In 2000, the company moved most of its operations from its corporate headquarters in Oakland to Kaysville, Utah. That same year, Snak King acquired Granny Goose's corn chip, tortilla chip, popcorn, potato chip and extruded snack lines.[2]
The Granny Goose potato chip line is produced by Shearer's Foods under license from Snak King. Granny Goose products can be readily found in the Western United States.
In the Philippines, Granny Goose was known for its Tortillos and Kornets corn-based snacks manufactured by General Milling Corporation (GMC) under license from Granny Goose Foods Inc. since 1982. GMC would later acquire the trademark rights for the Philippines.[citation needed] In 2008, Universal Robina Corporation acquired the Granny Goose snack business of GMC.[3]
Mascot and advertising
Its logo and mascot, also named Granny Goose, is an anthropomorphiccartoongoose. In a series of television commercials first aired in the 1960s, the company's spokesperson, who self-identified as "Granny Goose", was portrayed by actor Philip Carey as an ultra-masculine tough guy, depicted in the commercials as such manly stereotypes as a cowboy or a James Bond-style spy.[4]
