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SunChips, Frito-Lay’s popular line of multigrain snacks, announced today that in 2010 it will introduce the first fully compostable snack chip bag made from plant-based materials. The change is designed to significantly improve the environmental impact...

Aunque la cooperativa de papicultores de Boyacá agremia a 1.200 pequeños productores, del convenio con la multinacional norteamericana se beneficiarán campesinos de Toca, Siachoque y Soracá. Desde mayo próximo los cultivos de por lo menos 200 pequeño...

With smoldering, south of the border flavor, new Kettle Brand® Jalapeño Potato Chips are naturally turning up the heat on Cinco de Mayo.Hitting store shelves in May, in time for Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Kettle Brand® Jalapeño Potato Chips strike th...

Haagen-Dazs's new line of ice cream, Five, doesn't hide the ingredients in tiny type on the back of the carton. Every one -- milk, cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla bean -- is prominently displayed in bright-orange capital letters.

All new potato varieties developed by the Pacific Northwest Tri-State Breeding Program are now licensed to PVMI (the Potato Variety Management Institute), a non-profit marketing and administration organization for the Tri-State Potato Breeding Program.

Union representatives in Alberta are calling for a boycott of Old Dutch potato chips after the company locked out its unionized workers at Calgary on Sunday. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 confirmed Wednesday that its members h...

Scott Simplot, hijo de J.R. Simplot, pionero y principal precursor del negocio de papas fritas en Estados Unidos, visitó recientemente el sur de Chile para explorar oportunidades de nuevos negocios ligados a la papa, el cuarto cultivo en importancia en...

Supermarkets in the US are more reliant on branded products than their counterparts in Europe, which have bigger selections of private label goods. But the recession is being treated by US retailers as a chance to have another go with private label.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. today reported results for the fiscal 2009 third quarter ended Feb. 22, 2009. Overall sales grew 6%. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.43 for the quarter, an increase of 26% from prior-year levels of $0.34. Excluding $0...

Pepsico Chief Executive Indra Nooyi received compensation valued at $14.9 million in 2008, a slight increase from the previous year, the snack and beverage maker reported in a regulatory filing late Tuesday.But almost all her compensation consists of s...

ConAgra Foods announced today the appointment of Richard H. Lenny to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. The appointment brings the total size of the board to eleven members.Lenny most recently served as chairman and chief executiv...

With the help of the publicity generated by appearing on the TV show Dragon’s Den, a local potato chip manufacturer introduced his brand to the rest of the country.And yes, the Dragons did offer Sepp Amsier a deal, but the maker of Hardbite Potato Chip...

Portion-controlled packaging for snacks could play a dual role in fighting raging obesity rates by reducing consumer calorific in-take and heightening awareness to portion size, finds new research from the US. Scientists at the University of Colorado D...

When Steve Bernard, founder of Cape Cod Potato Chips, learned that he had cancer, he lamented just one missed opportunity in his life. "The only thing that he was upset about was wanting to take his grandsons fly-fishing in Montana,"said his ...

Ever wonder why those French fries taste so good when you are depressed?Here’s one theory: Salt is a natural antidepressant, which might explain why we have a tendency to over-ingest it.Kim Johnson, a psychologist from the University of Iowa, discovere...

Frito-Lay's Canton, Ohio, facility has become the city's first member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Performance Track Program by demonstrating excellence in environmental management and committing to above-stand...

Frito-Lay rolled out the red carpet for its Western New York sales team in Amherst Thursday, honoring 160 representatives as the company’s top sellers in the nation. Balloon arches, noisemakers and a speech by Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Thurman Thom...

February 16, Doritos kicked off a Canada wide contest called Become the Doritos Guru. Frito-Lay Canada has just launched a new, unidentified flavour, which is available at all major retail stores, packaged in white bags with a black and gold dollar si...