Featured Tour #1 - Herr's

See a 360° tour of the potato chip making process at Herr's. The Virtual Tour feature requires the latest release of the Quicktime plug-in. Download the latest release of the plug-in.

A strong commitment to family, faith, and community has been the hallmark of Herr Foods' success in the snacking industry. The company was founded in 1946, when Jim Herr bought a potato chip producer in Lancaster and began hand-packing the chips and selling them door-to-door.

Since those early days, Herr's has grown into an industry giant. Although potato chips are still a huge seller, Herr's cheese curls, tortilla chips, and other products have been pleasing snack-hungry fans for decades.

Due to a strong demand for factory tours, Herr's built a 15,000 square foot visitors center in 1989. You'll begin your tour with a 10-minute video that explains the production process - and then, it's off to the pretzel room, where you'll watch as the dough is mixed and baked.

Following the pretzel gallery, you'll get a glimpse into the corn chip, cheese curl, and popcorn rooms - and then, on to the centerpiece of the tour, the potato chip production area. At the end of your tour, your guide will bring your tour group a tray of warm, fresh potato chips, but there's a catch - no one leaves until the tray is empty!

Find out more about Herr's.

Fun Facts:

• Herr's pretzel operation is so highly automated that it only takes 3 people to run the two pretzel rooms.
• Herr's uses 10 truckloads of potatoes every day.
• Corn kernels are soaked for 8 hours before being ground for corn chip production.