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And so, the first Walkers production line burst into action in the empty upper storey of Walker's Oxford Street factory in Leicester. During these early days the potatoes were sliced up by hand and cooked in an ordinary fish and chip frier. Mr Gerrard himself was the first cook!
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Advantages: Delicious, cheap, variety, versatile Disadvantages: Prawn cocktail flavour, quite high in fat.
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And so, the first Walkers production line burst into action in the empty upper storey of Walker's Oxford Street factory in Leicester. During these early days the potatoes were sliced up by hand and cooked in an ordinary fish and chip frier. Mr Gerrard himself was the first cook!
From this humble start, the public's love affair with crisps and Walkers began and crisp manufacture was here to stay.
Today, Walkers is Britain's favourite ... ...product is the multipack of Walkers original crisps.
I pulled the huge big bag out of the cupboard and examined the packet. Not bad- this huge bag contained 14 packets of walkers crisps. The flavours this particular bag included were
*Ready Salted
*Cheese and Onion
*Salt and Vinegar
*Prawn Cocktail
Not bad, I thought, though I wasn't a huge fan of prawn cocktail I thought I may aswell give them a try. more
As some of you know, I have a very sweet tooth. Unfortunately, I also have a very savoury tooth and I'm a particular sucker for a bag of crisps. So, you can imagine my delight each week when the weekly shop has been done and I can rumage around and see what delights my mum has bought for us to enjoy and devour this week. Our family likes a huge variety of crisps, usually resulting in 3 or 4 huge variety bags being bought- our usuals are Wotsits, McCoys, Hula Hoops and pringles.
However this week was different. I first came across the WALKERS variety bag when I was looking for an accompanyment to go with my sandwich for my lunch. My eyes lit up as I noticed the huge bag in the crisps cupboard. I decided immediatly that today wasnt a day for McCoys flame grilled steak- no today was a day for a bag of traditional WALKERS.
WALKERS Yes, there was a Mr Walker! Henry Walker. He was a very successful pork butcher who moved from Mansfield to Leicester in the 1880's to take over an established business in the high street. Mr Walker and his son offered quality meat and the business prospered, eventually moving to Cheapside in 1912. But when the Second World War came meat was severely rationed and even in 1948 Walker's shops were sold out by 10am every day. The factory was working at half-capacity. Mr Walker pondered over how he could make better use of his premises and his eager work force. The company's managing director, R.E Gerrard, considered moving into ice-cream but there could be hygiene problems from manufacturing meat and dairy products so close together. Then he hit on potato crisps, enormously popular with the public, subject to rationing. And so, the first Walkers production line burst into action in the empty upper storey of Walker's Oxford Street factory in Leicester. During these early days the potatoes were sliced up by hand and cooked in an ordinary fish and chip frier. Mr Gerrard himself was the first cook! From this humble start, the public's love affair with crisps and Walkers began and crisp manufacture was here to stay. Today, Walkers is Britain's favourite crisp and the biggest crisp manufacturer, employing over 4,000 people in 15 locations.
**** Packaging Back to the product I am reviewing. This product is the multipack of Walkers original crisps. I pulled the huge big bag out of the cupboard and examined the packet. Not bad- this huge bag contained 14 packets of walkers crisps. The flavours this particular bag included were
Ready Salted
Cheese and Onion
Salt and Vinegar
Prawn Cocktail Not bad, I thought, though I wasn't a huge fan of prawn cocktail I thought I may aswell give them a try. The 14 packets of crisps were held in a predominantly bright reddish brownish bag, almost the same colour as the smokey bacon variety, however not as brown as slightly more reddish. The WALKERS logo is wrriten in its usual form: A yellow circle background with a red "SCroll" shaped thing over it, and then the words WALKERS written in white writing. Underneath this it states that the bag contains 14 packets of crisps. Underneath this are 4 panels of colour- Red- indicating the ready salted, blue-indicating the cheese and onion, green- indicating the salt and vinegar and a bright pink- indicating the prawn cocktail. Overall i found the packaging to be quite nice, however it wouldnt stand out to much to me on the shelf and I probably would opt for something else.
