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News on Chips and Snacks from Central America


PepsiCo México selects CropX technology to help its potato producers become environmentally sustainable
August 25, 2021
By collaborating with CropX, PepsiCo México can now help potato growers in Latin America improve farm input application efficiency and become environmentally sustainable, providing its growers with CropX data-driven farm management solutions.

Belize gets its local Potato Chips: Mama Belize
January 17, 2020
Belizean company, Mama Belize is releasing its new signature product, potato chips. Тhе nеw lосаl brаnd fасtоrу іѕ lосаtеd іn Соrоzаl, Веlіzе аnd thе роtаtо сhірѕ аrе bеіng ѕоld іn 3 flаvоrѕ.

Así se hacen las papas Lay's en Guatemala
September 04, 2019
¿Sabías que las papas Lay’s® también se cultivan en Guatemala? A continuación, te contamos cómo es el proceso. Detrás de su auténtico sabor, están las manos y los corazones de más de 160 pequeños y medianos agricultores de papa del país.

Bokados Expands Presence in Central and Western Mexico
June 28, 2019
In order to strengthen its presence and better serve its customers and consumers in the Central and Western regions in Mexico, today Bokados - Arca Continental’s snacks brand in Mexico - opened a new Distribution Center in Toluca, México.

PepsiCo Mexico announces an investment of 4 billion dollars in the next two years, which includes the construction of a new Snacks Plant in Guanajuato.
May 21, 2019
The PepsiCo Mexico System, integrated by PepsiCo Mexico Foods and its strategic partner Grupo Gepp, announced an investment plan of 4 billion dollars in Mexico between 2019 and 2020,which includes the construction of a new Snacks Plant in Guanajuato.

tna opens a new office and training facilities in Mexico to keep up with the local snack food industry
June 28, 2018
Processing and packaging equipment supplier tna announced the opening of a new office and training facility in Mexico, providing local food manufacturers with a range of new services and enhanced technical support.

Arca Continental to open new Bokados snacks production plant in Queretaro, Mexico
January 19, 2017
Arca Continental’s snacks division in Mexico begins the installation and equipping of its third production center for its Bokados snacks, to expand its brand presence and national coverage, an investment of close to Pesos 300 million (13.7 million USD),

Bokados construirá planta de botanas (pasabocas) en México
January 18, 2017
El director de Bokados, Raymundo García, explicó que la nueva planta requerirá una inversión de cerca de 300 millones de pesos y que generará 150 empleos directos y cerca de 600 indirectos

México: Arca Continental adquiere dos importantes empresas de botana
January 17, 2013
Arca Continental, la segunda embotelladora de Coca-Cola más grande de México y América Latina, anunció hoy la adquisición de las empresas de botanas Wise Foods (“Wise”), con sede en Pennsylvania, e Industrias Alimenticias Ecuatorianas (“Inalecsa”), bas...

Wise Foods, Inalecsa acquired by Arca Continental
December 17, 2012
Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V., the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Mexico and Latin America announced today the acquisitions of snack food companies Wise Foods, headquartered in Pennsylvania, and Industrias Alimenticias Ecuatorianas, based in Ec...