Cape Cod Potato Chips Will No Longer Be Made on Cape Cod
Cape Cod Potato Chips’ production plant, located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, is closing this spring
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NEED TO KNOW
- Cape Cod Chips’ production plant in Hyannis, Massachusetts is closing this spring
- Campbell’s Company (the brand’s parent company) is moving the snack brand to another Campbell’s Snacks plant
- 49 employees will lose their jobs with this relocation
Cape Cod is about to lose a delicious mainstay.
Cape Cod Potato Chips announced on Jan. 29 that its seaside production plant is closing in April.
The Hyannis, Massachusetts factory will close and chip production will move to existing Campbell’s Snacks plants, per a press release from Campbell’s Company (which acquired the brand in 2018.)
49 people will lose their jobs with this closure.
The plant produces 4% of the annual Cape Cod Potato Chips volume so “the site no longer makes economic sense for the business,” according to a press release. Kettle Brand chips are also produced at the Hyannis factory and its production will also be consolidated.
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Campbell’s plans to support “the next generation of food innovators on Cape Cod,” Campbell’s Snacks president Elizabeth Duggan said, by partnering with culinary entrepreneurial organizations. Plus, Cape Cod communities will continue to be eligible for The Campbell’s Foundation’s grant program, which provides funding to groups that increase food access.
Cape Cod Potato Chips and Campbell’s Company did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The beloved chip brand was founded in Hyannis in 1980 and the plant has been operating since 1985. Tourists used to have access to the factory with self-guided tours but those halted during COVID. The brand sells dozens of kettle-cooked chip varieties, from Classic Sea Salt to Tuscan Herb Infused and Jalapeño Ranch to Honey BBQ.
Fans were adamantly against the move on social media with comments criticizing the change. “Not buying the Chips anymore if the original factory does indeed close and production is not on the cape at all,” one person wrote and another person echoed, “Campbells better rename the chips to something else. Cape Codless Potato Chips?”
