Dark and Robust - Russet Chips Are Gone

[Mike R.]

Has anyone got the inside dope on why such a distinctive product - either Cape Cod Robust Russet or UTZ Dark Russet Potato Chips - now appears to be history?

The writing was on the wall a few years back when Cape Cod inexplicably merged their Dark and Golden Russets into the more generic "Robust"...now all is lost.

Could this be a seasonal issue, cost-saving challenge or what?

[Mike R.]

Good news: UTZ Classic Dark Russets back on the shelf at the local New York Fairway Foods. Price has risen a bit to $3.49 per 8oz bag, but russet-lovers can rejoice a bit.

[coney with everything]

http://bmchips.com/Better-Made-Rainbo...

maybe these will suffice

[duckdown]

I miss them dearly too! What happened to them :(

They were so hard to find here...

I even made a post about it:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/745810

I guess nobody has any news on them?

[tall sarah]

That's really unfortunate. Cape Cod Robust Russet chips are/ were my favorite guilty pleasure in the summertime.....

[wekick]

AHHHHH I hate to hear that.