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Read My Interview From
The Daily Gazette
from November 9th, 2022.

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Read My November From
518 Profiles Magazine


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My latest Article in 518 Profiles Magazine: Elana Mark: The Ins and Outs of a Landscape Artist
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I received an email from Ron Schrotenboer (an external tax lawyer advisor who I previously worked with at GE) telling me that he saw me the other evening on an episode of the History Channel's The Food That Built America entitled "Peanut Butter Battle." Lo and behold I watched it on the History Channel on Demand and there I am. I had no idea. What's more, as far back as I can remember, I have been severely allergic to peanut butter, so it was even more of a surprise.

So in addition to multiple episodes about potato chips, I have now also appeared on episodes about both burgers and peanut butter.


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The Saratoga County History Center

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Saratoga County man
considered top
potato chip historian
Mark Mulholland WNYT
Updated: August 1, 2022 - 6:40 PM
Published: July 29, 2022 - 4:44 PM

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I have recently been featured in two
Times Union Articles
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Article 1 - Vanderbilt helped invent the chip in Saratoga?
Likely a salty myth


Article 2 - Toga Chip Guy makes a second showing on History Channel


Article from Saratoga Today
Featuring, your's truly, The Toga Chip Guy!

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Watch The History Channel's
The Food That Built America,
"When The Chips Are Down",
season 2, episode 3,
where I am prominently featured.

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Read my feature article in
"Shorelines"
The Saratoga Lake Association News Letter.

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History Channel Podcast

After appearing in several episodes of
The History Channel's Series
"The Food That Built America",
I have now been prominently featured
in an associated podcast.

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My recent interview with Julia Dunn on CBS 6.

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Article About Me In Saratoga Today Entitled
"Who: Alan Richer, The Toga Chip Guy"


April 2nd, It starts on Page 3.

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The History Channel's
"The FoodThat Built America"
that aired on
National Potato Chip Day, March 14.
Featuring the history of Herman Lay
and then rival Fritos!

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America is a land of options, but when it comes to potato chip flavors, it's got nothing on China.

May we submit for evidence the case of Lay's.

On any random mainstream American supermarket chips aisle, you'd likely see the trifecta of yellow Classic, black Barbeque, sky blue Salt & Vinegar — flavors that are comforting in their very predictability.

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Part of my job as the boss editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery is using various digital tools (chiefly, a nifty analytics platform called Tableau) to see what types of coverage most resonates with our readers. It turns out, voracious readers like you love gobbling up new product announcements, chowing down on confectionery industry news delivered via our Candy Industry microsite, and nibbling on our annual Top 50 Snack and Bakery Companies coverage.

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The sound of snacking is surprisingly important and impacts the multisensory experience that is so linked to the overall pleasure and satisfaction. From the Crunch Effect to the influence of onomatopoeias, it’s an enlightening subject that no product developer or marketer should ignore.

The Pringles saddle shape chip surface was modeled after, and can be described mathematically by, a hyperbolic paraboloid, which is a form of quadric. This shape is distinctive in that it is curved at all points along its surface; there are no flat planes or lines.

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Tom Mueller and Art Punyko own the house at Grand Avenue and Pascal Street, and they worked with Old Dutch officials to have the plaque installed on their house. To mark the occasion, a ceremonial unveiling and party were held on June 24.

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With Snackex coinciding with Euro 2024, Hügli created mixes inspired by familiar dishes from the participating European countries, while Euroma showcased ‘crazy’ flavors that took snackers into new realms.

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MUSKEGO, Wis. —
What started as a family trying to find healthy snacks for their son turned into a multimillion-dollar company with headquarters in southeast Wisconsin.

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Snacks have been a part of human life since… well, since humans first started eating food. However, mass-manufactured snacks have only been around for the last 150 years or so, and this includes everything from chips and pretzels to candy and chocolate.

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In the midst of World War II, the U.S. War Production Board was tasked with making the most of limited materials for the war effort, pausing manufacturing of noncritical foods and items. One of the items on the chopping block: potato chips.

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During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes.

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The Frito Bandito was the cartoon mascot for Fritos corn chips from 1967 to 1971. Created by the Foote, Cone & Belding Agency, and animated by Tex Avery, the character was voiced by Mel Blanc, who used an exaggerated Mexican accent not unlike another character of his - Speedy Gonzales. The Frito Bandito spoke broken English and robbed people of their Frito corn chips, referencing the "Mexican bandit" cliche often seen in western movies.

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We recently received a donation at the South Portland Historical Society that immediately made me want to share the story.

Susanne LeClere had emailed about a letter that she had saved from George E. Robinson, Jr., when he was serving as the president of Circus Time Potato Chips in South Portland.

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ellanova made a big bet in 2022 to split off its cereal operations and focus its efforts on its snacking brands in order to compete with rivals like Mondelēz International and PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay.

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I’ve had a lot of good days at work since I started writing for SoraNews24, but one of the best was the day I got to professionally eat a bunch of KFC-flavor potato chips.

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OREANDA-NEWS Sales of potato chips in Russia have increased by 14.7 percent since April 2023, according to Kommersant. This is a positive development, as it indicates a growth in consumer demand for this product.

