Press and Awards


Here is some of the attention Route 11 has received over the years.

December 2011
The Today Show picks Route 11
as one of the Best Foodie Gifts of 2011
» Watch the video



July 2011
2011 Finalist for Outstanding Snack Food
Dill Pickle Potato Chips
NASFT Fancy Food Show
Washington, DC



July 2010
Albemarle Magazine
Potatoes, Serendipity And A Little Luck
» More Info



April 2010
Southern Living Magazine
With names like Mama Zuma’s Revenge and Chesapeake Crab, these aren’t your grab-off-any-shelf chips…



May 2009
Fox Morning News with Holly Morris,
Live Remote From Route 11 Potato Chips





July 2008
2008 Winner for Outstanding Snack Food
Sweet Potato Chips
NASFT Fancy Food Show
New York, NY
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February 2008
Maxim Magazine
Penn Jillette chooses his 10 favorite potato chips.
Mama Zuma’s Revenge gets the #2 spot!



October 2005
The Washington Post—A Jose Andres Recipe
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August 2005
Real Simple Magazine
Route 11 Dill Pickle Chips named Best Chip to Eat with a Burger.



July 2004
2004 Finalist for Outstanding Product Line
NASFT Fancy Food Show
New York, NY





February 2004
Virginia Living
For starters, Route 11 Potato Chips are not your average snack food.
In both its cooking method and product quality, Route 11 stands out as an
alternative to additive-laden potato chips hogging the grocery shelves.



February 2003
Esquire Magazine
The Best Potato Chips You’ve Never Tasted
Mama Zuma’s Revenge



February 2003
Good story from the Baltimore City Paper
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June 2000
Southern Living Magazine
Ah, the pleasures of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Apple blossoms. Bucolic farms. Potato Chips. On weekends, aficionados line up to watch the cooking at the tiny factory in Middletown like pilgrims at a shrine.



May 1999
The Washington Post
Hip Chips
Route 11: A Small Fry in the Big Snack World
Some are little ovals of potato with burnished edges and slight undulations. Others are tater plateaus, doubling back on themselves like some coral formation containing nubby caverns of perfectly fried potato. The retro packaging sports tie-dye tints. No, these are not avant garde art displays in some downtown funky gallery. These are Route 11 Potato Chips, a hip chip with none of the conveyor-belt precision of so many manufactured counterparts.



February 1999
Snack World—Cover Story
Route 11’s Road To Success
Old-fashioned methods drive
Route 11 Potato Chips’ growing popularity.
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