- Herr's Snacks
Infobox Brand
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name=Herr's
type=potato chip s
origin=1947 owner Jim Herr purchased chip company inLancaster, Pennsylvania - flagcountry|USA
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markets= Eastern United States
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website=http://www.herrs.com/Herr's is a
Nottingham, Pennsylvania -based brand ofsnack food s, most notablypotato chip s. While their products are sold throughout the Eastern United States, their stronghold is the Mid-Atlantic region.History
In 1946, James S. Herr, then twenty-one, purchased a small potato chip company in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania . [http://www.herrs.com/AboutHerrs/History.html accessed April 22, 2008] In 1958, the company introduced flavored potato chips, and in 1974, switched to foil packaging from the traditionalglassine bags. The 1970's and 80's saw a growth in the snack food industry which prompted an expansion in the variety of products being manufactured, including corn chips, tortilla chips, and pretzels. The 1980's also saw the addition of the Herr Angus Farm, a cattle farm which made use of potato waste products.Products
Herr's produces a wide variety of snack foods, including
potato chips ,pretzels ,tortilla chips ,cheese curls ,popcorn , andonion rings . They produce, as of October 2007, twenty-five different potato chip varieties, includingOld Bay ,cheese steak , andketchup , in addition to more traditional varieties such asBBQ ,sour cream andonion , andsalt andvinegar .Herr's potato chips are sold in distinctive foil packaging.
Trivia
* The company mascot is Chipper the Chipmunk.
* The company slogan is "Make Herr's Yours"
* The factory inNottingham, Pennsylvania is open to [http://www.herrs.com/SnackFactoryTours.html tours] by the general public.
* A subplot of "Grief Counseling," the fourth episode of the third season of "The Office", concerns Karen and Jim's quest for a bag of Herr's salt and vinegar chips.References
External links
* [http://www.herrs.com/ Official website]
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