News on Chips and Snacks from Oceania

Designing a better low-fat potato chip
August 15, 2019

Designing a better low-fat potato chip

Australian researchers have developed a technique to analyze potato chips’ physical characteristics from simulated first bite to swallow, which they say could be used to help formulate a tastier low-fat snack.
Intersnack Group to acquire 40% of Universal Robina Oceania
July 19, 2019

Intersnack Group to acquire 40% of Universal Robina Oceania

Philippine-based food company Universal Robina (URC) has announced the divestiture of a 40% stake in its Oceania subsidiary, URC Oceania, to the German snack food manufacturer Intersnack.
How to reduce seasoning loss during snack food production
June 10, 2019

How to reduce seasoning loss during snack food production

The seasoning coverage on a snack food product is an important aspect of the quality a consumer sees, and determines the overall flavour and taste a person experiences.
Closer cooperation Ishida and Heat and Control offer snack manufacturers 'end-to-end' equipment solutions
April 09, 2018

Global Heat and Control - Ishida Alliance to offer 'end-to-end' snack processing solutions

Ishida and Heat and Control are establishing a stronger collaborative alliance to provide food industry customers with full 'end to end' processing and packaging solutions.
FastBack FastLane slicer infeed conveyor offers chips manufacturers safe, easy and effective singulation of potatoes before cutting
November 30, 2017

FastBack FastLane slicer infeed conveyor offers chip manufacturers effective singulation of potatoes for slicing

Heat and Control created the space-saving FastLane slicer infeed conveyor that singulates product for delivery into multiple rotary slicers, providing a great alternative for chip manufacturers faced with space limitations
Lanzan sistema de selección y medición de chips por movimiento vibratorio
October 30, 2017

Lanzan sistema de selección y medición de chips por movimiento vibratorio

La multinacional australiana tna ha anunciado el lanzamiento de tna roflo®VMCS 3, el primer sistema de selección y medición de chips del mundo que utiliza el movimiento vibratorio para separar las chips pequeñas de las grandes y así maximizar la eficiencia y la velocidad del empaquetado.
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Wet weather causes potato shortage in new Zealand
October 15, 2017

Wet weather causes potato shortage in New Zealand

Stocks of the potato chips are stretched thin as New Zealand battles a nationwide potato shortage after the wet winter. UPDATE: it turns grocery stores right now have NO shortage in stocks after all...
Choosing the right accumulation system for your application
July 25, 2017

Choosing the right accumulation system for your production line

Accumulation systems let your processing line run without interruption, while delivering the steady flow of product your packaging equipment needs for peak efficiency. But with a range of different accumulation systems available, which is the right one?
Potato Product Fryers: an overview
June 13, 2017

Potato Product Fryers 101: Selecting the right Fryer Design

Potato Product Fryers 101: Selecting the right fryer design is one of the most critical decisions in potato processing. Don Giles, Director of Sales, Processing Systems at Heat and Control explains how specialised fryer designs improve productivity and quality.
Get Uniform Chip size with a Heat and Control Potato Grader-Halver
April 20, 2017

Get Uniform Chip Size with a Heat and Control Potato Grader-Halver

The Heat and Control all-in-one Grader-Halver is designed to grade potatoes according to size and halve the product sorted if it is larger than the predetermined size.
Heartland Potato Chips (NZ) expands range with Premium Crafted Crisps
February 28, 2017

Heartland Potato Chips (NZ) expands product range with Premium Crafted Crisps

New Zealand potato chip manufacturer Heartland Potato Chips just launched a range of premium crafted kettle chips in four flavours.
Heat and Control fryers on their way to double snack manufacturer’s capacity
February 13, 2017

Heat and Control fryers on their way to double snack manufacturer’s capacity

Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer Heat and Control has recently helped another snack food processing company increase their production capacities with the delivery of a ‘snack’ product processing system.
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January 15, 2017

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New Zealand Potato Chips market grows 15 percent, driven by premium segment
October 27, 2016

New Zealand Potato Chips market is growing 15 percent annually, driven by premium segment

According to Potatoes New Zealand, domestic sales of potato chips have grown by about 15 percent each year over the past three. New Zealanders spent NZD 157 million (USD 112 million ) on potato chips in 2015
Make healthier, better tasting potato chips with this Pulsed Electric Field unit
September 13, 2016

Make healthier, better tasting potato chips with this Pulsed Electric Field unit

Using the process of Pulse Electric Field (PEF) technology, the E-FLO™ Electroporation processing system by Heat and Control makes it possible for chips manufacturers to produce healthier and crunchier potato chips.
Snack Brands Australia to be acquired by Universal Robina Corporation of the Phillipines
August 30, 2016

Snack Brands Australia to be acquired by Universal Robina Corporation of the Phillipines

Universal Robina Corporation (URC), one of the largest branded consumer food and beverage product companies in the Philippines, is to buy Snack Brands Australia, according to a Snack Brands Australia statement dated August 17.
Australian customers unhappy with smaller Pringles Packing from Malaysian Plant
June 18, 2016

Australian customers unhappy with smaller Pringles Packing from new Malaysian Plant

The Daily Mail Australia reports that Pringles chips - sold in cardboard cylinders - have shrunk in size in Australia and are being sold in a deceptively similar package of the same height but with a smaller diameter.
Growing demand for Vacuum Fryer Technology in the Snack Industry
March 02, 2016

Growing demand for Vacuum Fryer Technology in the Snack Industry

Heat and Control has helped a snack manufacturer take processing capabilities to a new level with another delivery of the
company’s innovative vacuum fryer technology, the Unitized Vacuum Fryer (UVF)

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