News on Chips and Snacks from Brazil

Cargill and ConAgra Foods, Inc. announce a partnership to bring the Hunt’s® line of condiments and ACT II® microwave popcorn to Brazil.

Pepsico Inc. has won the bidding for Brazilian biscuit manufacturer Mabel with an offer of between 800 million Brazilian reais ($460 million) and BRL900 million, the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Wednesday. Pepsico beat out Bunge Inc. an...

Pepsico said tuesday that it agreed to acquire Brazilian snack company Comercio de Doces Lucky Ltda for an undisclosed sum, in order to boost its growth prospects in Brazil. Lucky makes a variety of snacks, including the popular Torcida and Fofura br...