Back in the early 1930s, when Charles Elmer Doolin started The Frito Company and Herman Lay started H.W. Lay & Company, they were establishing the groundwork for a snack empire. The two companies merged in 1961, and four years later joined forces with The Pepsi-Cola Company to create PepsiCo, which operates Frito-Lay as a subsidiary.

In the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the USDA recommended that we consume 6 ounce equivalents of grains per day, half of which should be whole grains.

HIPPEAS, a range of organic chickpea puffs, has debuted a new look.

Southern Recipe Small Batch, an authentic, handcrafted, small batch pork rind snack, plans to deliver unique flavor to Kroger consumers looking for a better-for-you alternative.

Snyder of Berlin is launching their next generation of snacks. The new items include the new Snyder of Berlin Puff-N-Bites and the Snyder of Berlin Puff-N-Twistz. 

The versatile puffed and extruded snack segment is answering the call of consumers who want to try different flavor profiles and combinations. On the traditional side, products such as Cheetos continue to prosper in the marketplace. In fact, total annual sales for cheese snacks just reached $2.1 billion. Through a balance of tradition and forward-thinking innovation, this segment represents the best of both worlds.

Southern Recipe has released a new snack mix that gives pork snack fans a new way to enjoy a traditional Southern snack.

Your childhood cheese puffs are all grown up - with savory aged cheddar and a hint of peppercorn!

Southern Recipe has released a new flavor that gives pork rind fans a new way to enjoy this traditional Southern snack.

At Nourish Snacks, flavor and nourishment are created equal and its granola bites bring fun and simplicity back to snacking.