Since 1951, Parkersburg’s Mister Bee has been making West Virginia potato chips from whole fresh potatoes, leaving the skins on and cooking each slice low and slow. The chips are chosen for flavor rather than appearance, giving the brand’s old-fashioned snacks their distinctive irregular look and nostalgic crunch. Mister Bee also puts a local spin on the category with flavors inspired by West Virginia folklore and food traditions, including Mothman and pepperoni roll chips.
Ira Middleswarth & Son, IncFrom a single kettle beside the Middleswarth family home in Beavertown, Pennsylvania, Bob Middleswarth built a potato-chip company that has been making Middleswarth Potato Chips since 1942. Ira Middleswarth & Son, Inc. remains family-operated from its Middleburg plant, where about 90 employees produce roughly 3,400 pounds of chips an hour. Known locally as Middleswarth Potato Chips, the company distributes throughout Pennsylvania and ships its snacks around the world.HARRISBURG, PA
Gibble's SnacksBorn from a 1950s farmers’ market stand, Gibble’s Foods grew around a home-style potato chip made from the Gibble family’s own recipe. The Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, brand has made snacks for more than fifty years, continuing production in a facility built behind the family home.WOMELSDORF, PA
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
Good's Potato ChipsSince 1886, Good’s Potato Chips has been making potato chips in Adamstown, Pennsylvania, using lard as part of its distinctive cooking tradition. The company is celebrating 140 years in business while supplying its chips through local sales and distribution channels.ADAMSTOWN, PA