News on Chips and Snacks from Canada

February 27, 2013

Orville Redenbacher's pop-up bowl now also available in Canada

After years of development, Orville Redenbacher's announces the biggest innovation in popcorn snacking since the invention of the microwave bag - Orville Redenbacher's new Pop Up Bowl, the bag that eliminates the need for a bowl.

February 14, 2013

Popchips adds ketchup flavour in a Canadian exclusive

Popchips Inc., the innovative popped snack company, is excited to announce the newest addition to its award-winning line of snacks - ketchup flavoured popchips, which will debut in Canada at Loblaws starting February 15.

October 04, 2012

Popcorn Indiana recall expanded to Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume Popcorn Indiana brand popcorn products described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following Popcorn Indiana brand popcorn ...

Hardbite potato chips (Naturally Homegrown Foods) selling points

September 25, 2012

New Look for Hardbite Potato Chips

Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd., Canada’s premium, all natural snack food company proudly announced today that has initiated a broad rebranding campaign for its gourmet, hand cooked potato chip brand, Hardbite.

August 31, 2012

Hartland Old Dutch Chips plant expands workforce

The New Brunswick government is investing $115,000 to help create 29 jobs at the Old Dutch Foods Ltd. in New Brunswick. Premier David Alward was joined by Post-Secondary Education Training and Labour Minister Martine Coulombe at the company’s plant in...

August 27, 2012

Canadian politician says call for potato boycott wasn't intended to hurt producers

A Liberal MLA in Canada's Alberta province who called for a boycott of Alberta potatoes over concerns that child labour remains unregulated in the province says he has no desire to damage the livelihoods of growers.

August 21, 2012

Alberta politician calls on Frito-Lay to boycott Alberta potatoes on child labour concerns

An Alberta politician, the Liberal MLA David Swann, called on snack-food giant Frito Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo., to boycott Alberta potatoes because child labour remains unregulated on provincial farms. The New Democrats later joined the Alberta Fe...

April 17, 2012

Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co. receives government support for expansion

The provincial and federal governments are investing a total of CAD 342,000 to help Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co. Inc. upgrade its facility and modernize equipment to increase its production capacity.

March 20, 2012

PepsiCo launches new potato chip flavors in Western Canada

The Lay's brand yesterday announced the launch of two new potato chip flavours that have been specially made for Western Canadians - Wavy Lay's Smoky BBQ and Wavy Lay's Old Fashioned Ketchup. Exclusive to the Western market, these two one-of-a-kind fl...

March 16, 2012

Undeclared milk and soy in Frito-Lay Cheetos products leads to recall

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and PK Trading Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk or soy not to consume the Frito Lay Cheetos products described below. The affected products contain milk and soy which are not declared on the labe...

February 29, 2012

Acrylamide-preventing yeast shows potential in Extruded Starchy Food Products

Functional Technologies Corp. reports that efficacy studies conducted on end-user materials, investigating the Company's proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast technology in a novel food application that traditionally does not incorporate yeast i...

September 27, 2011

Lay's Chips sponsor Canada's newest NHL team - the Winnipeg Jets

Hockey is one of Canada's greatest national past times, a sport that connects Canadians from coast-to-coast through their hometown pride, favourite hockey jerseys and passion for the game. Also deeply rooted in Canadian culture is the Lay's brand. Hav...

July 06, 2011

Old Dutch: potato chips with free music downloads

May 27, 2011

Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co. receives New Brunswick Export Achievement Award

The Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co received the New Exporter Award, one of four awards recognizing excellence in exporting for New Brunswick companies.

May 25, 2011

Canadians like Salty Snacks, Americans like Sweet Snacks, but Both like Convenience

Cross-border differences and similarities between Canadians and Americans have been revealed via two recent studies by leading market research company The NPD Group.

January 21, 2011

Ontario’s potato growers buck national trend for 2010

Ontario bucked the national trend of a decline in potato production last year and saw an increase in the amount produced over the previous year.

November 09, 2010

Trends in Canada's restaurant and foodservice industry (2010 USDA Gain report)

Canada's restaurant and food service industry plays a key role in Canada's economy.

November 03, 2010

Frito-Lay replaces noisy Sunchips packaging in the US, but not in Canada

In the last PotatoPro Newsletter 'Chips bags from potato peel? Biodegradable snack packaging' we focused on the changes Frito-Lay was making to the 'noisy'biodegradable Sunchips bags. Sunchips original will continue to be sold in the 'noisy'compostable bags, but all other Sunchips versions will be packed in regular (non-compostable) packaging until an improved biodegradable packaging is developed.

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