PepsiCo has confirmed its 2026 Christmas crisps and snacks range, and it is built almost entirely on comebacks rather than brand new flavours. Four lines go on sale in UK shops from 28 September 2026: Doritos Gingerbread, Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham, Walkers Pigs in Blankets and Walkers Roast Potatoes, with the two Walkers multipacks returning to shelves after several years away and reformulated to non-HFSS recipes. Prices run from £2.30 to £2.50, and all four have appeared in UK shops before, so this is a known-quantity festive line-up rather than a gamble on something untested.
What is in the range
PepsiCo UK has announced a four-strong festive snacking range for Christmas 2026, refreshing the packaging across its Walkers, Doritos and Wotsits Giants lines and putting shopper marketing support behind the launch. Retail trade press reported the range on 21 September 2026, with a shared on-shelf date of 28 September 2026 across major UK supermarkets and convenience retailers. The four products are:
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- Doritos Gingerbread, 180g sharing bag, £2.50 RRP
- Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham, 150g sharing bag, £2.50 RRP
- Walkers Pigs in Blankets, 5x25g multipack, £2.30 RRP
- Walkers Roast Potatoes, 5x25g multipack, £2.30 RRP
None of these are new flavours as such. All four are returning products with a track record, which matters if you are trying to work out whether they are worth seeking out or just another short-lived festive gimmick.
Doritos Gingerbread
Doritos Gingerbread is back for a second Christmas running. PepsiCo says the flavour racked up more than a million organic TikTok views over the 2025 festive season, which is presumably why it has earned a repeat outing rather than being quietly dropped.
The 180g sharing bag carries an RRP of £2.50 and lands on shelves from 28 September 2026. According to Tesco’s own product listing, the ingredients are corn (maize), rapeseed oil, and a gingerbread flavour seasoning made from sugar, dried spices (ginger powder, cassia powder), salt and a milk-containing flavouring, plus rosemary extract and other antioxidants. Key facts worth knowing before you buy:
- Contains milk
- May contain soya, wheat and other gluten-containing cereals
- Suitable for vegetarians
- No added MSG or artificial colours
- Previously stocked at Tesco, Bargain Booze, Bestway and Scottish independent wholesalers, so it has a genuine distribution footprint beyond a single retailer
It is a genuinely unusual flavour by UK crisp standards, closer to a spiced biscuit than a savoury snack, and it is not for everyone. If you liked it last year, this is the same product coming back rather than a reformulation.
Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham
Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham is the other returning sharing bag in the range, and PepsiCo is citing an 82% repurchase intent score from 2025 as the reason it is back for another festive season. The 150g bag has an RRP of £2.50 and goes on sale from 28 September 2026.
Ingredient information from retailer listings shows potatoes, sunflower and rapeseed oils, and a honey glazed roast ham flavouring built from sugar, salt, potassium chloride, onion powder, mixed spices, garlic powder and paprika extract, with rosemary extract and other antioxidants added. A few things to check before buying:
- May contain barley, celery, cereals containing gluten, milk, mustard, soya and wheat
- Suitable for vegetarians, but not suitable for vegans as the recipe contains honey
- Described by Walkers as a thicker cut crisp for extra crunch
- No artificial colours or added MSG
- Has an established Amazon UK sales history from the previous festive run, alongside listings at Iceland and One Stop
Because this one has sold through Amazon before, it tends to be the easiest of the four to track down online once new stock lands, rather than relying purely on finding it in a physical shop.
Walkers Pigs in Blankets
Walkers Pigs in Blankets crisps return in a 5x25g multipack format, priced at £2.30 RRP, with stock due from 28 September 2026. This flavour last appeared on shelves in 2023, so it has been off the market for a couple of Christmases, and PepsiCo has used the relaunch to move it to a new non-HFSS recipe.
Retailer ingredient listings show potatoes, sunflower and rapeseed oils, and a smoked pigs in blankets seasoning made with whey powder (from milk), salt, sugar, rice flour, onion powder, spices, herbs, citric acid and paprika extract, with a smoke flavouring added. The practical details:
- Contains milk
- May contain barley, celery, cereals containing gluten, mustard, soya and wheat
- Suitable for vegetarians, despite the name, as there is no meat in the seasoning
- Not suitable for vegans, because of the milk-derived whey powder
- No added MSG, artificial colours or preservatives
Multipacks like this tend to move fast around Christmas, since they are an easy stocking-filler or lunchbox add for anyone doing a festive-themed office spread.
