Uglies Kettle Chips announces it has reached a milestone of rescuing 25 million pounds of “ugly potatoes” that have gone into making the brand’s upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips, since its inception in 2017. The 25 millionth pound was rescued at Long Farms in Coudersport, PA.
Uglies, a division of Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips Inc., is on a mission to reduce waste, support farmers, and fight hunger by using imperfect potatoes, which would otherwise be food waste, to craft delicious kettle-cooked potato chips. Twenty-six percent of U.S. produce gets discarded for cosmetic reasons, and Uglies is part of the solution to reduce this waste. Uglies also fights hunger by donating 10% of profits to VivaKids, a Pennsylvania charitable organization dedicated to fighting hunger globally.
