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New use for ugly produce
Potato chip company Dieffenbach’s isn’t able to use every potato it receives in its line of kettle chips; some are blemished, too large or small, or simply surplus. To prevent these not-quite-perfect and extra potatoes from becoming food waste, the company introduced its Uglies Chips, complete with packaging that explains what’s “wrong” with them.

“Uglies will have brown edges, brown spots, or be darker all over, but their flavor is st…