Today's potato chip news roundup canvasses the web for interesting stories on chips.
Lay's introduced a lattice-cut potato chip (I guess to compete with Cape Cod). This includes a new flavor as well: aged cheddar and black pepper. I'll definitely be trying these. Here's a collection of one author's collection on strange potato chip flavors. Is the steak flavor really that strange though? Another collection of 35 weird potato chip flavors from around the world. The Washington Post did a write-up of Route 11 Potato Chips, and its strength as a regional chipper in a competitive market. Did you know that, according to a radio station in Detroit, every 3/14 is national potato chip day? Also, Detroit leads the country in potato chip consumption? Check it out here (oddly no 2014 posting, only a 2013 article). A Wired profile from July 2013 on the potato chip capital of the world, and their use of lard. I really like the John Updike quote in this article.