Potato-Based Snacks Overtook Sales of Crisps in the UK in 2015

Potato-Based Snacks Overtook Sales of Crisps in the UK in 2015

Healthy lifestyles and the rise of the discounter appear to be chipping away at sales of crisps. Indeed, new research from Mintel reveals that sales of potato-based and other snacks, such as tortilla chips and popped chips, overtook sales of potato crisps in 2015. Whilst sales of potato crisps are estimated to have declined to […]

Pringles Launches Range of Crisp Scented Candles

Pringles Launches Range of Crisp Scented Candles

Yes, you heard that right, crisp brand Pringles has launched a limited run of scented candles for the festive season. Pringles has created 500 scented candles in three flavours that will be sent to pre-selected people to test out ahead of a potential wider launch in 2016. The candle scents include cheesy cheese, Texas BBQ […]

Lay’s Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger Flavored Chips Win The 2014 “Do Us A Flavor” Contest

Lay’s Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger Flavored Chips Win The 2014 “Do Us A Flavor” Contest

Following nearly three months of competition, Lay’s potato chips – one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division – announced Lay’s Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger flavored potato chips as the winner of this year’s Lay’s “Do Us A Flavor” contest. Meneko Spigner McBeth, who submitted the idea for Lay’s Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger flavored […]

Walkers Installs Three Twitter-Activated Vending Machines in London

Walkers Installs Three Twitter-Activated Vending Machines in London

Crisps brand Walkers while finalizing its UK campaign “Do Us a Flavour,” launched in January, to select one winning crowdsourced flavour among six finalists, installed three vending machines — one in Clapham Junction and two in Oxford Street of London — To distribute packs with the new flavours for free. The “trick” of these machines […]

Ignite Your Snack Sales With New McCoy’s Fire Pit Sizzlers

Ignite Your Snack Sales With New McCoy’s Fire Pit Sizzlers

The UK’s number one ridged crisp is bringing the authentic taste of the BBQ to snacks aisles this summer with the launch of its New McCoy’s Fire Pit Sizzlers – a new range of crisps that deliver a superior taste for the perfect male snack. McCoy’s Fire Pit Sizzlers consists of three mouth-watering new flavours […]

Lay’s Potato Chips Reveals The Finalists For ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Contest

Lay’s Potato Chips Reveals The Finalists For ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Contest

Lay’s potato chips, one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo‘s Frito-Lay division, announced the four finalist flavors in its Lay’s “Do Us A Flavor” contest. Lay’s Cappuccino, Lay’s Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Lay’s Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger and Lay’s Wavy Mango Salsa flavored potato chips were selected as finalists from the more than 14 […]