News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

May 07, 2012
Mister Bee potato chips return to stores
Local potato chip junkies in Ohio were abuzz on Friday with the return of Mister Bee potato chips in stores.
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May 07, 2012
US foodies find flavours of foreign chips hard to swallow
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.
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May 07, 2012
Odd Snack Flavors Prove Successful For International Food Companies
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...
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'Sweets' at the Sweets and Snacks Expo
May 07, 2012
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 the A...
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May 05, 2012
Snacks de papa triunfan en la Feria Internacional de Cochabamba (Bolivia)
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...
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May 01, 2012
Mister Bee producing potato chips again
Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. has resumed production. On Monday, potato chips began rolling off the conveyor belt again after a six-month shutdown.
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PepsiCo is installing an integrated reuse solution from Siemens Industry Automation Division at its snack food production plant in Santiago, Chile.
April 26, 2012
Pepsico's Snack Food plant in Chile installs Siemens water reuse solution
PepsiCo is installing an integrated reuse solution from Siemens Industry Automation at its snack food production plant in Santiago, Chile, increasing its wastewater treatment capacity by 20% and incorporating environmentally beneficial technologies.
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Major auction of potato chips processing equipment next week: Snyder's-Lance/Tom's Snacks
April 26, 2012
Major auction of potato chips processing equipment next week: Snyder's-Lance/Tom's Snacks
Next week, on Tuesday May 1, 2012 a major auction of snack processing equipment will take place. Auctioneer Loeb Winternitz will auction off the equipment of the closed Corsicana TX Snyder's-Lance/Tom's Snacks Facility as well as surplus from other Loc...
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April 26, 2012
La planta de Pepsico Snack Food en Chile instala solución Siemens para la reutilización del agua
PepsiCo Chile está invirtiendo en su Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales, para promover el reúso. La meta a ser alcanzada es la de reutilizar el 70% de las aguas residuales de los procesos productivos de la planta, generando un impacto positivo a...
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Mister Bee Potato Chips back in business with new president
April 23, 2012
Mister Bee Potato Chips back in business with new president
As the new president of Mister Bee Potato Chip Co., Christie Mallett plans to increase the company's presence and loyal customers. "We have a great product. We want to share the quality products with others,"Mallett said this week from Miste...
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Invention promising healthier processed potato products scores in Business Plan competition
April 22, 2012
Invention promising healthier processed potato products scores in Business Plan competition
A University of Idaho food scientist’s invention that could promise healthier processed potato products helped a student business plan team finish fifth among more than 1,600 worldwide entries in the Rice University Business Plan Competition.
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Salen a la venta las papas fritas "energizantes"
April 21, 2012
Salen a la venta las papas fritas "energizantes"
La empresa Arma Energy lanzó un novedoso producto que combina los tradicionales snacks con cafeína, taurina y vitamina B. Una porción es tan estimulante como una lata de Red Bull. La compañía, dedicada a productos para atletas y amantes de los deporte...
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April 18, 2012
Frito-Lay introduces BLT-flavored Potato Chips
Lay's, America's most-loved potato chip and a leading brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, today introduced Lay's Classic BLT-flavored potato chips, a new flavor that celebrates one of America's favorite sandwiches — the bacon, lettuce and tomato (...
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Covered Bridge Potato Chips Company in Hartland, New Brunswick
April 17, 2012
Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co. receives government support for expansion
The provincial and federal governments are investing a total of CAD 342,000 to help Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co. Inc. upgrade its facility and modernize equipment to increase its production capacity.
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April 04, 2012
Papas Pringles puso a la venta una versión baja en grasas
Cuando Procter &Gamble introdujo las papas Pringles en Venezuela en 1999, el consumo per cápita promedio era de 80 gramos. Ahora el mercado nacional se ha consolidado como el tercero más importante en América Latina, después de México y Brasil. &...
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March 28, 2012
Kettle parent Diamond Foods courting private equity firms
Troubled Diamond Foods Inc., which operates a plant in Beloit that produces Kettle brand potato chips, is talking with private equity firms about taking a minority stake in the San Francisco company, Barrons recently reported.
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March 20, 2012
PepsiCo launches new potato chip flavors in Western Canada
The Lay's brand yesterday announced the launch of two new potato chip flavours that have been specially made for Western Canadians - Wavy Lay's Smoky BBQ and Wavy Lay's Old Fashioned Ketchup. Exclusive to the Western market, these two one-of-a-kind fl...
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State of the Snack Food Industry Report Presented at SNAXPO
March 20, 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-...
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