Old Dutch Foods
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Old Dutch Foods is a manufacturer of potato chips and other snack food
s in the Midwestern United States
and Canada
. Their product line includes brands such as Old Dutch Potato Chips, Dutch Crunch, Ripples, Cheese Pleesers and Restaurante Style Tortilla Chips.
The company began as Old Dutch Products Co. in 1934. They originated in St. Paul, Minnesota, but moved to Minneapolis in 1937. In 1968, they moved again, this time to Roseville, Minnesota
, where they remain today.
Old Dutch opened a plant in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, in 1954 to manufacture chips for the Canadian
market. The head office for Canadian operations remains in Winnipeg.
In 2005, they introduced Old Dutch beef jerky.
Today, their American arm is officially called Old Dutch Foods, Inc., and their Canadian arm is Old Dutch Foods, Ltd. They celebrated their 70th anniversary in 2004 with a line of television commercials.
Old Dutch Foods acquired Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods
in a C$
26.7 million takeover bid in 2006.
The Old Dutch brand is mainly known for the many flavours of potato chips they produce. They come in bags and "twin packs"; cardboard boxes with two packages of chips inside.
Old Dutch Potato Chips advertising also featured a memorable 1989 commercial. The ad features a cartoon
potato farmer dancing and singing with his live potato
es on the plantation
. The trademark Old Dutch windmill
can also be seen in the background. Other ads from the time period featured the signature windmill in cartoon or computer animated
form, a relatively uncommon practice for its time.
Potato chip flavors available in the United States include the flagship Regular flavor, as well as Sour Cream & Onion, Cheddar & Sour Cream, Dill Pickle, Bar-B-Q, and Onion & Garlic. In addition, Ripples Chips are available in Original, French, Mesquite Bar-B-Q, and Loaded Spud varieties. On February 4, 2008, Mexican Chili and Au Gratin were reintroduced back to Canada. Other products include Dutch Crunch kettle-cooked chips, cheese puffs
, Puffcorn (puffed corn
twists), Restaurante Style tortilla chip
s, pretzel
s, dip
s and salsa
s, and beef jerky.
Many of the same products are available in Canada. There are also chip flavours unique to Canada; these include Ketchup, All Dressed, Crispy Bacon, and Salt'n Vinegar. Other products available in Canada and the USA include Arribas (flavoured tortilla chips, similar to Doritos
), and Bac'n Puffs.
List of Potato Flavours available in Canada:
List of Restaurante Style chips available in Western Canada:
Canada
There are also 11 distribution centers across Western Canada.
US
, Host Jimmy Fallon and guests Will Arnett
and Emmanuelle Chriqui
(Who are both Canadian) all ate a basket of Canadian snack foods, one of them being Ketchup flavoured Old Dutch Chips. Old Dutch products were also featured in the Canadian comedy "Corner Gas". In the Coen Brothers "Fargo", they make a cameo on Marge Olmstead Gunderson and Norman Gunderson's bed.
Snack food
A snack is a portion of food oftentimes smaller than that of a regular meal, that is generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home....
s in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Their product line includes brands such as Old Dutch Potato Chips, Dutch Crunch, Ripples, Cheese Pleesers and Restaurante Style Tortilla Chips.
History
Roseville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...
, where they remain today.
Old Dutch opened a plant in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, in 1954 to manufacture chips for the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
market. The head office for Canadian operations remains in Winnipeg.
In 2005, they introduced Old Dutch beef jerky.
Today, their American arm is officially called Old Dutch Foods, Inc., and their Canadian arm is Old Dutch Foods, Ltd. They celebrated their 70th anniversary in 2004 with a line of television commercials.
Old Dutch Foods acquired Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods
Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods
Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods is a Canadian food company that packages and sells snack foods. The company is named after the popular nursery rhyme character and features the character as the company logo.Humpty Dumpty originally sold a variety of potato chips...
in a C$
Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
26.7 million takeover bid in 2006.
Products
Old Dutch Potato Chips advertising also featured a memorable 1989 commercial. The ad features a cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
potato farmer dancing and singing with his live potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es on the plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
. The trademark Old Dutch windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
can also be seen in the background. Other ads from the time period featured the signature windmill in cartoon or computer animated
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
form, a relatively uncommon practice for its time.
