Potato chips – the world’s most popular snack, pulling in billions in sales annually – have evolved from a simple snack to a canvas for culinary creativity. We explore the fantastical journey of potato chip flavors.
How can snacks elevate your lifestyle beyond mere indulgence? From potato chips designed to pair with wine to stress-busting bars that promise better sleep and the UK’s most inclusive donuts – crafted to cater to all dietary needs – NPD in the bakery...
Sales of potato chips in Russia are up, with local producers grabbing the opportunity to fill the gap left by international brands that have scaled back or ceased their operations.
JimmyAsh is rolling out its flagship Go Free potato chips that punch in with 70% less fat and 25% fewer calories than traditional chips; Double Good is donating 50% of product sales to benefit children with diverse learning needs; and Pepperidge Farm...
Plamil Foods has unveiled a bar made from whole coffee beans instead of cocoa beans; BakeAway has partnered with Myprotein to develop a protein pancake for the UK market; and Crisp Power is a low-carb, protein-packed, plant-based snack expected to shake...
The €100m investment in a second facility at its Brittany site will enable Altho Brets to reduce its water consumption by almost a litre of water per kilogramme of potato chips.
Wisconsin kettle-cooked sweet potato chip expert Jackson’s has announced a plant expansion that will triple its production capacity, meaning it will use nearly one million pounds of heirloom sweet potatoes every week to produce its gut and heart healthy...
The snacks sector continues to make a massive impact on the US economy, employing 395,000 workers in direct and allied sectors, generating $15 billion in wages and contributing $11 billion in tax revenue.
Indian firm Beyond Snack has mapped out expansion plans both in the country and globally as part of an ambitious move to see banana chips outstrip sales of potato-based products.
PepsiCo Foods Canada has teamed up with Colonel Harland David Sanders’ brainchild to launched Ruffles KFS Original Recipe Chicken-flavoured potato chips, while Google Japan is hyping the upcoming launch of Pixel 7 and 7 Pro with four potato chip releases,...
Toy maker Mattel Inc – which owns the Barbie doll brand – said it never gave the hip-hop-themed snack producer permission to use its trademark, citing a false association with the brand, which would cause customer confusion, especially as it sells its...
Japan’s leading potato chip producer is raising the prices of its popular snacks and cereals for the second time this year to bolster against runaway costs that are spiking at the fastest clip in years.
SpudLove Snacks is hosting a social media giveaway to celebrate National Potato Chip Day (14 March) with unique ‘Chip Bowls’ made from actual potato chips.
While Americans forked out $30.5bn for snacks in 2021, according to Chicago-based market researcher IRI, the event that really got them tucking in was this year’s Super Bowl Sunday, with SNAC International data showing a whopping 112 million pounds of...
Salty snacks company Utz Brands has acquired the assets of two of its third-party direct-store-delivery (DSD) distributors, New York-based Clem Snacks and J&D Snacks.
PepsiCo Frito-Lay has lost its exclusive rights to a unique variety of potato after Indian authorities ruled the American snacks giant cannot claim a patent over its seed.
The Japanese snack giant has warned of a price rise next year, thanks to a poor potato harvest, a sharp increase in production costs raw material and logistics costs, and a weight reduction of some of its signature snacks.
The Japanese snack giant is certainly not scared of dipping its toe into the realm of bizarre flavours, but its newest flavours are sure to give even the most jaded snack fan a double take.
Made for Drink debuts in the potato chip category; Kellogg’s wants to emulate the success it had with White Choc Coco Pops with its new SKU and The Cookie Project is spreading kindness with its limited edition cookies baked by Kiwis with disabilities.
Research revealing how the starch structure of potato flakes impacts oil uptake during deep frying could enable snack makers to slash the fat content of Pringles-style potato chips by up to a third, say the authors of a new study.
The extremely limited edition set of chips – developed by Swedish brewery St. Eriks in 2016 as a publicity stunt, which sold out in minutes – could be a novel way for a forward-thinking snack producer to raise money for a vulnerable community impacted...
PepsiCo’s Lay’s has replicated the flavours of the Chef’s Specials from five iconic American restaurants, while Calbee has released 47 flavours, one for each prefecture of Japan.
Snacking in the States is pulling in the big bucks, with the average American spending over $30K on snacks during their lifetime, creating a world of opportunities for product developers.
Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have collaborated with a US family-owned snack producer to create limited edition potato chips that are packed with antioxidants.
Fresh off the heels of announcing a snacking innovation center in Chicago, the company will offload a part of the business it absorbed in the October 2018 deal with Pinnacle Foods.
The flavor went viral upon its limited-edition release earlier this year, leading Lay’s to select it as the first product in brand-new packaging, hitting US shelves Monday.
The owner of the Frito-Lay and Quaker brands broke ground on the site – which it hopes will double its snacks business by 2022 – in Uttar Pradesh in late July.
The PepsiCo-owned Frito-Lay brand is featuring 31 US consumers – many of whom work with advocacy groups or regularly volunteer in their communities – and their stories on its bags of ‘Smiles’ potato chips.
Dali Foods has been given a whopping fine for allegedly using misleading advertising messages that have a ‘substantive impact on consumer behavior’ to punt its popular potato chips.
According to Snac International, Americans purchase more than 80 million pounds of savory snacks in the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, which would need more than 1,000 18-wheel trucks to transport. Likewise, it’s a show winner for big food to punt...
Frito-Lay North America has unveiled the results of its inaugural US Snack Index polling consumers on what snacks they plan to serve on Super Bowl Sunday.
Did you know that Lay’s potato chips were first sold from the back of a car? If not, here are 10 more interesting facts about the PepsiCo-owned brand of potato chips to nibble on.
From an ingenious vessel created to appeal to consumers who want to eat cereal on the go, to a new lineup of healthy yogurt and cheese snacks for kids from PepsiCo and the launch of Party Milkshake biscuits from Fox’s, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the...
The snacks and beverage giant has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India’s Odisha State Government to set up a potato chips unit in the district to support its initiative to promote a new variety of potato.
From American-style layered caked mixes, to minature donuts inspired by a Kellogg's cereal and clean label, whole grain snack bars, BakeryandSnacks has scoured the shelves to see what's new.
More than a quarter of the workers at the Cape Cod Potato Chips facility in Hyannis, Massachusetts, have been laid off following a decision to upgrade old equipment at the site.
From Vegbred made from sweet potato peels, to a new posh Pocky offering, to new variants of potato chips cooked in rice bran oil, we take a look at what's new on the shelf.
