News on Chips and Snacks from Europe

Corona crisis slashes Belgian potato industry in 2020. Volume of potatoes for processing lowest in three years
March 02, 2021

Corona crisis hits Belgian potato industry hard: 2020 processing volume lowest in three years

No one could miss it in the media last year: the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Belgian potato sector hard.
Mackie's invests £750,000 in production facility for popped veggie chips
February 26, 2021

Mackie's invests in production facility to produce popped wholesums snacks

The joint venture behind Mackie’s Crisps is investing £750,000 (just over 1 million USD) in a new production facility to scale up production of a new snack brand.
Laura Bounds recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list 2021
January 05, 2021

Laura Bounds of Kent Crisps recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list 2021

Laura Claire Bounds recieves an MBE in recognition of her work done through the firm she owns, Kent Crisps of Bridge near Canterbury.
On its 50-year anniversary NDC Delivers Next-Generation Measurement and Process Performance with Introduction of Series 9 On-Line Food Gauge
December 10, 2020

2020: NDC's 50 year anniversary and the introduction of the Series 9 On-Line Food Gauge

NDC Technologies, a global leader in on-line and at-line process measurement and control solutions, introduces the next-generation Series 9 sensor suitable to measure
Pepsico UK are cutting carbon emissions by bringing potatoes full circle
December 08, 2020

Pepsico UK are cutting carbon emissions by turning potato peels into fertilizer

Pepsico UK has joined forces with British clean-tech firm CCm Technologies to reduce their carbon footprint by turning their potato waste into fertiliser.
EnWave Signs Second Equipment Purchase Agreement with Patata Torres to Increase REV™ Manufacturing Capacity by 100kW
December 01, 2020

EnWave sells additional equipment to snack manufacturer Patata Torres increasing REV™ Manufacturing Capacity by 100kW

EnWave Corporation announced today that it has signed its second Equipment Purchase Agreement with Patatas Fritas Torres S.L. , a leading snack manufacturer in Spain. This purchase is for a much larger 100kW Radiant Energy Vacuum ('REV™') machine complementing Patatas Torres’ previous purchase of a 10kW REV™ machine.
El turrón de patatas fritas que deja sordo
November 16, 2020

El turrón de patatas fritas que deja sordo

Albert Adriá sorprende con un turrón elaborado con patatas fritas de bolsa de Lays Gourmet, cobertura de chocolate, chocolate con caramelo y praliné de macadamia tostada. 'Es un turrón que te deja sordo porque cuando lo masticas es tan crujiente que dejas de escuchar a quien te habla'
Amica Chips installs Elea PEF systems for yield and quality improvement
November 04, 2020

Amica Chips installs Elea PEF systems for yield and quality improvement

Italian potato chips manufacturer Amica has installed an ELEA pulsed electric field (PEF) system following a series of tests earlier this year.
Emsland Webinar: New Waxy Potato Starch Solutions for Snack Products
October 27, 2020

Emsland Webinar: New Waxy Potato Starch Solutions for Snack Products

Emsland Group’s EMWAXY® is based on high amylopectin potatoes, containing more than 99% amylopectin.
A Casa Vella triunfa con su apuesta por el mejor producto gallego
October 26, 2020

Las Patatas Fritas de A Casa Vella que Nacieron en Fene, España, Llegan a Japón

Seguro que se ha fijado y ha comprado más de una vez una bolsa de patatas fritas que llama la atención entre el resto en el supermercado. Su estética vintage atrae visualmente. Y su sabor engancha.
PepsiCo launched a new line for the production of chips in the Moscow region
October 23, 2020

PepsiCo launched a new line for the production of chips in the Moscow region

According to the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region, the tenth production line was launched at the PepsiCo enterprise in the Kashirsky District (Frito Lay Manufacturing LLC). It will produce Lay's ® chips. The production capacity of the line is more than 5 thousand tons of finished products per year.
El mapa de los fabricantes de snacks y patatas fritas de Mercadona
October 19, 2020

El mapa de los fabricantes de snacks y patatas fritas de Mercadona

El supermercado ha revelado que son ocho las empresas que fabrican sus snacks. Tienen sedes en Barcelona, Valencia o Ciudad Real, entre otras.
Harvesting, prices and future plans: the potato situation in the regions of Russia
October 10, 2020

The 2020 potato harvest in the various regions of Russia

Since the start of autumn, potato producers in the regions of Russia have been facing many challenges, new and old. In the Russian Federation, the average annual volume of potatoes used for food purposes is estimated to be at 13-14 million tons, which makes potato one of the most important crops in Russia. In this article, we present information about the potato situation in various regions of Russia.
World Potato and Europatat Congresses, Ireland, 2021 – Postponed until 2022
October 01, 2020

World Potato and Europatat Congress, Ireland, 2021 – Postponed until 2022

World Potato Congress Inc., Europatat and the Irish Potato Federation have announced the postponement of the World Potato Congress (WPC) and the Europatat Congress planned for May/June in Dublin in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrei Travnikov, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region (left) and Neil Sturrock, President of PepsiCo Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia (right) unveil the first stone of Pepsico Russia's Novosibirsk plant.
September 17, 2020

Pepsico Russia has officially started construction of a savory snacks plant in Novosibirsk

Pepsico Russia has officially started the construction of a savory snack plant in Novosibirsk, its third such plant in Russia. The plant will start production end 2021 and produce Lays potato chips and 'CrunchTeam' croutons.
More than 64 thousand tons of potatoes processed in the Moscow region
September 16, 2020

More than 64 thousand tons of potatoes processed in the Moscow region

The Moscow region is the leader in potato processing in the Russian Federation in the first half of this year. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Andrei Razin.
Mercadona Refuerza sus Patatas Fritas, Lasañas y Canelones
August 03, 2020

Mercadona Refuerza sus Patatas Fritas, Lasañas y Canelones

Mercadona ha comunicado que vende diariamente más de 11.000 bolsas de sus nuevas patatas fritas onduladas con sabor a queso, que son elaboradas por PepsiCo en su fábrica de Burgos y se comercializan con la marca Munchos.
Estos son los distribuidores que fabrican las marcas blancas de los supermercados
July 13, 2020

¿Quién fabrica las patatas fritas de marca blanca de Mercadona, Carrefour, Dia, Lidl y Alcampo?

Los grandes supermercados apuestan principalmente por distribuidoras nacionales para la producción de sus aperitivos más populares.

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