National Chip and Dip Day
Combining crispy bites with a variety of flavorful dips, this dynamic duo creates a satisfying snack experience that's perfect for sharing.
Drive March snack sales and party hosting by positioning chips and dips as the ultimate shareable indulgence with workplace and home entertaining angles.
- Host a chip & dip tasting party—share your favorite flavor combos
- Workplace morale boost: surprise your team with a chip & dip break room takeover
- Healthier dipping: swap chips for veggie sticks and discover new dip recipes
- From tzatziki to guacamole: explore the global history of dips with your favorite chips
Dips have been made for thousands of years. One of the earliest dips to become popular long before chips ever came into existence is the Greek tzatziki, a combination of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, salt and olive oil.
Greeks still eat tzatziki with meats and bread, but since the invention of the potato chip in the mid-19th century, it and many variations of it have also become popular chip dips. Guacamole, yet another iconic chip dip, that was first made by the Aztecs.
The potato chip itself is believed to have been invented in 1853 by a cook named George Crum whose potato wedges were repeatedly sent back to the kitchen by an unsatisfied customer who claimed they were too thick.
Crum eventually became irritated and decided to serve the man potato slices so thin he could see through them fried to a crisp, topped with a rather excessive amount of salt.
Surprisingly, the customer absolutely loved them, and chips were born. At first, chips were made only in restaurants, but by the 20th they began to be mass-produced.
Enjoy Chip & Dip Day with Friends
Get into the spirit of finding any reason to have a party, and host an event for National Chip & Dip Day. This could be something at home with friends and family. Encourage guests to bring their favorite type of dip: salsa, cheese, sour cream & onion, bean or something else entirely! It’s a delightful excuse to get everyone together!
Celebrate Chips & Dip at Work
Managers or business owners could create a fun workplace environment by treating their employees to a little celebration of this day at work. Supply the break room with different types of potato or corn chips and set out a variety of dips so that employees will look forward to this time of fun and dipping!
Try Different Kinds of Dips with Chips
No matter whether you prefer thick cheesy dips, hot vegetable-packed salsas, cool cream-cheese-based dips, or creative baked dips that combine all sorts of different flavors, the truth is that chips would just not be the same without them. There are thousands of different kinds of chip dips eaten with potato, corn, and more recently veggie chips the world over, meaning a holiday to celebrate the tradition of dipping chips is more than overdue. Looking to make things healthier? Try dipping, but using veggie sticks instead!