Homeboy Industries pins hopes on chips and salsa

According to the Compton-based supermarket chain 256 Ralphs, the hottest-selling snack item was Homeboy Industries' tortilla chips and salsa.

Homeboy Industries, the Los Angeles nonprofit that helps former gang members and convicts turn their lives around, launched its line of chips and salsa at Ralphs last month as part of an effort to revive its hard-hit finances. .