Bags inside As the packaging correctly states there are 14 regular (25g) bags of crisps inside. I think the amount of each flavour varies from pack to pack, however in mine, I was give 4 ready salted, 4 salt and vinegar, 3 cheese and ionion and 3 prawn cocktail. Each bag was the same as the bags you can buy indidually however they did state they must only be sold in a multipack.
Ready salted; Red bag, huge golden looking crisp on front, walkers logo.
Cheese and Onion; Blue bag, huge golden looking crisp, nutrition information, walkers logo.
Salt and Vinegar; Green bag,huge golden looking crisp, nutrition information, walkers logo.
Over all I think the most attractive bag was the PRAWN COCKTAIL, perhaps to do with the fact the colour is so bright.Smell I decided I'd be a good friend, and for the sake of all you Ciao'rs, id sample a bag of every flavour crisps, so that you get an idea of what your going to be buying.
Ready salted; Salty, normal crisp smell, not overly strong.
Cheese and onion; Strong smell, crisp smell, quite cheesy smelling.
Salt and vinegar; Quite strong smell, very vinegary smelling, makes you eyes water if you sniff to hard.
Prawn cocktail; Horrible strong prawn cocktail smell, my least favourite.
I think my favourite smell was the cheese and onion ones, they had a strong smell and they really got my tastebuds wanting to dig in.Taste Again, I sampled them on, and all in all I was quite impressed with the taste. The crisps were very crunchy and the texture was smooth and because I ate them when they were cold, the flavour was very strong.
Cheese and onion; _Very cheesy, slight onion taste, aftertaste, really nice. My favourite._
Salt and vinegar; _Very vinegary, not overly salty, stings if you have got an ulcer, quite nice_.
Prawn cocktail; _My least favourite, quite a strong, yet artificial prawn taste, not reccomended.
Overall my favourite flavour out of this choice was definitly the cheese and onion. They had a really strong taste and they aslo left a delicious after taste in my mouth. I'l definitly be buying a multipack of all cheese and onion in the futre I think.Nutrition These are definitly not the most unhealthy on the market of crisps. Howveer you would probably be better opting for WALKERS BAKED or QUAVERS. Each bag contains:
Salt and vinegar; 181 cals, 11.4g of fat
Prawn cocktail; 181 cals, 11.4g of fat.
Ready salted; 183 cals, 11.7gt of fat.
Cheese and onoion; 181 cals, 11.4g of fat
Cost/AvailabilityWalkers crisps and multipacks are available in most supermarkets, eg- Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys etc.
Indidual packs- 30-40p
14 Multi pack- £2.08
6 multi pack- £1.06
I think these are quite good prices, espescially for the quality of the crisps. Obviously the prices will vary depending on where you purchase, but these are average prices.Walkers- Other crispsWalkers dont only do there normal crisps, oh boy no, they do many different types:
Doritos
Monster munch
Wotsits
Sensations
Other flavours in normal- smokey bacon, bbq, tomato ketchup etc
Salt and shake
Quavers
These are only some of the more popular ones that walkers provide5 sense summary
Taste- very delicious, range of flavours, quite strong
Smell- delicious, quite strong, some not so strong
Sound- none
Touch- Smooth yet crispy
Sight- bright packaging, fairly attractive.
Versatility You can eat walkers crisps in many more ways rather than straight out of the bag.
Crisp sandwich- 2 peices of white bread, crisps and brown sauce
Mushed up with mayo- Crush the crisps, mix with mayo and eat off a spoon
Accompying a sandwich- place next to your sandwich and tuck in
Suck them- A great way to make your crisps last is to suck them until theve gone really soggy and then chew:D
Advantages: Worcester Sauce are quite nice Disadvantages: mild, flavours
Walkers Crisps are probably the best known and, dare I say it, best loved crisps in the UK. Their slogan says “There’s no crisp like Walkers” and I don’t think anyone, whether they like them or not would disagree. They claim to harvest potatoes that are grown specially for Walkers, add their own unique flavours (can’t argue with that) and keep the crisps fresh with their ‘three way protective packaging”. ... ...to really feel the ‘tang’. Walkers just didn’t do it for me. The flavourings were weak and very unmemorable and I can’t say I was too disappointed when I reached the end of the packet (which like ALL Walkers crisps was only filled about ½ of the way up the bag). I guess for those people out there who like ‘mild’ flavours in their crisps it would be ok, but when it comes to me they get the thumbs down.
