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SunChips Harvest Cheddar and Munchies
May 20, 2024
Frito Lay Canada recalls Sunchips ® harvest cheddar and munchies ® original snack mix out of an abundance of caution due to possible health risk
Frito Lay Canada has announced that out of an abundance of caution it is voluntarily recalling SunChips Harvest Cheddar Flavour Multigrain Snacks and Munchies Original Snack Mix.
Savor Street Foods
January 20, 2023
New credit facility to fuel growth Pretzel manufacturer Savor Street Foods
FrontWell Capital Partners Inc. ("FrontWell") announced the closing of a USD 7.4 million secured credit facility with Savor Street Foods Inc. ("SSF" or the "Company"), a Pennsylvania-based food manufacturer producing an array of health‐conscious pretzel snacks.
KFC teams up with PepsiCo on limited-edition potato chips
October 12, 2022
KFC teams up with PepsiCo in Canada for a limited-edition potato chip flavour
KFC has partnered with PepsiCo Foods Canada to create a new flavour of potato chip for the Ruffles brand. The new Ruffles KFC Original Recipe Chicken-flavoured potato chips are available for a limited time.
A nutritional info sticker was placed over the original list of ingredients indicating Uncle Chipps contained milk solids. Rupa Singh, whose daughter is allergic to milk protein, said the new sticker did not mention any milk ingredients. (Courtesy: Rupa S
December 28, 2021
Mislabeled potato chips sends teen into anaphylactic shock
Food policy expert says mislabelling ‘common problem’ with imported food products. When Rupa Singh purchased a bag of imported spicy potato chips from a local Indian grocery store, she had no idea just two chips would send her daughter into anaphylactic shock.
Get Fired Up! Now also available in Canada: Pringles Wendy's Spicy Chicken Flavour Chips: Another Insanely Accurate Taste Sensation
June 23, 2021
The new Pringles Wendy's Spicy Chicken Flavour Chips now also available in Canada
Want to spice up your life? After introducing Pringles Wendy's Spicy Chicken flavour chips in the US, Pringles and Wendy's® are joining together to bring this mind-blowing innovation to Canada.
New Frito-Lay 'Flavours From India' Potato Chips available at Walmart Canada
June 08, 2021
Walmart brings Frito-Lay's 'Flavours From India' Potato Chips to Canada
Walmart Canada is excited to offer a brand new line of South Asian snack flavours in partnership with Frito-Lay Canada.
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Lay's® takes on three epic Canadian flavours in a #FlavourFaceOff
May 18, 2021
Lay's® takes on three epic Canadian flavours in a #FlavourFaceOff
The iconic Lay's® brand is putting some of our most iconic flavours from Doritos®, Ruffles® and Smartfood® on its classic potato chip to see who does it best in the ultimate Flavour Faceoff.
@PringlesCA on twitter: 'Hey @WendysCanada, what do you think of our new look in honour of the new one-bite Baconator® flavour Pringles® potato chips?'
February 22, 2021
Pringles introduces Wendy's Baconator Flavour in Canada
Ready to feed your curiosity? Behold the one-bite Baconator®! The NEW limited-time edition Pringles* Wendy's® Baconator Flavour Chips layer all the tastes of the famous Wendy's Baconator into a totally munchable, mind-blowing snack.
Kellogg Canada introduces beloved Cheez-It* Baked Snack Crackers to the True North.
January 23, 2020
Cheez-It* Makes a Crunch in Canadian Market
Cheese obsessed Canadians now have another reason to be grate-ful! As of early January 2020, Kellogg Canada is bringing Cheez-It* Baked Snack Crackers – made with real cheese baked into every little square – to Canadians from coast-to-coast.
Lay's and Swiss Chalet teamed up to create the ultimate Canadian chip: Chalet Sauce flavoured potato chips
September 06, 2016
Lay's and Swiss Chalet create the ultimate Canadian chip: Chalet Sauce flavoured potato chips
Lay's and Swiss Chalet have partnered to bring Canadians a truly Canadian delicacy, Lay's Chalet Sauce potato chips
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A fire broke out at the Old York Potato Chips plant in Brampton on June 17, 2016 (Courtesy: CityNews)
June 18, 2016
Fire at Olde York Potato Chip Plant
A fire broke out at the Olde York Potato Chips plant in Brampton, Ontario early Friday morning (June 17).
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Jordan Cairns wins $50,000 plus one per cent of future sales
November 17, 2015
PEI Scalloped Potatoes winner 2015 Lays Canada Do Us a Flavour Tastes of Canada contest
PEI Scalloped potatoes, a potato chip flavour submitted by Jordan Cairns, wins the Lay’s® Canada Do Us a Flavour™ Tastes of Canada contest.
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Tostitos Rolls!™ are now available in Canada.
September 03, 2015
Tostitos Rolls!™ Tortilla Chips now available in Canada
Now available in Canada, Tostitos Rolls! tortilla chips are mini corn tortillas that are rolled into bite-sized chips which give them layers of support that can handle the weight of thicker dips.
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Lay's announces finalist Potato Chip Flavours of the Do-Us-A-Flavour contest Tastes of Canada (2015): Cowboy BBQ Beans, Butter Chicken, Montreal Smoked Meat and PEI Scalloped Potatoes
August 06, 2015
Lays announces the finalists for the Do-Us-a-Flavour Tastes of Canada contest
After receiving almost 950,000 flavour submissions, Lay's Canada has revealed the four finalist flavours for this year's Do Us a Flavour Tastes of Canada contest
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Tastes of Canada: Lay's® Do Us a Flavour™ potato chip contest returns
February 23, 2015
Tastes of Canada: Lay's® Do Us a Flavour™ potato chip contest returns
Lay's, Canada's favourite potato chip brand, announces the return of the Lay's Do Us a Flavour contest (#DoUsAFlavourCanada) and asks fans to embrace the Tastes of Canada.
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Ontario Teacher's pension plan acquires majority stake in Shearer's Foods
January 18, 2015
Ontario Teacher's pension plan acquires majority stake in Shearer's Foods
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the acquisition of an additional equity stake in Shearer's Snacks from Wind Point Partners, resulting in a significant majority ownership.
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Jalapeño Mac N' Cheese the best tasting chip of the 2014 Lays Canada Do Us a Flavour contest
October 21, 2014
Jalapeño Mac N' Cheese the best tasting chip of the 2014 Lays Canada Do Us a Flavour contest
The winner of the Lay's Canada 2014 Do Us a Flavour contest is Jalapeño Mac N' Cheese on Lay's Wavy, submitted by Randall Litman from Calgary.
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Government of Canada proposes changes to nutrition information on food labels
July 14, 2014
Health Canada to change Nutrition information on Food Labels
Health Canada launched a series of online public consultations on proposed changes that will improve the way nutrition information is presented on labels.
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