Stacy's Pita Chip Company was founded in 1997 by a social worker and a
psychologist with a passion for good food and a commitment to healthy living.
With a desire for a career in the food industry, but without the capital to
open a restaurant, Stacy Madison and Mark Andrus began serving healthy pita
bread roll-up sandwiches in Boston's Financial District. As an incentive, the
bread was baked into pita chips and served to customers waiting in line. They
became an instant hit and the lines grew longer each day. It was the
customers who encouraged them to get the pita chips into stores, thus Stacy's
