News on Chips and Snacks

The Philippine-based Universal Robina Corporation has teamed up with Japan’s largest snack food company Calbee Inc. to establish a local manufacturing joint venture

Balaji Wafers Pvt. Ltd is in advanced talks with Capital International Private Equity Funds (CIPEF) to sell nearly 15% in the snacks maker according to two people familiar with the development, who did not want to be named.

Kettle Foods Ltd has withdrawn some packs of its Oven Baked Sweet Potato Chips Sweet Chilli because they contain wheat (gluten).

Boulder Canyon Avocado Oil Canyon Cut™ potato chips awarded as cleanest packaged snack food

Lay's Kettle Cooked, one of the many brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, introduces a new chip style just in time for spring. Lay's Kettle Cooked Lattice Cut potato chips are now available in the entire United States in two flavors: Aged Cheddar and Black Pepper; and Roasted Garlic and Sea Salt.

Being a small fry can have its advantages. Take the Route 11 brand of sweet potato chips.

More than 1,200 people entered the drawing of the Washington State Potato Commision to win 10,001
bags of potato chips, but in the end there would only be one name selected.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced the winners of its 2014 Sustainable Development Awards yesterday, an internal awards program that drives and rewards imaginative approaches to sustainability, and produces bottom line business results.

An Oak Cliff plant for Frito-Lay will cease manufacturing operations by August and be operated as a warehouse. In addition an Oak Cliff warehouse will close.

The real food flavors of classic hot wings are soaring into the chip aisle as Ruffles, one of the many brands that makes up PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, introduces Ruffles Deep Ridged Classic Hot Wing flavored potato chips inspired by Buffalo Wild Wings.

With increased consumer demand for unique snack food options, Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. today introduced Hardbite Parsnip Chips, subtlety sweet and crunchy snacks ideal for a sophisticated snacking experience.

The State of the Snack Food Industry is strong and vibrant, but there is plenty of room to grow if snack makers respond with products, packaging, advertising and in-store merchandising that meet the needs of today’s dynamic on-the-go consumer, according to Sally Lyons Wyatt at this year's SNAXPO.

President George W. Bush, in a fascinating conversation before a SNAXPO audience yesterday, shared many of his experiences as President, and the years following, in a discussion that for many in the audience was a “once in a lifetime experience.”

Terra Chips introduces two new flavours - Tropical Blend and Exotic Potato Blend - and a new packaging, highlighting the root vegetables in each blend.

Lay's Kettle Cooked - one of the many brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division - today announced the expansion of its hard-bite potato chip line-up with the addition of two new flavors.

As a leader in highly desirable, differentiated snacks, Snyder's-Lance is rolling out a selection of premium new products across its key brands, giving consumers better snacking choices and solidifying its position as a food innovator in step with consumer trends.

KETTLE® Chips the UK’s No.1 Premium Crisp brand is bringing some excitement and new news to the Single Serve Crisps and Snacks category.

Frito-Lay Inc.plans to expand its Aberdeen, Maryland, plant and hire 100 more employees, which would make the facility among the company's largest sites in the United States.