Hippie’s Chippies: Similar taste but not Charley’s

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Some new chips hitting the shelves at stores statewide looked and tasted familiar to those who remember the dubious history of the now-defunct Charley’s Chips. But Hippie’s Chippies have a totally different story.

In May, citing filthy conditions at the Wyoming manufacturing site for Charley’s Chips, the Michigan Department of Agricultureasked stores to remove them from the shelves. Despite assurances from the owner that the chips were safe to eat, the chips never returned to stores. The former burger stand where they were made is now empty and in disrepair.

Now shoppers might come across Hippie’s Chippies, which have a similar look and flavor.

“We’re doing it the right way,” Hippie’s Chippies co-owner Linda Nash promised. “We’ve got a co-packer. It’s all licensed. All of the ingredients, everything, is so closely monitored.”

She led the women’s basketball program at Aquinas College before retiring this year as one of the winningest coaches in women’s basketball.

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