Mary Anne Ketelsen, president of Mister Bee Potato Chips, has been named a “2021 Sharp Shooter” by West Virginia Executive magazine. Winners are featured in the Spring issue of the magazine. According to the WVE magazine, awardees “never stop giving and helping, no matter the circumstances. These Sharp Shooters serve as an example as they […]
Calling all Mister Bee chip lovers: from classic flavor fans to the jalapeno adventure seekers, we need your help. We have entered the annual FedEx Small Business Competition for a $50,000 grant to fund critical resources. If we win, every dollar goes back to you in improving our website experience and exploring new, lower-cost shipping […]
With thousands of National Guard members stationed at the nation’s capital, they were going to need some scrumptious support eventually. When the USO-Metropolitan of Washington-Baltimore sought donations to support the troops, our Queen Bee Mary Anne Ketelsen answered the call. We shipped 1,000 bags of assorted chips to the troops as fast as we could. […]
We are thrilled to announce that our “Salute Our Veterans and Military Personnel” bags, the package featuring a young girl and soldier, have been a catalyst to contribute $100,000 to the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore. Patriotic spirit is part of our tradition at the hive. Our CEO Mary Anne Ketelsen, or Queen Bee as we […]
We have a lot of patriotic spirit here at the hive, and we show it in our own crispy, perfectly seasoned way. That’s why in honor of Veterans Day we donated our specialty “Salute Our Veterans and Military Personnel” chip bags to around 108 veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic on Ohio Avenue. […]
Everyone could use a hero in these trying times—and ours has a tasteful way of saving the day. Mister Bee CEO Mary Anne Ketelsen, the Queen Bee herself, has been honored as one of West Virginia’s 2020 “Wonder Women” by WV Living, the premier lifestyle and travel magazine in the Mountain State. This annual event […]
The plant is buzzing with excitement over our latest opportunity! We’ve received $250,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development for renovations and energy-saving equipment. So how are we going to keep the chips you know and love coming in even faster? We’re financing a new warehouse, water recycler, fryer, potato washer, lighting, […]
In the 1960s, we made a promise that we were 200 miles fresher than our competitors, and through our partnership with West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVUP), our chips will be as fresh as the potatoes grown in your own backyard. Through a donation of $45,000 from Mister Bee, the college will grow specialty chipping […]
As we honor our nation’s heroes with our specialty “Salute Our Veterans” bags, we also pay our respects to the American Legion. Kim Mellie, general manager of American Legion Unit #174 and president of the Ladies Auxiliary, has issued a “Chip Challenge” to other West Virginia American Legion units and other service groups to purchase […]
The Mister Bee plant has been buzzing with patriotic spirit for months! Our limited time “Salute Our Veterans” bags honoring our nation’s heroes are now in production. We are producing up to 250,000 bags and shipping them to Mister Bee locations and chip-loving homes. For every sale, 10% of proceeds are going to the United […]