I live in Canada but I use to travel to Cherry Hill New Jersey as I worked for a Drywall manufacturer that had a plant in Camden New Jersey. As I got to know some of the employees one guy was eating Groff's Potatoe Chips. They were the best. I liked them so much I tried importing them to Canada and sell them to the larger supermarket chains. But in the end with the weak Canadian Dollar(Back then not now) and the 8% Duty on chips it wasnt worth it. A bag of Groffs would have retailed for $3 dollars back then and that was too expensive. My favourite was the Jalepeno and Cheddar and the Green Onion.

Groff's were indeed sold all over New England during the 80s and 90s. I loved them. The distinctive taste came from being cooked in lard.

The BEST Jalapeno chips I've ever had. I crave to find a Jalapeno chip with such flavor. No others compare.

I've not heard of Groff's, but Husman's makes a pretty good jalapeno cheddar potato chip. Husman's is out of Cincinnati, Ohio and they have pretty good regional coverage. Not sure about PA though.

I use to work for Groff's back in the early 90s. I use to work in the warehouse loading trucks & yes they made runs up in the New England area,also had A warehouse in Philly.They also sent chips over seas & they were very big here in Lancaster County,They were from Bowmansville,that is Lancaster not berks but very close to county line. Well to make A long story short I left in 1993 & with in A year I herd that the Son who ran the business,did'nt pay taxes & was in trouble with finances & also ran the company into the ground! It's too bad for my former co workers & his Dad who started the company year's ago. I often think of his dad Ray Groff(A real nice older man,who worked very hard and made A sucessfull company)and let the kid run it into the ground.It would make me sick if my kids would do that after I had them all setup to take over a business.It's too bad,because they have been around ever since I was A kid,I would buy A bag of chips at the swimming pool over the summer at the snack bar they always had regular,BBQ & sour cream & onion in the small snack bags.

That's disappointing to find out the fate of Groff's...i was only a kid when they went off the shelves, and I now know why. They had such a distinct flavor, and great taste.

Working at an architect's office with a Convenient Mart across the street had great consequences as they carried Groff's Homestyle chips. Their salt & vinegars were tremendous and very strongly flavored. Miss Vickie's are similar in the physical appearance and crunch by not nearly as strong in flavor. The other guys and I would often make that walk on lunch to enjoy those chips. Wish I had them back again.