Snack maker Diamond Foods has said that it has made some market share gains following its failed Pringles bid and is taking steps to reposition the business, including rekindling relationships with walnut growers.
Kettle chips and Emerald nuts maker Diamond Foods has struck a $2.35bn deal with Procter & Gamble to merge with the latter’s Pringles chips operation in a move that will more than triple the size of its snack foods empire.
Pellet snack manufacturer JR Short has said it expects its current plant expansion to be completed in October this year, adding an extra 25 percent production capacity at its Kankakee, Illinois plant.
The consumption of popcorn is associated with a substantially
higher intake of whole grains and dietary fibre, says research,
indicating its benefits as a healthy snack.
Two of the largest US popcorn makers have removed diacetyl
from their brands, as doctors report that the chemical
may now cause a fatal lung disease in consumers as well as factory
workers.
Food chemists bring new knowledge to cut costs in the steady
European popcorn market, identifying a key crystalline structure in
popcorn that appears to determine its popping quality, reports
Lindsey Partos.
