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unusual facts about potato chips



Acrylamide

On 2005-08-26, California attorney general Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit against four makers of french fries and potato chips – H.J. Heinz Co., Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods Inc., and Lance Inc.

Oschersleben

In 1992, a potato processing plant of the company Agrarfrost was built, that produces French fries and potato chips.


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Brewster, Ohio

Brewster is the headquarters for Shearer's Foods, makers of Shearer’s potato chips and snacks, and Brewster Dairy, the largest Swiss cheese plant in the US.

Cantenna

Although some designs are based on a Pringles potato chips can, this tube is too narrow to increase the signal by a useful amount.

Deep fryer

Industrial enterprises producing deep-fried snack foods such as potato chips or pre-fried French fried potatoes use automated frying systems that consist mainly of the actual frying pan, a tube type heat exchanger to heat the frying oil, a filter, a circulation pump, a banana tank for fresh oil and the automation system, most often a PLC.

Gene Wolfe

before retiring to write full-time, but his most famous professional engineering achievement is a contribution to the machine used to make Pringles potato chips.

Gramercy, Louisiana

Zapp's -- a brand of highly-seasoned, kettle-style potato chips manufactured in Gramercy.

Market Fresh Sandwiches

Originally, Market Fresh Sandwiches were served in a box with potato chips, very similar to Subway and Port of Subs restaurants.

Philip Carey

Carey became well known for a series of tongue-in-cheek television commercials for Granny Goose potato chips, in which he self-identified as "Granny Goose", portraying the company's spokesperson as a tough cowboy.

Shirur, Maharashtra

Many manufactures have set up facilities here, among them Apollo Tyres; Whirlpool India, making refrigerators; LG Electronics, making televisions and mobile handsets; Daewoo Electronics, making refrigerators; Wheels India; Bajaj Electricals; Frito-Lay of Pepsico Holdings, manufacturing Lays potato chips; Fiat automobiles; Kirloskar; Swarovski; and Ohsung, a Korean company manufacturing electronics parts.

Stanley Clements

One of his last jobs was an appearance in a nationally advertised commercial for Pringle's potato chips.

Yuzukoshō

Calbee makes snack foods such as potato chips that are flavored as yuzukoshō, but they are found in only certain locations.