Canadian regions inspire flavours in Lay's latest potato chip contest

Lay's Canadian Do Us A Flavour contest contenders for 2015

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Four finalists have been chosen for Lay's Canada's Do Us a Flavour Tastes of Canada contest.

Contestants were asked to come up with a potato chip recipe idea based on their favourite food and the Canadian region that inspired it.

The company said it received almost 950,000 submissions.

The four flavours, which will be available in stores in early August for a limited time, are:

Voting to determine the top chip flavour runs from Aug. 11 to Sept 30. Canadians can vote at Lays.ca/Flavour, on Twitter or Instagram, or by text.

The finalist garnering the most votes will win $50,000 plus one per cent of their flavour's future sales.

The winning flavour will be announced and available across Canada in late November.

Jalapeno Mac N' Cheese created by Randall Litman of Calgary was the 2014 contest winner, and Maple Moose, devised by Tyler LeFrense of Isle Aux Morts, N.L., won in 2013.