News, reviews, guides and everything crispy from the UK's favourite snack experts.

In 2004, three farmers from North Lincolnshire sold 16 boxes of crisps to four local pubs. That was...

When Walkers launched Sensations in May 2002, the UK crisp market shifted noticeably. Before Sensations, premium crisps meant...

Discos have been around since 1979 and they have not changed much. Same flat disc shape, same punchy...

McCoys are not a subtle crisp. The ridges are bigger, the seasoning is heavier, and the crunch is...

Seabrook Crisps are the crinkle-cut crisps from Bradford. If you grew up in the north of England, you...

Frazzles look like bacon, they taste like bacon, and they are named after a cooking process most associated...

Space Raiders are one of those crisps that people feel a specific, almost irrational loyalty towards. The alien...

Hula Hoops have been a fixture of British snacking since 1973. They are the ring-shaped crisps made by...

KP is one of those names that everyone in Britain knows but almost nobody can fully explain. You...

Quavers are one of the most asked-about crisps when it comes to gluten-free diets. The question makes sense:...

Quavers have been one of Britain’s favourite light snacks since 1968, which makes them older than most people...

Walkers Sensations launched in 2002 as Walkers’ answer to a simple question: what if a crisp was actually...

Transform a Snack is probably the only crisp in the UK where the instructions on the packet tell...

Space Raiders are one of those crisps that almost everyone in the UK knows, but almost nobody can...

TL;DR: Lays and Walkers are made by the same parent company, PepsiCo, using a similar production process. But...

TL;DR: Skips are a prawn cocktail flavoured corn puff snack made by KP Snacks. They are best known...

TL;DR: Walkers Crisps are the UK’s best-selling crisp brand, founded in Leicester in 1948 and owned by PepsiCo...

TL;DR: No Ringos flavours are vegan. All three varieties, Cheese and Onion, Salt and Vinegar, and Sour Cream...

TL;DR: Ringos are a ring-shaped corn and potato snack made by Golden Wonder, launched in the early 1970s....

TL;DR: Wotsits are a baked corn puff snack made by Walkers, originally launched by Golden Wonder in 1971....

Cheese and Onion and Salt and Vinegar consistently come out on top in UK crisp preference surveys. Ready...

The nineties were a big decade for crisps in the UK. New brands arrived, portion sizes crept up,...

Monster Munch currently comes in three main flavours: Pickled Onion, Flamin’ Hot, and Roast Beef. Pickled Onion is...

The UK crisp market has lost some absolute legends over the decades. From Brannigans to Spicy Tomato Snaps,...

If you grew up in the UK in the 1970s, crisps looked and tasted very different to what...

Nik Naks come in three main flavours: Nice ‘N’ Spicy, Rib ‘N’ Saucy, and Scampi ‘N’ Lemon. Nice...

Wheat Crunchies are a KP Snacks product made from wheat rather than potato or corn. They come in...

Buying crisps in bulk sounds simple enough until you actually try to do it. What counts as bulk?...

Buying crisps in full boxes from a specialist retailer is consistently cheaper per bag than supermarket multipacks. A...

Skips do not contain any gluten ingredients in their recipe. However, they carry a “May Contain: Gluten” warning...

No. Prawn cocktail crisps are not made with real prawns. The flavour comes from a combination of flavourings...

Beef crisps are not made from beef. The beef flavour comes from a combination of flavourings, often including...