# Granny Goose

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{{short description|American snack food brand (1946–)}}
{{redirect|Matthew Barr|the actor|Matt Barr}}
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| producttype            = [Snack food](/source/Snack_food)s
| currentowner           = [Snak King](/source/Snak_King)
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| country                = United States
| introduced             = 1946 
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| 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), 
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'''Granny Goose''' is an American brand of [potato chips](/source/potato_chips) and other [snack foods](/source/snack_foods).

==History==
Granny Goose Foods, Inc. was founded in [Oakland](/source/Oakland%2C_California), [California](/source/California), by Matthew Barr in 1946. In 1993, the company acquired the [Laura Scudder](/source/Laura_Scudder) brand from [Borden, Inc.](/source/Borden%2C_Inc.), but due to intense competition from [PepsiCo](/source/PepsiCo)'s [Frito-Lay](/source/Frito-Lay) and [Anheuser-Busch](/source/Anheuser-Busch)'s [Eagle Snacks](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kaysville%2C_Utah). That same year, [Snak King](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/logo) and [mascot](/source/mascot), also named Granny Goose, is an [anthropomorphic](/source/anthropomorphic) [cartoon](/source/cartoon) [goose](/source/goose). In a series of [television commercials](/source/television_commercials) first aired in the 1960s, the company's spokesperson, who self-identified as "Granny Goose", was portrayed by actor [Philip Carey](/source/Philip_Carey) as an ultra-masculine tough guy, depicted in the commercials as such manly stereotypes as a cowboy or a [James Bond](/source/James_Bond)-style [spy](/source/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](/source/Pringles)
*[Junk food](/source/Junk_food)

==References==
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==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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