Cape Cod Chips are ubiquitous among snackers for their old-fashioned, kettle-cooked crunch and spot-on seasoning. Folks from eastern Canada all the way down the eastern seaboard crave the product for a host of reasons: for some, it reminds them of a summer spent near the beach or at house parties. Others grew up with it packed in their school lunches. Some people just like the red-and-white lighthouse which adorns the packaging.
Cape Cod Chips hand-stirs their potatoes while they fry in shallow oil vats rather than the typical industrial method, which involves the slices travelling through oil tubs on conveyor belts. As a result, the chips come out crunchier and, it is believed, with less residual fat.
No matter your gustatory preference, Cape Cod Chips has something to go with your sandwiches, soups, salads and straight-up hankerings.
Where to Buy Cape Cod Chips
As mentioned above, the Hyannis-based company sells from Canada to the Mid-Atlantic. Most of their sales center in the Mid-to-Eastern Massachusetts area, but they can be found as far West as New York.
Look for Cape Cod Chips in grocery, gas station and package stores. They have a nifty chip finder so you don’t have to go hunting.
Cape Cod Chips Flavors
There’s truly a chip for every taste in the company’s catalogue. Here’s a breakdown of their products.
Original Potato Chips – The classic which everyone knows and loves, also comes in Sea Salt & Vinegar, Sea Salt & Cracked Pepper, Sweet & Spicy Jalapeno, Sweet Mesquite Barbecue and Aged White Cheddar and Sour Cream
Reduced Fat Chips – Kettle-cooked to naturally reduce fat, these come in all of the above flavors except Sweet & Spicy Jalapeno.
Waffle Cut Chips – A thick, heartier texture and taste define this variety, which comes in Sea Salt, Buffalo Cheddar and Barbecue Ranch varieties.
Dipping Shells – The tortilla-chip style dipping chips come in Ancient Grain, Blue Corn Multigrain and Four Bean.
Popcorn – Cape Cod Chips also makes popcorn, with most varieties having only 35 to 40 grams of fat per cup. Popcorn flavors include White Cheddar, Kettle Corn, Sea Salt and Salted Caramel
Limited Batch – The company cycles through special flavors that they only make so much of – one recent flavor, Chipotle Barbecue, had smoked peppers, tomato, onion and garlic seasoning.
Cape Cod Chips Factory Tours
The Cape Cod Chips factory at 100 Breeds Hill Road in Hyannis brings in over 250,000 visitors each year, qualifying it as one of the top tourist destinations in the area.
The guided tours are worth their salt. They bring hungry crowds from the conveyor belt which brings in the potato loads, to the vat of oil where workers hand-stir the chips while they fry, and the giant tumblers which coat the final product in seasoning. Here’s a taste of what you’re in for if you go.
Free self-guided tours are available which take about 15 minutes to complete.
Cape Cod Chips History
Cape Cod Chips is currently a subsidiary of the same company which makes Snyder’s Pretzels, although it still retains a sense of independence tied heavily to its location and history.
The company got its start in the late 1970s, when founders Lynn and Steve became interested in making food products with little processing.
According to a report in the New York Times, Steve bought an industrial chip slicer without any knowledge of commercial food manufacturing and only a week-long course on chip making to go on.
Their storefront officially opened on July 4th, 1980. When Lance Inc. bought the company in 1999, annual sales had reached $30 million.
On one of Lil Wayne’s mixtapes, “Sorry 4 the Wait 2,” the song “No Haters” references Cape Cod in the lyrics “pockets lookin’ like the Blob, chips like Cape Cod.”
Just tried your Thin Chips. They were delicious, but tooo much salt. Think about selling ones Less Salt
How Côme there are no more Cape Cod “Aged white Cheddar & Sour Cream in Quebec, Canada ?
How is it possible that these chips are available in many grocery stores in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC????? The first time I saw them I was astonished, now they are common. I am from Eastham and I live in Santo Domingo, This is a very personal question.
Too thick…..
We love CCChips but had to shift to Utz for a family member on a low salt diet. Otherwize buy by by case of small bags after we had them at the Falmouth Road Race. Perfect for lunches!
The low fat chips also have less salt,thank you!
Please go back to the previous recipe/ingredients for the mesquite barbecue chips! Without the Maltodextrin.
You changed the ingredients (added Molasses and vinegar and food starch etc ) and it tastes terrible. And added maltodextrin, which is a preservative that I have allergies to. And the new flavor tastes awful. What was wrong with the old flavor?? It was so good and healthier than any other chip I’ve tried with no preservatives.
Thanks for bringing back the Russett chips they are the best! I was so disappointed when you discontinue them, a lot of other people felt the same way, when you stop selling them I stopped buying Cape Cod, I couldn’t believe when I saw them on the Shelf last week! been buying them everyday since.
Do you use palm oil to fry your potato chips?
we’re waiting to buy your chips if u make a “No Salt Kettle Chip”
From https://www.capecod.com/lifestyle/cape-crunch-cape-cod-chips/: “Most of their sales center in the Mid-to-Eastern Massachusetts area, but they can be found as far West as New York.” What are you talking about? I can easily buy Cape Cod chips here in Texas, as well as places further west and north.
Can’t find any in Vancouver BC. Does anyone know where to buy them here?
Why are Your potato chips cuts so small they’re crunchy and have a great flavor but why are they cut so small
My question exactly….. The bag I bought at Costco the chips were miniature 👎 I understand when slicing there are going to be smaller pieces at the beginning and end of the potatoes… but in the entire bag there wasn’t a single chip bigger than a half dollar. 👎👎 It’s like they leer made from small potatoes 😟
I live in Montana and the only place to find the Cape Cod 40% less fat was COSTCO. Haven’t seen them for months nor do I see them (40% less fat) at the only Market that carries them here in Bozeman-Smiths.
Are Cape Cod chips available in the UK?? I used to buy them from Safeway Supermarkets.
Please please please bring back the mediterranean infused chips. Those are my all time fav! I’ve been waiting for two years for you to bring them back. Those were the greatest chips.
They were the best chips. I want them back so badly.
I havent been able to find the original 40% fat chip regular salt NOT sea salt anywhere. Is it discontinued?
I haven’t been able to find your Dark Russet chips in the stores lately. PLEASE keep making them. We think they are the world’s best tasting chip !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just bought a huge bag of your “40% Less Fat” chips at Costco. Though the taste was excellent as usual, the size of the chips was…disappointing. There was not a single chip in the bag bigger than a half dollar. Most were just slightly larger than a quarter. Kind of hard to use chips this small with dips.
Cape Cod potato chips are the best. I like the plain ones the best. I don’t buy potato chips that often, but when I do, it has to be Cape Cod.
100 percent Canola was the best years ago when these chips started. Now mixed with other oils, and the chips now have a bitter taste. What chemicals are now being added? They were my all time fav chip. Can you please go back to the old recipe. Thank you so much.