LINE of SNACKS

LoS Committed to Assisting Snack Companies World-wide

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:23:52 GMT

LINE of SNACKS Consultants International has consultants of the highest order to assist companies all over the world to improve process efficiency and product quality.

With our 112 clients around the world and our experience improving quality operations in 23 countries of the world over the last 16 years, we are well qualified to improve your snack profits.

Call on us for any kind of help with your operations in tortilla chips, corn chips, corn puffs, corn curls, and potato chips.

The fee we receive for our work will give you a short ROI and long term benefit.

Your success is our goal, and our committment of excellence to you is our Modus Operandus.

Don Petty, President and Chief Consultant, LoS

EXPLAINING THE OPERATION OF LINE of SNACKS Consultants International

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 22:54:10 GMT

A BLOG for snack industry communications and questions, answered by the seasoned consultants of LINE of SNACKS (LoS) Consultants International. The experienced personnel of LoS make journal entries and comments and answer questions for improving the operations of snack companies who produce savory snacks like TORTILLA CHIPS (from masa flour or corn cooking), POTATO CHIPS, CORN CHIPS, EXTRUDED SNACKS (curls or puffs), MULTIGRAIN CHIPS, and NEW SNACK FOOD PRODUCTS.

LoS personnel are experienced in masa flour mixing or corn cooking/milling to make highest quality tortilla chips or corn chips. They are trained and proficient in processing extruded products of high quality, and in frying potato chips (crisps).

The LoS consultants are available for work anywhere in the world, having improved products for over 110 companies in 22 countries all over the world. Their work to improve tortilla chip quality in a Comprehensive Improvement Program includes three key phases: (1) upgrading the operation of the line equipment (with special emphasis on corn cooking equipment and toast oven operation), (2) optimizing the process conditions to give a "honeycomb" texture in tortilla chips, and (3) installing process control to maintain highest quality and prevent "drift" off center of parameters of processing.

LoS has been (1) improving snack company process and management operations and (2) solving plant and manufactring problems and (3) developing new products and processes, and (4) presenting a seminar for manufacturing personnel entitled "High Quality Tortilla Chip Processing" (with additional training) for snack makers all over the world since 1990.

These high level consultants work on a per day consulting fee and expenses. They are willing to make a 2 to 3 day assessment trip to any company facility in the U.S. for expenses only.

LoS clients over the past 15 years include the largest companies in the world and small companies with work programs from one day up to a full-scale Optimization Program of 8 to 10 manweeks of work (plus, depending on the company's needs).

The company has a website that may be viewed for more information with the following URL < www.DonPettyEnterprises.com >. The company phone number is (972) 484 - 1155, and the email is <LoSnacks@aol.com >.

LoS is located in Dallas, Texas, with the address as follows:

LINE of SNACKS Consultants International

13220 Castleton Drive

Dallas, Texas 75234

All Snack Companies are invited to contact Don Petty for information on how the services of LoS may be used. Get to the BLOG by putting the following URL in your browser and clicking GO. Save this following URL.....

< http://journals.aol.com/losnacks/LINEofSNACKS/ >

The above URL is for the LoS BLOG page. It should be put in your "favorites" to use later or it should be "BOOK MARKED" some way depending on your computer...but at any rate, save it and put your questions in the ADD YOUR COMMENT section below this entry.

By LOS - Combination High Quality Tortilla Chip Seminar and Work Program

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:08:33 GMT

Any Snack Food Manufacturer will benefit from the LoS "High Quality Tortilla Chip Processing Seminar" and the follow up Work Program which will allow them the ability to make the highest quality chips from fresh cooked corn or from masa flour.

The two hour seminar covers details of the process steps that lead to highest quality texture, appearance, and flavor in chips. The work program shows how to implement the seminar information.

Contact us at LoS to come to your facility to assess your operation, deliver the seminar, and give you a proposal and quote to install the work program of process upgrade, chip optimization, and quality/process control.

This overall program has been used to raise chip quality ratings from a 5.0 on a nine point hedonic rating to over 7.0, and a 6.5 rating to over 8.0 rating on the 9.0 scale. LoS WILL raise the quality of your tortilla chips to better compete in today's very competitive market. Don Petty, President and Chief Consultant

Email LoS now... < LoSnacks@aol.com >

ANOTHER OFFER by LoS: The consultants of LoS have for decades been involved in developing new products for the highest level of snack food companies. We offer over 100 new product concepts which are available to you with our assistance to reduce them to practice and help prepare them for the market. Contact us to discuss how we can get those concepts into your hands.

December 2005 Market Quality Survey of Tortilla Chips in the SouthWest, USA

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 19:54:25 GMT

December 2005 Market Quality Survey of Tortilla Chips in the SouthWest, USA

A market survey was conducted on 45 brands of tortilla chips by LINE of SNACKS Consultants International (LoS) in West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California, December 17 - 24, 2005.

The evaluation of the quality of the chips was made using a 9 point hedonic rating scale, where 9 is excellent overall quality and 1 is extremely poor quality. All the "overall" ratings were based on flavor, texture, and appearance of the chips.

The results of that survey for "overall" rating plotted on a normal distribution curve are as follows (above the dotted line the chips were rated in a "dislike" category):

________________________________________________________

0 - 0.9 . zero

1.0 - 1.9 . zero

2.0 - 2.9 __ 2 (4.3%)

3.0 - 3.9 __________10 (22.0%)

4.0 - 4.9 ________________ 16 (35.2%)

"dislike"

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "like"

5.0 - 5.9 ________ 8 (18.7%)

6.0 - 6.9 ______ 6 (13.3%)

7.0 - 7.9 ___3 (6.5%)

8.0 - 9.0 . zero

_______________________________________

The results indicate 61.5% of the chips were in a 'dislike' category.

