ABERDEEN, Idaho — Fourth-generation farmer Ladd Wahlen knew nothing about processing potatoes, but that didn’t stop him and wife, Zoey, from launching Roots Potato Chips using potatoes from ...
But Pennsylvania, not Idaho, is America's leading producer of potato chips. Why is that the case? Well, while vast tracts of arable land and a long growing season make Idaho ideally suited for ...
At the chip plant in Boise, Idaho, Hall dons a cleanroom bunny suit ... including an investor who was a local potato baron, founded the company in the basement of a dentist's office.
It makes Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Gatorade as well as snack foods like Lay’s potato chips, Doritos and Fritos. It also makes Quaker Oats, brekfast cereals and granola bars. PepsiCo’s prices ...