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Jobs threat at crisp site red Mills Snack Foods

A crisp factory employing 300 people in the Black Country could close after its owner lost one of its biggest contracts.

Workers are facing redundancy at Red Mill Snack Foods Ltd in Globe Street, Wednesbury, which makes Transformers crisps and Mr Porky pork scratchings.

The factory is owned by Tayto Golden Wonder, which is carrying out a three-month review of its future following the cancellation of a lucrative Pringles Minis contract at a sister plant in Corby, Northants, which also employs 300.

Spokeswoman Gwynneth Cockcroft said the business was planning to halve its 600-strong workforce by next year and bosses were also considering moving production from Wednesbury to Corby.

Ms Cockcroft said: “When Tayto took over Red Mill, it was always the plan to carry out a review - the cancellation of the Pringles Minis contract has acted as a catalyst.

Thursday, July 24, 2008Express and Star

PepsiCo Profit Advances on Cheetos, Higher Prices

PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack maker, said second-quarter profit rose 9.1 percent after it boosted prices for potato chips and streamlined delivery routes.

Net income increased to $1.70 billion, or $1.05 a share, in the three months ended June 14, exceeding analysts' average estimate by 4 cents. Sales jumped 14 percent to $10.9 billion, Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo said today.

Sales of Cheetos, Ruffles and SunChips gained even as Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi raised prices to counter a 10 percent increase in commodity costs this year. The company, the world's second-biggest soda maker, benefited from its 60 percent snack-market share as cash-strapped U.S. consumers added chips to meals at home instead of eating out.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008Bloomberg
 

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7/24/2008Jobs threat at crisp site red Mills Snack FoodsNewUnited KingdomRed Mill Snack Foods; Tayto (Northern Ireland)English
7/23/2008PepsiCo Profit Advances on Cheetos, Higher Prices -Frito-LayEnglish
7/23/2008Jobs threatened at Tayto's Corby chips plant after P&G axes mini Pringles contractUnited KingdomTayto (Northern Ireland); Procter and gambleEnglish
7/23/2008Government mulls potato chips unit in Himachal PradeshIndiaEnglish
7/23/2008The Inventure Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 ResultsUnited StatesThe Inventure GroupEnglish
7/21/2008Pepsico buys potato in Uttar Pradesh at windfall pricesIndiaFrito-LayEnglish
7/21/2008Bhutan potato farmers suffer from potato glut in IndiaBhutanFrito-LayEnglish
7/18/2008US Potato chip manufacturers feel crunch of rising potato costs United StatesHerr Foods; Middleswarth Ira & SonEnglish
7/18/2008Middleswarth potato shortage easingUnited StatesMiddleswarth Ira & SonEnglish
7/17/2008Snack Food market in India 2008 (GAIN report)IndiaFrito-Lay; Haldirams; SM Foods Pvt Ltd; ITC Limited; McCain Foods Limited; BikanoEnglish
7/17/2008Potato Growers urged to quantify costsUnited KingdomPotato Council Limited (former British Potato Council); McCain Foods Limited; WalkersEnglish
7/17/2008ConAgra Foods Announces Dividend PaymentUnited StatesConagra Foods Inc.English
7/16/2008Texas A&M AgriLife Research Helping Potato Chip Industry with Zebra Chip DiseaseUnited StatesEnglish
7/15/2008PreventASe Xtru: DSM's tailormade solution for acrylamide reduction in Extruded snacks-DSM Food SpecialtiesEnglish
7/15/2008Do Consumers Care that Frito-Lay's Sun Chips are Solar Powered? Apparently.United StatesFrito-LayEnglish
7/11/2008Walkers launches "Do Us a Flavour campaign" United KingdomWalkersEnglish
7/11/2008Snack Alliance expands Hermiston plantUnited StatesSnack AllianceEnglish
7/9/2008New Zealand Advertising watchdog slams snack ad for stimulating overconsumptionNew ZealandBluebird Foods Ltd; Frito-LayEnglish
7/9/2008New Cargill Innovation center focuses on snacks and cerealsUnited StatesCargillEnglish
7/9/2008Frito-Lay Leases Build-to-Suit Facility in Ft. Myers for Distribution CenterUnited StatesFrito-LayEnglish
7/8/2008Las Pringles ni siquiera son patatasUnited KingdomProcter and gambleSpanish
7/7/2008Herr Foods still has adequate supply of chips potatoesUnited StatesHerr FoodsEnglish
7/5/2008Growing chips potatoes for generationsUnited StatesEnglish
7/4/2008Pringles exempt from VAT because they are 'not crisps' rules High CourtUnited KingdomProcter and gambleEnglish
7/4/2008Walkers Baked now in larger 37.5g packageUnited KingdomWalkersEnglish
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