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Green Giant enters better-for-you savory snacks market
Green Giant™ is taking a leap from your grocer's frozen section to the snack aisle by introducing the following two new snacks: Green Giant™ Roasted Veggie Tortilla Chips – Zesty Cheddar Flavor, and Green Giant™ Multigrain Sweet Potato Chips – Sea Salt Flavor.»
United States
March 25, 2013
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Green Giant, General Mills
Restaurant Chains Serving More Lower-Calorie Choices Do Better Financially
Restaurant chains that serve more lower-calorie foods and beverages have better business performance, according to a study by Hudson Institute. »
United States
March 06, 2013
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McDonalds Corporation, Burger King, The Wendys Company
Popchips: how they made their way into the snack isle
Keith Belling quit his job as a corporate lawyer at age 27 and spent the next 15 years running a series of businesses, including a restaurant chain and a website for small businesses. In 2005, he set out to create a new snack with one of his former employees, and after four months, the pair stumbled upon a rice cake manufacturing plant outside of Los Angeles.»
United States
February 21, 2013
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Popchips Inc.
Food manufacturers rush to create "Natural" recipes
With their soft, mashed potato insides and crispy exteriors stamped in the shape of a happy face, McCain Foods’ frozen Smiles are marketed as a fun-to-eat children’s snack. They’re not supposed to explode. And yet, that’s what happened inside the Canadian...»
Canada
May 10, 2012
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McCain Foods Limited, Burger King
Sweets and Snacks Expo not just sweet
Later this week starts in Chicago the Sweets & Snacks Expo, conveniently co-located with the NRA Show. There is a lot of "sweet" at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, but increasingly there is also place for (savory) snacks. Four years ago...»
United States
May 07, 2012
State of the Snack Food Industry Report Presented at SNAXPO
The rocky road to economic recovery is paved with opportunity, but navigating that road is complex, as nearly one-quarter of consumers struggle to make ends meet. Still, snack frequency is up, and snacks are playing an important role in both wellness-and...»
United States
March 20, 2012
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Snack Food Association
Popchips doing healthy sales, expanding to Britain
Popchips CEO Keith Belling didn't want to just make and sell a new brand of the same old snack; he wanted to create a whole new category. In the five years since Belling's company started making Popchips in San Francisco, it has become one of the fastest-growing snack brands on the market, expected to record $100 million in sales this year.»
United States
March 01, 2012
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Popchips Inc.
General Mills acquires Food Should Taste Good
General Mills announced today the acquisition of Food Should Taste Good, a rapidly-growing natural snack foods company based in Needham Heights, Massachusetts. Food Should Taste Good will become part of Small Planet Foods, General Mills’ natural and organic products business and...»
United States
February 29, 2012
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Cascadian Farm/Small Planet Foods, General Mills