• Farmer Who Grows Potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham Finally Knows What Destroyed Crops in 2016

    Farmer Who Grows Potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham Finally Knows What Destroyed Crops in 2016

    Michael Brooks, a South Jersey farmer who grows potatoes for Herr’s in Nottingham, finally knows what destroyed his crop eight years ago, writes Alan Yu for WHYY.  Like hundreds of other farmers throughout the region, Brooks lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of potatoes in 2016 to a previously-unidentified disease. Nearly all his potato…

  • Kimble Farm Owners Seek Sale to Rutter’s, but West Nottingham Township Residents Opposed

    Kimble Farm Owners Seek Sale to Rutter’s, but West Nottingham Township Residents Opposed

    Kimble Farm owners have entered a sales agreement with Rutter’s, but West Nottingham Township residents oppose the proposed new use for the property, writes Betsy Brewer Brantner for the Chester County Press.  Around 100 acres of the farm could be sold to the convenience store chain, pending discussions and approvals from the West Nottingham Township…

  • Nottingham-Based Herr Foods Names New CEO, Passing Leadership to Third-Generation 

    Nottingham-Based Herr Foods Names New CEO, Passing Leadership to Third-Generation 

    Herr Foods, a family-owned company based in Nottingham, has officially passed the reins to the third generation by appointing Troy Gunden as CEO, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  Gunden, a third-generation Herr family member, previously the Chester County chip maker’s president, stepped into his new role on Sept. 1, taking over from…

  • Herr’s Plans to Sell 123 Acres of East Nottingham Land for “Herr’s Farm” Project

    Herr’s Plans to Sell 123 Acres of East Nottingham Land for “Herr’s Farm” Project

    Nottingham-based snack company Herr’s plans to sell over one hundred acres of Nottingham land for the new Herr’s Farm project, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The company has owned the 123-acre stretch of land since 1994. The sale is currently under agreement with E Kahn Development in Malvern. Referred to as the Herr’s…

  • Vote on the Winning Potato Chip Flavor of This Year’s Herr’s Flavored By Philly Competition

    Vote on the Winning Potato Chip Flavor of This Year’s Herr’s Flavored By Philly Competition

    Nottingham-based Herr’s has come out with a new trio of Philly-inspired chip flavors for the public to vote on, writes Nick Kariuki for Billy Penn at WHYY. The public was asked to suggest potato chip flavors based on their favorite restaurant dish for a chance to win $5,000, a year’s supply of chips, and $10,000…

  • Nottingham Winery’s Grapes Produce Best-Selling Wines in Pennsylvania

    Nottingham Winery’s Grapes Produce Best-Selling Wines in Pennsylvania

    A Nottingham vineyard’s best-selling wine has a not-so-secret ingredient. Carmine grapes, which are also grown in Mifflin and Northumberland Counties, are the special sauce for Wayvine Winery & Vineyard, run by brothers Zach and James Wilson, writes Paul Vigna for Penn Live.  Carmine is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane and then crossed again…

  • Nottingham Winery’s Grapes Produce Best-Selling Wines in Pennsylvania

    Nottingham Winery’s Grapes Produce Best-Selling Wines in Pennsylvania

    A Nottingham vineyard’s best-selling wine has a not-so-secret ingredient. Carmine grapes, which are also grown in Mifflin and Northumberland Counties, are the special sauce for Wayvine Winery & Vineyard, run by brothers Zach and James Wilson, writes Paul Vigna for Penn Live.  Carmine is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane and then crossed again…

  • Spotted! Di Bruno Bros. Partners with Nottingham-area Winery to Help Fund Spotted Lanternfly Research

    Spotted! Di Bruno Bros. Partners with Nottingham-area Winery to Help Fund Spotted Lanternfly Research

    Di Bruno Bros. has released a new wine made with help of Wayvine Winery & Vineyard in Nottingham, and sales will help fund spotted lanternfly research, writes Allie Miller for PhillyVoice. Last week, the specialty food store introduced its second original wine in a collaborative series titled Di Bruno Bros. & Friends that launched in…

  • Wynnewood-based Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Assists Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts Donate Thousands to Boy Battling Cancer

    Wynnewood-based Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Assists Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts Donate Thousands to Boy Battling Cancer

    Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has donated $30,000 to a Chester County family with a seven-year-old boy who is battling cancer, writes Dave Zangaro for NBC10. Hurts reached out to Wynnewood-based Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, wanting to get involved. The Foundation connected him with Erick, whose family, which includes four younger siblings, has been living…

  • Aqua Pennsylvania Promotes Area Man to Maintenance Manager

    Aqua Pennsylvania Promotes Area Man to Maintenance Manager

    Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Nottingham resident Tim Stanley from the position of field supervisor to maintenance manager for Great Valley operations. In his new role, Stanley will be responsible for the daily operations of four maintenance crews comprising 20 employees, two Pennsylvania One Call locators, and one leak survey technician. “Tim brings 26 years of…