Potato Chips History

I. History of potato chips:

During the late 18th century, fried potatoes were introduced in the United States by Thomas Jefferson and became an item in most restaurant menus. In 1853 in Saratoga Springs, New York. At a restaurant named “Moon’s Lake House”, a customer ordered fried potatoes and after receiving his order he returned them to the cook, George Crum, complaining that they were very thick. Annoyed from the complaint, Crum cut potatoes into very thin slices, fried them and salted them afterwards. The customer and his friends loved the chips that the cook prepared and those thin and crunchy potatoes became known as the “Saratoga Chips”.
After that Crum opened his own restaurant and used to put these chips on every table, since that

Lay who started it as a small business in Nashville Tennessee. At first he distributed potato chips produced by a company in Atlanta, Georgia. After six years of distributing its products, Herman bought the company and formed the H. W. Lay & Company. In 1942, Herman’s company started producing potato chips using a specialized machine. Later on, a lab was created to develop new flavors. In 1944, the company's name took the name that it has today “Lay’s® Potato Chips” and became a leading snacks company in the United States. In 1961, Lay’s® started being transported to Canada and also became popular there. Nowadays, Lay’s® is a well-known snacks brand worldwide.

IV. Available sizes and Prices

Lay’s® Classic Potato Chips Lay’s® Classic Mix 20 pk Lay’s® Classic Party Size, 13.75 oz. 20 oz (6.99$) Potato Chips Family size (3.15 $) 10.5 oz (3.02 $)

Lay’s® Wavy Original Potato Lay’s® Classic Potato Chips Lay’s® Flavor Mix
Chips Party Size, 13.75 oz. Singles Pack, 1.0 oz. Variety Pack 1 oz. (3.15 $) 6 count (2.39 $) 20 count (7.33 $)

Lay’s® Oven Baked Lay’s® Barbecue Flavored Lay’s® Stax Original
Original Potato Crisps Potato Chips, Party Size Potato Crisps 6.25 oz. (2.89$) 13.25 oz. (3.15

Food Safety Management Systems

65 Lay’s® processing plants are OHSAS 18001-certified by independent consultants, and 31 plants in the United States take part in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program

The benefits of BS OHSAS 18001include:
● Creating best working conditions within companies
● Identify hazards and make roles to manage those hazards
● Reduce accidents and illnesses that occur in workplaces to reduce related costs and downtime
● Provide safe working conditions for the staff in order to engage them in work and motivate them
● Show compliance to customers and suppliers

The contents or requirements of OHSAS 18001
1.1 Health and Safety Management
1.2 Training
1.3 Risk Assessment
1.4 Housekeeping
1.5 Permits to Work
1.6 Working on or in the vicinity of high temperature hot water systems
1.7 Working in the vicinity of sprinkler systems
1.8 Protection against noise
1.9 Protection against fire
1.10 Hazardous substances and materials
1.11 Contractors general plant and equipment
1.12 Accident Treatment / Accident Reporting / First Aid Facilities
1.13 Abrasive Wheels
1.14 Excavations and Openings
1.15 Confined Spaces
1.16 Electrical