![]() In fact, it was Ohio chipper, Don Nuss of Num Num chips who started what would become the National Potato Chip Institute, the lead organization for the $6.3 billion dollar industry. Even Columbus had Buckeye Potato Chips and Bowling Green had Cain’s. In Akron there were Salem, O.K., Flaherty, and Tyler’s. There were four more in Cleveland, only forty five miles away – Dan Dee, Num Num, Restemeier, and Johnnies. ![]() Massilon, for example, thirty miles south of Akron, at one time had three chippers: Gold N Krisp, Kitch’n Cook’d, and Gee-Gee’s. It’s as if every small Ohio town at one time had its own potato chip company – or several. Some believe that Dan Dee of Cleveland sold the Ruffles name to Frito Lay It’s called a ‘marcelled chip’ or wavy style, named after the wavy art deco women’s hairstyle of the 1930s. Jones Chips has a specific chip style indigenous to central Ohio. Both Herr’s and Frito Lay, which operate out of the state, have chip making plants in Ohio. The New Kid on the block, Hen of the Woods, in Over-the-Rhine came into the market in the last few years. There’s Ballreich’s in Tiffin (1920), Jones in Mansfield (1940), Mike Sells in Dayton (1910), Husman in Cincy (1919), Grippos (1919) in Cincy, Shearer’s in Massillon (1979), Conn’s in Zanesville, Mumford in Urbana (1932), and Wagner’s in Miamisburg (1978). As of 2017, Ohio has 10 independent chippers. Ohio is second only to Pennsylvania in its number of independent chip companies. With regional brands like Husman, Grippo, and Mike Sells, this one I had never heard of. These chips were not meant to go very far, nor were they meant to sit very long on a shelf. There were no monosodium glutamate, or other hard to pronounce chemical additives. On the tin it noted simple ingredients: Grade 1 potato chips, vegetable shortening, and salt. Their address was 4920 Montgomery Road, Norwood, Ohio. The white painted can had green lettering with red outline in 1940s era art deco script, with almost a Christmasy feel, and the words Crispy and Fresh. About 600 volunteers come back to help out every summer, including family members and the children of Beichler and Green.Īfter 13 years, the partners have lots of stories, including when Green was in charge of unplugging the toilet in a trailer for the musical talent following a power outage.I recently discovered an old potato chip tin of the Up-to-Date company of Norwood, Ohio. Positions include a director of corporate sales and a director of development. The staff has grown since the early days, but is still less than 10. "We're probably one of the largest privately-owned country music festivals," Green said, noting Country Fest is committed to the Clay's Resort Jellystone Park site through 2025, "and we're working on a long-term extension." More than a decade later, they still keep the show running amid a flurry of questions from ticketholders about camping rules, prices and tiers, online ticket sales and many other issues. Another business proposal was a milk-based energy drink. Green originally had pitched the music festival idea while hanging out on Beichler's porch after he showed up on inline skates. A display promotes one of the headliners at this week's Country Fest at Clay's Resort Jellystone Park in the Canal Fulton area.
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