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Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli Potato Crisps

ownerPepsiCo, Inc. (USA)
originUnited Kingdom
manufacturedUnited Kingdom

Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli is a premium range of potato crisps launched in the early 2000s in the United Kingdom. Designed to appeal to a more adult audience with sophisticated flavor profiles, the brand quickly became a staple in the British savory snack market. The specific product shown is an 'Easter Edition' variant, maintaining the signature black packaging that signifies the premium brand identity.

The Walkers brand itself traces its origins back to Leicester, England, where butcher Henry Walker began frying potato slices in 1948 to combat meat rationing. Today, the majority of Walkers crisps are still produced in the United Kingdom, specifically at the world's largest crisp factory in Leicester.

Ownership of the brand transitioned to global scale when it was acquired by the American multinational PepsiCo in 1989. Since then, Walkers has been the UK equivalent of the Lay's brand used elsewhere globally, though it retains the historic Walkers name in the UK market due to its immense brand equity and heritage.

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