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Snack Foods

What You Don't Know About Your Favorite Snacks

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 05.14.2013 | Business

NEW YORK — Supermarkets including Kroger, Safeway and Whole Foods are improving the image of their store brands with better packaging and more d...

Catherine New

Fan Freakout As Chips 'Cooked In Pig Fat' Die

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 03.11.2013 | Small Business

NEW YORK -- As the bad news continued to spread Monday about the end of Gibble Foods, maker of beloved chips and cheese puffs, eBay did what it does b...

USDA's New "Competitive" School Food Rules -- What You Need to Know

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 04.06.2013 | Home
Bettina Elias Siegel

After months of delay, the USDA released its proposed rules governing the nutritional quality of so-called "competitive" foods and beverages offered on school campuses.  Here's an overview of the rules' key provisions and my take on some of the big issues to watch.

Report: Healthy Snacks Offered In Small Minority Of U.S. High Schools Despite Lunch Overhaul

Posted 11.02.2012 | Home

While the new nutritional guidelines imposed by the USDA this fall require a wider selection of fruits and vegetables in school meals, the same cannot...

Schools Ban Flamin' Hot Cheetos, But Why Stop There?

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 10.19.2012 | Home
Bettina Elias Siegel

Various schools around the country are banning Flamin' Hot Cheetos. But what makes Flamin' Hot Cheetos so different from other junk food that it deserves its own special ban in schools? And why are schools in the business of selling this stuff?

Taste Test: Who Makes The Best Cheese Puffs?

Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Cheese puffs. Cheese doodles. Cheese curls. Cheesy puffs. Or, if you're a South Park fan, Cheesy Poofs. Whatever you call them, it's probably been a f...

PepsiCo's Imperative to Increase Wellness: Derek Yach

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.02.2012 | Healthy Living
Riva Greenberg

I find how Yach is looking at health and wellness -- from the ground up -- almost revolutionary amid the status quo, and his working within this snack foods giant to improve quality of life around the world a mighty stand.

Cheez Doodle Bags: A Leading Economic Indicator

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Eric Lurio

I went to get a bag of potato chips and noticed that a dollar bag is significantly smaller than it used to be.

After the Super Bowl: Spreading the Credit

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Rick Horowitz

I couldn't have done it without the team. That's the first thing you need to know, it was a total team effort, top to bottom.