they partnered with Horace Groff, grandson of the founder of Groff's Snack Food Co. in Bowmansville, Pa., to produce a kettle-style potato chip. Groff's of Texas launched in 1983. Relatively rare ...

Ah, the smell of fresh-baked potato chips. It was the midsummer of 1970. My dad drove my brother, Rick, and me to tour Groff’s Chips near Bowmansville. I can remember a big, blue vat frying up ...

The consolidation of local potato-chip producers has been dramatic in the last two decades, Herr said. Some of the local chip makers that are no longer around include Groff's in Bowmansville ...