Is Kettle Brand Made in USA?
Last checked Oct 16, 2026 · 4 verified products · see the evidence
Partially — Some Products Made in USA
Kettle Brand's core product lines are made in the USA in Salem, OR, but the brand has known exceptions where some products are manufactured overseas. Look for explicit "Made in USA" labeling on individual items.
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Manufacturing Details
- Made in
- Salem, OR
- Headquarters
- Salem, OR
- Location detail
- Specific city confirmed
- History
- Established brand (10–50 years)
- Founded
- 1978
How we verified Kettle Brand
Most recent check: Oct 16, 2026
From the brand's website
We re-read kettlebrand.com on Sep 21, 2026 and did not find an explicit statement about where its products are made. This page relies on the other evidence below.Amazon listings
We read the live Amazon listing for 4 of the 4 Kettle Brand products on this page (most recently Oct 16, 2026). None of them states where the product is made, so these products rely on the brand-level evidence above.
Company history
“The company was founded by Cameron Healy in 1977 as the 'N. S. Khalsa Company'”
en.wikipedia.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Ongoing monitoring
We scan news for factory closures, offshoring and ownership changes. Last scan Sep 26, 2026: no change found.
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About Kettle Brand
Kettle Brand has kettle-cooked potato chips in Salem, Oregon since 1978, pioneering the small-batch kettle cooking process that delivers the distinctive thick-cut crunch that mass-produced chips can't replicate.
Small-Batch Kettle Cooking
Kettle Brand was founded in 1978 in Salem, Oregon by Cameron Healy. The founding insight was that the industrial continuous process used to make conventional potato chips — which slices, cooks, and conveys chips in a continuous stream — produced a fundamentally inferior chip to the batch process used before mass production.
Kettle cooking means cooking potatoes in batches rather than continuously. The batch process allows each potato slice to cook in hot oil, release starch, and crisp naturally over a longer time. The result is a denser, thicker chip with more complex flavor from the Maillard reaction. The Salem facility pioneered this process at commercial scale when the dominant industry was moving in the opposite direction.
Salem, Oregon Production
Kettle Brand's Salem, Oregon production facility has been the heart of the operation for over four decades. Oregon's Willamette Valley grows excellent potatoes, and the proximity to Pacific Northwest suppliers has been part of the regional supply chain advantage.
The company was acquired by Diamond Foods in 2010 and became part of Campbell Soup Company in 2018, and Salem manufacturing was maintained. The kettle cooking process that defines the product requires specific equipment, specific operator knowledge, and specific quality parameters that aren't easily relocated or replicated. The Salem facility produces the chips that built the brand, using the same kettle cooking principles that Healy developed in 1978.
American-Made Kettle Brand Products
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kettle Brand made in the USA?
Kettle Brand is partially made in the United States. Core product lines are American-made in Salem, OR, but some products have known exceptions. Kettle Brand manufactures kettle chips in Salem, Oregon facility. Founded 1978 in Salem. Non-GMO verified. Now owned by Campbell Soup but Salem OR manufacturing maintained. websiteMadeInUsaClaim -> false: no US-manufacturing statement on kettlebrand.com (home, our-story, faq, products, a product page, full sitemap); site is about potato sourcing only, no Salem OR factory mention.
Where is Kettle Brand made?
Kettle Brand is made in Salem, OR. The company is headquartered in Salem, OR.
Which Kettle Brand products are made in the USA?
We carry 4 verified American-made Kettle Brand products across Food & Beverages. Every listing links directly to a trusted online store with verified manufacturing evidence.