Walkers Snack Foods Limited, trading as Walkers, is a British snack food manufacturer mainly operating in the UK and Ireland. The company is best known for manufacturing potato crisps and other snack foods. In 2013, it held 56% of the British crisp market. Walkers was founded in 1948 in Leicester, England, by Henry Walker. The Walkers family sold the business in 1970 to American food producer, Standard Brands. In 1989, Walkers was acquired by PepsiCo, owners of US snack brand Frito-Lay.
Walkers Salt and Vinegar flavour (pictured) were launched in 1967
Walkers factory in Swansea, Wales
Front entrance to Walkers factory in Lincoln, England
Quavers cheese flavour. Introduced by Smith's in 1968, they have been produced by Walkers since 1997
A potato chip or crisp is a thin slice of potato that has been deep fried, baked, or air fried until crunchy. They are commonly served as a snack, side dish, or appetizer. The basic chips are cooked and salted; additional varieties are manufactured using various flavorings and ingredients including herbs, spices, cheeses, other natural flavors, artificial flavors, and additives.
Potato chip
Homemade potato slices are deep fried in hot oil for several minutes.
An advertisement for Smith's Potato Crisps
Since 2010, air frying has become a popular alternative to deep frying, including the preparations of homemade potato chips.