{{short description|American snack food brand (1946–)}} {{redirect|Matthew Barr|the actor|Matt Barr}} {{Infobox brand | name = Granny Goose | logo = | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | caption = | producttype = Snack foods | currentowner = Snak King | producedby = | country = United States | introduced = 1946 | related = | markets = United States | previousowners = Matthew Barr (1946–1948)<br />Del Monte Foods (1966-1980)<br />GF Industries Inc. (1980-1995)<br />Keith Kim (1995–2000), | | module = <!-- or: misc --> | module1 = <!-- or: misc1 --> }} '''Granny Goose''' is an American brand of potato chips and other snack foods.
==History== Granny Goose Foods, Inc. was founded in Oakland, California, by Matthew Barr in 1946. In 1993, the company acquired the Laura Scudder brand from Borden, Inc., but due to intense competition from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay and Anheuser-Busch's Eagle Snacks could not make a profit. The entire company was put up for sale in 1995 by its parent company G.F. Industries, Inc..<ref>{{cite web |title=Granny Goose Pressured By Industry Giants |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Granny+Goose+Pressured+By+Industry+Giants.-a016811910 |website=The Free Library |access-date=2021-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812154532/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Granny+Goose+Pressured+By+Industry+Giants.-a016811910 |archive-date=2016-08-12 |date=1995-04-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2000, the company moved most of its operations from its corporate headquarters in Oakland to Kaysville, Utah. That same year, Snak King acquired Granny Goose's corn chip, tortilla chip, popcorn, potato chip and extruded snack lines.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery |date=March 2006 |title=Rebuilding the Kingdom |publisher=BNP Media |url=http://www.snackandbakery.com/articles/84866-rebuilding-the-kingdom}}</ref>
The Granny Goose potato chip line is produced by Shearer's Foods under license from Snak King. Granny Goose products can be readily found in the Western United States.
In the Philippines, Granny Goose was known for its Tortillos and Kornets corn-based snacks manufactured by General Milling Corporation (GMC) under license from Granny Goose Foods Inc. since 1982. GMC would later acquire the trademark rights for the Philippines.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} In May 10, 2008, Universal Robina Corporation acquired the Granny Goose snack business of GMC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2008/05/10/61323/urc-acquiring-general-millingrsquos-snack-food-line|title=URC acquiring General Milling's snack food line|first=Zinnia|last=Dela Pena|work=The Philippine Star|date=May 10, 2008|access-date=September 26, 2021}}</ref>
==Mascot and advertising== Its logo and mascot, also named Granny Goose, is an anthropomorphic cartoon goose. In a series of television commercials first aired in the 1960s, the company's spokesperson, who self-identified as "Granny Goose", was portrayed by actor Philip Carey as an ultra-masculine tough guy, depicted in the commercials as such manly stereotypes as a cowboy or a James Bond-style spy.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137023/otherworks Philip Carey – Other works<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
== Products ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Granny Goose - Snak King|url=https://www.snakking.com/granny-goose/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=Snakking|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Original Potato Chips * Dip Potato Chips * Sour Cream & Onion Potato Chips * BBQ Potato Chips * Onion Rings * Corn Chips * White Corn Tortilla Strips * Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips * Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips * Butter Popcorn * Kettle Corn * Cheese Popcorn * Caramel Corn * Jalapeño Cheddar Popcorn * Cheese Puffs * Cheese Nibbles * Blazin' Hot Cheese Nibbles * Ring Pretzels (discontinued) * Tortillos (Philippines) * Kornets (Philippines, discontinued)
==See also== *Pringles *Junk food
==References== <references />
==External links== *[https://www.snakking.com/granny-goose/ Granny Goose USA]
Category:Snack food manufacturers of the United States Category:Brand name snack foods Category:Manufacturing companies based in Oakland, California Category:Food and drink companies established in 1946 Category:1946 establishments in California Category:Fictional geese Category:Anthropomorphic geese Category:Bird mascots Category:Mascots introduced in 1946 Category:Corporate mascots
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