Chips en Snacks

The furry creatures just couldn't stop themselves making a dive for the Cajun squirrel snacks as soon as wildlife lovers Nigel and Camilla Cullum put a packet on their bird table. The Cajun Squirrel crisps are one of six new Walkers flavours, launched ...

Phileas Fogg, the recently re-launched premium snack brand with truly authentic flavours, is hitting TV screens nationwide on the 16th March. United Biscuits UK’s £3m advertising campaign will promote the iconic range of delicious savoury snacks, which...

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...

Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 crisps and snacks manufacturer, is unveiling a multimillion pound TV advertising campaign this month for its £77 million Walkers Sensations brand . Re-launched in February with a striking new premium black pack design featuring...

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...

Spotting a market opportunity ten years ago, John Mudd set out to create an alternative to mass-produced crisps, building a business that today sees 2.5 million packs of Real hand-cooked crisps sold each week in the UK."My objective was to design ...

The basic salted crisp, pioneered by Smiths's after the First World War, has been at the heart of millions of children's lunch boxes and workers' snacks for generations.But according to Mintel, the market research firm, the relative upstart flavour of ...

It's a long and winding road in search of the perfect crisp, but a Moutere couple have demonstrated that it can all be worth it. Alastair Paulin reports.The question of what makes the perfect potato chip sounds like the kind of idle musing that might h...

Walkers, the UK’s No. 1 crisps and snack manufacturer, has introduced new packaging across its successful £37 million Walkers Baked brand, to reflect the brand’s real food credentials and drive continued growth. Walkers Baked has been the most successf...

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...

The following packaging of potato products won an award at the FPA 2009: Ore Ida’s Steam n’ Mash package (Packaging Excellence Category)Heinz North America wanted a lightweight, flexible package instead of a rigid tray for its convenience. Alcan Packagi...

Potato specialist Aviko has launched two new ranges which allow pubs to expand the accompaniments on offer with main courses. The new range of individually frozen potato gratins used steamed potato slices combined with a creamy sauce. The 100g gratins...

China's fresh potato production in MY08/09 is forecast at 65 million metric tons (MMT), not much change from the previous year. In the past two years, about 10 percent of China’s potato acreage shifted to other plantings due to the growth in grains pro...

Sorry, men: Baked Lay's are no longer meant for you. Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, is overhauling all of its calorie-conscious snacks to make them appeal to women, including the baked versions of Lay's, Fritos, Ruffles, Doritos, Cheetos and Tosti...

The United Kingdom has become Pepsico's testing ground for a revolutionary manufacturing process for potato chips: "Continuous Kettle Fried Potato Chips". This new process results in a "fresher-tasting, delicious product with the perfec...