Celebrate America’s favorite snack food on March 14th, National Potato Chip Day! Americans consume roughly 2 billion pounds of
potato chips a year.
African American, George Crum, is credited with inventing the potato chip in August of 1853. While working as a chef at Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York, Crum accidentally created the chip when he was trying to appease a difficult customer. Little did Crum know that he was creating a sensation that would change history forever!
While Potato Chips are made worldwide, it’s not surprising that they have a Bedford connection. The Dan Dee Pretzel and Potato Chip Company, which manufactured in Cleveland, was owned and operated by the Pike Family of Bedford. Dan Dee Potato Chips
was family owned for more than 70 years and provided snack foods to Ohio and our neighboring states. Local chip lovers will remember the Dan Dee Chips with their crispy, light flavor.
For over 200 years, Potato Chips have delighted hungry people as a snack or a side dish. Perfect for every occasion, chips have hundreds of different flavors to please the palette.
This year, make sure you grab a bag of chips to celebrate the “other” March holiday, National Potato Chip Day!
Written by Bret Johnson (Chip Enthusiast)
