Herr's
Last checked: Oct 19, 2026
The full answer: Is Herr's Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Nottingham, PA
Headquarters
Nottingham, PA
Founded
1946
Products Verified
3 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
The brand's website says it makes its products in the USA
Manufacturing History
Long record of US manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
No imported lines on record
Verification Notes
Herr Foods Inc. is a family-owned company founded in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1946 by James Stauffer Herr. Manufacturing is based in Nottingham, PA with additional facilities in the region. Over 300 snack varieties including potato chips, cheese curls, pretzels, and popcorn — all made in Pennsylvania. Explicit Made in USA claims on all products.
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Manufacturing Profile
Herr's manufactures at its factory in Nottingham, PA. Founded in 1946, 80 years ago. The 3 Herr's listings here sit in food & beverages.
Verification tier
100% average
Very High: strong brand evidence plus city-level origin statements for the products
Factory evidence
Specific city
Nottingham, PA
Catalog breadth
3 products
1 category
How we verified Herr's
Most recent check: Oct 19, 2026
From the brand's website
We re-read herrs.com on Oct 6, 2026 and did not find an explicit statement about where its products are made. This page relies on the other evidence below.Independent source
“The one-hour factory tour at Herr Foods in Nottingham, Penn.”
nbcphiladelphia.com · checked Sep 25, 2026
Store listings
We read the live store listing for 3 of the 3 Herr's products on this page (most recently Oct 19, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
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We scan news for factory closures, offshoring and ownership changes. Last scan Sep 24, 2026: no change found.
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Herr's was founded in 1946 and makes the products listed here in Nottingham, PA. The site lists 3 verified American-made Herr's products.
A $1,750 chip company and a fire
In 1946 James Stauffer Herr, then 21, bought a small potato chip company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for $1,750. A year later he moved it into a vacated tobacco shed on the family farm. On September 5, 1951, a fire destroyed that chip factory.
The Herrs bought 37 acres in Nottingham and built a 4,500-square-foot plant there in 1952. Barbecue chips followed in 1958. In 1976 the company bought a small chip plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, and over the next several years added cheese curls, popcorn, pretzels, corn and tortilla chips and onion rings. A second Nottingham plant opened in 2008 for extruded and baked snacks. Visitors can still tour the Herr's Snack Factory in Nottingham.
Where a given bag comes from
Most Herr's snacks come out of those company plants. The exception is in the FAQ, which answers "Do we use co-manufacturing?" with "Yes, Herr's uses a select few 3rd party co-manufactures." It does not say which products those are or where they are made.
Herr's product pages and the listings for the Old Bay and Honey BBQ chips and the 40-count snack mix variety pack we carry do not print a "Made in USA" line. A variety pack in particular could include items from an outside maker, so the plant on the bag is the only sure answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Herr's made in the USA?
Yes, for the 3 products listed here. Herr's manufactures in Nottingham, PA. Herr's makes potato chips, cheese curls, pretzels and popcorn at its plants in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, with a chip plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. It also uses a few outside co-manufacturers it does not name.
Where is Herr's manufactured?
Herr's is headquartered in Nottingham, PA. Manufacturing takes place in Nottingham, PA.
What Herr's products can I buy?
The site lists 3 Herr's products in Food & Beverages. Each one links to a store that sells it.
When was Herr's founded?
Herr's was founded in 1946. Herr's makes potato chips, cheese curls, pretzels and popcorn at its plants in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, with a chip plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. It also uses a few outside co-manufacturers it does not name.
Where can I buy Herr's products?
Every Herr's product listed here links to a store that sells it, either a large online retailer or the brand's own shop.