Our History

It all started from an idea...Every great business starts with an idea, and that inspiration took the form of a batch of perfect tortilla chips cooked one lazy afternoon in the late 70s. Throughout his childhood, Brady Bunte and his brothers would experiment with chip recipes before discovering just the right mixture of soy sauce and lime juice that made an irresistible chip. Years later while spending his summers fishing and soaking up the rays along the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Bunte realized that his chips belonged next to coolers on every boat and within arms reach of every hammock. It was a simple idea, it was a good idea, but where to get started?

Since Cabo had been the inspiration, it seemed only fitting to begin there as well. Cabo Foods Inc. opened its first factory directly across from the Corona brewery (you know there's a joke in there somewhere). Because timing is everything, everyone at Cabo Foods took great pleasure in making their first day of business April 1, 2004. The factory became a focal point for the community by creating good jobs and funding charities and schools. A few months after starting in Mexico, Cabo Chips became so successful that the company opened a second factory near the beautiful beaches in sunny Southern California. To this day, Cabo Chips is still owned and operated by the Bunte family.