product type snack foods country united states previous owners 1932 ethel fisher website http www.mrsfisherschips.com mrs. fisher s inc. also known as mrs. fishers potato chips is a regional manufacturer of potato chips founded in rockford illinois . the company was begun in 1932 by ethel fisher and today is a recognized brand name of potato chips in parts of the midwestern united states . contents 1 history 2 products 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit according to the mrs. fisher s website it was eugene fisher ethel feldt fisher s husband who had the idea of producing potato chips . eugene and ethel cooked chips to earn extra money during the depression . the logo for mrs. fisher s potato chips invented by eugene in the first year of business has changed little over the years . the logo features a potato man wearing a top hat dancing in a circle with two children . packaging for mrs. fisher s also features bright red and yellow striping along the edges . originally the brand carried the name mr. and mrs. fisher s ; but when eugene fisher later deserted his wife and daughter and the business ethel fisher removed his name from the branding . the company which still operates out of rockford was eventually sold by ethel fisher to truck driver sylvester hahn in 1949 . employee anthony marsili and his brother mario purchased the business in 1962 . later and for 29 years the company was owned by chuck pete and paul diventi . the company is currently owned by roma and mark hailman former employees who bought the company in 2007 . 1 since its inception mrs. fisher s has remained a locally run company . mrs. fisher s chips are sold in northern illinois and southern wisconsin . 2 products edit currently mrs. fisher s produces several types of potato chips regular rippled bbq bbq rippled french onion and dark chips . the dark chips are made from a different potato . mrs. fisher s chips which in total is sold at the rate of about 600 000 pounds per year . the company also produces caramel corn nuts and other items under separate label . 2 see also edit rockford illinois potato chip references edit mrs. fisher s sold . wifr . september 4 2007 . retrieved march 18 2009 . a b legue nate september 14 2007 . crunch on this new mrs. fisher s owner from company family . the rockford register star . retrieved march 18 2009 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mrs. fisher % 27s & oldid 743197555 categories companies based in rockford illinoisfood manufacturers of the united statessnack food manufacturers of the united statescompanies established in 1932brand name potato chips and crisps navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 12 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view