News on Chips and Snacks from Northern America

August 16, 2019

Biena Snacks Secures $8 million Funding Led By Former Snyder's-Lance Execs To Expand Plant-Based Foods

Biena Snacks is set to use the newly raised funding to expand plant-based products.

August 13, 2019

Lay's Unveils 60+ New Potato Chip Bags Starring 31 'Everyday Smilers' In Campaign To Donate $1 Million To Operation Smile

From throwing birthday parties for children in need to surprising hospital patients with a furry friend to rehabilitating injured veterans, 31 everyday people are being invited into millions of homes this summer to share their stories and spread smiles.

August 12, 2019

Highlander Partners Announces the Formation of Benestar Brands with the Acquisition of Evans Food Group from Wind Point Partners

Highlander Partners, L.P., a leading middle-market private investment firm based in Dallas, Texas, through its newly-formed food platform, Benestar Brands ("Benestar"), announced the acquisition of Evans Food Group ("Evans") from Wind Point Partners.

August 10, 2019

Mister Bee Potato Chips plans new warehouse as business grows

Mister Bee Potato Chips plans to construct a half-million-dollar warehouse next to its location on West Virginia Avenue in Parkersburg.

July 30, 2019

Cape Cod Potato Chips in Hyannis re-opens for factory tours

Cape Cod® Potato Chips is re-opening its iconic Hyannis Factory Tour in Cape Cod. The Cape Cod® Potato Chip Factory is one of Cape Cod’s top tourist destinations with more than 250,000 visitors annually.

July 18, 2019

One Potato Two Potato Snacks Refreshes Design and Adds Fresh New Products and Flavors to Their Line-Up

Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. revealed its new bag design for its One Potato Two Potato Brand, along with fresh new flavors and products at the 2019 Fancy Food Show in NYC last week.

July 09, 2019

Treehouse Foods agrees to sell snacks division (nuts, trail mixes) to Atlas Holdings

Yesterday, TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a leading manufacturer of private label foods, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Company's Snacks Division to Atlas Holdings LLC.

July 03, 2019

Utz Quality Foods Partners With WeStock Shopping Assistant App

Utz Quality Foods, LLC announced today their affiliation with WeStock™, the crowd-stocking application (app) designed to help every day shoppers discover and request new food and beverage products.

June 26, 2019

Finding potential in pretzels

The snacks portfolio at Campbell Soup Co. offers many opportunities, from Goldfish crackers to Kettle chips to Milano cookies.

Features Leading Food Brands in Appealing Spaces: Meat Snacks, Seeds, Popcorn, Sweet Treats, and Specialty

May 23, 2019

Conagra Brands Showcases its $2 Billion Snacking Portfolio at 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo

Conagra Brands, Inc., a top 10 snacking company, will highlight its $2 billion snacking portfolio at the 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo on May 21 – 23 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Potato Lovers Rejoice! Calbee North America Brings New Taste Sensation to the Snack Aisle

May 22, 2019

Calbee North America launches 'Spudkins' potato snacks at the Sweets & Snacks Expo

Calbee North America today announced great news for potato snack lovers! Their new Spudkins Fry Cuts will debut at The Sweets & Snacks Expo on May 21- 23 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

PepsiCo Foodservice Unveils New Digital Lab to Help Restaurants Thrive In The Evolving Digital Marketplace

May 21, 2019

PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab to Help Restaurants Thrive In The Evolving Digital Marketplace

PepsiCo, Inc., announced the launch of PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab, a first-of-its-kind suite of capabilities built to connect foodservice operators with the companies, services, insights, and solutions best suited for their specific needs.

May 20, 2019

Family-Owned Potato Chip Brand 'Symphony' Celebrates 3 Years in Business

The Anderson family, founders of Symphony Chips, pride themselves on working together to sustain their business and continue their growth.

Utz Quality Foods, LLC. (Courtesy: Business Wire)

May 20, 2019

Snack Manufacturer Utz® Quality Foods Brings the Little Utz Girl to Life

Snack manufacturer Utz Quality Foods, LLC. announced a media campaign today, including the use of regional TV, digital and social platforms, telling of the first-ever “Adventures of The Little Utz® Girl.

May 16, 2019

Japanese snack manufacturer Calbee to test proprietary EnWave REV™ dehydration technology

EnWave Corporation just announced it had signed Commercial License and Equipment Purchase Agreements with Calbee Inc., a leading Japan-based company engaged in the manufacturing and sales of snack confectionary, bakery food and cereal food.

Hen of the Woods - The restaurant that became a snack food business

April 20, 2019

Hen of the Woods - a restaurant that turned into a snack food business

Nick and Kimberly Marckwald wanted to open a restaurant. Then came the day in 2015 when they were selling a lot of potato chips and the restaurant was still stalled, and Nick told Kimberly he thought they had to choose. They chose the chips.

April 16, 2019

Ballreich's potato chip company gets new owners

Late last week, Ballreich Bros. Inc. announced that it had been sold to Ballreich Snack Food Company, a newer investor group formed by northwest Ohio business professionals who want to keep the company thriving.

April 11, 2019

Terry Groff, Reading Bakery Systems, Awarded 2019 Circle of Honor during SNAXPO

During SNAXPO19 in Orlando, SNAC International honoured Terry Groff, former President & CEO of Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) by inducting him into the Circle of Honor.

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