• Stuart 'Head Fryer' Franklin

    This is Stuart, the brains behind Proper Crisps.
    When Stuart isn't thinking about potatoes, he is probably peeling them!

    He lives and breathes Proper Crisps, and bringing you the healthiest, tastiest crisps is his goal.

  • Kathryn 'Tater Technician' Franklin

    Now, Stuart thinks he is the brains behind Proper Crisps, but what he doesn't know, is he is being carefully manipulated into thinking he is the brains by none other than his lovely Missus - Kathryn.
    You know what they say, behind every great man there is a great woman! So, if ever you wanted to discuss the finer points of mononucleotides, or nucleides consisting of one molecule each of a phosphoric acid, a sugar, and either a purine or a pyrimidine base, then Kathryn is the lass to talk to.

  • Mike - the Mechanic

    Mike likes nothing better than tinkering about with machines, which is just as well seeing as most of our processing equipment qualifies as antique and is temperamental to say the least!
     
    Mike thinks he makes the best crisps as he sings while he's stirring. When not stirring crisps or tinkering with machines, Mike is a keen mountainbiker and can be seen most weekends tearing around the bike trails around Motueka on his home-made mountain bike.

  • Vanessa - the Peel Deal

    Vanessa is our next door neighbour and joined us not long after we started when we needed help in keeping up with demand. She has a real eye for detail, so we put her on peeling duty and she's been there ever since.
     
    We estimate that she has peeled more than the weight of a jumbo jet in potatoes in that time! Unsurprisingly, Vanessa's family rarely get any potato based meals for tea these days!

  • Paul - the Brawn

    Now, if Stuart thinks he is the brains of the operation, then Paul is definitely the brawn. If ever the forklift packs a sad, we just get Paul to move the crates of potatoes around.
     
    He lists "hard work" amongst his list of hobbies and has even started going around saying "Big is good!" all the time.

  • Together

    What it all comes down to,
    is we think we're
    a great team.
    This potato roller coaster
    is heaps of fun,
    and what makes
    it all worthwhile
    is we are making
    some of the best
    crisps we have
    ever tasted.

    So where are yours?

Our Team

Stuart
stuart-holdingStuart is the driving force behind Proper Crisps having seen the light whilst working for a corporate “chip” company. Stuart is proud of the dubious honour of having eaten crisps on every continent on Earth (except Antarctica – yet!).

He reckons this makes him a crisp connoisseur, just don’t ask to see his crisp packet collection!

Kathryn
kathrynsmallKathryn is the detail person in the team.

She’s the one that knows all the fancy science stuff having spent 14 years as a Food Technologist. She also claims to have the most highly developed tastebuds which come in handy for quality control.

We thought she was taking it a bit far though when she started matching the crisps with Nelson wines and boutique beers!

Mike
mikesmallMike likes nothing better than tinkering about with machines, which is just as well seeing as most of our processing equipment qualifies as antique and is temperamental to say the least! Mike thinks he makes the best crisps as he sings while he’s stirring.

When not stirring crisps or tinkering with machines, Mike is a keen mountainbiker and can be seen most weekends tearing around the bike trails around Motueka on his home-made mountain bike.

Vanessa
VanessaVanessa is our next door neighbour and joined us not long after we started when we needed help in keeping up with demand.

She has a real eye for detail, so we put her on peeling duty and she’s been there ever since. We estimate that she has peeled more than the weight of a jumbo jet in potatoes in that time!

Unsurprisingly, Vanessa’s family rarely get any potato based meals for tea these days!

Paul
paulNow, if Stuart thinks he is the brains of the operation, then Paul is definitely the brawn. If ever the forklift packs a sad, we just get Paul to move the crates of potatoes around. He lists “hard work” amongst his list of hobbies and has even started going around saying “Big is good!” all the time.