Granny Goose

Granny Goose is an American brand of potato chips and other snack foods.

"Matthew Barr" redirects here. For the actor, see Matt Barr.

History

Granny Goose Foods, Inc., was founded in Oakland, California, by Matthew Barr in 1946. In 1993, the company acquired the Laura Scudder brand from Borden, Inc., but due to intense competition from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay and Anheuser-Busch's Eagle Snacks could not make a profit, so the entire company was put up for sale in 1995.[1]

In 2000, the company moved most of its operations from its corporate headquarters in Oakland to Kaysville, Utah. That same year, Snak King acquired Granny Goose's corn chip, tortilla chip, popcorn, potato chip and extruded snack lines.[2]

The Granny Goose potato chip line is produced by Shearer's Foods under license from Snak King. Granny Goose products can be readily found in the Western United States.

Mascot and advertising

Its logo and mascot, also named Granny Goose, is an anthropomorphic cartoon goose. In a series of television commercials first aired in the 1960s, the company's spokesperson, who self-identified as "Granny Goose", was portrayed by actor Philip Carey as an ultra-masculine tough guy, depicted in the commercials as such manly stereotypes as a cowboy or a James Bond-style spy.[3]

gollark: Yes. This is a bad fix.
gollark: And yet bad.
gollark: It'll discard all but one of the flash messages.
gollark: This is wrong, actually.
gollark: I was already doing that. I don't think it helped.

References
  1. Granny Goose Pressured By Industry Giants
  2. "Rebuilding the Kingdom". Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery. BNP Media. March 2006.
  3. Philip Carey - Other works

See also


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