New York Chips makes all-natural potato chips from potatoes grown on the Marquart family’s farm in Gainesville, New York, including locally inspired flavors such as Spiedie and Anchor Bar Buffalo Wing. The family has farmed in Western New York for more than 70 years, began growing potatoes in 1974, and launched New York Chips in 2016. Today, the third generation helps run the operation, which is backed by a food-grade facility capable of storing, conditioning, and processing more than 50 million pounds of potatoes annually.
North Fork ChipsNorth Fork Chips manufactures kettle-cooked potato and sweet potato chips in sunflower oil, producing flavored and plain snack products from its Long Island, New York operation. The company sells direct to consumers, supplies retail outlets, ships nationally, and offers bulk wedding-favor pricing.MATTITUCK, NY
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
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
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