Chips en Snacks uit de Verenigde Staten

Popchips Inc., the pioneering all-natural popped chip company, is a proud recipient of Health magazine’s “America’s Healthiest Food Awards” for its original popped potato chips. With more than 30,000 different products at the typical grocery store, the...

At Penn State, thousands of potato varieties from around the globe are put through extensive cross-breeding programs, genetic research and intercollegiate collaborations.

The inventor of the Pringles can, Dr. Fredric J. Baur, had an odd request regarding the treatment of his final remains. Well, odd for anyone but the inventor of the Pringles can, that is. Like any proud inventor, Baur requested that his ashes be burie...

Frito Lay launched lower-sodium versions of some of their popular salty snacks. Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Tostitos tortilla chips and Fritos corn chips now have 30%-50% less sodium. Regular Lay's classic chips have 180 milligrams of sodium per ou...

The Snack Factory, creators of Pretzel Crisps® brand pretzel crackers, announced today an agreement with Madison Square Garden to have its thin, crunchy pretzel cracker available throughout the complex. Madison Square Garden, known for its great famil...

Daryl Thomas, senior vice president for sales and marketing, at Herr’s Foods Inc., was installed as the 2008 SFA Chairman Monday, March 3 during SNAXPO 2008 in San Antonio, TX. Thomas succeeds Tom Dempsey, president, Utz Quality Foods, the 2007 chairman.

In light of dramatic increases in food prices and the environmental costs of fuels derived from food crops, Congress should revisit federal food-to-fuel mandates and subsidies, a top official of a Pennsylvania-based snack foods company told Congress t...

Today the Snack Food Industry made its case in US congress for changes in the US biofuel policy, in light of the dramatic increase of food prices and the environmental costs.

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, is stepping up to help rebuild the city of Greensburg, Kansas, which was tragically struck by a devastating tornado that destroyed nearly all of the community. In conjunction with Discovery Commu...

Do you call it snack food or junk food? York County, Pa.,  opted to put on a kinder twist by calling it snack food and refers to itself as the Snack Food Capital of the World. Proudly, it would seem, as it has created the New Sweet Treats and Salty Ea...

Frito Lay. Ballreich's. Mike-sell's. Conn's. Grippo's. At least 10 potato-chip companies fry and kettle-cook their potato chips in the Ohio, giving the state the distinction of having the second-most chip makers in the country.

Its been a staple in West Virginia since 1950. Mister Bee's Potato Chips in Parkersburg is the only potato chip factory in the entire state. And it started when Leo Klein purchased a truck, a fryer and a building for just $200. Mister Bee's Potato Chi...

Frito-Lay is getting a reputation for being a world-class facility for its safety record and operations.The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recertified Beloit-based Frito-Lay Inc. as a “star” site in...

PepsiCo reported first-quarter earnings per share of $0.70. The Company delivered strong operating results with 13% net revenue and 10% division operating profit growth. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi said, "We delivered a strong first quart...

When prices for commodities like corn, cooking oil and energy took a bigger than expected jump in recent months, Plano-based Frito-Lay Inc. put some of its snack packages on a diet. By pouring up to one ounce less food into each bag, the company del...

The Inventure Group, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2008. Net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 were $26.2 million, representing an increase of 54% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007....

The next time you open a bag of potato chips, before you start crunching and munching, consider that you are holding a piece of Ohio's culinary and economic history in the palm of your hand. We didn't invent the potato chip here, but we embraced it wi...

Today, on the 38th anniversary of the first national Earth Day celebration, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger highlights California's environmental efforts. He highlighted the ability to protect business and the environment at the same time by helping lau...