News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Killingly, Conn., manufacturing facility today celebrated the inauguration of its Co-Generation system, which will generate almost 100% of the site's electrical requirements. To maximize the system, the facility will utilize the was...

Now that every Super Stack can comes with 100 even-crispier crisps, Pringles wants to celebrate by inviting U.S. fans to have fun and enter the "100 Ways to Enjoy Pringles"sweepstakes. From August 5 through September 11, Pringles lovers acro...

The Procter &Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), manufacturer of consumer products in the personal care and household cleaning segments AND manufacturer of PRINGLES, reported financial results for Q4 and its fiscal year ending June 30. P&G announced dil...

As part of its ongoing commitment to help Americans lead healthier lives, ConAgra Foods will feature the Smart Choice Program™ logo on many of its products. The Smart Choices Program symbol, which is displayed on the front of qualifying food packages, ...

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) agreed to buy its bottlers Pepsi Bottling Group Inc (PBG.N) and PepsiAmericas Inc (PAS.N) in a sweetened $7.8 billion deal, after a decade of operating as separate companies, as it seeks to cut costs and boost profits in North America.

Frito Lay siempre ha apostado por lo peruano, y lo seguirá haciendo. Con esta premisa y el reconocimiento mundial que tiene la cocina peruana en la actualidad, la marca de snacks aprovecha no sólo la riqueza de ésta, sino también su variedad de sabores...

The Potato industry’s “Potatoes … Goodness Unearthed” slogan has officially become a registered trademark.The slogan — which grower-shippers, packers, retailers and other allied industry have been using on bags, bins and boxes since 2008 —  will now in...

Over much of 2008 and 2009, CPG manufacturers imposed price hikes without being blunt about it, usually by shrinking the amount of food inside of cleverly designed boxes, bags, bottles and jars that don’t look much smaller than before, but often are.  ...

The Inventure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNAK), a leading specialty snack food manufacturer, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2009, highlighted by double-digit increases in revenue and earnings along with growth in both ...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today reported solid revenue and operating profit results in the second quarter of 2009, reflecting strong effective net pricing, product innovation and cost discipline. Reported EPS of $1.06 was flat on a 3 percent decline in...

Ground breaking for Shearer’s Foods Massillon Production Facility Phase I took place Tuesday, July 14 on site. Ohio’s First LEED Gold Certified Food Manufacturing Plant is being constructed in the NEO Com Industrial Park. The initial phase will house p...

The familiar sounds of baseball -- the crack of the bat and the thud of baseball hitting leather -- were momentarily superseded Friday night by the unworldly sound of 39,203 fans setting the Guinness World Record(TM) for most potato chips crunched at o...

Procter &Gamble Co. has unleashed the four-decade-old snack in a barrage of new flavors, shapes and sizes with new marketing even as speculation grows that Pringles could be among the next P&G brands to be sold or spun off. "More and mor...

Jamaica Producers Group Limited (JP) has grossed as much as $50 million in sales from its St Mary Cassava Chips project since its launch in October 2008.Minister of Agriculture Dr Christopher Tufton made the announcement at his sectoral presentation in...

El grupo estadounidense de bebidas sin alcohol y de snacks Pepsico anunció el miércoles que se disponía a tomar el 20% del capital del grupo Calbee Foods, primer fabricante japonés de aperitivos, con miras a producir y vender varias marcas de snacks en...

Crispy, salty, crunchy … savory snacks are healthier than ever. But what’s next? Manufacturers and ingredient companies are working together to help build the next generation of savory snacks.   Making healthier savory snacks is leading to paradigm shi...

Having started his company in 2001 during one economic skid and persevering through another in recent months, James Goldberg, president of Old Lyme Gourmet Co., received a call one day from Wal-Mart.They wanted to carry Deep River Snacks, his line of ...

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division and Jack Link's today announced they have entered into an agreement in which Frito-Lay will sell and distribute a new line of meat snacks under the MATADOR by Jack Link's brand, aimed at young adults with acti...