Herr Foods acquires a majority share in New Jersey snack food manufacturer Silk City.

Seven Boulder Canyon kettle-chip flavors have passed the Non-GMO Project Product Verification process, says Phoenix-based Boulder Canyon Natural Foods.

With more than 50% of the votes, Nonni’s Salted Caramel Biscotti is the winner of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery’s Best New Snack & Bakery Products of 2012. Coming in second and third, respectively, are BIGS Hidden Valley Ranch Sunflower Seeds and Sister Schubert’s Sweet Hawaiian Rolls.

After more than a year’s delay, American schools will soon see new U.S. government rules targeting the kinds of snacks sold to students, a move nutritionists say could play an important role in fighting childhood obesity, according to a Reuters article.

Snack foods maker Utz Quality Foods in Hanover, Pa., expands its production and distribution in Fitchburg and Sterling, Mass.

Kellogg Co. has launched a low-calorie popcorn chip under its Special K snacks line. Special K Popcorn Chips are baked instead of fried and are crunchy. The popcorn chips come in Butter and Sweet & Salty flavors.

Women's Health compiles its annual list of 125 Best Packaged Foods for Women, a guide to the best-tasting and healthiest packaged foods available on store shelves today. They’re not just convenient and save time, they’re also tasty and diet-conscious.

The founding family leadership of Brewster, Ohio-based snack food maker Shearer’s Foods, which has been purchased by Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm in Chicago, will be stepping down. Wind Point says the transaction is expected to close in October. Terms weren’t disclosed.