40 50.99 n 70 17 40.46 w 41.6808306 n 70.2945722 w 41.6808306 ; 70.2945722 cape cod potato chips type corporation industry food founded july 4 1980 founder lynn and steve bernard headquarters hyannis massachusetts usa parent snyder s lance website cape cod chips cape cod potato chips is a snack food company most famously known for their brand of potato chips . the company is headquartered in hyannis massachusetts on cape cod . cape cod potato chips is a subsidiary of snyder s lance . contents 1 the company 2 history 3 the chips 3.1 current varieties 3.2 popcorn 3.3 discontinued 3.4 other past snacks 4 in popular culture 5 see also 6 sources 7 references 8 external links the company edit image of cape cod brand potato chips 40 % reduced fat variety january 2016 the company s logo is a woodcut of nauset light with the company name in caslon antique . history edit cape cod potato chips was founded in 1980 with the idea of offering healthier foods made with little processing lynn had started a natural foods store in the 1970s . steve bernard pursued adding potato chips to the mix after tasting a natural potato chip from a successful company based in hawaii . in 1980 he sold his auto parts business and established cape cod potato chips with an 800 square foot 74 m2 storefront in hyannis massachusetts that could reach tourists an industrial potato slicer he had bought for 3 000 and almost no knowledge of the snack food business other than what he learned in a week long course on potato chip making at martin s potato chips in thomasville pennsylvania . 1 unlike typical commercial brands made using a continuous frying process in which potato slices travel through a tub of oil on a conveyor belt cape cod chips are cooked in batches in kettles frying them in a shallow vat in oil while stirring with a rake producing a crunchier chip . snack food association president james a. mccarthy noted that bernard didn t invent the kettle chip but he was involved in bringing it back to prominence . 2 the company struggled for months after it opened on july 4 1980 . the following winter a car crashed through the front window of the store almost hitting steve s daughter . an insurance payment and publicity from the accident helped tide the company over until the following summer by which time sales were substantial and the company s chips were being sold through a number of supermarket chains . 2 the company was acquired by anheuser busch in 1985 and operated as a division of its eagle snacks unit . sales of the chips were up to 80 000 bags a day by the end of the following year reaching the entire east coast with sales of 16 million annually . 1 bernard bought the company and its factory back from anheuser busch in 1996 . 3 snack food company lance inc. bought the company from bernard in 1999 by which time annual sales had reached 30 million . 4 the chips edit current varieties edit classic 40 % reduced fat sea salt & vinegar sea salt & cracked pepper sweet mesquite barbecue sweet & spicy jalape o sour cream & green onion 40 % less fat aged white cheddar & sour cream 40 % less fat sea salt & vinegar 40 % less fat sweet mesquite barbeque 40 % less fat sea salt & cracked pepper limited batch back bay crab limited batch asiago and herb limited batch chipotle barbecue waffle cut sea salt waffle cut barbecue ranch waffle cut buffalo cheddar waffle cut farm stand ranch limited batch firecracker bbq popcorn edit kettle corn sea salt white cheddar discontinued edit beachside barbecue firecracker barbecue honey dijon buttermilk ranch jalape o & aged cheddar russet golden dark and robust 5 parmesean & roasted garlic harvest gold five cheese no salt waves original reduced fat and golden russet sweet potato lightly salted and cinnamon & sugar sierra gold whole earth line sour cream & chive other past snacks edit mild and medium black bean and corn salsa mild and hot salsa dill and herb mix french onion dip tortilla chips white corn blue sesame garlic herb veggie tortilla strips yellow corn low carb tortilla strips popcorn sweet & salty sweet cream butter lighthouse pretzels in popular culture edit japanese jazz pianist hiromi uehara recorded a composition titled cape cod chips on her 2009 solo piano album place to be . in the spring of 2012 cape cod potato chips launched a television commercial starring a band of computer generated seagulls performing a flock of seagulls 1982 hit i ran so far away . on the lil wayne mixtape sorry 4 the wait 2 in the song no haters cape cod chips are referenced in the lyrics pockets lookin like the blob chips like cape cod 6 see also edit food portal list of popcorn brands sources edit official website lance inc announces agreement with cape cod potato chips how potato chips stack up references edit a b cape cod potato chips a luxury junk food . the new york times . december 26 1986 . retrieved march 13 2009 . a b weber bruce march 13 2009 . steve bernard who founded cape cod chips dies at 61 . the new york times . retrieved march 13 2009 . company news ; details of campbell taggart spinoff are released . the new york times . dow jones . february 29 1996 . retrieved march 13 2009 . company news ; lance agrees to acquire cape cod potato chip . the new york times . april 17 1999 . retrieved march 14 2009 . according to an email when from farrell souza customer service for cape cod potato chips we blended the dark & golden russet and now only have the robust russets . the russet potatoes we cook have been stored at a cool temperature so the starch will turn to sugar and the sugar will brown when we cook them . the russets are not cooked longer than the white potato chips they actually cook a little faster . we had trouble getting the starch to turn to sugar mostly caused by weather conditions we were getting golden russets that are white or we would get them too dark the dark russets were coming in too light not many people complain about them being too dark . so marketing and production got together with the farmers and came up with the robust russets this should let us have a bit more control over the russet potatoes . http genius.com 4779421 lil wayne no haters pockets lookin like the blob chips like cape cod external links edit virtual factory tour link to late july s website v t e snyder s lance inc. divisions and brands lance snyder s of hanover krunchers cape cod potato chips captain s wafers jays grande tom s eatsmart naturals archway o ke doke padrinos stella d oro quitos v t e popcorn brands act ii american pop corn company angie s kettle corn butterkist cape cod cracker jack crunch n munch fiddle faddle great value healthy choice jiffy pop karmelkorn lesserevil lolly gobble bliss bombs lucky elephant popcorn market pantry orville redenbacher s pop secret pop weaver popcorn indiana poppycock smartfood trail s end weaver popcorn company category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cape cod potato chips & oldid 738274275 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