Potato chip flavors available in the United States include the flagship Regular flavor, as well as Sour Cream & Onion, Cheddar & Sour Cream, Dill Pickle, Bar-B-Q, and Onion & Garlic. In addition, Ripples Chips are available in Original, French, Mesquite Bar-B-Q, and Loaded Spud varieties. On February 4, 2008, Mexican Chili and Au Gratin were reintroduced back to Canada. Other products include Dutch Crunch kettle-cooked chips, cheese puffs
Cheese puffs
Cheese puffs, cheese curls, cheese balls, or corn curls are a puffed corn snack, coated with a mixture of cheese or cheese-flavored powders...
, Puffcorn (puffed corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
twists), Restaurante Style tortilla chip
Tortilla chip
A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortillas, which are cut into wedges and then fried . Corn tortillas are made of corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. Although first mass-produced in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, tortilla chips are considered to be a Mexican food, known as tostados...
s, pretzel
Pretzel
A pretzel is a type of baked food made from dough in soft and hard varieties and savory or sweet flavors in a unique knot-like shape, originating in Europe...
s, dip
Dip (food)
A dip or dipping sauce is a common condiment for many types of food. Dips are used to add flavor and/or texture to a food, such as pita bread, dumplings, crackers, cut-up raw vegetables, seafood, cubed pieces of meat and cheese, potato chips, tortilla chips, and falafel...
s and salsa
Salsa (sauce)
Salsa may refer to any type of sauce. In American English, it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato based, hot sauces typical of Mexican and Central American cuisine, particularly those used as dips. In British English, the word typically refers to salsa cruda, which is common in Mexican ,...
s, and beef jerky.
Many of the same products are available in Canada. There are also chip flavours unique to Canada; these include Ketchup, All Dressed, Crispy Bacon, and Salt'n Vinegar. Other products available in Canada and the USA include Arribas (flavoured tortilla chips, similar to Doritos
Doritos
Doritos is a brand of seasoned tortilla chips created by Arch West and produced since 1964 by the American food company Frito-Lay ....
), and Bac'n Puffs.
List of Potato Flavours available in Canada:
- Original, BBQ, Salt n' Vinegar, Sour Cream and Onion, Ketchup, Dill Pickle, Cheddar and Sour Cream, All Dressed, Crispy Bacon, Buffalo Wings, Onion n' Garlic, Rip-L, Rip-L Lightly Salted, Rip-L Sour Cream and Green Onion, Rip-L Smokey BBQ, Rip-L Creamy Dill, Rip-L Mexican Chili, Rip-L Au Gratin, Sweet & Sour
List of Restaurante Style chips available in Western Canada:
- Original Triangles, Deli Rounds, Crispy Rounds, Bite Size, Sea Salt and Hint of Lime Spoons, Roasted Bell Pepper Lime, Multigrain Bite Size, Multigrain Triangles, Lightly Salted Bite Size, Nacho Cheese, French Onion
Manufacturing locations
Old Dutch Foods maintains several manufacturing facilities and distribution centers.Canada
- WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- Canadian Head office, Potato Chip Facility - CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- Potato Chip Facility - Airdrie, AlbertaAirdrie, AlbertaAirdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been...
- Corn Chip and Extruded product Facility - Lachine, QuebecLachine, QuebecLachine was a city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now a borough within the city of Montreal.-History:...
- Humpty Dumpty Potato Chip and Extruded product Facility - Hartland, New BrunswickHartland, New BrunswickHartland is a town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.Hartland is situated on the Saint John River in the central-western portion of the province in the agricultural heartland of Carleton County. It is the hometown of two of New Brunswick's premiers during the 20th century: Hugh John...
- Humpty Dumpty Potato Chip and Extruded product Facility - Dartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
- Old Dutch Foods Potato Facility - Mississauga, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- Humpty Dumpty Potato Facility
There are also 11 distribution centers across Western Canada.
US
- Roseville, MinnesotaRoseville, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...
- Headquarters and Potato Chip Facility - Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
- Potato Chip and Corn Product Facility
In popular culture
On the July 21, 2009 episode of Late Night with Jimmy FallonLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
, Host Jimmy Fallon and guests Will Arnett
Will Arnett
William Emerson "Will" Arnett is a Canadian actor and comedian best known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the Fox comedy Arrested Development. He is also known for his role as Devon Banks on the NBC comedy 30 Rock. Since his success on Arrested Development, Arnett has landed major...
and Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as the love interest of Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan...
(Who are both Canadian) all ate a basket of Canadian snack foods, one of them being Ketchup flavoured Old Dutch Chips. Old Dutch products were also featured in the Canadian comedy "Corner Gas". In the Coen Brothers "Fargo", they make a cameo on Marge Olmstead Gunderson and Norman Gunderson's bed.