#Snack foods

I learned about this one from Beverage Daily: Unexpected and bold: The iconic nacho cheese taste of Doritos imbued into a first-of-its-kind spiritThe Frito-Lay brand has collaborated with Danish flavour innovator Empirical to launch Doritos Nacho Cheese Spirit – a limited edition, multi-sensorial

A reader from Phoenix, AZ, Maria Zafonte, sends this from a local Safeway: From her standpoint—and mine—this is a great way to encourage overeating. As she explained, if she bought just one bag of chips, each would cost $5.99. But if she bought four, the unit cost was only $1.97 each. As she

My distant* but dearly loved cousin, Michael Kravit, sent this from Taiwan.  Seems like a really good idea. I’m working on a book chapter on snack foods (for an updated edition of What to Eat) and I counted the number of feet of shelf space devoted to snacks—chips, crackers, cookies, toaster

You know that old saying, “When you try to be everything to everyone, you become nothing to no one”? Yeah, that wisdom applies to the snack food aisle at the grocery store. Once the sacred cradle of junk food innovation, the snack food aisle has become boring and predictable. There’s a lot

iStockphoto / Eliza317 Frito-Lay says the man who claims to have invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is a fraud. Richard Montañez, who claims to be Flamin’ Hot Cheetos inventor, stands by his story of inventing the spicy snack food. Frito-Lay Tells Their Side Of The Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Invention