Virginia has a potato chip factory that offers tours and samples

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Route 11 is a scenic highway that makes its way north-south through the western part of Virginia and offers beautiful views of the Shenandoah Valley. Along Route 11 is the famed Route 11 Potato Chip Factory.

About Route 11 Potato Chips Factory

Route 11 Potato Chips is a local potato chip factory in Mount Jackson, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. The factory offers engaging tours showcasing the chip-making process. Visitors will be given samples to try. Tourists also enjoy the fact that the factory sometimes offers big batches of less-than-perfect chips to take home at a discount. They taste just as delicious as the packaged ones.

The factory building has a lobby open to the public where visitors can purchase chips and merchandise, get free samples, and view the factory.

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About Route 11 Potato Chips

Route 11 Potato Chips are kettle-cooked potato chips made fresh. The company typically uses potatoes locally grown in Virginia or ones grown in North Carolina. Seasonally, The factory produces 600 pounds of potato chips each hour.

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Route 11 sells eleven different chip flavors, and they are all delicious. It is good to have many options.

1. Barbecue, seasoned with barbecue spices
2. Chesapeake Crab, seasoned with spice used to season crabs
3. Dill Pickle, vinegar added for a dill pickle flavor
4. Lightly Salted, the company's standard flavor
5. No Salt, unsalted kettle chips
6. Mama Zuma's Revenge, a brand of habanero-flavored chips
7. Salt & Pepper, seasoned with both Appalachian salt and cracked pepper
8. Salt & Vinegar, flavored with both salt and vinegar
9. Sour Cream & Chive, flavored similarly to French onion dip
10. Sweet Potato, made from sweet potatoes and produced seasonally
11. Yukon Gold, made from Yukon Gold potatoes and produced seasonally

Each bag contains 2 ounces of delicious kettle chips cooked in small batches in the factory. Consumers can enjoy goodness in an assortment of robust flavors shown above. Adults and children agree that Route 11 chips are perfect for snacking anytime.