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Secrets From The Potato Chip Factory

NPR has recently released this pretty compelling video from the plant floor of Herr's, which makes potato chips on a massive scale today. The plant, based in Nottingham, Pa., used to process just a few potatoes per hour, and most of the labor was manual. Today, they churn through a few tons of spuds an hour.

NPR has recently released this pretty compelling video from the plant floor of Herr's, which makes potato chips on a massive scale today. The plant, based in Nottingham, Pa., used to process just a few potatoes per hour, and most of the labor was manual. Today, they churn through a few tons of spuds an hour.

Get the full story over at NPRhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/04/04/176182150/50-years-of-potato-chip-innovation-in-5-animated-gifs 


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