News on Chips and Snacks

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) today reported results for its fiscal year 2011.  Snyder's-Lance, Inc. was formed on December 6, 2010 as a result of the merger ("Merger") of Lance, Inc. ("Lance") and Snyder's of Hanover, Inc....

Better Made Snack Foods is one of America's oldest potato chip manufacturers.

Por primera vez en su historia, Huancavelica contará con una novedosa planta procesadora de flakes de papa en el distrito de Acostambo, que ayudará a mejorar los ingresos de los cientos de productores, puesto que la región produce más de mil variedades...

Poised to become part of the €9bn national food export success story in Ireland is family enterprise, Keogh's Crisps. Just two months from launch the posh crisp brand is eyeing up export markets.

Clemenger BBDO Sydney and PepsiCo have launched the first new campaign for Smith's potato chips in almost two years.

Potato farmers in West Bengal can look forward to some respite from market volatility next year.

British raw food brand Gourmet Raw will be launching a new addition to their range in mid January 2012. Their new raw crisps are a snack range, made from sprouted buckwheat, which is contains protein and fibre.

India’s leading potato chips brand, Lay’s from PepsiCo, has joined hands with renowned designer duo Shantanu-Nikhil to launch a new range of baked chips - 'Lay’s Baked', through an exclusive fashion show in Delhi.

The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.

Las tablas y los cuadros fueron tomados de Agrodata Perú, blog que ofrece información actualizada sobre las importaciones y exportaciones de productos agropecuarios del país. La base de datos es obtenida de la SUNAT Perú.

Barry C. Levin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Snak King Corp., announced on January 3 that his firm has acquired C.J. Vitner Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of snack foods in the greater Chicago market. Terms of the transactio...

One of the Potato Council’s biggest annual awareness campaigns of the year kicks off next month in the shape of ‘Chip Week’.

Plummeting potato prices for three consecutive years have prompted farmers to switch to contract farming this season.

In the same way that microbreweries surfaced to challenge the giants of the beer industry, Joe Guenthner won't rule out the rise of small potato chip makers.

Heat and Control has established itself as the world leader in On Machine Seasoning (OMS) Systems by looking at OMS from a complete system approach and providing groundbreaking technology innovations.

Production at Mister Bee Potato Chip Company is expected to be up and running by early next week after the the United States Department of Justice and Trustees Office approved post petition financing allowing an investor to start giving money to the co...

More and more potato processors are turning to electrostatics to improve the way flavourings and coatings are added to potatoes and potato products. UK-based Spice Application Systems (SAS) reports a 20% increase in orders over the last six months and...

Frito-Lay is asking Vancouver for $585,000 in water bill credits over three years, which the company says will help it make $15 million to $25 million in investments at its Fruit Valley plant. [This is Vancouver in Washington, US, not in British Columb...