Noticias sobre los Chips y Aperitivos de Europa

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...

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...

McDonald's, uno de los major sponsors de los JJOO, dejará de tener el monopolio para vender el producto más pedido en las instalaciones. Sin embargo, la liberación no es total El personal que trabaja sin descanso para tener todo listo de cara a la cer...

Essex-based potato farm Fairfields in the UK has invested in a brand new packing, processing and manufacturing unit, boosting jobs in the local area.

Everyone who attended the World Potato Congress last month agreed that WPC 2012 was a huge success. Now, speaker presentations and video's are available online. It's a great opportunity to have another look at the great presentations or take a look at...

La empresa MA.DE.CO. , que trabaja en Grotte di Castro, Tuscia Viterbese (Italia), está orgullosa de lanzar una patata nueva e innovadora, llamada "Delizia Blu"(delicia azul) y se ha definido como una "patata sana"por la empresa, ya...

PepsiCo Iberia apuesta por la recuperación energética de sus aguas residuales mediante un proyecto pionero que las convierte en biogás, permitiendo reducir hasta un 5% el consumo energético de la planta. El proyecto, recientemente implantado en la plan...

On 10 and 11 May, processing equipment manufacturer Tummers Methodic from Hoogerheide successfully organised two open days. Hundreds of specialists from the food processing industry at home and abroad marvelled at the largest Hex Polisher in the world ...

Kellogg, the US foodmaker, and Germany’s Intersnack are expected to be among the bidders for the salty snacks division of United Biscuits, whose brands include Hula Hoops and KP nuts. The private equity funds that own United Biscuits, Blackstone and PA...

United Biscuits (UBUK) has announced that it will be adding 25% extra weight to its range of handypacks to offer consumers even greater value for money and drive sales for retailers. Available now, the new extra weight packs will be available for the t...

PepsiCo has today announced it is hiring 110 employees in Leicester as part of a major £15.2m investment in its Walkers manufacturing campus. Applications are now open and PepsiCo is looking for motivated, passionate people with a great work ethic to ...

Burts Potato Chips' Nick Hurst, who recently sold his majority stake in the business, has said the company can 'go from strength to strength' following the sale.

Food Processing Equipment manufacturer Kiremko has been rather busy in 2011, continuing the growth and success the company enjoyed in recent years. Below, Kiremko presents you a range of their 2011 projects that have a special story behind it.

Burts Potato Chips directors Nick Hurst and Jonty White have sold their stakes in the UK crisp firm.

Private equity firms Blackstone Group LP and PAI Partners SAS have appointed Credit Suisse Group to work on a potential sale of the salty snacks arm of their cakes-to-peanuts business United Biscuits Ltd. in a process that could fetch as much as £500 m...

Despite ongoing economic difficulties, new product activity in the global snackfoods industry appears to be continuing unabated. Launch numbers recorded by Innova Market Insights showed a strong double-digit increase in 2011. Savory and salty snacks ac...

Walkers Sunbites has won a Silver Design Business Association (DBA) 'Design Effectiveness' award for its new pack design. During the relaunch of Sunbites in 2011, the brand undertook a pack design change which has helped the growth of the brand to see...

Britain faces a potato shortage this summer if low rainfall persists in the south of England, according to a new forecast. Any shortfall will lead to higher prices for chips, crisps and bags of potatoes.