Exploring Connecticut's Favorite Potato Chip Brands And Trends

Choosing a brand of potato chip can cause a family fight very easily, some prefer Lays, others may like a Salt & Vinegar. What is the most popular potato chip brand here in Connecticut? A legendary publication did the research.

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For many years it was hard to get regional potato chips in Connecticut, now you can find Herr's, Old Dutch, and Zapp's in your local dollar store. I used to be a stalwart devotee of Utz, but lately I feel that the quality of the tater has taken a hit.

According to Reader's Digest, the most popular brand of potato chip in Connecticut is Cape Cod. Cape Cod potato chips were listed as the most popular brand in four of the fifty US states, and I'm sure you can figure out that the other three states are here in New England - Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine. Our Northern New England holdouts that have been able to resist the chips from the Cape - New Hampshire and Vermont are Herr's Potato Chip territory.

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Ruffles appears to be the leader overall according to rd.com, with Utz a close second, followed by Old Dutch from the upper Midwest coming in third.

Maria Tkachuk

State Line potato chips and Deep River Kettle Cooked are the first Connecticut-made potato chips that come to mind when I think back on some of the local legends from the past. I'm going to try to find a bag of Old Dutch soon, hopefully those beauties make their way from Michigan here some day.

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