News on Chips and Snacks

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

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.

Timaru's Heartland Potato Chips is benefiting from the nationwide potato shortage in New Zealand.

Heat and Control has just completed another continuous fryer system to produce 500 kg / hour of finished formed and stackable potato chips.

Inventure Foods has developed a potato chip flavoring made with sweet onion puree from real Vidalia onions.

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the acquisition of an additional equity stake in Shearer's Snacks from Wind Point Partners, resulting in a significant majority ownership.

Pulsed Electric Field treatment of potatoes before cutting results in 'smooth cut' slices that can help reduce the oil uptake of potato chips.

In 2014 Tayto installed four new Optyx® digital sorters from Key Technology to better control the removal of defects and foreign material and produce the highest quality batch-fried and continuous-fried potato chips.

Tostitos, a leading brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, has introduced this party staple, a corn tortilla chip – with a tube-like shape – that is sure to be the guest of honor at any gathering.

Tayto Group Ltd has recalled a batch of ‘Tayto Snack Attack 10+5 (Bikers, Rollers and Chips) multipack’ because it contains milk, soya and wheat which are not mentioned on the outer wrapper.

Snack Food Association CEO Tom Dempsey today urged Congress to approve legislation creating a federal standard for labeling food produced with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Balaji, one of the largest regional potato chips and snacks brands in India, will soon move into the production of French fries and other frozen potato specialty products, according to Chandu Virani, MD of Balaji Wafers.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has announced two leadership appointments to further strengthen the company's management team.

There's a major potato shortage in New Zealand and it's big enough that it's forced chip producers to temporarily stop production in the countdown to Christmas.

Barrel O'Fun, which produces potato chips and other snack foods has agreed to pay a $45,000 penalty for not effectively pre-treating wastewater from its production plant before sending it to the now improved city treatment facility.

Snack manufacturer Snyder's-Lance is completing a $10 million investment to improve operations and build on its commitment to sustainability at its manufacturing facility in Hyannis, where the company makes Cape Cod Potato Chips.

The potato processing industry is always in motion and so is Kiremko. An ongoing process of innovating and developing of processing lines and machines.

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