News on Chips and Snacks from Europe

Construction to increase Pringles production in Poland to 60,000 tonnes has started

November 16, 2019

Kellogg started construction to increase its Pringles production in Poland to 60,000 tonnes

Kellogg Company has announced that construction has started on a new manufacturing line at its Pringles Factory in Kutno in Poland. This increases production capacity at the factory by 34 percent to approximately 60,000 tonnes of Pringles per year

November 13, 2019

Elea cuts record length potato strip during PEF Advantage Days Demo

To demonstrate the capabilities of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) systems in french fry production, Elea cut and fried a record length potato strip in a demo during its recent Elea PEF Advantage Days at their headquarters in Quakenbrueck, Germany.

October 07, 2019

Walkers' Brussels sprouts crisps are back following 'requests all year round'

Walkers' highly divisive Brussels sprouts crisps are hitting the shelves again in a blatant attempt to ruin Christmas. The crisp giant announced the return after claiming they had received requests 'all year round' from fans.

September 17, 2019

WELTEC builds biogas plant for Potato Chips Manufacturer ALTHO in France

Recently, biogas plant builder WELTEC BIOPOWER completed a biomethane plant for ALTHO, a French manufacturer of potato chips in St. Gérand, Brittany.

August 19, 2019

Start-Up Snack Maker Crispifarms Limited: Not Just Another Company - Not Just Another Banana Chip

Excited about their new product, Crispifarms prepares to share with the world, the most succulent banana chip yet. The all-natural, long-cut banana chips are coming to the Specialty Fine Food Fair at Olympia London in Hammersmith, London.

July 08, 2019

PepsiCo boosts precision agri tech for Walkers, Lay's and Doritos brands

The snacks and drink giant has built up its iCrop precision agriculture tool to better support potato, corn, oats and peanut farmers make in-field decisions, PepsiCo Europe’s head of agricultural procurement David Wilkinson tells FoodNavigator.

July 03, 2019

Patatas fritas de 60 euros, las más caras del mundo

Las patatas fritas más caras del mundo son suecas, una obra de arte en clave gourmet del fabricante de cervezas St. Eriks, que quería la mejor experiencia para acompañar su St. Eriks Indian Pale Ale.

July 03, 2019

Elea Smoothcut With Tayto On The BBC

Tayto, the third largest snack producer in the UK, has installed Elea Pulsed Electric Field SmoothCut™ systems in their factory in Scunthorpe.

July 02, 2019

European Snacks Association Names Dr Rolf Nilges As New President

The European Snacks Association (ESA) has elected Intersnack’s Director Research & Development and
External Affairs, Dr Rolf Nilges, as its new President for a two-year term.

June 26, 2019

Join Elea and discover Pulsed Electric Field at SnackEx

Discover how our Elea Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) systems can improve your snack and dried products whilst also enhancing your production.

June 19, 2019

Kettle Foods deepens its Norfolk roots with £2.7m potato processing investment

A well-known Norwich crisps brand has embedded its roots in Norfolk for decades to come by investing £2.7m in a new potato processing building - unlocking the factory's future growth potential.

June 18, 2019

French fries Inc.: The potato cannot be burned from the news.

The potato cannot be burned from the news. This week it turned out that Belgian growers are settling in northern France because the Belgian area is almost exhausted.

June 14, 2019

Europatat Congress 2019 A unique and successful event for the sector!

On 13 June, the European potato community has gathered in Oslo, Norway, for the Europatat Congress 2019. Under the slogan “The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food”.

May 20, 2019

Kettle Chips owner Campbell Soup eyes sale of the UK branch of this premium snack maker

Premium Potato chip maker Kettle Chips could be sold after its US owner Campbell hired advisers to assess the future of the snack brand.

PIJO, una familia de productos típicos hechos en Murcia, España. Incluye una línea de Papas fritas con mucha clase, aderezadas con un toque de limón, pimienta y en su punto de sal.

May 01, 2019

PIJO, la primera patata frita con rostro, color y sabor propio

En los últimos años, el sector de las papas fritas atraviesa una revolución comercial gracias a nuevas marcas como Patatas PIJO, que ha creado una línea de patatas con personalidad propia (literalmente).

March 29, 2019

Belgian potato processing industry processed over 5 million tonnes of potatoes in 2018

The potato processing industry in Belgium registered record growth and processed over 5 million tonnes of potatoes in 2018. However, in 2019 the sector faces major challenges as a result of the poor harvest in 2018

February 26, 2019

UK potato chips prices surge after heatwave-induced potato shortage

Crisps fans in the United Kingdom might have noticed that their favourite snack has become a little more expensive in recent months.

February 20, 2019

Chips manufacturer Fairfields Farm picks up 'Made in the UK' award

Leading artisan crisp producer, Fairfields Farm, is celebrating the latest in a string of business awards as it walks away with the Made in Central and East of England Food & Drink Award.

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