The second ...
Gwenick 21.12.2001
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Advantages: great taste, my favourite, keeps fresh and lasts long Disadvantages: the cheapest brand of crisps
...front of the packer.
Walkers is a well-known brand which has been established for years so you can expect quality from this 34.5g bag and may even pack a punch when you come to pay for it at the till and realise how much it is (if you didn’t find he price that is), but you expect that with well-known brands.
Each bag will last for approximately 2 months before the best before date comes into play, but you don’t have to worry about it ... ...won’t feel that way because Walkers claim that this product is suitable for vegetarians, so enjoy.
Contact:
Consumer services department
Walkers snack foods Ltd
PO Box 23
Leicester
LE4 8ZU
UK
www.walkers.co.uk
hope you enjoyed my op and go out and try these if you haven’t yet. I am sure yo will enjoy it like love at the first bite.
Take care readers!
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cheung 26.09.2003
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Advantages: They taste gorgeous, They smell gorgeous, They ARE gorgeous! Disadvantages: Bad for you! (eat in moderation!)
...favourite kinds of crisps are Walkers crisps. They have many different benefits about them, which I will tell you more about below.
PACKAGING
On their own, walkers packages are as follows. Please forgive me for the ones that I miss out, but I wont be including the ones like walkers sensations.
Salt and Vinegar Green
Cheese and Onion Blue
Prawn Cocktail Pink
Ready Salted Red
Barbecue Black
Beef Brown
Worcester Sauce Purple
... ...that enough for you?!
Walkers logo is very noticeable on the shelves, with the big yellow circle with the red walkers banner wrapped around it. It says the flavour of the crisps on the front, but you usually can tell by looking at the colour see above. The bag has a glossy effect, and are foil on the inside so that the crisps stay fresh. I can remember when I was a kid, if the packets were left too long, the crisps would be soft, but with the ...
Sweetiesarahjane 17.10.2002
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Advantages: Taste lovely Disadvantages: Fattening, bad for your health.
Walkers are one of the best known manufacturers of Crisps and other snack foods here in UK. In fact, they are perhaps my favourite variety of Crisps on the market.
But did you know about all of the different flavours and did you know how bad Crisps are for you?
Well let me tell you all about them.
History.
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Walkers Crisps started life as Walkers the Butchers! Henry Walker started his business selling meat in firstly Mansfield and then ... ...production. Seeing their business thrive, Walkers continued with their new line of business after derationalisation in 1954 and continue to this day.
Flavours and colours.
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Walkers do make a lot of types and flavours of Crisps and it is these I will concentrate on.
Firstly, the traditional Crisps.
OK, here is the list and their respective coloured bag.
Ready Salted = Red
Cheese and Onion = Blue
Salt and Vinegar = Green
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andycharger 04.02.2002
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Advantages: the crispiest, most flavoursome, freshest crisps around Disadvantages: none
...the snack food block – Walkers of Leicester. Straight from the off, their crisps had me ‘hooked’. The problem we’ve all found with other brands is uniformity of taste. Other brands’ crisps did not have that ‘full’ flavour in each bag. I’ve tasted some which frankly you’d be hard pressed to tell if it was Chicken, Beef, Bacon or PLAIN! No such problem with Walkers – they are always the best. ... ...killed for a packet of Walkers Cheese and Onion!” I know what he feels like. My favourite too, those Cheese n Onions – like father like son, I suppose.
That’s pretty much enough about the history of the crisp and my family’s addiction to them. I bet you lot must think I’m a right case – first confessing to my love of Maltesers, now Walkers crisps – all washed down with Fosters Lager maybe…well not ...
flashpointz 23.11.2001
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