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Lay's Releases Limited-Edition Flavor Swap Lineup Inspired By Doritos And Funyuns
July 29, 2021
Lay's Releases Limited-Edition Flavor Swap Lineup Inspired By Doritos And Funyuns
Lay's teams up with two flagship Frito-Lay favorites for lay's flavor swap, bringing fans the ultimate flavor mashup experience.
Superfruit Snack Brand Takes a Bite Out of Chips Aisle with Its Newest Twist on a Crunchy Classic
July 28, 2021
RIND® to Shake up the Snack Aisle with the Launch of Crispy Fruit Chips
It's crunch time! On the heels of a $6.1 million raise announced last month, RIND Snacks®, makers of functional and sustainable fruit snacks, is giving consumers an exciting, new, and innovative way to enjoy their daily dose of fruit.
Dylan Lissette, Chief Executive Officer of Utz (Courtesy: Utz Brands)
July 28, 2021
UTZ Brands Announces Promotions to Executive Management Team as Company Positions for Next Phase of Growth
Utz Brands, Inc. announced several changes to its Executive Management Team. The announcements reflect the Company’s ongoing process of evaluating capabilities needed to better position Utz for its next phase of growth.
Industry Awards Call for Nominations - 11th World Potato Congress, Dublin, Ireland, May 30 to June 2, 2022
July 26, 2021
World Potato Congress calls for nominations for the Industry Award ceremony at their next conference in Dublin, Ireland
Romain Cools, President and CEO, World Potato Congress Inc., and Tamas Houlihan, Chairman, WPC Industry Awards Committee, are now requesting nominations for the 2022 World Potato Congress Industry Awards.
The USD 2.4 Million expansion project of Great Lakes Potato Chips is expected to create new jobs and improve energy and operational efficiencies. Great Lakes Potato Chips manufactures skin on kettle chips in a range of flavours
July 24, 2021
Great Lakes Potato Chips plans major expansion. Michigan Department of Agriculture chips in USD 80K
The USD 2.4 Million expansion project of Great Lakes Potato Chips is expected to create new jobs and improve energy and operational efficiencies.
VIZZ y Wanna Freak se unen para lanzar la primera marca de patatas fritas creadas por influencers.
July 23, 2021
Primera marca de patatas fritas creadas por influencers
VIZZ y Wanna Freak se unen para lanzar la primera marca de patatas fritas creadas por influencers. Las primeras entregas, de edición limitada y disponibles en Carrefour y Supersol, han corrido a cargo de Nil Ojeda y Paula Gonu.
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Based in Manitoba, Alfred Lea's Tomahawk Chips will soon be selling coast-to-coast. (Courtesy: Alfred Lea)
July 19, 2021
Indigenous-owned, Manitoba-based potato chips brand heading to shelves across Canada
An independent Manitoba-based, Indigenous-owned brand of potato chip will soon be on shelves across the country. Tomahawk Chips is the brainchild of Alfred Lea, who began the Native Canadian Chip Corporation in 2015.
Spudsy Sweet Potato Fries: Vegan Ranch Fry, Hot Fry, Cheese Fry
July 14, 2021
Spudsy used National French Fry Day to Launch a Sweet Potato Fries inspired savory snack
Spudsy, the brand known for creating the world's first Sweet Potato Puff, is introducing a new super snack on National French Fry Day that will excite the tastebuds of fry lovers everywhere.
The Kolkata-headquartered company said Sunfeast All Rounder is one of the thinnest biscuits ever manufactured in India.
July 12, 2021
ITC’s Sunfeast takes on popular Bangladeshi potato biscuit brand
The brand’s latest potato biscuits will be available first in south India, West Bengal and markets in north-eastern states. These will be made available through ITCstore.in, general trade outlets and modern trade stores.
The company says that with the expansion of its chips production, PepsiCo contributes to the economic reactivation of the Dominican Republic by buying more local potatoes from Dominican farmers.
July 08, 2021
PepsiCo invests over USD 30 million in the expansion of its snack production in the Dominican Republic
The company says that with the expansion of its chips production, PepsiCo contributes to the economic reactivation of the Dominican Republic by buying more local potatoes from Dominican farmers.
Tomra 5C Delivers On Promise of Added Value and Efficiency For The Almond Company
July 03, 2021
Tomra 5C Sorter adds value for The Almond Company
The Almond Company purchased a TOMRA 5C premium optical sorter which has been operating at its Madera, California facility for the past six months with excellent results.
From left, Mister Bee sales director Rob Graham and owner Mary Anne Ketelsen describe how chips are made at the potato hopper at Mister Bee during a press event (Courtesy: Jess Mancini).
July 01, 2021
West Virginia potato chip company Mister Bee expands sales into other states
Starting in early July, Mister Bee’s potato chips will be entering a new territory for the first time in company history. Mister Bee’s will be featured in stores throughout Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., through Labor Day in September honoring military personnel.
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July 01, 2021
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Mathijs Peters New President of The European Snacks Association
July 01, 2021
Mathijs Peters New President of The European Snacks Association
Mathijs Peters, responsible for EU Corporate Affairs at PepsiCo was elected President of the European Snacks Association asbl (ESA) for a two-year term. He succeeds Dr. Rolf Nilges, Intersnack’s Director of Research & Development and External Affairs.
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June 29, 2021
PepsiCo se compromete a incremetar su inversión en patatas en Colombia incluso en pandemia
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Fritos® Teams Up With Papa Murphy's® Take 'n' Bake Pizza To Unveil Limited-Edition Fritos® Outlaw Pizza
June 29, 2021
Fritos® Teams Up With Papa Murphy's® Take 'n' Bake Pizza To Unveil Limited-Edition Fritos® Outlaw Pizza
Featuring the iconic taste and crunch of Fritos® corn chips, this new offering is the latest innovation from Papa Murphy's Take 'n' Bake pizza to upgrade BBQ season
Get Fired Up! Now also available in Canada: Pringles Wendy's Spicy Chicken Flavour Chips: Another Insanely Accurate Taste Sensation
June 23, 2021
The new Pringles Wendy's Spicy Chicken Flavour Chips now also available in Canada
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Iraq: New agricultural project to create more than 500 jobs.
June 22, 2021
Iraq: New potato processing project to create more than 500 jobs
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a potato production factory in Duhok, set to provide 500 jobs and make use of local potato products.

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