News on Chips and Snacks from New Zealand

Kiwi chips manufacturer Bluebird bags USD 66m for expansion
May 09, 2023

New Zealand potato chips manufacturer Bluebird bags USD 66m for expansion

New Zealand potato chips manufacturer Bluebird says its parent company PepsiCo has invested over USD 66 million into the development of its Auckland factory, with a USD 26m-plus vending machine packing machine under construction.
Wet weather causes potato shortage in new Zealand
October 15, 2017

Wet weather causes potato shortage in New Zealand

Stocks of the potato chips are stretched thin as New Zealand battles a nationwide potato shortage after the wet winter. UPDATE: it turns grocery stores right now have NO shortage in stocks after all...
Heartland Potato Chips (NZ) expands range with Premium Crafted Crisps
February 28, 2017

Heartland Potato Chips (NZ) expands product range with Premium Crafted Crisps

New Zealand potato chip manufacturer Heartland Potato Chips just launched a range of premium crafted kettle chips in four flavours.
New Zealand Potato Chips market grows 15 percent, driven by premium segment
October 27, 2016

New Zealand Potato Chips market is growing 15 percent annually, driven by premium segment

According to Potatoes New Zealand, domestic sales of potato chips have grown by about 15 percent each year over the past three. New Zealanders spent NZD 157 million (USD 112 million ) on potato chips in 2015
Heartland Potato Chips - Bowan family
August 23, 2015

Heartland potato chips a family affair

Raymond Bowan's passion for potatoes and chips has seen Heartland Potato Chips take on the big boys at their own game. The company has just launched a new product range - flat cut chips, and has in New Zealand an 8 per cent market share.
Bluebird Foods (New Zealand) is recalling batches of its Original Cut potato chips
July 14, 2015

Bluebird Foods (New Zealand) is recalling batches of its Original Cut Potato Chips

Bluebird Foods (New Zealand) is recalling batches of its bags of potato chips after finding some may contain plastic pieces.
Heartland Potato Chips benefits from potato shortage New Zealand.
January 25, 2015

Heartland Potato Chips benefits from potato shortage New Zealand.

Timaru's Heartland Potato Chips is benefiting from the nationwide potato shortage in New Zealand.
Potatoes New Zealand chief executive Champak Mehta (Courtesy Nigel Moffiet)
November 30, 2014

Potato shortage in New Zealand shuts down chip producers

There's a major potato shortage in New Zealand and it's big enough that it's forced chip producers to temporarily stop production in the countdown to Christmas.
 Balle Bros Group
August 27, 2013

New Zealand supplier buys Mr Chips

More details have come out in the sale of Mr Chips by Simplot to New Zealand's Balle Bros, first reported by PotatoPro on August 18.
 Ray and Adrianne Bowan
February 17, 2013

Heartland Potato Chips owners (New Zealand) tour the US

A $15,000 travel grant from the Lincoln University Foundation has proved of real benefit to the farming and potato chips business of New Zealand couple Ray and Adrianne Bowan, who won the 2011 Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Ye...
 Acrylamide
May 02, 2012

Estiman la exposición al contaminante acrilamida en adolescentes varones españoles

The Food &Grocery Council is welcoming a significant drop in concentration of acrylamide in potato crisps, and says it will continue to work with industry to find ways of lowering its levels in other foods, CEO Katherine Rich said today. She is re...
May 01, 2012

Acrylamide study produces pleasing results for potato crisp processors in New Zealand

A new Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) report shows that the concerted effort by New Zealand's potato crisp manufacturers to lower acrylamide in their products is paying off.
September 24, 2011

Batches of Bluebird potato chips recalled

A number of batches of Bluebird potato chips are being recalled after pieces of blue and green rubber were found inside some packets. The Ready Salted Original Cut Chip packs were produced at the Bluebird Auckland manufacturing plant. Bluebird is war...
June 01, 2010

Bluebird Foods recalls potato chips due to undeclared allergens

Bluebird Light Plus Sea Salt Potato Chips (150g bags) displaying Best Before date 25 August 2010 should not be consumed due to the presence of undeclared allergens – milk, soy and gluten.   There have been no reports of illness, however any person conc...
 Proper Crisps
March 03, 2009

In pursuit of the perfect potato chip

It's a long and winding road in search of the perfect crisp, but a Moutere couple have demonstrated that it can all be worth it. Alastair Paulin reports.The question of what makes the perfect potato chip sounds like the kind of idle musing that might h...
 The Chip Group
July 28, 2008

Are you New Zealand's best chip shop? Hurry: Deadline July 31

Chip shops across the country are being urged to get in quick to be crowned the nations best chippie, with registrations for the ‘That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2008’ due to close on 31 July. Chairperson of the Chip Group, Glenda Gourley, sa...
 Bluebird Foods Ltd (Pepsico subsidiary)
July 09, 2008

New Zealand Advertising watchdog slams snack ad for stimulating overconsumption

A snack food promotion accused of encouraging children to eat the equivalent of more than a kilogram of fat has been stung by the Advertising Standards Authority. The authority upheld a complaint by the Ministry of Health that Bluebird Foods' "R...
May 15, 2008

More shareholders agree to accept takeover offer Mr Chips by Simplot

The takeover of potato products maker Mr Chips is inching towards certainty after more institutional shareholders agreed to accept Simplot Australia's impending takeover offer. Agreements with Balle Bros and Jon Davison gives food manufacturer Simplo...

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