potato chips
Potato chip industry boosted by COVID-driven retail boon
A pandemic doesn’t come with many positives, but it hasn’t been bad for the potato chip industry. Unlike Western U.S. producers of russet and t... READ MORE »
Utz Quality Foods announces merger, to go public
Utz Quality Foods, a major producer of potato chips and other snack foods, has entered an agreement with Collier Creek Holdings to form a publicly tra... READ MORE »
Ohio chip maker cited in PACA complaint
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industr... READ MORE »
Japan moves to allow chipping potatoes from US year round
On Feb. 18, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (MAFF) informed USDA that U.S. chipping potatoes were to be allowed to enter yea... READ MORE »
New Blackberry potato chips a hit in the Great Lakes
Nearly three years ago, Great Lakes Potato Chip Co. owner Chris Girrbach ran into potato breeder David Douches at an event where the latter was showca... READ MORE »
Lawsuit filed against TGI Friday’s for selling potato skins snack chips with no potato skins
A New York City resident has filed a lawsuit against TGI Friday’s for selling misleading potato skin snack chips. Solange Troncoso’s lawsuit cl... READ MORE »
Frito-Lay releases three music-inspired flavors of potato chips
Frito-Lay’s latest campaign involves three music-inspired flavor infusions of potato chips. “Turn Up The Flavor” includes three limited-time-... READ MORE »
Pringles releases three Thanksgiving-themed potato crisp flavors
Pringles debuted a line of Thanksgiving-themed crisps last year, and this year, the company packaged them together in a Thanksgiving dinner collection... READ MORE »
Grippo Foods recalls potato chips
Grippo Foods of Cincinnati has initiated a nationwide recall of all bags and boxes of their plain, bar-b-q, cheddar cheese with a touch of jalapeno, ... READ MORE »
USPB sponsors chip symposium
The United States Potato Board (USPB) is sponsoring the International Chip Symposium" in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p... READ MORE »
