News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

September 21, 2010

Conagra Foods F2011 Q1 results

ConAgra Foods, Inc., recently reported results for the fiscal 2011 first quarter ended Aug. 29, 2010

September 17, 2010

Bloomberg: P&G said to have rejected Pringles, Diamond merger

Bloomberg: Procter &Gamble Co. was in talks to merge its Pringles unit with Diamond Foods Inc. before halting negotiations last month on concern about the deal’s structure, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.

September 14, 2010

Pass the potato chips: Canadians snacking more than Americans.

According to Snacking in Canada, a recent study by leading market research company The NPD Group, Canadians, on average, eat more snack meals than their neighbours south of the border, and hold a more positive view of snacking, overall. The report, whi...

September 14, 2010

Frito-Lay North America racks up another LEED certification: Beloit, Wisconsin

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Beloit, Wis., facility today became the state's first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings Gold certification.

September 07, 2010

Mahnomen Stackable Baked Chips factory sitting Idle amid disputes.

September 06, 2010

Lay’s presentó edición limitada de Lay’s Peruanísimas Papa Nativa en Mistura

Sumándose al homenaje que este año la Feria Gastronómica Internacional de Lima, Mistura 2010, rendirá a la Papa Nativa, a la que ha designado como figura principal de su tercera edición, Lay’s -marca de la transnacional PepsiCo- presentará como primici...

August 27, 2010

Deep River Snacks expands distribution to Southern California

Deep River Snacks, a gourmet snack food company recently announced an agreement with Haralambos Beverage Company to bring its line of all natural snacks to Southern California.

August 24, 2010

Frito-Lay Perry facility to achieve LEED Gold Certification for existing buildings

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Perry, Ga., facility today became the state's first building to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute ...

August 19, 2010

Frito-Lay on 'loud' SunChips biodegradable chip package: 'That's what change sounds like'

The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet – designed by Frito-Lay for its SunChips brand – has come in for criticism from Facebook members, with more than 30,000 agreeing the new packaging is too loud.

August 18, 2010

Snyder's shareholders compensation in merger with Lance outlined

Shareholders who currently own pieces of Snyder's of Hanover could end up holding a total of $585.9 million worth of publicly traded Lance stock through a proposed merger plan with the sandwich cracker maker.

August 18, 2010

Lance, Inc. and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. Announce FTC Clearance for Proposed Merger

Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCE) (“Lance”) and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. (“Snyder’s”) today announced they have received clearance from the U. S. Federal Trade Commission via early termination of the review process under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Impr...

August 16, 2010

Diamond Foods Announces Kettle Chips Plant Expansion in Salem, Oregon

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced an $8.4 million planned expansion of its production facility in Salem, Oregon to meet increased demand for its Kettle Brand potato chips. More than 15 new jobs will be created, and production capacity w...

August 10, 2010

Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos publica su estrategia en Internet

Con el inicio de un nuevo año fiscal, el Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos (USPB, por sus siglas en ingles) ha publicado en línea la estrategia que sus programas seguirán para cumplir los objetivos propuestos. Se encuentra en ingles en http://ww...

August 10, 2010

United States Potato Board publishes long range strategy online

With the start of the USPB’s new fiscal year (FY11) July 1, the newly revised Long Range Plan (LRP) is now available at www.uspotatoes.com/120lrp.html. The Long Range Plan is the USPB’s annual strategy document that guides each and every program the B...

August 09, 2010

Frito Lay Canada invests in Quality, Environmental Sustainability in New Minas

Frito-Lay Canada, a division of PepsiCo Canada, is investing more than $2 million in its New Minas (Nova Scotia) operations to upgrade production equipment and make the facility more environmentally sustainable.

Announcement of expansion of Hartland Potato chip compamany

August 05, 2010

Old Dutch Foods expands Hartland potato chips plant with NB government support

Old Dutch Foods will expand their Hartland plant with support of a $15-million loan of the New Brunswick government.The New Brunswick governement is investing in Old Dutch Foods Ltd. to help it expand its operations in New Brunswick and add 40 jobs to ...

August 05, 2010

Pepsico supports development of new potato varieties with agricultural development Center in Peru (CEDAP)

Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), visited Peru this week to announce that the company is investing USD $3 million over the next three years to create the Agricultural Development Center of Peru (CEDAP). The Center, which i...

August 03, 2010

PepsiCo construirá en Perú un centro de investigación en tubérculos y raíces con una inversión de 3 millones de dólares

La multinacional PepsiCo, fabricante de refrescos y de otros productos alimentarios, invertirá en Perú más de 200 millones de dólares en los próximos cinco años, anunció hoy su presidenta ejecutiva, Indra Nooyi, tras reunirse con el gobernante de este ...