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Dry Processing Technology

High speed packaging solves production challenges without sacrificing quality

December 23, 2018

The installation of high-speed packaging solutions from tna has enabled Pipers Crisps to increase productivity, double packaging speed and reduce waste while maintaining the highest level of product quality through enhanced seal integrity.

Dry Processing Technology

Meat snack exporter detects success with Fortress

Metal detectors avoid false positives from oxygen absorber

Casey Laughman

June 18, 2018

When UK-based Meatsnacks Group needed a metal detector that wouldn’t return false positives from oxygen absorbers, it turned to Fortress Technology for a specialized solution.

Sweets and Snacks Expo

NCA names top candy and snack products of the year

The National Confectioners Association names the winners of the 2018 Most Innovative New Product Awards.

May 29, 2018

The winners, chosen from more than 300 entries, were announced at an awards ceremony at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, held May 22-24 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Ed Girrbach, co-founder and owner of Great Lakes Potato Chip Company

Great Lakes Potato Chip Company finds growth in producing smaller

Michigan craft potato chip producer sees a niche in co-packing for smaller restaurants and grocery stores.

Debra Schug

August 3, 2017

When the Girrbachs were looking for ideas to start a food business, they originally considered the microbrewery market, but decided not to do beer. They instead looked at potato chips and realized years ago there were many regional chip manufacturers that have gone away.

Field Reports

Maker of Hardbite Chips modernizes seasoning applicator

Naturally Homegrown Foods sees improved consistency, lower costs with automated system.

June 27, 2017

With a primary objective to improve overall product consistency, Naturally Homegrown Foods installed the tna intelli-flav OMS 5 seasoning system to ensure uniformity for every chip produced.

Inventure Foods adds kettle-cooked potato chip manufacturing to Indiana plant

September 8, 2016

The expansion provides a 50 percent increase to current kettle-cooked capacity, resulting in an additional 100,000 pounds of finished product per week.

Global savory snacks market to reach over $138 billion by 2020

Jeremy Gerrard

September 8, 2016

Growth is largely expected to come from developing countries in the Asia-Pacific and Eastern European regions.

Schwan asks chefs to collaborate on new snack ideas

The Chef Collective is part of Schwan’s effort to develop new snacking concepts and clean label offerings, as well as change misperceptions about frozen foods.

Debra Schug

August 16, 2016

The company invited eight chefs from across the country, including Food Network personality Jet Tila and past Top Chef contestant Stephanie Cmar, to collaborate and ideate new snacking concepts.

KIND to publish added sugar content on all its brands

Move comes two years before FDA deadline.

Crystal Lindell

August 16, 2016

KIND Healthy Snacks now publishing added sugar contents on its products.

Blommer Chocolate acquires manufacturing facility in China

Hottest candy and snack trends for 2016

May 24, 2016

The National Confectioners Association has unwrapped the latest trends taking shape at the annual Sweets & Snacks Expo held this week in Chicago.

PepsiCo and Cargill Collaborate to Advance Sustainable Agriculture

Mars, Inc. to Invest $2B in U.S. Manufacturing through 2026

FDA Approves Gardenia Blue Color Additive

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