According to a traditional story, the original potato chip recipe was created in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853. Agitated by a patron's repeatedly sending his fried potatoes back complaining that they were too thick and soggy, resort hotel chef, George Crum, decided to slice the potatoes even thinner. Contrary to Crum's expectation, the patron (sometimes identified as Cornelius Vanderbilt) loved the new chips and they soon became a regular item on the lodge's menu under the name "Saratoga Chips". Wikipedia
Lays potato chips have been in production since 1938. Today the company, Frito Lay, is one of the leading manufacturers of salty snacks in the world as well as in Russia. Delivery of chips, namely Lay's, in Russia began in the mid 1990's, and in 2002 opened its first factory, Frito Lay Kashira near Moscow.
