News on Chips and Snacks from Oregon

March 17, 2022

All employees laid off after fire guts Oregon potato chip plant

Two weeks after a fire severely damaged a plant that produced chips and salty snacks in northeast Oregon the company says it will lay off all of the site’s employees.

March 07, 2022

SpudLove Snacks Celebrates National Potato Chip Day with One-of-a-Kind 'Chip Bowl' made from Actual Potato Chips

SpudLove™ Organic Thick-Cut Potato Chips is celebrating National Potato Chip Day by offering potato chip lovers the ultimate serving accessory – a first-of-its-kind "chip bowl" made out of actual potato chips.

February 28, 2022

Boiler explosion guts Hermiston potato chip plant

One of the area’s largest manufacturers is gone, after a boiler explosion at Shearer’s Foods plant south of Hermiston sparked a dramatic fire Tuesday afternoon.

September 03, 2019

Campbell to Sell Europe Potato Chips Business for $80 Million

Campbell Soup Co. agreed to sell its European potato chips business to Valeo Foods Group Ltd. for about 66 million pounds ($80 million), the soupmaker’s latest divestment as it simplifies operations.

Diamond Foods Innovation Center, Salem Oregon (artist rendering)

July 15, 2015

Diamond Foods opens State-of-the-Art Innovation Center

Strengthening its commitment to product innovation and market leadership, Diamond Foods, Inc. has officially opened the doors to its new 7,000+ square foot innovation center in Salem, Oregon.

Rendering of the innovation center of Diamond Foods in Salem (ZGF Architects)

October 09, 2014

Diamond Foods builds new innovation center in Salem, Oregon

Diamond Foods, the company behind Kettle Brand and Kettle Chips will start construction this week of a product development and testing center, located adjacent to the Kettle Brand® production facility in Salem, Oregon

November 21, 2010

RDO-Calbee employees win top productivity award from Calbee

Calbee Foods Co. of Japan has awarded its top productivity prize to employees at its United States joint-venture RDO-Calbee Foods.

Potato Variety Management Institute (PVMI)

April 07, 2009

PVMI offers Purple Pelisse, a colorful high anti-oxidant potato

All new potato varieties developed by the Pacific Northwest Tri-State Breeding Program are now licensed to PVMI (the Potato Variety Management Institute), a non-profit marketing and administration organization for the Tri-State Potato Breeding Program.

December 17, 2007

Kettle Foods Encourages Habitat Restoration with New Backyard Barbeque Potato Chips

Kettle Foods, a company that welcomes friends of the feathery sort into its own “backyard,” is joining forces with National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to launch its newest flavor – Backyard Barbeque.