Press and Awards
Here is some of the attention Route 11 has received over the years.
March 2015The Richmond Times-Dispatch releases our potato-tastic news of our upcoming $1.2 million expansion that will create more Virginia jobs, use more Virginia potatoes, and make more delicious chips! |
January 2015Bon Appétit featured Route 11 Dill Pickle Chips in the article "Chips We Love Even More than Homemade" saying they're an "addictive take on one of my other favorite snacks. Imagine the classic with all the merits of being dipped in a pickle jar." Addicted, we sure are too! |
August 2014Distinction tells the story of the unconventional, winding path Route 11 Potato Chips took over the years, and how our love of quality and sustainability (and sometimes not really knowing what we were doing!) shaped our little fry. |
April 2014"Route 11 Potato Chips finds success as a cult favorite in a fiercely competitive market" We enjoyed a lot of publicity from a lengthy story about Route 11 Chips in the Washington Post covering our amazing chips, quirky history, and our zero-waste sustainability efforts! |
November 2012NON-GMO Verified! Route 11 becomes the second chip nationwide to be verified by the Non-GMO Project for our Lightly Salted and Sweet Potato flavors! |
July 20122011 Finalist for Outstanding Snack Food Mama Zuma's Revenge Potato Chips NASFT Fancy Food Show Washington, DC |
April 2012Oprah Magazine features our chips as a "crave-worthy" pick in their first-ever food issue! "Route 11's Dill Pickle Potato Chips combine some of our favorite chip flavors into one perfect bite—and yes, somehow manage to taste exactly, deliciously like a dill pickle." --Oprah Magazine » Read the article |
December 2011The Today Show picks Route 11 as one of the Best Foodie Gifts of 2011 » Watch the video |
July 20112011 Finalist for Outstanding Snack Food Dill Pickle Potato Chips NASFT Fancy Food Show Washington, DC |
July 2010Albemarle Magazine Potatoes, Serendipity And A Little Luck » More Info |
April 2010Southern Living Magazine With names like Mama Zuma's Revenge and Chesapeake Crab, these aren't your grab-off-any-shelf chips… |
May 2009Holly from Fox 5 News stopped by our factory to show how potato chips come through our state-of-the-art factory to become "the best chip in the world!" Come enjoy the tour with us! » Watch the video |
July 20082008 Winner for Outstanding Snack Food Sweet Potato Chips NASFT Fancy Food Show New York, NY » More Info |
February 2008Maxim Magazine Penn Jillette chooses his 10 favorite potato chips. Mama Zuma's Revenge gets the #2 spot! |
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October 2005 The Washington Post—A Jose Andres Recipe » More Info |
August 2005Real Simple Magazine Route 11 Dill Pickle Chips named Best Chip to Eat with a Burger. |
July 20042004 Finalist for Outstanding Product Line NASFT Fancy Food Show New York, NY |
February 2004Virginia 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 2003Esquire Magazine The Best Potato Chips You've Never Tasted Mama Zuma's Revenge |
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February 2003 Good story from the Baltimore City Paper » More Info |
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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. |
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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. |
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February 1999 Snack World—Cover Story Route 11's Road To Success Old-fashioned methods drive Route 11 Potato Chips' growing popularity. |