Pringles Inventor Fredric Baur’s Ashes Were Buried in a Pringles Can

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When considering a final resting place, most people ponder the conventional options, such as a coffin or, for those who prefer cremation, an urn. That was not the case for Pringles inventor Fredric Baur, whose devotion to his innovative packaging method (which stacks his perfectly curved creations in a tall tube) was so intense that he had his ashes buried in a Pringles can.
“When my dad first raised the burial idea in the 1980s, I chuckled about it,” Baur’s eldest son, Larry, has said of his father’s wishes. But this was no joke. So after the inventor died in 2008, his children made a stop on their way to the funeral home: a Walgreens, where they had to decide which can to choose. “My siblings and I briefly debated what flavor to use,” Larry Baur added. “But I said, ‘Look, we need to use the original.’” Baur’s ashes now rest, in the can, at his grave in a suburban section of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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If you want a trend prediction, look to the State Fair of Texas semifinalists this year: there are 10 in the savory category and 14 sweets. That is unusual — typically the savories not only out number but out power the sweets, by far.

Things sound just fine, for the most part, on the savory side of the semifinalists list. But many of the sweets are straight up wild. And not all of them are strictly sweet.

Q: Who invented the potato chip?

A: Food historians say George Crum, a cook at the Moon’s Lake House in New York, accidentally invented potato chips in 1853. After a guest at the restaurant kept returning potato fries, claiming they weren’t crisp enough, he sliced the potatoes extra thin and fried them in hot oil, finishing them with added salt.

In the 20th century, potato chips spread beyond chef-cooked restaurant fare and began to be mass-produced for home consumption. The Dayton, Ohio-based Mikesell’s Potato Chip Company, founded in 1910, identifies as the “oldest potato chip company in the United States.” And the New Hampshire-based Granite State Potato Chip Factory, founded in 1905 and in operation until 2007, was one of America’s first potato chip manufacturers.

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Where you store your bag of chips makes a difference when it comes to keeping them crispy.

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Someone run to Las Vegas and get Adele, she needs to hear this: her favorite snack is finally hitting shelves in the U.S. We’re not talking about a bag of potato chips doused in Worcestershire sauce—you can do that on your own (and you actually should)—but rather the snack that she enjoys just plain.

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These grease-free chips took nine years to develop, and about nine seconds for my family to devour.

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If you walk down the condiments section of your local grocery store, you may feel a little overwhelmed by the salt options.

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There's three new Philly-flavored Herr's potato chips on store shelves in the Delaware Valley -- and the company wants to know which you like best.

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For this episode with Julie Loven The Effortless Girl, Julie walks us through another fun, family and budget friendly craft.

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The global food legend known as Lay's has been ceaselessly churning out colorful bags and standout flavors for over 90 years—and has rightly taken the spot on the list of America's most beloved snack foods of all time.

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Nearly a decade after the first Taco Bell Cantina opened in Chicago, Downtown Los Angeles is finally getting one of its own.

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Hundreds of fans lined up to meet the Trailer Park Boys(opens in a new tab) in Dartmouth, N.S., Tuesday, as Ricky, Bubbles and Julian promoted their new brand of potato chips.

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LA CROSSE, Wis. — Kwik Trip Inc.'s newest innovation combines the snackability of two customer favorites: doughnuts and chips.

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It may be safe to say that, at this point, we’ve reached peak potato chip.

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This year, the company has four new limited-edition chip flavors. Three of those are designed to represent regions of the United States; West Coast, East Coast, and Midwest.

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Watch this girl get very excited about a giant potato chip! It’s something we can all relate to. It’s always an awesome feeling when you find a funky chip like that. It can be super big, shaped like something specific, or a weird uncommon shape–it’s always interesting.

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As we here in the U.S. stock up for our Memorial Day cookouts and parties, potato chips are sure to be a staple on everyone’s shopping list.

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Potato chips are a classic snack. It is always the best binge-watching companion and equally easy to make.

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When it comes to savory snacks, there’s no denying the biggest product in the market is potato chips. Within this lucrative category, one crunchy contender continues to steal the spotlight.

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These grease-free chips took nine years to develop, and about nine seconds for my family to devour.

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Watch this girl get very excited about a giant potato chip! It’s something we can all relate to.

Potatoes are truly the "jack of all trades" of vegetables. There are so many different ways to enjoy a potato : you can bake them, fry them, mash them, turn them into delicious French fries, or turn them into a nurturing and comforting potato soup. With so many ways to eat this beloved vegetable, is it any wonder that many countries around the world have decided to honor our "spudtacular" friends with various potato museums ?

Considering the number of potato museums around, we have selected a few of our favorite locations. Belgium’s Frietmuseum is entirely dedicated to French fries, and is housed in a beautiful 1399 building. The Canadian Potato Museum is home to "the Potato Hall of Fame" and proudly displays a 14-foot high fiberglass potato in its entrance. Here in the United States, you might want to visit the Idaho Potato Museum in the city of Blackfoot, which houses the largest potato chip , measuring 25 inches.

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Snacks have been a part of human life since… well, since humans first started eating food. However, mass-manufactured snacks have only been around for the last 150 years or so, and this includes everything from chips and pretzels to candy and chocolate.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Assembly Bill 2316 could soon ban six synthetic food dyes found in snacks like Hot Cheetos and Doritos from California public schools.

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The Burts Spicy Barbecue potato chips are a limited-edition snack product making its way to the UK market this summer to satisfy cravings for crunchy snacks with a new twist.

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If you’re like us, the snack aisle can be a pretty dangerous place. With so many options to choose from and new products launching what feels like every day, it’s getting more difficult to pick just one or two bags of chips, pretzels, and popcorn. So, we say, why choose? We’d like to try them all, please.