TIM’S STORY

Tim’s Cascade Style Potato Chips began in 1986 with Tim Kennedy and his family in a makeshift 15,000 square foot facility in Auburn, Washington. With primarily used equipment, they began by hand stirring with special rakes, small batches of thick sliced potatoes in square shaped kettles, spiced by hand and packaged in Tim’s signature red and white striped bag. Then Tim himself went out to local convenience stores and gave them samples to try. It wasn’t long before he had developed a cult like following of fans anxious to find out what flavor Tim was coming up with next.

In 1988, Tim’s was named “the best potato chip in Seattle.” Since then, Tim’s has continued to be recognized with top taste awards from Esquire Magazine and The American Culinary Institute. The company still continues to receive fan mail from people all over the world.

Tim’s has not only been recognized for great taste. The Association of Washington Business honored Tim’s in 2003 & 2004 for outstanding workplace practices, which included an onsite English as a Second Language program and we are proud to have been selected by the Washington CEO Magazine as one of “Washington’s Best 100 Companies to Work For” in 2008.

In addition, the company has won several Environmental Excellence Awards, including water conservation, packaging reduction and a ten year continuing Environmental Commitment Award.

Today, our product line consists of Tim’s Cascade Style Potato Chips, Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips and Onion Rings and Erin’s All Natural Popcorn. Tim’s snacks are produced at our facility in Algona, Washington by a close knit, diverse workforce of more than 85 employees who take immense pride in making the unique, kettle style chips and quality snacks Tim’s is known for.

Our distribution area expands over 11 western states, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada and export markets of Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Here’s where to find us. » WWW.TIMSCHIPS.COM

Scott and Angie West are both retired Marines who have owned and operated The Rocks Lodge located in the mountains above Boise since 1992. In May of 2007 we began to research the possibility of bottling our own natural spring water that we have been drinking in the lodge for years.  Our first shipment began Jun 6, 2008.