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Article: Fighting chance. (Martin's).(Martin's Potato Chips)(Brief Article)
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- Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
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- April 1, 2002
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Martin's potato chips has gained a reputation for producing some of the highest-quality potato chips in its market. To a large extent, this is due to the single-minded determination of Ken Potter, a maverick who loves a feud.
Most people visiting the Martin's Potato Chips plant tend to fly in to the Baltimore airport and take up residence at a downtown hotel. Ken Potter will enthusiastically drive for some 80 miles to pick up his guests at either BWI airport or the hotel. He will undertake this mission for every visitor, partly because he is that kind of guy and partly because, for the 60 minutes you are in his SUV, he has your undivided attention.
Ken ...