Martin's Potato Chips
Address: P.O. Box 28, Thomasville, Pennsylvania 17364, USA Phone: 717 792 3565 x 3351 Website: www.martinssnacks.com Email: [email protected] Martin's Potato ChipsMartin's Potato Chips is located in south central Pennsylvania which is considered by some to be the snack food capital of the world.
Enjoying the benefit of the rich loamy soil, farmers had to find ways to use their excess crops. From the farm kitchen of Harry and Fairy Martin in 1941, a unique potato kettle cooked chip found its way into the hearts and homes of York County. The business soon outgrew the kitchen. The Martin's built a small factory and expanded their distribution from delivering fresh daily to market stands, to also selling to grocery stores. In 1971 the business was sold to Ken and Sandy Potter with the Martin family remaining as employees. The Potter’s had a dream of expanding the business outside the York area. By 1977 the delivery routes increased from one to five. As Martin’s grew through the 1980s and 1990s the combination of quality potato chips and superior service proved to be successful. Today over 60 routes operate from the distribution facilities in Allentown, Lancaster, Reading, Thomasville, Williamsport, Pennsylvania and Hagerstown, Maryland to ensure products are delivered fresh daily. Using only the best quality chipping potatoes and maintaining high quality oils for frying are just two of the many factors that make Martin's Potato Chips taste so great. However, having a dedicated and motivated workforce has been the most important ingredient for their growth and success. All potato chips and popcorn are made in their 75,000 square foot Thomasville facility, which produces over one million bags each month. Other products distributed include Wege pretzels and a full line of corn products that are made locally for Martin's. |