If I've done Jays, it is only fair that I do Seyfert since that is what I ate as a kid since Fort Wayne is my home town.
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| Indiana historical Bureau posted On August 20, 1934, potato chip company Seyfert’s opened in Fort Wayne. According to the company, founder Charles Seyfert traveled from his Pennsylvania home to the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933 and on his way back stopped in Fort Wayne. He returned, liking "what he saw of the northeastern Indiana town," and established a pretzel business that ultimately failed. He then founded his potato chip business. The company noted that "the operation was much different than today's. Charles Seyfert did everything himself – from peeling potatoes to making chips to delivering the finished product. Today, miles and miles of conveyor belts carry the raw ingredients, cooked snacks and bags of goodies from one area of the plant to another." Troyer Potato Products acquired Seyfert Foods in 2001, and the Fort Wayne plant closed its doors in 2018. Learn more about Seyfert’s here: https://bit.ly/2DKMuy5 The image below, showing the Seyfert’s factory after a 1958 fire, is courtesy of the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections. Steve Tiny Michaels: The Fort Wayne plant was closed and demolished long before 2018. However, I believe 2018 was the year that the brand passed away. Cynthia Voorhies: Worked there from 1973 until 1985, fond memories, sad when it closed. Now there's a Costco and a car dealership where Seyferts used to be. Dorothy Bargy: When Seyferts first got their plant on Lima I worked as a temp for 2 weeks there. Sometime after that I worked at the old plant for several months inspecting peanuts. Both experiences were educational. I went back to college both times glad the work had been only temporary. My sincere appreciation to those workers who do such work so I can eat, chips, peanuts, pop corn. Thank you. Debbie Winters Moran: Seyferts was bought out by Borden. Later Borden sold their snack division and I think most of the chip manufacturer's were bought by Wise snack company. [Another comment says it was the chip company started by a son that was bought by Borden.] Tom Hoczyk: Debbie Winters Moran although Wise does make potato chips near Scranton PA, I believe the article is correct in saying that Troyer, in a different PA town, bought them out and closed the plant. Steven Dager: Only the Seyfert name was bought by Bordens after Charlie died. The original Seyfert recipe was then used for the Magic potato chips. Laura Stickler McKee Debbie ~ do you remember the lady who was a guest on Johnny Carson's show who had a potato chip collection from Seyfert's? Johnny got a big kick out of her and her chips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuH1PhzOVR4 Beverly Wood shared Paula Causey West: Was this picture located on the corner of Lafayette and Masterson Street? [Replies indicated "yes"] Joe Smiley: Some of this isn’t correct the Ft Wayne plant closed a long time ago when it was sold. They weren’t anything close to tasting like the old recipe |
The History Center posted ten images with the comment:
Charles H. Seyfert, founder of the iconic Seyfert’s snack brand, cooked his first batch of chips on August 20, 1934 at 450 E. Wallace Street in Fort Wayne. Seyfert, a native of Pennsylvania, relocated to Fort Wayne a few years prior with some prodding from his uncle. Two months before opening this first kitchen, Seyfert wrote a letter to his brother regarding his attempt to break into the snack business. He noted that he had been quite successful selling chips and bologna to tourists and travelers in the lake region of Northeast Indiana, but that he could not find a chip that consistently met his standards, writing “[I] intend to start the chip business myself because my biggest trouble is I don’t have a good chip.” Seyfert’s snacks, one of Indiana’s most recognized brands, ceased operations on August 20, 2018, exactly 84 years after Charles H. Seyfert began producing his first batch of chips. Today we celebrate one of Allen County’s innovations with several Seyfert items from our collection, including Charles’ original letter.
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| safe_image for ‘Potato Chip Lady’ passes away at 90 She was on Letterman as well |
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