News on Chips and Snacks from the Americas

June 12, 2012
Diamond Foods faces possible NASDAQ delisting after missing financial filing deadline
US-based snack maker Diamond Foods faces a potential delisting from the Nasdaq exchange after it missed the stock market’s deadline of 11 May 2012 to report the financial statements of its three most recent fiscal quarters. The company, which owns bra...
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Two of the Boulder Canyon Cut Potato Chips flavors: Sour Cream & Chives (left) and Honey Barbeque (right). Pictures updated in 2016.
June 11, 2012
Inventure Foods introduces Canyon Cut kettle fried ridged potato chips
Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, the fastest-growing kettle chip brand in the United States, introduces a Canyon Cut line of kettle cooked, ridged potato chips this month.
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June 06, 2012
Frito-Lay announces initiative to validate and label products as gluten free
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division recently announced a multi-year initiative to validate many of their products as gluten free, with package labeling to follow.
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Colored potato chips slow snacking, researchers find
June 06, 2012
Colored potato chips slow snacking, researchers find
Researchers found that inserting colored potato chips at regular intervals in stackable potato chips caused people to eat fewer chips overall.
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June 05, 2012
Kellogg Company completes acquisition of Pringles business
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) announced on May 31, 2012 the completion of its acquisition of Procter &Gamble's Pringles® business. The $ 2.695 billion acquisition further strengthens Kellogg Company's competitive position in global snacks, making Kell...
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Indra Nooyi's Pepsi challenge
May 29, 2012
Indra Nooyi's Pepsi challenge
By the numbers, PepsiCo has done a pretty good job since she took the helm six years ago. So why is the CEO taking so much heat from investors? "Now tell me again -- what exactly is the issue with this company?"Indra Nooyi asks with an edge ...
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May 29, 2012
Mexico protects PepsiCo subsidiary after attacks
Mexican police are providing stepped-up security for a PepsiCo subsidiary targeted by firebomb attacks over the weekend, official said Tuesday. About one hundred state and federal police are guarding the distribution centers of Sabritas, a Mexican sna...
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May 28, 2012
México sufre ola de ataques incendiarios contra empresa de papas fritas
Según noticias de Xinhua, grupos armados atacaron y quemaron durante el fin de semana por lo menos cuatro bodegas y 49 camiones de una popular empresa de papas fritas en los estados de Michoacán y Guanajuato, en la región central de México, destacó el ...
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May 28, 2012
Lay´s relanza sus populares Lay´s Andinas en homenaje al Día Nacional de la Papa
En homenaje al Día Nacional de la Papa y resaltando la importancia que representa dentro de nuestra gastronomía y la dieta de los peruanos, este producto será relanzado con un nuevo diseño, por la popular marca Lay´s bajo el nombre de Lay´s Peruanísima...
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May 24, 2012
PepsiCo Announces Webcast of Conference Call on Second-Quarter 2012 Earnings
PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its second-quarter 2012 earnings conference call and slide presentation for financial analysts and investors will be webcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 25 at 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The com...
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Conagra Foods acquires Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business
May 22, 2012
Conagra Foods acquires Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has acquired Kangaroo Brands' pita chip business. ConAgra Foods' acquisition of the pita chip business is consistent with its strategy to grow its presence in private label foods. "Pita chip...
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May 07, 2012
Mister Bee potato chips return to stores
Local potato chip junkies in Ohio were abuzz on Friday with the return of Mister Bee potato chips in stores.
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May 07, 2012
US foodies find flavours of foreign chips hard to swallow
Take a panel of seven foodies and ply them with exotic versions of popular American snacks from around the world, and these are the reactions you get.
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May 07, 2012
Odd Snack Flavors Prove Successful For International Food Companies
Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream. And in Spain, Kellogg's All-Bran cereal is served floating in hot coffee instead of cold milk. Americans migh...
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May 07, 2012
Sweets and Snacks Expo not just sweet
Later this week starts in Chicago the Sweets &Snacks Expo, conveniently co-located with the NRA Show. There is a lot of "sweet"at the Sweets &Snacks Expo, but increasingly there is also place for (savory) snacks. Four years ago the A...
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May 05, 2012
Snacks de papa triunfan en la Feria Internacional de Cochabamba (Bolivia)
Los snacks o bocaditos triunfan en la Feria Internacional de Cochabamba, no sólo por su precio accesible sino también por sus sabores y calidad nutricional. Son productos crujientes, dulces y saladitos que son elaborados con insumos saludables, caract...
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May 01, 2012
Mister Bee producing potato chips again
Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. has resumed production. On Monday, potato chips began rolling off the conveyor belt again after a six-month shutdown.
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April 26, 2012
La planta de Pepsico Snack Food en Chile instala solución Siemens para la reutilización del agua
PepsiCo Chile está invirtiendo en su Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales, para promover el reúso. La meta a ser alcanzada es la de reutilizar el 70% de las aguas residuales de los procesos productivos de la planta, generando un impacto positivo a...
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