Inside the Potato Chip Business (Maybe of Interest for Non CDL Drivers)

Our route sales reps (RSR's) get paid base salary + commission, I THINK. They are in the process of revamping their pay structures for the sales side, and there's a fair amount of grumbling about it. Really don't know much about it, because I don't often see them. I usually deliver either in the middle of the night or mid-day when they're out on their routes.

Transport drivers like me get mileage+accessorial (case, drop/hook). Training, DOT drug screens and other things like that are paid hourly, as is delay time.

As for the chips, the two chips I unload the most of are Doritos and Tostitos. The corn chips seem to move more than the potato chips, at least within my delivery area.

 

I guess one way to get a feel for their job is to unofficially shadow the various delivery guys when they're out and about. Stocking shelves, making the product look good. After watching this video, I began to notice how similar the job is with the Frito short-bus guys out here in eastern NM.

 

I thought this article was pretty interesting. Apparently Wise Chips is being sued for stuffing nothing but AIR in their bags.

http://amp.usatoday.com/story/100208110/

That's one of the reasons why I don't buy their chips, because it's nothing but air. At least with Frito Lay, you get what you pay for.

 

Who remembers Charlie's Chips? That is the question. My grandfather had them delivered.

 

Not only are they filled with air, they're also filled with Nitrogen.....

https://www.standuppouches.net/blog/are-all-bags-with-chips-or-crackers-filled-with-nitrogen

 

I'm sure the ones with nitrogen stay fresher longer

 

Wise is actually claiming that they put all that air in the bag to protect the chips .

It's a little known secret that the Food Industry uses in order to take up space so they don't have to put in as much product. And it's not just in Chips, they use this strategy in can goods as well. That's why items like ketchup, butter, or yogurt have dimples pushed in on the bottom, so it takes up space so they don't have to fill in as much. I think it's called "Perceived Value", where it gives the ILLUSION that your getting more than what your paying for, when you're actually getting less.