Tortilla Chips

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Many clean-label manufacturers are making headway in snack and bakery segments by creating exciting new foods for consumers to enjoy, proving that clean-label foods can also be tasty and satisfying.

Tostitos is letting its namesake tortilla chips brand speak loud and clear through a new ad campaign as a ‘spokesbag.

This year's two-day Tortilla Industry Association (TIA) tech seminar, to be held May 11-12 at the Disney Grand Californian in Anaheim, Calif., will focus on current issues and trends designed to help tortilla production plants become more successful and profitable.

New varieties and larger portions give pork rind-loving consumers even more snacking options.

Potato chips have been around for ages and are a simple but fantastic idea in origin. Still, one of the industry’s most beloved snack foods, they run a Tilt-a-Whirl of flavors with shelf appeal, shapes and varieties. But one thing’s certain: They’re as classic as a state fair.

It’s a year of highs and lows for the tortilla market and we still have to get ‘around the horn’ for six more months. The market has experienced strong growth, but will there be enough white corn production to last out the year, with harsh weather and such hot demand coming into play?

Today’s tortilla chip makers mix better-for-you options with pleasure, as they continue to deliver bold flavors, intricate shapes and a whole lot of fun in each bag.

Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods’ state-of-the-art tortilla production facility in Halifax, N.C., is now fully onstream, paving the way for tortillas to become a weekly staple in the non-Hispanic market. Adding three more production lines at the Halifax location, the company is offering an array of new, better-for-you tortillas, wraps and chips that are helping make the most of its dynamic tortilla business.

Don Pancho East, Halifax, N.C., is brimming with a high-energy staff and high-tech tortilla production on four new lines that can each output as much as 60,000 tortillas per hour.