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Chips fall off the line at a Shearer's Foods plant in Massillon, Ohio. Courtesy: Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer
September 12, 2011
Shearer Foods Massillon plant: the first LEED Platinum Snack Food Plant in the World
“An expanding customer base meant we needed to make more product, and to do that we needed a new plant.” With that succinct summation, CEO Bob Shearer of Shearer’s Foods explains the background behind the Millennium Manufacturing Facility, a 110,000-sq...
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September 12, 2011
Latfood: good potato harvest in 2011
Potato chip manufacturer Latfood evaluates this season's potato harvest as good, forecasting a 30 ton pick per hectare, Latfood Agro-Service Director Ilgvars Krumins informed Nozare.lv. "The average crop capacity index this year is 30 tons from o...
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Walkers for news
September 12, 2011
Walkers runs 'great British potato' crisp ad
Walkers has commissioned a new ad about the life of a potato crisp, in an effort to highlight the "three simple things"that make its potato snacks.
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PepsiCo for news
September 09, 2011
PepsiCo Named Top Food and Beverage Company in 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced its inclusion in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). PepsiCo is ranked as the number one company in the DJSI Food and Beverage Supersector, the only company based in the United States to earn a t...
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September 08, 2011
Hongaarse consument betaalt belasting voor chips
Om de toenemende zwaarlijvigheid en de stijgende gezondheidszorgkosten aan te pakken heeft Hongarije een wet ingevoerd waarbij speciale belasting moet worden betaald voor 'vet' voedsel. Mensen gaan meer betalen voor voedingsmiddelen met een hoog vet- ...
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Conagra for news
September 08, 2011
ConAgra Foods Recognized in Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today announced that it will be added for the first time to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America. One of the world's most recognizable sustain...
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PepsiCo to Partner with China's Ministry of Agriculture to Promote Sustainable Farming
September 06, 2011
Pepsico India makes Sankrail snack plant hub for new products
PepsiCo India will make its food plant at Sankrail near Kolkata a hub for making newer products as it expands its portfolio of health and nutritious food. "We plan to make this plant as a global benchmark,"PepsiCo India Holdings CEO (Foods) ...
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Pack Expo for news
August 31, 2011
Snack Food Association one of the Pack Expo 2011 partners
PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Sept. 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center) is collaborating with several industry associations to add even more value to the most comprehensive processing and packaging event taking place in North America. “While brand owners ...
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Frito-Lay Combines Delicious Flavor and Slow-Burning Heat With New Cheetos and Doritos Fiery Fusion Snacks
August 30, 2011
Frito-Lay Combines Delicious Flavor and Slow-Burning Heat With New Cheetos and Doritos Fiery Fusion Snacks
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division is taking spicy snacking to the next level with the introduction of new Doritos and Cheetos Fiery Fusion snacks. Now available in convenience stores across the U.S., Fiery Fusion snacks are the latest evolutio...
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7-Eleven Hot Dog Potato Chips Are Actually Delicious
August 29, 2011
7-Eleven Hot Dog Potato Chips Are Actually Delicious
If you think a Hot Dog flavored potato chip is not going to work, think again... It looks like 7-Eleven Big Bite Hot Dog Potato Chips have the flavor and the buzz. This is what the Huffington Post writes about them: "When we at HuffPost Food rea...
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Intersnack lanceert Chio in Nederland
August 28, 2011
Intersnack lanceert Chio in Nederland
Chio (Intersnack) ziet grote kansen voor de zoutjescategorie in de segmenten specialty chips en zoute biscuits. In deze segmenten vindt weinig innovatie plaats, waardoor de aankoopfrequentie onder druk staat. Met echt vernieuwende, onderscheidende con...
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Sweet potatoes in bags making inroads
August 26, 2011
Sweet potatoes in bags making inroads
Shippers say consumers like the convenience of picking up bagged sweet potatoes, and the 3-pound bag seems to be just the right size. Sales of bagged sweet potatoes are picking up, said George Wooten, president and partner, Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co....
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Cherkees: Beef jerky meets potato chip
August 26, 2011
Cherkees: Beef jerky meets potato chip
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August 25, 2011
Large potato crop canopies posing desiccation challenges
Desicant application trials to monitor spray deposition in different parts of the potato crop canopy have demonstrated that the angled Syngenta Potato Nozzle gives better all-round coverage of leaves and stems at all heights of the leaf canopy, compare...
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Saratoga Springs Mayor to proclaim August 24th is “Saratoga Specialties Original Saratoga Chip Day”
August 22, 2011
Saratoga Springs Mayor to proclaim August 24th is "Saratoga Specialties Original Saratoga Chip Day"
Saratoga Specialties Company is excited to announce that Saratoga Springs Mayor Scott T. Johnson will proclaim that August 24th is “Saratoga Specialties Original Saratoga Chip Day”. A presentation is set to be made on the steps of City Hall in Saratog...
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Walkers for news
August 15, 2011
Walkers unveils new campaign and packaging roll out
Gary Lineker is to take a back seat in the latest advert for the Walkers crisp range following a brand revamp. The move comes as brand owner PepsiCo makes a decision to shift the marketing message to provenance in its latest push. The new campaign fo...
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United States Potato Board for news
August 15, 2011
US Potato Sales & Utilization estimates by the United States Potato Board
The USPB is pleased to deliver the industry’s sales and utilization estimates for calendar year 2010. The full report is attached following this story.
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