Uncle Ray's

Uncle Ray’s is the brand name of a line of food products that was started by a mister Ray Jenkins after 1995. All Uncle Ray's brand products are currently produced by Uncle Ray's LLC in Detroit Michigan. Uncle Ray's LLC (formerly Cabana Foods) specializes in Potato chips and other snack foods such as onion rings, pretzels and cheese curls. A brief chapter from a series of Christian themed stories dubbed "The Life and Times of Uncle Ray" can be found on the back of Uncle Ray's brand products.

History

'Uncle Ray' Jenkins started his career in 1965. At that time, he sold products out of the back seat of his Dodge Dart. In 1967, Ray bought 'Cabana' a pork skins manufacturer for $1,200 and began selling extruded corn and cheese products. Still operating under the name 'Cabana', Ray purchased a 20,000 sqare foot facility in Dearborn, Michigan in 1969. By 1983, Ray was ready to expand and bought the old Superior Potato Chip factory on the west side of Detroit.

In 1993, Ray was ready to retire and sold the business to AmeriFoods. The company held Cabana Foods for only two years before selling it back to Ray. It was at this time that Ray changed the company name to Jenkins Foods and launched the 'Uncle Ray's' brand. In April 2006, Ray sold the business to a large privately held company. The new company was established under the 'Uncle Ray, LLC' name. Ray is still active with the company, serving as president.

Today, Uncle Ray's produces a wide array of chips that are available in forty nine states (not Hawaii), Canada, and Mexico.

Products

Potato Chips

Regular Ripple Bar B Q Sour Cream and Onion Hot Ketchup Kosher Dill Pickle Mustard and Onion "Coney" Roasted Garlic Salt and Vinegar Sour Cream and Cheddar No Salt Added

Kettle Cooked Chips

Regular Mosquite BBQ Jalapeno

Corn Chips BBQ Corn Chips Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips Yellow Corn Tortilla White Corn Tortilla White 'Restaurant Style' Tortilla Cheese Puffs Puffed Onion Rings Cheese Curls Hot Cheese Curls 'Hot Fries' Cheddar Flavored Popcorn White Cheddar Flavored Popcorn Pretzels

Trivia

*Uncle Ray's chips can be seen in the background of a scene from The Upside of Anger.