Kettle Foods Inc.

Cynthia Limon

I showed up three hours before my appointment time and was immediately given a dock. As soon as I hit the dock a worker was out to put the glad hand lock on. 45 minutes later he was done. The facility is nice and clean and the employees are very friendly. I wouldn't definitely pick up a load from them again. They're very trucker friendly and understand our clocks and schedules.

Sandra Twain

Good kettle but some of the staff isn’t so good. They definitely need to do some training, I talked with a Julie who was just so rude. She gave a lot of attitude that day, and I don’t always like to write complaints but this lady was just ridiculous. I don’t know if she was having a bad day or what. But I definitely hope I don’t run into her again. Oh well, I’ll just have to try for somewhere else for now. My son even complained about her, and that was on ANOTHER day.. maybe try and give her some advice and help her learn how to treat people a little better.. I was already having such a bad day that day and then to have to deal with that just wasn’t okay. In fact I saw her harassing a lady on facebook the other day and that really just did it. What a coincidence!!! Shame on her..

James K

Intense flavors in a crunchy chip from a sustainable company (5/5 green stars also) I ate Kettle Chips for years, then stopped, and now have gone back to them having found the flavors that work for me. I liked the New York Cheddar but found them a bit sickening after a while... then my interest was sparked again with their Salt and Pepper flavor and now I've been working my way through the newer flavors. The Roasted Garlic is my current favorite. It's a good thing for me to have intensely flavored potato chips (as long as the ingredients are identifiable as "real" food) as I'll eat fewer of them compared to your more everyday plain potato chips. The only caveat is that if you eat too many Roasted Garlic chips late at night on an empty stomach, you may end up lying awake for hours, being chased around your bedroom by a huge garlic bulb (OK, perhaps I was dreaming). The Red Curry is also well worth trying; the Dill Pickle and Backyard BBQ were interesting at first but not outstanding for me. I'm giving Kettle Foods 5/5 green stars for social and environmental impact. They use 100% green energy (either on-site solar and wind or through credits); convert all of their waste oil to biodiesel; had the first LEED gold certified (i.e. green) manufacturing plant in the U.S.; support various efforts from wetland conservation to hunger relief. The last frontier that Kettle needs to reach is sustainable packaging. I'm tempted to give them only 4/5 green stars because their packaging is non-recyclable and non-compostable. After all, Sun Chips (a subsidiary of PepsiCo, for goodness sake!) introduced a compostable bag back in 2009. The bag turned out to be hilariously loud but they improved the packaging to make it quieter in 2011. Boulder Canyon, who make really tasty chips, introduced a better compostable bag made from wood pulp. Recently, Ocean's Halo began selling seaweed chips (which are interesting) in nice compostable bags, also made from wood pulp. So why can't you, Kettle? Hmm? Until you do, I'm tempted to curb my cravings for fried potato by making them at home - slice, par boil for 10 min, pan fry in olive oil for 5 min, season. Hey presto! Until Kettle come up with a compostable bag (please do this soon!) there is another option - you can recycle your chip bags by collecting a bunch and sending them to Terracycle (postage paid by them).

Larry Bayard

I'm 71 years young, and potato chips have always been a part of my life. I've eaten them in 14 states and 3 different countries. I have never enjoyed any chip more than your Buffalo Bleu! They are simply a fantastic taste treat. Quite possibly the best tasting chip I have ever eaten.