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november 13, 2007
Orville Redenbacher's(R) SmartPop!(R), Now With 30% Less Sodium
More than 90 percent of Americans surveyed are quick to identify high blood pressure as one of their biggest health concerns related to sodium intake. However, according to a recent survey conducted by Orville Redenbacher's(R) Gourmet(R) Popping Corn(1...
november 09, 2007
McDonald's, Pepsi not trying to make kids fat
When you think of childhood obesity, McDonald's and Pepsi want you to think of them -- but probably not in the way you think. Representatives from the fast-food and soft-drink conglomerates attended a international conference aimed at fighting childho...
november 07, 2007
Stackable baked chips are coming?
The largest investment ever made by the Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corp. (MMCDC) comes in the form of a stackable baked potato chip. Baked chips are one of the fastest-growing segments of the snack food market, and until now it has not ...
november 07, 2007
Britain's Tyrrells Potato Chips enters Dallas market
Tyrrell's Potato Chips knows its potato supplier intimately. In fact, the British company knows everything about the potatoes it uses, all the way from seed to chip. That's because Tyrrells started as a potato farm, and when price pressures became too ...
november 05, 2007
PepsiCo Unveils New Organizational Structure, Names CEOs of Three Principal Operating Units
PepsiCo announced today a strategic realignment of its organizational structure to position the company for continued strong growth and more fully leverage the talents of its senior leaders. "Given PepsiCo's robust growth in recent years, we are ... Sponsored Content
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november 02, 2007
How many potato chip flavors is enough?
For years potato chip manufacturers like Lay's, Wise, Utz and others were content to churn out POPC -- plain old potato chips -- leaving the "gourmet"market to niche manufacturers. But then diversification hit the potato chip industry, offeri...
oktober 31, 2007
About the causes of the bankruptcy of chip maker Jays Foods
After years of losses, it seemed Ubiquity subsidiary Jays Foods Inc., was poised to at least break even, and possibly even turn a modest profit. In the first six months of this year, losses were cut 50 percent compared with the losses in the first h...
oktober 31, 2007
Popcorn Workers Lung Victims Granted Big Victory class action lawsuit
Popcorn Workers Lung victims involved in a class action lawsuit got some good news from a New York appeals court yesterday. The court ruled that if the former Missouri popcorn plant workers successfully prove their claims that diacetyl exposure cause...
oktober 31, 2007
Procter & Gamble Co posted a 14 percent increase in quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by strong sales.
The company said profit was $3.08 billion, or 92 cents a share, in the first quarter compared with $2.70 billion, or 79 cents a share, a year earlier. P&G plans to push further into health and beauty products, which generate higher margins than th...
oktober 29, 2007
Frito-Lay's officially opens Sun chips expansion in Topeca
With the snip of a pair of scissors, Frito-Lay's Topeka facility officially expands. The 40,000-square-foot addition houses the company's new SunChips production line. Regional Vice President Mark Brinker is excited about the opening. "It's a sig...
oktober 26, 2007
Jays Foods may shut down plant in Butler
Jays Foods Inc., which has filed for bankruptcy protection, may close its facilities in Butler, DePere and Silver Lake in December and the closings could be permanent if a buyer isn't found for the snack food maker. Chicago-based Jays Foods, maker of...
oktober 25, 2007
Sales Frito-Lay's Flat Earth fruit and vegetable chips disappointing
Frito-Lay's new Flat Earth fruit and vegetable chips have not generated the sales the company had hoped for, PepsiCo Inc.'s North America CEO John Compton told The Associated Press two weeks ago. The Flat Earth line of products, released in America ...
oktober 20, 2007
Local group eyes bankrupt chips manufacturer Jays
A group led by a local businessman wants to buy foundering Jays Foods Inc. to keep the snackmaker and its production and jobs in Chicago. But Jays' owner, Ubiquity Brands, had resisted working with the group, called Southhorn LLC, ignoring its reques...
oktober 17, 2007
Bankrupt Jays Foods may close chips plants for good
Jays Foods Inc. may close its plants in December -- permanently if a buyer doesn't step forward. Employees received notification last week that the company plants, including those at 825 E. 99th and 1001 E. 99th, might close Dec. 10-24 and not reopen...