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August 15, 2011
United Biscuits owners said to consider breakup
United Biscuits may be broken up as its private equity owners plan to revive attempts to sell the U.K. food manufacturer, The Sunday Times reports without citing sources. The move could see the group's biscuits business, including the McVitie's brand,...From the archive
August 14, 2011
Aardappelindustrie Nederland verwerkt record hoeveelheid aardappelen
De Nederlandse aardappelverwerkende industrie neemt in Europa een vooraanstaande plaats in bij de productie van aardappelconsumptieproducten. En er wordt meer gemaakt dan alleen voorgebakken producten (frites, blokjes, schijfjes e.d.).From the archive
August 11, 2011
Malaysia's savory snack industry sees rapid growth
Malaysia's traditional snack industry is growing rapidly with the sales figure hitting RM200 million (66 Million USD) last year. While consumers have ample choice when comes to local snacks, crispy chips made of tapioca, banana, sweet potato and onion...From the archive
August 11, 2011
Snyder's-Lance reports loss for Q2 2011
US-based snack food company Snyder's-Lance has reported $3.84m loss for the second quarter ended 2 July 2011, compared to a $12.4m profit during the same period last year. The prior year results were reported by only Lance prior to its merger with Sny...From the archive
August 09, 2011
Snyder's-Lance acquires George Greer Company to strengthen distribution network
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of George Greer Company, Inc. ("Greer"), a snack food distributor serving Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire markets. This strategi...From the archive
August 08, 2011
Diamond verhoogt blijfpremie voor Pringles
Diamond Foods heeft de premie voor medewerkers die na de overname bij de Pringles-fabriek in het Belgische Mechelen blijven werken, verhoogd. Vrijdag heeft het Amerikaanse Diamond Foods, dat per januari de productiefaciliteit overneemt van Procter &am...From the archive
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August 05, 2011
Texas A&M University studied oil removal after vacuum frying
Scientists of the Texas A&M University, writing in the Journal of Food Process Engineering, report that short frying time and/or longer centrifuging time combinations would maximize oil removal from the chip's surface during vacuum frying. Accord...From the archive
August 03, 2011
Diamond Foods Receives Final Anti-Trust Clearance on Pringles Acquisition
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced that The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has granted its approval to Diamond Foods, Inc. for its pending acquisition of the Pringles business from The Procter &Gamble Company. Earlier this summer ...From the archive
August 02, 2011
Proyecto Fondef quiere determinar cuán expuestos a la acrilamida están los chilenos
Es uno de los siete proyectos de la Escuela de Ingeniería UC que se adjudicó un FONDEF este año. Presentado como un proyecto de interés público, “Minimización de la formación de acrilamida en alimentos de consumo masivo en Chile” pretende determinar el...From the archive
July 31, 2011
Consumptie van vet vermindert negatieve emoties, zelfs als de inname onbewust gebeurt
Onderzoekers van de K.U.Leuven, de University of Manchester en de Queen Mary University of London hebben aangetoond dat er een wetenschappelijke basis bestaat voor de fenomenen 'emo-eten' en 'comfort food'. Proefpersonen die zonder het te weten een vet...From the archive
July 31, 2011
Chips met vetvervanger kunnen bijdragen aan gewichtstoename
Amerikaanse onderzoekers van de Purdue University Indiana bestudeerden het effect van kunstmatige vetvervangers en vergeleken daarbij normale chips met light chips. Daarbij kwamen ze tot de verrassende uitkomst dat chips gemaakt met vetvervangers bijdr...From the archive
July 30, 2011
Onrust bij Belgische chipsfabriek Pringles over 'blijfpremie'
In de chipsfabriek van Pringles in Mechelen heerst er onrust over een 'blijfpremie' voor werknemers die wordt geschat op 7.000 euro. Peanuts, vinden de vakbonden, terwijl het management zowat een heel jaarloon als premie krijgt uitgekeerd. Op 5 april ...From the archive
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July 28, 2011
Snack manufacturer Inventure Foods reports Q2 2011 Results
Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty food maker and marketer, today reported financial results for the second quarter ending June 25, 2011, highlighted by net revenue growth of 24.9% and second quarter earnings of $0.05 per fully d...From the archive
July 27, 2011
Diamond Foods Receives Clearance on Pringles Acquisition From U.K. Office of Fair Trading
Diamond Foods, Inc. today announced that it has received clearance from the United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on its pending acquisition of the Pringles business from The Procter &Gamble Company. The clearance by the OFT follows Diamo...From the archive
July 23, 2011
Herr’s® Introduces Hot Sauce Flavored Ripple Kettle Cooked Potato Chips
Herr’s Foods, Inc. has combined forces again with TW Garner Food Company to create the next great taste in festive snack foods. The new Herr’s Hot Sauce Flavored Ripple Kettle Cooked Potato Chips combine the fresh, great-tasting Herr’s Ripple Kettle C...From the archive
July 17, 2011
Chips maker Intersnack increases stake in Largo Foods
Ray Coyle, founder of Irish potato crisp maker Largo Foods, is selling a 25 percent stake in the company to German snack maker Intersnack, the Sunday Times reported, citing an interview with Coyle. Coyle is selling a further 11 percent stake in the co...From the archive
July 15, 2011
Parle, Priya Group team up for Full Toss snack brand
Snack manufacturer Parle has tied up with the Priya Group to manufacture, supply and package wafers and snacks for its newly-launched brand Full Toss. Under the agreement, Priya will manufacture 3,000 tonne potato chips and snacks annually for the FMC...From the archive
July 12, 2011
Palletising of Chips and Snacks at KiMs A/S
KiMs is one of Denmark’s largest manufacturers of chips and snacks. DAN-Palletiser has helped to pave the way for palletising 25 pallets per hour at the state of art manufacturing facility at Søndersø. KiMs has an annual turnover of more than 66 mill....From the archive
