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July 27, 2010
Inventure Foods Reports Q2 2010 Results
Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK) today reported record financial results for the second quarter ending June 26, 2010, highlighted by the Company's tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year earnings growth, basic EPS increase of 33%, EBITDA gain ...
July 26, 2010
Frito-Lay brings 'rural' to the big city
Lay's®, America's favorite potato chip and a leading brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, unveiled today a mobile greenhouse designed to bring a rural farm experience to the center of metropolitan areas across the country. The six-city "Lay's...July 23, 2010
Pepsico's Q2 results;Snack volume and sales developments by region
Pepsico released earlier this week the results for Q2. PotatoPro lists for you some exerpts related to the savory snack sector. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi on the Q2 results: "We posted a solid second quarter, exceeding our core consta...July 23, 2010
Snack manufacturers Lance, Inc and Snyder's of Hanover announce merger
Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNCE) and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine in a stock-for-stock merger of equals that will create a combined company to be called Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
July 23, 2010
Law Firm Announces Investigation On Behalf of Shareholders of Lance, Inc.
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Lance, Inc. (“Lance” or the Company) (NASDAQ:LNCE) related to the Company’s agreement to merge into a single company with Snyder’s of H...July 22, 2010
Lance, Snyder's of Hanover Merge to Bolster Distribution of Salty Snacks
Lance Inc., the maker of Cape Cod potato chips and Stella D’oro cookies, agreed to merge with pretzel maker Snyder’s of Hanover Inc. to improve distribution of the companies’ snacks.Lance investors will receive a one-time dividend of $3.75 a share, the... Sponsored Content
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July 21, 2010
Diamond Foods Achieves Record Performance for Emerald, Pop Secret and Kettle Brands
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced that each of its snack brands, Emerald, Pop Secret and Kettle, achieved record sales and market share milestones in the U.S. Grocery Channel for the period ending July 10th according to AC Nielsen. In S...July 19, 2010
Kettle Brand TIAS! Six new natural tortilla chips SKU's
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today announced that its Kettle Brand will launch a new product line of all natural tortilla chips called Kettle Brand TIAS!. The product line will be available in the leading natural food retailer beginning in August....
July 16, 2010
Shearer’s Foods starts second phase of plant expansion
Shearer’s Foods is ready to start the second phase of its Massillon expansion project.The snack maker has begun a 52,000-square-foot addition to its new facility on the 30-acre site at the Northeast Ohio Commerce Park. The $27 million investment includ...
July 12, 2010
Kettle Chips brands tested by Serious Eats
The Food blog "Serious Eats"compared the taste of an impressive range of Kettle Chips Brands. All in all, 17 brands were tested, including the brands Utz, Herr's, Gibble's, Dirty, Wise, Boulder Canyon, Madhouse Munchies, Deep River Snacks, La...
July 08, 2010
Saratoga Potato Chips LLC sets up U.S. Headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Saratoga Potato Chips, LLC announced today that it will locate its U.S. headquarters here, creating up to 175 new jobs by 2013.The Canadian company, which produces retailer brand potato chips, kettle chips and popcorn, will invest $4.9 million to lease...June 28, 2010
Frito-Lay introduces lower sodium Ruffles and Fritos
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit announced the introduction of two new Lightly Salted varieties of chips. Fritos Lightly Salted corn chips and Ruffles Lightly Salted potato chips join Lay’s Lightly Salted potato chips, which were launche... Sponsored Content 
June 27, 2010
Frito-Lay Breaks Ground for Topeka Plant Expansion
Frito-Lay North America (Plano, Texas) has broken ground for the addition of an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) at the company's snack manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas. Dirt work has begun, and construction is expected to commence i...
June 24, 2010
Conagra Q4 net income drops;costs related to potato processing named as contributor
ConAgra Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 48 percent, dragged down by charges, a poor potato crop and an extra week in last year's fourth quarter. The company also forecast earnings for its current fiscal year at th...June 21, 2010
Frito-Lay to expand in Killingly, CT, preserve 500 jobs
Governor M. Jodi Rell has announced that the state is providing a $3 million Urban Act grant to help snack chip maker Frito-Lay North America expand and improve its operations in Killingly, preserving more than 500 jobs.Frito-Lay evaluated a number of ...June 21, 2010
Fake Doritos Coupons cost Frito-lay millions
The company that brought us the Frito Bandito is battling real-life bandits who are circulating fake Doritos coupons on the Internet, likely costing Frito-Lay millions of dollars. The phony coupons, which offer consumers a free bag of Doritos tortill...June 21, 2010
Inventure Foods Names Rick Suchenski as SVP of Sales and Marketing
Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty snack food marketer and manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Suchenski as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.Suchenski, a 30-year industry veteran, has extensiv...
June 20, 2010
Boulder Canyon offers Healthier Snack: 60% less Sodium, No Salt Added, 40% less Fat, Olive Oil Kettle Chips
Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, the fastest-growing natural kettle chip brand in the United States (SpinScan® reporting of Boulder Canyon sales according to A.C. Nielsen data for the 52 weeks ending 12/27/09), continues to build its better-for-you snack...