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September 01, 2008
Pennsylvania: There's plenty of spuds, chip producers say
"We have all the potatoes we need,"said Miller, production supervisor at Gibble's Potato Chips in Chambersburg. Pennsylvania, with 19 potato chip manufacturers and a reputation as "the snack food capital of the world,"appears to ha...From the archive
August 26, 2008
Potato-chip shortage in Colorado due to soggy fields and switch to higher-profit crops
Potato-chip aficionados are discovering their cherished snack may be in short supply. And if they find it, they're likely to pay a bit more for it. The problem: not enough chipping spuds to supply manufacturers. "I wouldn't use the word 'shortage,...From the archive
August 26, 2008
Shearer's Foods switches site of headquarters project
(Massillon, Ohio) - Shearer’s Foods will be moving forward on a new 200,000 square-foot headquarters and production facility here, just at a different industrial park than was first planned. The project, originally slated for the Nova Technology Park, ...From the archive
August 25, 2008
Frito-Lay launches new initiative to position potato chips as a snack that belongs in a healthy diet
The July issue of Better Homes and Gardens introduced Frito-Lay’s new advertorial (an advertisement that looks like editorial content). Titled “Keeping up Like the Joneses,” it features a photo of a mother and her three children bringing groceries in ...From the archive
August 25, 2008
Florida startup company to offer line of cocktail-inspired potato chips
Startup snack-food company Infused-Sun Products is looking to raise $300,000 in new capital to take a chip out of the snack category. The West Palm Beach-based firm has developed a line of cocktail-inspired potato chips called Intoxi-Tators, although t...From the archive
August 21, 2008
Stimulant-infused energy snacks
Companies are infusing energy-giving ingredients into food products as a new way to attract customers. Energy foods provide all the stimulation of energy drinks, whilst possibly cutting out high levels of sugar, unpleasant tastes and unnatural chemical...From the archive
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August 14, 2008
Floods hurting potato chip processors in US Midwest
The damaging Midwest floods hurt the potato crop, which is now starting to be felt by chip processors and other companies. The floods cut supply and is driving up prices. Right now potato prices are up 10 to 25 percent. The owner of Mike's Mrs. Potato ...From the archive
August 14, 2008
Frito-Lay Orlando gets EPA nod for conservation efforts
Orlando's Frito-Lay plant is using less water and electricity to make the snack chips that roll off its factory conveyors each day on Silver Star Road. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the facility's efforts Tuesday, adding it to the...From the archive
August 12, 2008
Three Frito-Lay plants join EPA's National Environmental Performance Track Program
Frito-Lay's Orlando, Fla., facility has become a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Performance Track Program by demonstrating excellence in environmental management and committing to above-standard goals for c...From the archive
August 03, 2008
Consumer Sues Over Popcorn Lung Disease From Butter Flavor Diacetyl Chemical
The only known consumer to have developed the health condition known as "popcorn lung"is suing the stores that sold him his microwave popcorn, saying that they failed to warn him that he could become ill from using the product as intended.Way...From the archive
August 01, 2008
Frito-Lay Launches New Initiative to position Potato Chips as a snack that belongs in a Healthy Diet
The July issue of Better Homes and Gardens introduced Frito-Lay’s new advertorial (an advertisement that looks like editorial content). Titled “Keeping up like the Joneses,” it features a photo of an attractive mother and her three children bringing g...From the archive
August 01, 2008
California attorney general settles acrylamide lawsuit with Frito-Lay, Lance, Kettle Foods and Heinz
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today settled lawsuits against Heinz, Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods and Lance Inc. after the companies agreed to slash levels of the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide in their potato chips and french fries. “T...From the archive
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July 25, 2008
EEUU sospecha de aji jalapeño en brote de salmonela
Más de 1.000 personas han enfermado debido a un brote de intoxicación con salmonela y funcionarios federales dijeron el miércoles que ahora sospechan de varias causas, incluidos los ajíes jalapeños. Desde abril, se han diagnosticado 1.017 casos de inf...From the archive
July 25, 2008
'Green' potato health risk (glycoalkaloids) can be eliminated by cutting away affected area
Potatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and ...From the archive
July 25, 2008
Lance 2Q profit drops 70.1 percent
Lance Inc., which makes Cape Cod potato chips and other snack foods, said Friday that its profit fell 70.1 percent in the second quarter, missing Wall Street estimates. Its shares tumbled 7 percent in morning trading. The company plans to raise prices ...From the archive
July 23, 2008
PepsiCo Profit Advances on Cheetos, Higher Prices
PepsiCo Inc., the world's largest snack maker, said second-quarter profit rose 9.1 percent after it boosted prices for potato chips and streamlined delivery routes. Net income increased to $1.70 billion, or $1.05 a share, in the three months ended Jun...From the archive
July 23, 2008
The Inventure Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
The Inventure Group, Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2008. Net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were $29.2 million, representing an increase of 28% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2007....From the archive
July 21, 2008
Washington State 2008 Potato acreage down 6%
The Washington office of NASS said Washington growers planted fewer potatoes and more dry peas and will have lighter peach and apricot crops. Washington winter wheat production is expected to reach 109.7 million bushels this season, up 1 percent.Potato...From the archive