Potato-chip giant Utz Quality Foods has completed its previously announced $135m acquisition of Alabama based Golden Enterprises, the owner of the Golden Flake Snack Foods. The merger is expected to support Utz Quality Foods’ growth ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has given green signal for folic acid fortification of corn masa flour. The approval will allow manufacturers to voluntarily add up to 0.7 milligrams of folic acid per pound of corn masa flour, making ...
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The latest Roy Morgan Research has confirmed that potato chips top the category of Australia’s favourite snacks, a status the humble packet chip (or ‘crisp’ as it is sometimes referred) has retained for the past five ...
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Pizza and pie is not a usual match but Pizza Hut and Four’N Twenty are coming together to give it a shot. Announced by Pizza Hut yesterday, the iconic Australian Four’N Twenty pie will be featuring as part of a pizza called ...
Doritos, a brand owned by PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, has launched Doritos Roulette chips in the US. The Doritos Roulette, which are Doritos Nacho Cheese flavoured chips, were first introduced in Mexico and were later introduced in ...
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Health trends, volatile input prices and strong competition have slowed growth in Australia’s snack food sector, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. However, the ‘healthy’ snack foods sector has benefitted ...
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Mexican corn miller and tortilla producer Gruma has acquired the European unit of US-based Azteca Foods in a €45m deal. The acquisition includes all shares and ownership interests representing the capital stock of Azteca Foods ...
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Potato chips remain Australia’s favourite snack food When it comes to the nation’s most popular snacks, it seems Australians’ tastes tend more towards savoury than sweet. Potato chips are a favourite — 41 per cent ...
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Eating one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad cholesterol levels in overweight and obese individuals, according to new research published in the Journal of the American ...
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KLN Family Brands, an American snack food manufacturer, has purchased the former Troyer Farms potato chip plant in northwestern Pennsylvania. The company will begin the manufacturing of kettle-cooked potato chips, popcorn and other snacks ...
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Herr Foods, a US-based snack food producer, has introduced a new flavored kettle cooked potato chip by combining three of its popular flavors. The new Kettle Cooked Bacon Cheddar Jalapeno Potato Chips is a blend of bacon, jalapenos and ...
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It's almost overwhelming when you visit a pet store and wander down the mile long aisles of pet food. Thousands of pet food brands all seem to say the very same thing -- 100% Complete Nutrition and 'Premium' and 'Choice'. The brand your vet ...
PepsiCo has expanded its Tostitos snack brand in the US with the launch of a range of cantina chips and salsas this month. The product, inspired by Mexican restaurants, are aimed at "sharing occasions" and includes two tortilla chip and ...
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Kellogg Company,a US-based producer of cereals and convenience foods,is introducing a range of new products. Under the Special K snacks brand,the company is introducing Special K Pop Corn Chips,Pastry Crisps.It will be re-launching ...
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US cereal giant Kellogg has expanded its Special K cereal range to include two additional products. Special K Pop Corn Chips and Special K Pastry Crisps are targeted at the female market, Kellogg said, with a focus on women looking to ...
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