Walkers Roast Potatoes
The fourth product is Walkers Roast Potato crisps, also in a 5x25g multipack at £2.30 RRP, on shelves from 28 September 2026. This one has the longest gap of the four, having last been available back in 2021, and like the Pigs in Blankets multipack it now uses a reformulated non-HFSS recipe.
The seasoning, described on retailer listings as an “Ultimate Roast Potato Seasoning”, is made from whey powder (from milk), salt, sugar, rice flour, garlic powder, onion powder, spices and herbs, on a base of potatoes and sunflower and rapeseed oils. Worth knowing:
- Contains milk
- May contain barley, celery, cereals containing gluten, mustard, soya and wheat
- Suitable for vegetarians
- Not suitable for vegans, again because of the whey powder
- No added MSG, artificial colours or preservatives
If you are assembling a festive crisp multipack box for a family gathering, this is the most straightforwardly “Sunday roast” flavour of the four, and it pairs naturally with the Pigs in Blankets bag from the same range.
Where to buy the 2026 festive range
All four lines share the same 28 September 2026 on-shelf date, rolling out across major UK supermarkets and convenience retailers, backed by updated festive packaging across the Walkers, Doritos and Wotsits Giants lines and in-store shopper marketing. Because these are returning rather than genuinely new products, availability tends to build quickly once stock lands, and previous editions of the Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham and Pigs in Blankets multipack have both sold on Amazon UK before, so it is worth checking there alongside supermarkets and convenience stores as the new season stock arrives.
If you want to browse the wider Walkers range while you wait for the festive stock to land, our Walkers Crisps category page covers the full line-up, and our complete guide to Walkers Sensations flavours has the background on how the Sensations range fits together if Honey Glazed Roast Ham is new to you.
Summary
PepsiCo’s Christmas 2026 crisps range plays it safe with four returning flavours rather than a brand new launch: Doritos Gingerbread and Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham as sharing bags, and Walkers Pigs in Blankets and Walkers Roast Potatoes as 5x25g multipacks, both reformulated to non-HFSS recipes. All four go on sale from 28 September 2026 at RRPs between £2.30 and £2.50, with wide distribution planned across UK supermarkets and convenience retailers. None of the four are vegan, since they all contain milk-derived ingredients or, in the case of the Honey Glazed Roast Ham, honey, but all four are suitable for vegetarians.
When do the 2026 PepsiCo festive crisps go on sale?
All four products, Doritos Gingerbread, Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham, Walkers Pigs in Blankets and Walkers Roast Potatoes, go on shelves from 28 September 2026 across major UK supermarkets and convenience retailers.
Are any of the new PepsiCo festive crisps vegan?
No. All four contain milk-derived ingredients such as whey powder, and the Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham also contains honey. All four are suitable for vegetarians.
How much do the 2026 Walkers festive multipacks cost?
The Walkers Pigs in Blankets and Walkers Roast Potatoes 5x25g multipacks both have an RRP of £2.30. The Doritos Gingerbread 180g bag and Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham 150g bag are both £2.50 RRP.
Have these crisp flavours been sold before?
Yes. Doritos Gingerbread is returning for a second Christmas, Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham is returning after strong repurchase rates in 2025, Walkers Pigs in Blankets last appeared in 2023, and Walkers Roast Potatoes last appeared in 2021.
Why have the Walkers multipacks been reformulated?
Walkers Pigs in Blankets and Walkers Roast Potatoes have both been moved to new non-HFSS (high in fat, salt or sugar) recipes ahead of their 2026 relaunch, in line with wider reformulation across the PepsiCo UK snacking range.
Where can I buy the PepsiCo festive crisps range online?
Previous editions of the Walkers Sensations Honey Glazed Roast Ham and Walkers Pigs in Blankets multipack have both been available on Amazon UK, alongside listings at Iceland, Tesco and independent wholesalers. Stock for the 2026 range is expected to build online through late September and October as it reaches shops.
