ROUTE 11 POTATO CHIPS
WINTER 2010
Despite the cold weather and the tempermental storage potatoes, all is well in chipland. This marks the 1 and 1/2 year anniversary in our new facility. It's still a work in progress, but everyday we make a stride or two in the right direction.
We are committed to being a waste free facility, which means:
-- All potato peelings and chip rejects are fed to a herd of Route 11 loving cows about 1/2 mile down the road.
-- We are maniacal recyclers: Cardboard, plastic, metal, glass.
--Currently we sell our used chip oil to a company that likes to roast their horse feed in it. They say that the horses eat this feed with relish!!
-- We even just started recycling the steam coming out of the cookers (potatoes are 75% water) to help heat our kitchen.
We are excited about this new year and all the the chipping opportunities that await us. It's fun being a small fry!!
Stay warm and crunch on!!
Sarah and the Route 11 Chipping Crew
FRY-VIEWING
If you are coming specifically to fry-view, it is best to call in advance to make sure we're cooking. 1-800-294-SPUD. 540-477-9664.
There are plenty of chips to sample and purchase and there is no charge for fry-viewing.
Please Note: Our facility in Middletown is now permanently closed.
DIRECTIONS TO OUR NEW FACTORY IN MOUNT JACKSON:
THE DIRECT ROUTE: (from the North)
Take 81 South to Exit 269 (Shenandoah Caverns).
Come up the ramp and take a right off the ramp.
Take your next right onto Caverns Road.
And then the next right onto
Mount Jackson Industrial Park Road. Go ½ mile to
Edwards Way and take a left into our parking lot.
Come to the front of the building and come in through the big red door.
THE SCENIC ROUTE: (from the North)
Take 81 South to Exit 273 (Mount Jackson). Come up the ramp and take a left. Go to Route 11 and take a right. Go through the town of Mount Jackson and cross over the Shenandoah River. Continue down Route 11 about a mile and take a right onto Wissler Road. Go through the covered bridge. Take first left onto Mount Jackson Industrial Park Road. Go ¼ mile and take a right onto Edwards Way (our driveway). Park in the front of the building and come in through the big red door.
From the South:
Take 81 North to exit 269. Come up the ramp. Take a left off the ramp. Cross over 81 and take your first right onto Caverns Road. Take the next right onto Mt. Jackson Industrial Park Road. Go 1/2 mile and we'll be on the left.
SEASONAL UPDATES
To our YUKON GOLD customers:
Our two longtime Yukon Gold growers dropped out this year and the Yukons that were available on the market just weren't chippable. We will have this figured out by next season, so please stand by and sorry about not being able to fill the Yukon yearnings out there...
To our Mixed Vegetable Chip customers:
We are very sad to inform you that we have temporarily discontinued the production of our veggie chips. Due to the high cost of the veggies and the oil, we're taking an extended break from cooking them.
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