News on Chips and Snacks from Europe

Diamond Foods, Inc. today announced that it has acquired a 26% stake in Metcalfe’s skinny Limited, owner of Metcalfe’s skinny Popcorn, a premium ready-to-eat popcorn brand in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom Kettle Foods ltd is launching KETTLE® Bites - a new healthier product aimed at female consumers looking for lighter, ‘better-for-you’ snacks.

According to a recent GAIN Report, the 2015 Potato production in Poland dropped 13% compared to last year to 6.7 million metric tons, due to average unfavorable weather conditions

KETTLE® Chips (United Kingdom) is pleased to announce that it has introduced three seasonal flavours to its sharing range of delicious, hand cooked chips in time for the key Christmas sales period.

El proveedor de aperitivos de Mercadona, Grupo Ibersnacks, presentó ayer en la localidad vallisoletana de Medina del Campo su nueva planta de elaboración de productos de maíz, Agromaíz, y su Centro de Desarrollo y Mejora.

KETTLE® Chips, the favourite premium crisp brand in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the launch of Chef’s Signature, an outstanding new range featuring partnerships with some of the UK’s leading, premium food brands.

Amica Chips uses Turatti's Nextra Plus spin dryer to produce a potato chip with a substantially lower oil content.

With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.

Innovative flavours and changing attitudes towards health are boosting sales of (premium) popcorn in the United Kingdom

Ashley Hicks, a former Tesco commercial director is to replace outgoing Kettle Foods Ltd chief Dominic Lowe who is to retire after four years at the helm.

Tyrrells, the Herefordshire[UK]-based premium crisp brand, is extending its multipack range in a bid to gain a bigger share of the adult packed lunch market.

Yorkshire crisp brand Seabrook embarks on a major growth drive to increase its market share after a management buyout backed by private equity investor LDC, a subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group

Ishida reports on their delivery of its Ishida Atlas Packaging Systems to Russia’s largest snack producer, KDV Group.

In Denmark, Kims has gone to court to stop Taffel's Super Snacks to sell square crisps.

The AHDB Potatoes ‘Next Generation’ tour kicked off in Yorkshire last month, visiting two progressive Yorkshire based potato processing businesses.

KETTLE® Chips, the UK’s original and number one premium crisp, is introducing a new seasoning to its range of premium hand cooked chips – Crispy Bacon & Maple Syrup – its first offering made with real meat.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food

The UK’s ridged crisp, McCoy’s, is unveiling a modern new look across its entire range this summer.