Route 11 Chips

WOW.....did we have fun today! My sister, Cathy and I took the kids on a field trip today to the

Route 11 Potato Chip factory in Middletown. This was a much needed outing for all!!!! Rt 11 is a very small mom and pop owned establishment. I wanted to take some pictures, but that would not allow it.

We were able to get a picture off their web-site. Turns out that the young men in the picture, were the same ones that were there today. They even gave us fresh, hot samples of Sour Cream and Chive chips.......DELICIOUS!!!

One thing that Kiddo had to do for our field trip, was to come up with five questions to ask while we were at Rt. 11. Here is what he wanted to know and the answers they gave us:

*How long has your company been in business?

Route 11 Potato Chips has been in business since 1992

*How many different kinds of potato chips does your company make?

Our company makes 14

different kinds of chips. We have 12 that are year round, and 2 that are seasonal.

*How many times a day/week do you make your chips?

We make our chips 5 days a week, 2 times per day.

*How many bags do you sell per year?

Well, that's a hard question. You have some really good questions. Why are you asking so many questions?

Because we are homeschoolers and we like to learn!!! We can turn any situation it into a learning experience! ! ! !

Well, we cook chips twice a day, making 135 batches each day which = 700 2 oz bags and 500 6 oz bags

*What is your most popular chip?

The regular lightly salted chip is our best seller. The sweet potato chip comes in second. (my favorite)

Kiddo figured out how many bags they sell approximately every year of each size bag and then a combined total. Here are his calculations:

5 days a week x 52 weeks = 260 x 135 = 35,775 batches each year.

700 - 2 oz bags x 260 days = 182,000 bags

500 - 6 oz bags x 260 days = 130,000 bags

for a total of...............312,000 bags of chips per year

Now that's a LOT of chips!!!