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May 11, 2009
'Lay's local': find out who made your potato chips
This month, Frito-Lay kicks-off its largest ever marketing campaign called "Lay's Local" to celebrate the more than 40,000 Americans across the country who grow the potatoes we use to make Lay’s brand potato chips, who make the chips at Frito...From the archive
May 07, 2009
The Future of Fried Foods
Deep Fried Foods - such as French Fries - form a key part of the menu in most restaurants. However, as consumers become more health conscious, they may be looking for healthier menu options.From the archive
May 07, 2009
Kettle Foods launches Create-a-chip potato chips flavor competition
Kettle Brand® is inviting fans to shake up the next great Kettle Brand® Potato Chip flavor with the Create-a-Chip Kit, sold at select retailers and online for a limited time.A first for chip lovers, the Create-a-Chip Kit includes everything budding fla...From the archive
May 07, 2009
Frito-lay launches SmartFood popcorn clusters - for women only
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit is launching a new snack, SmartFood popcorn clusters, which give women the indulgent flavors they love and also nutrients that they often don’t get enough of. A one-ounce serving of SmartFood popcorn clus...From the archive
May 05, 2009
Agricultores del depto de Pasco en Peru dan valor agregado a la papa en planta procesadora
El presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Yehude Simon Munaro, felicitó hoy a las autoridades y población de la localidad de San Francisco de Asís de Yarusyacán, en Pasco, por la construcción de una planta procesadora de papa con una inversión municipal ...From the archive
May 03, 2009
Frito-Lay packs to find new life as totebags, notebooks
Frito-Lay North America, Plano, TX, a division of PepsiCo, has announced a new partnership with TerraCycle, Inc. (www.terracycle.net) an upcycling company that will take used packaging from Frito-Lay snack products and turn them into affordable, quali...From the archive
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April 23, 2009
The Inventure Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Results
The Inventure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNAK) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2009. Net revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 were $29.7 million vs. $26.2 million last year, an increase of 13.6 %. The Snack Divi...From the archive
April 22, 2009
Crean bolsas de papas fritas que se biodegradan y sirven de abono
El fabricante de aperitivos estadounidense Frito-Lay, empresa del grupo PepsiCo, ha anunciado que está trabajando en el desarrollo de unas bolsas que se biodegradarán y servirán como abono. La empresa prevé que tendrá listo el envase para su lanzamien...From the archive
April 22, 2009
Reduce oil content kettle chips with heated centrifuge
An easy way to lower the oil content of kettle chips, is to use a heated centrifuge.From the archive
April 20, 2009
Pepsico/Frito-Lay releases First quarter results
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today reported first-quarter 2009 results that reflected solid top- and bottom-line performance on a constant currency basis. The company delivered 6 percent constant currency net revenue growth. The company's first-quarter c...From the archive
April 20, 2009
Highlights from the Q1 Pepsico Conference call related to snacks
Note: Excerpts deal exclusively with Pepsico's savory snacks activities. If you are inte4rested in the beverage division or the performance of the concern as a whole, we recommend you to read the transcripts itself. Richard Goodman - CFO: "Fri...From the archive
April 17, 2009
Pepsico acquires Karinto snack business in Peru
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced that it has acquired leading Peruvian snack business Karinto S.A.C., maker of Peru's top-selling corn chips, Los Cuates, as well as a popular line of nuts and seeds."The Karinto brands span a broad array o...From the archive
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April 16, 2009
Biodegradable Snack Food Packaging for Sunchips introduced
SunChips, Frito-Lay’s popular line of multigrain snacks, announced today that in 2010 it will introduce the first fully compostable snack chip bag made from plant-based materials. The change is designed to significantly improve the environmental impact...From the archive
April 15, 2009
Convenio entre Fritolay y Copaboy beneficiará a pequenos productores de papa en Colombia
Aunque la cooperativa de papicultores de Boyacá agremia a 1.200 pequeños productores, del convenio con la multinacional norteamericana se beneficiarán campesinos de Toca, Siachoque y Soracá. Desde mayo próximo los cultivos de por lo menos 200 pequeño...From the archive
April 14, 2009
Kettle Brand Potato Chips adds Jalapeno flavour
With smoldering, south of the border flavor, new Kettle Brand® Jalapeño Potato Chips are naturally turning up the heat on Cinco de Mayo.Hitting store shelves in May, in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Kettle Brand® Jalapeño Potato Chips strike th...From the archive
April 07, 2009
Simplicity is the new selling point for food products
Haagen-Dazs's new line of ice cream, Five, doesn't hide the ingredients in tiny type on the back of the carton. Every one -- milk, cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla bean -- is prominently displayed in bright-orange capital letters.From the archive
April 07, 2009
PVMI offers Purple Pelisse, a colorful high anti-oxidant potato
All new potato varieties developed by the Pacific Northwest Tri-State Breeding Program are now licensed to PVMI (the Potato Variety Management Institute), a non-profit marketing and administration organization for the Tri-State Potato Breeding Program.From the archive
April 02, 2009
Old Dutch workers locked out at Calgary Chips Plant
Union representatives in Alberta are calling for a boycott of Old Dutch potato chips after the company locked out its unionized workers at Calgary on Sunday. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 confirmed Wednesday that its members h...From the archive
