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Smith's Crisps were first manufactured in Australia in 1931 with an associate, George Ensor, in leased premises in Sydney's Surry Hills. They were originally made in 20 gas fired cooking pots, then packed by hand and distributed by Nestle confectionery vans. [23] Smith's Potato Crisps sold its early crisps in three penny packets, 24 to a tin ...
The product remained under the Smiths brand years after its fellow products Quavers and Monster Munch were moved to the Walkers brand. In January 2001, Walkers announced to relaunch Square, and would transition it from the Smiths brand to the Walkers brand. [4] The name of the crisps was changed to Squares shortly afterward. [5]
Many of Walkers brands were formerly branded under the Smiths Crisps name. This comes from the time when Walkers, Smiths and Tudor Crisps were the three main brands of Nabisco's UK snack division, with Tudor being marketed mainly in the north of England and Smiths in the south. After the takeover by PepsiCo, the Tudor name was dropped, and the ...
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The company was named after the Golden Wonder potato, which Alexander believed to be the best for making crisps. [2] In 1952, the company moved to a purpose-built factory in Sighthill. The company was bought by Imperial Tobacco in 1961. [3] By early 1960s, it was manufacturing crisps at three further sites, at Broxburn, Widnes and Corby. [2]
Quavers were launched in 1968 with the advertising slogan "you get a lovely lot of Quavers in a bag", described as "curly potato puffs". [1] The brand was originally sold in cheese and smoky bacon flavours, but over the years flavours like Spicy Beef, Sweet and Sour, Prawn Cocktail, and Ketchup were also part of the range.
Articles related to brands marketed by The Smith's Snackfood Company, an Australian subsidiary of PepsiCo. Pages in category "The Smith's Snackfood Company brands" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Smith's Potato Crisps Ltd opened in 1927 (Brand now owned by PepsiCo, acquired in 1989). Factory rebuilt and expanded in 1930 with colonnaded frontage. The Firestone Tyre Company. Built 1928, designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. [3] [4] It was the first overseas factory built