Jays

active Illinois Est. 1920s

Jays potato chips are a staple of Chicagoland since the 1920s. Originally called Japp's, the brand changed its name during World War II.

Now owned by Snyder Lance, a Pennsylvania-based company, the brand maintains a presence in the midwest.

The website offers an online store. Jays makes the following flavors:

Original (flat and Ridged) Hot Stuff Kettle Cooked Curly Waves No Salt Mesquite BBQ Barbecue Sour 'n Dill Salt 'n Sour Sour Cream & Onion (Ridged) Open Pit (Ridged) Hot Buffalo Wing (Ridged) Sour Cream & Cheddar (Ridged)

Known Flavors

OriginalHot StuffKettle CookedCurly WavesNo SaltMesquite BBQBarbecueSour 'n DillSalt 'n SourSour Cream & OnionOpen PitHot Buffalo WingSour Cream & Cheddar

Tags

regionalIllinoisChicagoMidwesthistoric