With more than a century of snacking heritage, Wise makes potato chips and other packaged snacks, including its distinctive Ridgies and Cheez Doodles lines. The company builds its identity around familiar, family-friendly flavors and simple ingredients, while also sharing recipes that turn its chips into dishes such as apple crisp and cookies.
WiseWise makes potato chips and other snack foods, including its signature Golden Original chips and Cheez Doodles. The brand draws on more than 100 years of snacking heritage and presents its foods as family-friendly staples, with distinctive lines such as ridged Ridgies and baked cheese puffs.BERWICK, PA
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
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