Ballreich Foods, LLC makes potato chips and snacks, continuing a Tiffin, Ohio operation started in 1920 by Fred and Ethel Ballreich. The company’s history includes its signature wavy “marcelled” potato chips and expansion into a broader snack line; since 2019 it has operated under Ballreich Snack Food Company, an investor group of Northwest Ohio business professionals.
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Mikesell'sSince 1910, Dayton-based Mikesell’s has made and distributed potato chips and other snack foods, beginning with founder Daniel W. Mikesell’s dried beef and sausage business before adding its distinctive Saratoga Chips. Still privately held and headquartered in Dayton, the company distributes across the Midwest while continuing to cook its chips in premium oil and develop new flavors, including its signature Puffcorn Delites.DAYTON, OH
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips, IncWhat began with Mark Dieffenbach frying potato chips on his kitchen stove in Berks County in 1964 has grown into a Pennsylvania snack maker producing kettle-cooked chips and other snacks. Still guided by the Dieffenbach family’s recipe across three generations, the company operates a 106,000-square-foot facility capable of processing more than 15 million pounds of potatoes annually. Its Uglies® brand gives cosmetically imperfect potatoes a second life while supporting hunger relief, with 10% of proceeds donated to VivaKids.WOMELSDORF, PA
Hartville Potato ChipsHartville Potato Chips carries forward a South Akron family-market tradition that reaches back more than 60 years, drawing on a recipe associated with cousin Ted Robb and his former OK Potato Chips company. From its Akron facility, PAL’s Snack Foods makes small-batch kettle-cooked chips for Ohio retailers, with a newer beef-tallow version that returns to a three-ingredient approach.AKRON, OH
Jones Potato Chip CompanyFamily made in Mansfield since 1945, Jones Potato Chip Company produces wavy potato chips and potato sticks for its own brand as well as private-label and co-packed snack lines. Founded by Frederick W. Jones, the company helped introduce “marcelled” wavy chips to the Mansfield area and added potato sticks in 2007. Today its snacks reach at least 40 states, while the family-run organization continues to operate from its current site and has cut facility waste by 75 percent through recycling and reuse.MANSFIELD, OH