Tim’s Story
Tim’s Cascade Style Potato Chips began in 1986 with Tim Kennedy and his family in a makeshift 15,000 square foot facility in Auburn, Washington. With primarily used equipment, they began by hand stirring with special rakes small batches of thick sliced potatoes in square shaped kettles, spiced by hand and packaged in Tim’s signature red and white striped bag. Then Tim himself went out to local convenience stores and gave them samples to try. It wasn’t long before he had developed a cult like following of fans anxious to find out what flavor Tim was coming up with next.
In 1988, Tim’s was named “the best potato chip in Seattle.” Since then, Tim’s has continued to be recognized with top taste awards from Esquire Magazine and The American Culinary Institute. The company still continues to receive fan mail from people all over the world.
Tim’s has not only been recognized for great taste. The Association of Washington Business honored Tim’s in 2003 & 2004 for outstanding workplace practices, which included an on site English as a Second Language program and we are proud to have been selected by the Washington CEO Magazine as one of "Washington's Best 100 Companies to Work For" in 2008. In addition, the company has won several Environmental Excellence Awards, including water conservation, packaging reduction and a ten year continuing Environmental Commitment Award.
Today, our product line consists of Tim’s Cascade Style Potato Chips, Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips and Onion Rings and Erin’s Gourmet Popcorn. Tim’s snacks are produced at our facility in Algona, Washington by a close knit, diverse workforce of more than 85 employees who take immense pride in making the unique, kettle style chips and quality snacks Tim’s is known for. Our distribution area expands over 11 western states, Hawaii, Alaska,Canada and export markets of Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.
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Our Mission
At Tim’s, we create products that are exceptional and unique.
We value and respect all of our customers, employees and business partners while maintaining profitability and growth for the future.
Our Values
Teamwork
loyalty, respect, fun, diversity, communication, life balance
Innovation
uniqueness, quality, creativity, entrepreneurship
Motivation
responsibility, pride, work ethics, competitive edge
Service
customer focused, reliability, integrity, social responsibility
Our Commitment
At Tim’s, we are committed to finding new ways to improve our role in a sustainable future for the Earth. Click here to learn more!
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