Potato News from Pennsylvania

At a time when a mango habanero flavored potato chip is no more surprising than an ancho chili cheeseburger chip, how is any snack brand supposed to stand out? Wise Foods had an idea...

A former executive with a Pennsylvania potato chip and snack food company and a vendor have been charged and agreed to plead guilty to defrauding the company out of roughly $1.4 million.

Snack manufacturer Utz Quality Foods recently completed a pedestrian bridge at their High Street manufacturing and corporate office designed to benefit company associates and the community.

Blue and White Chips, a team of two Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences student entrepreneurs who make and market naturally colorful blue-and-white potato chips to Penn State fans, won $7,500 and first place at the Ag Springboard student business pitch contest.

Snyder's of Hanover® – the No. 1 pretzel brand in the United States – is bringing swagger back to the pretzel category on National Pretzel Day. On April 26, they're giving away thousands of bags of boldly-flavored Pretzel Pieces near baseball stadiums in eight cities around the country.

Snacks manufacturer and co-packer Keystone Food Products has dramatically expanded production capabilities at its Easton, Pennsylvania site by adding three new tna packaging lines.

Researchers of Penn State University discovered that compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer.

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. recently announced the culmination of strategic development work to launch the Utz Specialty Division. The Utz Specialty Division will provide Retailers with a range of brands and products to excite consumers around better-for-you, craft and regional snack foods.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Henry H. Ottens Manufacturing Co., Inc

H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food and beverage company in North America with an unparalleled portfolio of iconic brands.

Warren Buffett, the billionaire owner of Berkshire Hathaway, told Fortune that he was interested in buying Hanover-based snack maker Utz, but Utz plans to keep the company in the family.

Visitors to Pack Expo EAST 2015 will have the chance to question the experts from TOMRA Sorting Food about their broad portfolio of cutting-edge sorting and peeling equipment later this month.

Leading pretzel brand Snyder's of Hanover® continues to expand its innovation for the snack aisle this year with the launch of two new products: Pretzel Poppers and Bowties.

While millions of people from around the world traveled to the iconic Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany this year, Snyder's of Hanover is giving consumers a way to experience the annual beer festival from the comfort of their own homes with the introduction of new Limited Edition Oktoberfest pretzels.

Keystone Food Products is pleased to announce that its signature line of snacks, The Real Deal Snacks, has received the Non-GMO Project Verified seal from the Non-GMO Project, an independent verification that assures a product has been produced according to best practices for GMO avoidance.

McDonald's restaurants throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region were selected as a test market for Shakin' Flavor Fries, starting August 4.

KLN Family brands is moving ahead quickly with rebuilding plans for the former Troyer Farms snack foods plant in Waterford Township, Pennsylvania.

Snyder's of Hanover Teams with the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) for the month of May to Support Celiac Awareness Month