Martin's Potato Chips Inc is a manufacturer of potato chips, popcorn, and other salted snack foods. Martin's headquarters is located in York County, Pennsylvania, at 5847 US-30 (Lincoln Highway) West in Thomasville. The company distributes to retailers in Pennsylvania and Maryland. It was founded by Harry and Fairy Martin, in 1941.
Martin's potato chips were served on Air Force One[1] during the terms of presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.[2] The company sponsors the York Revolution professional baseball team of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[3] Martin's recycles its waste byproducts, using potato peels and refuse from the potato cleaning process for cattle feed and fertilizer.[4] The company's plant offers factory tours.[5]
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- Michael Chapaloney Pennsylvania Offers an Oasis for Those Attending Presidential Inauguration December 31, 2008 PRNewswire-USNewswire http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-31-2008/0004948034&EDATE=^
- "Martin's Potato Chips, the bipartisan snack aboard Air Force One" York County Visitors Bureau http://www.yorkpa.org/index.asp?act=page&pag_id=73&nws_id=53^
- "The Official Potato Chip of the York Revolution" York Revolution web site http://www.yorkrevolution.com/partnershipslist.cfm?type=official^