News on Chips and Snacks

What do you get when you combine a consumer society that is increasingly mobile, global, and “linked in,” one that demands the delivery of data to their fingertips 24/7, with packaged goods producers clamoring to differentiate themselves on and off the shelf?

In time for the festive period, Kettle Chips is introducing a winter seasonal flavour, Stilton and Port, to its range of hand cooked chips in the UK.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., announced today new research indicating that a daily snack of Orville Redenbacher's 94 percent fat-free SmartPop!(R) popcorn can help dieters maintain reduced calorie eating plans while still feeling full and satisfied.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) is looking for the best location to expand it's US production of kettle brand products.

The West Bengal government’s handling of a bumper potato crop this year is becoming a political hot potato.

Recycled potato peelings could be used to make environmentally-friendly crisp packets, according to snack manufacturer Walkers.

Bright Food is a hungry company. The Shanghai government-controlled firm is reportedly among the bidders for GNC, an American nutrition-supplement chain.

Javier Guerrera está parado en una empinada loma situada 4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar, excavando en busca de un tesoro que parece cualquier cosa menos eso. Los sucios tubérculos que saca de la tierra son pequeños y retorcidos, y cuando los parte...

Exports of US potatoes and products for July 2009 through June 2010 (MY09/10) totaled 1,229,853 metric tons (MT) valued at $1,172,702,250.This is a decline of 0.67 percent in volume and 2.69 percent in value from the previous year’s record levels.

While Frito-Lay works to develop a next-generation compostable bag, it’s transitioning most SunChip flavors back to traditional packaging.

Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), will introduce a new crunchy cheese snack to its successful T.G.I. Friday's(R) line at this week's National Association of Convenience Stores Show

Shearer's Snack Foods, potato chips, pretzels and all kinds of crunchy treats have been favorites for 36 years.

Latfood, the company behind Latvia's most popular potato chips 'Adazu cipsi', has begun production for its new export brand entitled 'Taffel', which will offer 'San Trope'potato chips on the Lithuanian and Estonian markets.

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO), a leading global provider of agriculturally derived ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of National Starch

El reporte incluye la siguiente información: Producción de papa para el año 2009 Producción de papa durante el invierno Producción final de papa durante la primavera Producción de papa durante el verano Producción de papa durante el otoño Produ...

More and more people in St Louis are choosing the Billy Goat Chip Company for potato chips to satisfy their salty cravings.

The USDA has recently published their annual potato summary, reviewing the 2009 potato crop.Potato production in 2009 is revised to 431 million cwt, down slightly from the estimate in the January Crop Production 2009 Summary but 4 percent above the 20...

The potato, known as "foreign yam"in Chinese, was once planted in China as a life-saving food to survive famines.But as China moves towards being the center of potato production in Asia, the humble potato is now bringing wealth to some in wes...