Most of the negatives were focused in the 'texture' of the chips, too hard or too tough. Other negatives were in the 'flavor' and 'appearance'. The 'overall' rating considered all traits of the chips.

Where does the quality of your tortilla chips stand?

The consultants of LoS make these surveys to locate companies that need to improve quality. This survey reveals nearly 2/3 of thetortilla chips in the markets of the southwest need to have improved processes. LoS does that...call on us for an assessment trip and line recommendations to your location to see if we can help you improve and control your process lines. Thanks, Don Petty, (972) 484 - 1155, Email LoS at LoSnacks@aol.com

LINE of SNACKS Consultants travel Anywhere to Help

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:25:30 GMT

The consultants of LINE of SNACKS Consultants International have traveled in 22 countries and worked in over 110 companies, worldwide to assist them to make better quality snack foods, thus sell more at a higher profit. We would like to do the same for you. Contact us by emailing this address: LoSnacks@aol.com or by calling this number (972) 484 - 1155. Talk to Don Petty, President, Principal Research Scientist, Chief Consultant of LoS. Tell him your need, and ask for a "fee-free" assessment of you entire operation.

He will return to you within 10 business days with a quote and proposal of what can be done to optimize your complete plant for improved quality and more efficient processing. If training is your need, LoS will train your men in processing, quality assurance, or management. Let us come to your facilities and see how we may work together to increase your bottom line. Thanks, Don Petty

You Can Be Helped by LoS With These Services and More

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:40:18 GMT

LINE of SNACKS Consultants International has been helping clients in the snack food industry since 1990. We have been in 22 countries and worked with 115 companies to improve snack quality, solve problems, develop new products, improve processing, put processes under "control".

All these things we do worldwide at the request of client companies. Usually we are able to respond exactly to the timing clients request. Note the above things we have done...improve and control ! Those are the hallmarks of our work, and we hope you will call us for those things in your company making tortilla chips, potato chips, corn chips, corn curls, or corn puffs.

Do you process tortilla chips with a fresh corn cooking process or do you mix masa flour? For high quality texture, LoS consultants can help you with either process.

We can install a process control program that will prevent "drift" over time.

We can develop process parameters to give you the desirable "honeycomb" texture.

We can update the equipment operation in your lines, including "cooking" and your "oven".

We can deliver a tortilla chip seminar that will help all your personnel understand the tortilla chip process from start to finish.

With 64.7% of the tortilla chip brands on the market scoring BELOW a "LIKE" category on a professional hedonic scale panel, there is a great need for improved quality in the market place.

Call on us to put your processes and products into the higher categories of "LIKE".

Only a few brands enjoy the higher ratings. but your brand can too, if you will call on us. Thank you, Don Petty, (972) 484 - 1155, or e-mail us LoSnacks@aol.com .

High Quality Tortilla Chip Processing Seminar Available to You

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:20:22 GMT

LINE of SNACKS Consultants International delivers a high quality processing seminar to teach tortilla chip manufacturers how to process corn or masa flour to make premium tortilla chips. It includes how to mix or how to cook, mill, toast, and fry for optimum texture. You may contact LINE of SNACKS at (972) 484 - 1155 or email LoSnacks@aol.com . Do it now for how we go about coming to your facility and presenting the seminar to all your people...including top executives, produciton and quality assurance personnel, and management.

Thank you, the snack food industry, for keeping LoS busy in snack food world -quality improvement, processing equipment improvement, and for developing new products for you - for the 15 years of our existence. We appreciate you deeply. Don Petty, president and chief consultant.

You Can Receive a "Fee-Free" Assessment of Your Operation

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:22:42 GMT

LINE of SNACKS Consultants International has been serving the snack food industry for over 15 years. Our mode of operation is to assess the clients facility; propose work for improvements; return to the site for updating the operation of the equipment on the line, optimizing the process, and putting in a control system to prevent "drift" away from the optimal conditions.

Always we try to include work on the assessment trip to "add value" to the line production.

In order to come in to let you see what LoS can do for your operation, we will "waive" the consultants fee for the assessment trip to your facility and give you a written proposal of work to improve the quality of your tortilla chips, corn chips, corn curls, corn puffs, or potato chips. This offer will be good until the end of 2005.

You may get this assessment by contacting Don Petty, 972 - 484 -1155 or eMailing LoSnacks@aol.com . Let us know you would like for one of our consultants to come to your plant and evaluate your operation and your products for performance and quality. and within ten working days you can have a proposal to put your operation on the quality level of the best in the industry. Don Petty

How to Add Your Comments to the LoS Blog

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:16:54 GMT

The LINE of SNACKS (LoS) BLOG is set up for snack food manufacturers to use. YOU'RE INVITED TO MAKE A COMMENT OR ASK A QUESTION ON THE LINE of SNACKS BLOG.
To submit a BLOG comment just send your comment to the screen name LoSnacks@aol.com and I will "copy and paste" it into the comment section. Then others can pull up your comments and read them.
Be sure and write at the top of your comment the words BLOG COMMENT so I will know you want it to go in as a comment on the LoS Blog.. Thanks, Don Petty, BLOG Manager..

Work by LINE of SNACKS for Committed Companies

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:50:38 GMT

We can make your tortilla chips equal to the best with one man-week per month for eight months. Call us to see how we will upgrade the operation of your equipment, optimize your process, control your quality. Don Petty 972 - 484 -1155.