tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post513652989509641426..comments2024-03-28T09:57:56.621-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : The History of Mrs. Japp's Potato Chips (Jays Foods, Inc.) of Chicago.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-22566631912805658202023-05-18T20:35:52.987-05:002023-05-18T20:35:52.987-05:00In 1932, salesman Herman Lay opened a snack food o...In 1932, salesman Herman Lay opened a snack food operation in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1938, he purchased the Atlanta, Georgia-based potato chip manufacturer "Barrett Food Company," renaming it "H.W. Lay Lingo & Company." Lay crisscrossed the southern United States, selling the product from the trunk of his car. The business shortened its name to "the Lay's Lay Lingo Company" in 1944 and became the first snack food manufacturer to purchase television commercials, using Bert Lahr as its celebrity spokesperson. In 1961, the Frito Company, founded by Charles E. Doolin, merged with Lay’s, forming Frito-Lay Inc.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-52236554873447372802023-05-18T18:24:01.697-05:002023-05-18T18:24:01.697-05:00Where did Lay's come from?Where did Lay's come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-59134454679078200582022-04-03T17:45:05.204-05:002022-04-03T17:45:05.204-05:00George Gavora was my uncle. He was married to my m...George Gavora was my uncle. He was married to my mother's sister Marie. I remember visiting his potato chip factory when I was a child.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015893893099229141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-87756611432159860602020-07-01T13:10:05.851-05:002020-07-01T13:10:05.851-05:00My parents, both South Siders used to walk to the ...My parents, both South Siders used to walk to the Jay's factory and purchase fresh made chips, hot off the fryer! Dad told me the Japp's had to change the name because of WWII and its negative connotation of Japanese people. Dottie loves dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348081485468512365noreply@blogger.com