shanghai) Co. Ltd to provide local food manufacturers with on-the-ground support services.

BlackPace Africa Group has bought Ndiyo Business Group, a major producer of salted potato chips in Rwanda.

The USDA has provided a first - unofficial - estimate on the total potato production in the United States in its 'Vegetables and Pulses Outlook' published October 27: between 0 and 3 percent below last year

At Gulfood Manufacturing, packaging and processing equipment manufacturer tna has announced the launch of the tna roflo® VMCS 3, the world’s first chip sizer that uses vibratory motion to separate large from small chips to maximise packaging efficiencies and speeds.

La multinacional australiana tna ha anunciado el lanzamiento de tna roflo®VMCS 3, el primer sistema de selección y medición de chips del mundo que utiliza el movimiento vibratorio para separar las chips pequeñas de las grandes y así maximizar la eficiencia y la velocidad del empaquetado.

Snack Food Manufacturers Inventure Foods (Publicly listed;NASDAQ:SNAK) and privately held Utz Quality Foods, LLC announced they have entered into a merger agreement. Utz has agreed to acquire all of Inventure Foods outstanding shares of common stock in an all-cash transaction.

Fall has officially struck the nation, marking the season when leaves change colors, temperatures cool down and many of our favorite celebrations begin. For snack fans, the absolute best part of fall is the seasonal flavors it brings. How about SunChips Sweet Potato and Smartfood Delight Rosemary & Olive Oil?

Snack food company Left Field Foods has launched SPOKES, a light and crunchy air-puffed potato snack, now available across Canada.

Hanawa Super Foods has contracted over 1 000 farmers to grow potatoes as it moves to cut imports, a company official said.