Potato chips popularity swiftly spread across the country, especially in speakeasies, sparking a flurry of home-based businesses
Potato Chips Market The potato chips was originated in 1853 by a cook named George Crum at a restaurant called Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Spring, New York, according to snack food legend. Angry that a customer, some say Cornelius Vanderbilt, had returned his french fried potatoes to the kitchen because they were too thick, Crum sarcastically shaved them paper thin and sent the plate back out. The thin potatoes were a hit with the consumer, whoever he was, and the people around him. Crum soon built his own restaurant across the lake, and customers lined up to try his potato chips despite his policy of not taking reservations. According to Coherent Market insights the Potato Chips Market Size , Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2019 - 2027 Potato chips swiftly gained popularity across the country, notably in speakeasies, resulting in a flurry of home-based businesses. On January 6, 1915, Van de Camp's Saratoga Chips launched in Los Angeles. Earl Wise, a merchant...