Saunders’ great-grandfather, F. Nephi Grigg, founded Ore-Ida along with his brother Golden T. Grigg in 1952. The brothers ...

Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind ...

BYU is both winning and carb-loading thanks to Cougars star Richie Saunders and his family connection to a potato empire.

The men’s basketball NCAA Tournament is famous for bringing players’ unusual stories to broader attention. And in an era ...

As BYU advances to the Sweet 16, Ore-Ida is going all in with a campaign that blends basketball history, family heritage, and ...

Among the company's innovations? Tater Tots, now Ore-Ida's most well-known product. Or, after some recent branding changes, Ore-Richie. Saunders poured in 25 points for the Cougars against the ...

"We're teaming up with basketball hotshot Richie Saunders, the great-grandson of Ore-Ida founder and inventor of Tater Tots, to give away free tots if Richie's team wins today," the company wrote ...

What do Tater Tots have to do with Wisconsin's March Madness loss against BYU? BYU basketball's Richie Saunders' connection to Tater Tots explained Richie Saunders, BYU's star player who lit up the ...

What do Tater Tots have to do with Wisconsin's March Madness loss against BYU? BYU basketball's Richie Saunders' connection to Tater Tots explained Richie Saunders, BYU's star player who lit up ...

Heder was set to meet with BYU’s Richie Saunders, a descendant of the man who invented tater tots and made them the hottest snack during March Madness. “I’m here to support BYU, to support ...