News on Chips and Snacks from Europe

December 14, 2012

Aumenta el consumo de 'snacks' salados en el mercado alemán

Entre los principales snacks consumidos por los alemanes destacan las patatas fritas, con un aumento del 14% respecto a los ocho primeros meses de 2011 y unas ventas de 356,5 millones de euros;seguido de los frutos secos, que también presentan una evol...

Cornish Crisps support Cornish mining world Heritage site

December 12, 2012

The Cornish Crisp Company 'bags' new pasty flavour crisp for Cornish Mining World Heritage Site

The Cornish Crisp Company has developed a new flavour in partnership with the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, continuing their policy of supporting locally based charitable causes.

December 05, 2012

United Biscuits sells KP Snacks business to Intersnack

Intersnack Group (“Intersnack”) and United Biscuits (“UB"- owned by Blackstone and PAI Partners), jointly, today announced that both parties have signed an agreement for Intersnack to acquire KP Snacks, UB’s snacks unit, from UB for an undisclosed...

December 04, 2012

Roast Chicken flavoured Pringles launched in the United Kingdom

Pringles is set to give convenience retailers a chirpy start to the New Year by launching its first Chicken variant in the channel.

November 21, 2012

Eighth Herbert Washer for World Leading Snack Food Manufacturers

R J Herbert Engineering, the leaders in agricultural handling systems, has supplied three further potato washer systems for one of the world’s largest snack food companies.

Muestra de producto que Lays lanzará en Navidad

November 14, 2012

Lay’s se prepara para lanzar novedades en España

Lay’s quiere estar al lado de los consumidores esta Navidad y para ello ha diseñado una ejecución completa que hará muy especial esta época del año tan esperada. El packaging, el material de punto de venta, la comunicación en redes sociales y el lanzam...

November 11, 2012

Heat and Control highlights Fastback seasoning system at the Interpom | Primeur 2012

At the upcoming Interpom | Primeurs 2012, equipment manufacturer Heat and Control highlights its FastBack Revolution on-machine seasoning system.

November 08, 2012

Tyrrell's unveils Swanky Veg, a new vegetable crisp range

UK Snack manufacturer Tyrrell's is launching Swanky Veg, a premium vegetable crisp range. Tyrrells Swanky Veg crisps are a mélange of some of the world’s most lavish veggies, with a pinch of sea salt.

November 05, 2012

Irish potato chip company launches 'SpudNav'

The Keogh farming family have been growing potatoes in north county Dublin for over 200 years. The city of Dublin has grown around the farm over the years.

October 31, 2012

110,000 tons of potatoes processed in the Emsland starch factory Kyritz

The processing campaign of potatoes in the Emsland-starch factory in German Kyritz is going well. Now at the half way period of the campaign already about 110,000 tons have been processed in the meantime. That is 50 percent of the contract quantity. &q...

October 19, 2012

Successful start equipment manufacturer Florigo International BV

Machine manufacturer Florigo International BV, established after the bankruptcy of BMA Nederland BV, has had a very successful start according to a recent statement of the new company:

September 27, 2012

Burts Chips and Guinness toast the launch of the first ever Guinness flavoured crisp

Artisan, premium crisp brand Burts Chips and Guinness are proud to announce the launch of the world’s first Guinness flavoured crisps, in a move that’s set to mark one of the biggest launches the snack category has seen in years in a deal brokered by g...

August 30, 2012

Pepsico UK introduces smartphone app to predict potato yields;i-crop trial results revealed

Smartphone App to predict potato yield PepsiCo and Cambridge University have joined forces to introduce mobile technology to crop planning, with a new smartphone app that will help farmers predict future harvests.

August 21, 2012

La primer máquina auto expendedora para niños que ofrece exclusivamente snacks saludables

Se ha presentado la primera máquina expendedora para niños en el Reino Unido, una vending que ofrece exclusivamente snacks saludables, batidos y bocadillos, en total doce productos diferentes que los más pequeños podrán elegir. Como se aprecia en la fo...

August 21, 2012

El consumidor comerá más snacks pese a seguir dudando de su salubridad, según reciente estudio

El mercado de los snacks alcanzará los 4.800 millones de euros hacia el 2016 en el Reino Unido, según el informe de mercado de Mintel. No obstante, y a pesar de los buenos augurios, el público sigue manteniendo ciertas ideas preconcebida alrededor de...

August 14, 2012

New British app allows potato chip bags to predict the weather

It is probably hard to go wrong with a promotion based on the British obsession with the weather. That is why packets of Walkers crisps, as the Brits call potato chips, will feature augmented reality weather forecasts using an app from Blippar.

August 06, 2012

Nick Bunker appointed CEO of new KP Snacks

United Biscuits (UB) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive to head up its recently separated snacks business which is to be re-named KP Snacks. The snacks business is the second largest bagged snack company in the UK and has s...

August 06, 2012

Crisps: an icon for the British Consumer

If you observe Brits' lunch habits, you'll discover the obsession of the Nation for crisps. While, according to Mintel's latest research into savoury snacks, the vast majority (76%) of Brits would typically lunch on a sandwich - or roll or wrap - 40% w...