News on Chips and Snacks

Snyder’s of Hanover announces the launch of Korn Krunchers, a new line of boldly flavored corn snacks.

The continued accumulation of heavy frost on plants for the past few days is feared to have damaged 75% of the tomato crop in the district of Karnal, while potato growers may have suffered losses over 20%.

The manufacturer of Hardbite Potato Chips announced today that it has initiated an aggressive waste reduction and sustainability initiative with its manufacturing operation. The company has partnered with Fraser Valley Biogas, and FortisBC to recycle organic waste from the company’s food processing plant into a renewable natural gas.

The Snack Food Association is pleased to announce that George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, will highlight SNAXPO 2014, in Dallas, Texas, March 1 – 4.

In response to the growing popularity of sweet and salty flavor mash-ups, Snyder's of Hanover is excited to add Cinnamon Sugar and Salted Caramel varieties to its existing line of Flavored Pretzel Pieces in the United States.

Kellogg Company has announced that it will build a new Pringles snacks manufacturing facility in Malaysia, as part of its recently announced Project K four-year efficiency and effectiveness program

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division today announced the return of its 'Do Us A Flavor' contest in the United States, which invites fans nationwide to submit their ideas for the next great potato chip flavor for the chance to win a $1 million grand prize

En 11 años, el Centro de Investigaciones, Ciencia y Tecnología de la Escuela Militar de Ingeniería (EMI) ha trabajado en más de 30 especies, entre flores y tubérculos.

Owners of an old carpet factory in Devonport (Tasmania) have held informal talks with the Devonport City Council about a conversion to a potato processing factory.

As part of the zero-waste commitment for its manufacturing operation, PepsiCo's agriculture team in Turkey invested in anaerobic digestion technology several years ago to handle the organic waste created there.

Novozymes announced the launch of Acrylaway® HighT, the first thermostable solution that reduces acrylamide levels in food products that are typically processed at extremely high temperatures.

The FDA has published a draft guidance for industry on Acrylamide in Foods. The guidance is being distributed for comment purposes only.

Seabrook Crisps has become the official crisps sponsor of the O2 Arena in London.

PepsiCo Inc, the maker of Pepsi-Cola, Frito-Lay snacks and Tropicana juice, plans to invest $5.5 billion in India by 2020 to expand its presence in the country, it said on Monday.

The Grocer reports that Pepsico's Red Sky potato chips brand has lost nearly all its supermarket listings.

The smell of Mister Bee potato chips is again filling the air around the West Virginia Potato Chip Co. on West Virginia Avenue in Parkersburg.

The world's largest snack maker is widening its own market by mixing sweet with salty in its snacks -- and is rolling out chocolate-covered Lay's Wavy chips for the holidays.

Jackson's Honest Chips, a family-owned business making gluten-free potato chips with organic potatoes, organic coconut oil and sea salt has been named one of 20 semi-finalists in the Intuit Small Business Big Game competition.