Who Makes Aldi-Brand Potato Chips?

If you like snacks and you've been to Aldi, you've probably run across Clancy's potato chips. The original is in a big, yellow bag for under $2 and one of many varieties and flavors of chips sold under the Aldi-owned private label. While Aldi owns the brand on the bag, the grocer doesn't make the chips. It contracts with manufacturers to create and package Clancy's potato chips, just like it does with other companies hiding behind Aldi brand products. Turns out, there may be multiple manufacturers behind Clancy's chips.

Aldi doesn't provide information on its manufacturing partnerships, but past recalls have shed light on at least one: Olde York Potato Chips. Clancy's Wavy Potato Chips were recalled in 2019 thanks to incorrect labels, and Olde York in Brampton, Ontario, was the initiator. But Aldi fans have speculated through the years, though claims remain rumors. In 2025, a self-reported employee on a Reddit thread identified the snack manufacturer Jackson's as the company behind Clancy's avocado oil chips.

You should think twice about buying Clancy's chips at Aldi. What looks like an incredible deal on the outside has turned to dust for quite a few customers — literally. Aldi shoppers have complained the chips are often crushed and broken, and that's just the beginning of the negativity. Most fed-up snack fans said everything about the Clancy's brand is inconsistent. Chips from the label were chosen as both the best and worst potato chips to buy at Aldi, showcasing the inconsistency. Others point out many of the varieties are just bland, lacking in salt with an oily aftertaste.

Clancy's has always been inconsistent, according to reviews. Longtime snack fans said they've watched the characteristics of Clancy's chips change over the years. Weird tastes pop up and batches land on the shelves oversalted or not salty enough. Complaints have ramped up in the past few years, however. One reviewer pointed out a change in quality they detected sometime around 2020. "All newer formulas are inferior to the pre-pandemic versions, and the oil is less palatable," one Redditor wrote. Others have confirmed a change in the oils listed on the ingredient list that could lead to a difference in taste from batch to batch and throughout the years.