Rose White, MLive, "Plucked from the dirt, most MI potatoes are sliced, peeled, fried, salted and turned into chips. As the 8th largest producer of potatoes in the country, MI plays a “critically important” role in the chip industry. About 70% of the MI-grown spuds become chips for brands like Frito Lay, Herr’s, Utz Snacks, Better Made Snack Foods and Great Lakes Potato Chip Co."