Pennsylvania Co-operative Potato Growers, Inc.

Pennsylvania Co-operative Potato Growers, Inc. Pennsylvania Co-Operative Potato Growers, Inc. is a non-profit organization serving as the link between the state’s potato buyers and growers.

Wise Snacks, maker of the delicious Wise potato chips, is from Berwick, Pennsylvania! What started with a frugal grocer ...
06/23/2026

Wise Snacks, maker of the delicious Wise potato chips, is from Berwick, Pennsylvania! What started with a frugal grocer and an idea turned into a much-loved snack.

It all started in 1921 when Earl Wise, Sr. was a young grocer with too many potatoes. Being a businessman, he decided to use the extra potatoes to make potato chips. He did all the work by hand and sold
the chips in brown paper bags from his store.

Only four years after he made his first potato chips, he opened his first production plant. This 32’ x 75’ concrete building continued to expand over the next two decades until 1944. It evolved into the potato chips we know and love today.

Meet the 🥔 Growers!The farming operation at Coolridge Farms, Potter County is led by Jon Blass, a fourth-generation farm...
06/22/2026

Meet the 🥔 Growers!

The farming operation at Coolridge Farms, Potter County is led by Jon Blass, a fourth-generation farmer at Sweden Hill. The family farm dates to 1916 when it was started by Joseph Blass. Today, the family farm also grows oats and wheat in addition to its longstanding staple crop of potatoes.

Summer has finally arrived and we couldn’t be more excited! 🤩
06/21/2026

Summer has finally arrived and we couldn’t be more excited! 🤩

It’s National Selfie Day! We’d love to see photos with your favorite growers or your pop for Father’s Day. Drop your fav...
06/21/2026

It’s National Selfie Day! We’d love to see photos with your favorite growers or your pop for Father’s Day. Drop your favorite selfies in the comments. 👇

Happy Father’s Day! We hope that all the dad’s and father-like figures have a great day with their spuds. 🤎
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day! We hope that all the dad’s and father-like figures have a great day with their spuds. 🤎

Saturday's Snack on this Potato Fact: Potatoes are grown as annual plants and are planted at different times of the year...
06/20/2026

Saturday's Snack on this Potato Fact: Potatoes are grown as annual plants and are planted at different times of the year around the world. In the northern USA, potato crops are typically planted in the spring and harvested in the fall.

1954 Potato Court, the queen and princess are interviewed by WHP-TV, CBS21 out of Harrisburg, at Potato City. ...
06/19/2026

1954 Potato Court, the queen and princess are interviewed by WHP-TV, CBS21 out of Harrisburg, at Potato City.

Know your potato types! 🥔Yellow potatoes are popular for their buttery texture, and lend themselves well to baking, mash...
06/18/2026

Know your potato types! 🥔

Yellow potatoes are popular for their buttery texture, and lend themselves well to baking, mashing, and roasting.

Features: Buttery flavor with a creamy texture

Best Uses:
Baked or Roasted
Mashed
Salads
Soups and Stews
Grilled

We love you, Spud! 😍 A huge shoutout to our mascot on ! You’re the real VIP (Very Important Potato). 🤎
06/17/2026

We love you, Spud! 😍 A huge shoutout to our mascot on ! You’re the real VIP (Very Important Potato). 🤎

Ira Middleswarth & Son was founded in 1942 by Bob Middleswarth. It was Bob who cooked the first batch of Middleswarth Po...
06/16/2026

Ira Middleswarth & Son was founded in 1942 by Bob Middleswarth. It was Bob who cooked the first batch of Middleswarth Potato Chips and distributed them in wax bags from his family home in Beavertown, PA.

Middleswarth started as a four-man operation. Bob, his mother Lottie, and two employees could make fifteen pounds of chips in a single hour. By 1958 the company expanded to 20 employees who could make 350 pounds of chips in an hour. And then in 1961 they expanded again to a new facility where they could make 2,600 pounds of chips an hour. This all leads up to today, where Ira Middleswarth & Son Potato Chips are manufactured in Middleburg!

Address

3107 N Front Street, Suite 100
Harrisburg, PA
17110

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17172325300

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