Tayto - food industry company news 
UK: Tayto buys pork scratchings firm Midland Snacks
3 February 2012
Northern Ireland crisp maker Tayto has snapped up England-based pork scratchings firm Midland Snacks.
IRELAND: Owner sells over third of Largo Foods
19 July 2011
The owner of Largo Foods has sold a majority stake in the Irish food manufacturer in a deal likely to be worth more than EUR45m (US$63.9m).
IRELAND: Largo Foods pledges Donegal facility investment
21 June 2011
Irish snack foods maker Largo Foods is to invest EUR2.6m (US$3.7m) in its Donegal manufacturing facility.
The just-food management briefing - healthy snacking - NPD
29 November 2010
Given the highly competitive nature of the snack foods market, levels of innovation and new product activity have traditionally been on the high side.
UK: Tayto buys the "crisp for snobs"
20 January 2009
UK snack group Tayto has snapped up local crisp maker Jonathan Crisp, the company behind the “crisp for snobs”, for an undisclosed sum.
IRELAND: Intersnack “eyeing bigger stake” in Largo Foods
21 November 2008
Largo Foods owner Ray Coyle has reportedly indicated that German food group Intersnack is eyeing a larger stake in the Irish maker of Tayto and Hunky Dory crisps.
IRELAND: Tayto jobs in balance amid plant merger talks
24 July 2008
Snack firm The Tayto Group may merge two of its plants following a decision by Procter & Gamble to discontinue production of Pringles Minis in the UK.
UK: Tayto buys snack firm Red Mill
14 March 2008
Tayto Golden Wonder has struck its second acquisition in four months with the purchase of Birmingham-based Red Mill Snack Foods for an undisclosed sum.
Related research
Snack Foods
This report examines the UK snack foods market, which comprises potato crisps, other savoury snacks (including tortilla chips, baked snack biscuits and rice- and corn-based snacks) and snack nuts. It estimates that, in terms of retail sales, the total value of the market increased by 12% between 2005 and 2009 to reach £2.39bn. An especially strong growth of 8.4% was seen between 2008 and 2009 as manufacturers passed on steep rises in commodity costs for items such as potatoes, sunflower oil and nuts.
Crisps and Salty Snacks - UK - January 2011
Growth of 24% since 2005 saw the crisps and salty snacks market achieve estimated sales of £2.6 billion in 2010.
