The Chips Group (formerly Taffel Chips) was a company based in

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

, an autonomous territory of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, producing

potato chips A potato chip (North American English; often just chip) or crisp (British and Irish English) is a thin slice of potato that has been either deep fried, baked, or air fried until crunchy. They are commonly served as a snack, side dish, or appe ...

(i.e. crisps, in British English) and other savoury delights since the establishment of Chips Ab Suomi in 1969 as the first potato chips producer in the country. The company was bought by the Norwegian

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ASA in 2005 together with Oy Panda Ab. Production of snacks and frozen potato products still continues in Haraldsby, Åland as part of Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Finland Ab. This business is integrated within the group as part of Orkla Suomi, one of its four business areas in Finland. Four kilograms of potatoes are needed to produce one kilogram of Taffel chips. In 2013, Chips and Panda merged into Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Finland.

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External links

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Official website of Taffel snacks

Official website of Panda confectionery
Food and drink companies of Finland Companies of Åland Orkla ASA {{food-company-stub