Chips en Snacks

By the numbers, PepsiCo has done a pretty good job since she took the helm six years ago. So why is the CEO taking so much heat from investors? "Now tell me again -- what exactly is the issue with this company?"Indra Nooyi asks with an edge ...

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...

Mexican police are providing stepped-up security for a PepsiCo subsidiary targeted by firebomb attacks over the weekend, official said Tuesday. About one hundred state and federal police are guarding the distribution centers of Sabritas, a Mexican sna...

Según noticias de Xinhua, grupos armados atacaron y quemaron durante el fin de semana por lo menos cuatro bodegas y 49 camiones de una popular empresa de papas fritas en los estados de Michoacán y Guanajuato, en la región central de México, destacó el ...

En homenaje al Día Nacional de la Papa y resaltando la importancia que representa dentro de nuestra gastronomía y la dieta de los peruanos, este producto será relanzado con un nuevo diseño, por la popular marca Lay´s bajo el nombre de Lay´s Peruanísima...

PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its second-quarter 2012 earnings conference call and slide presentation for financial analysts and investors will be webcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 25 at 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The com...

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...

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has acquired Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business. ConAgra Foods' acquisition of the pita chip business is consistent with its strategy to grow its presence in private label foods. "Pita chip...

Lay's, the much loved potato chip and a leading brand from PepsiCo, today revealed the conclusion to its five month 'Flavor Me' campaign to find a new flavor chip as nominated by the public.

South Australian potato growers say the SA Government has ignored their calls for assistance during a tough period for the industry.

Local potato chip junkies in Ohio were abuzz on Friday with the return of Mister Bee potato chips in stores.

Take a panel of seven foodies and ply them with exotic versions of popular American snacks from around the world, and these are the reactions you get.

Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream. And in Spain, Kellogg's All-Bran cereal is served floating in hot coffee instead of cold milk. Americans migh...

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 the A...

Los snacks o bocaditos triunfan en la Feria Internacional de Cochabamba, no sólo por su precio accesible sino también por sus sabores y calidad nutricional. Son productos crujientes, dulces y saladitos que son elaborados con insumos saludables, caract...

The Food &Grocery Council is welcoming a significant drop in concentration of acrylamide in potato crisps, and says it will continue to work with industry to find ways of lowering its levels in other foods, CEO Katherine Rich said today. She is re...

Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. has resumed production. On Monday, potato chips began rolling off the conveyor belt again after a six-month shutdown.

A new Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) report shows that the concerted effort by New Zealand's potato crisp manufacturers to lower acrylamide in their products is paying off.