Mouthwatering tales of two of Ireland’s top potato crisp producers

THE man in the uniform said: “Mr Keogh, why don’t you cook your potato? If you cook them, you don’t have to talk to us.”

From this unlikely conversation with a US customs officer, an Irish food business, Keogh’s Crisps, was born.

“I wanted to export fresh potatoes into the US, but while trying to do that, it became apparent that in animal health terms, potatoes are a banned product,” says Tom Keogh. Hence his conversation with said customs officer, some five years back. “Crisps are light, easy to transport, with a long shelf life, so I saw it as an opportunity,” says Tom, whose company have been in operation since 2011.