It has occured to me that i have not seen a packet of Golden Wonder Crisps in the shops for ages.
Have they been taken over?
Also, what the hell happened to Kia Ora fruit squash? lol
Stupid question but i really want to know please!!!
2006-10-14 03:50:52 · 13 answers · asked by Chloe C 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
GOLDEN Wonder, the firm that invented flavoured crisps and was for years one of Britain's most recognisable brands, went into administration on Monday 11 Jan 2006, putting 850 jobs at risks.
The company said it had suffered "serious trading difficulties" as it tried to compete in a market dominated by its rival Walkers, which is owned by the multinational PepsiCo.
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=41392006
Crispmaker Tayto is to buy most of its rival Golden Wonder, the company has announced.
Tayto will take over the Golden Wonder brand name and the firm's major manufacturing plant in Scunthorpe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4732620.stm
hope this helps :)
2006-10-14 04:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Karen J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden Wonder went out of buisness about 6 months ago . . . not sure about Kia Ora . . .
2006-10-14 03:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Love Angel Music Baby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden wonder went under earlier in the year which is a real shame
as they introduced the first flavoured crisp - cheese and onion.
2006-10-14 04:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden Wonder went into decline when walkers started selling direct to shops and not to wholesalers. Now coming back with new ranges including 'Golden Skins'. I believe they have been bought by Tayto of NI
2006-10-14 03:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by paul b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya can still get kia ora but i aint sure about the crisps. its like tudor crisps they dissapeared 2 and they were the best
2006-10-14 03:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by the faceman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
had a packet of golden wonder the other day sp there defenatly still about and kia ora is still on the shelves too :-)
must of got one of the last bags of golden wonder :-s god i hope they werent out of date :-s
2006-10-14 03:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by shagkitten21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tayto of Tandragee, the Irish crisp makers (Very good ) bought them out, I would imagine that they will restart production.
I note in the news that there is a lot of contraversy concerning the amount of fat in crisps, maybe they are trying to reduce fat, but retain flavour.
2006-10-14 04:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kia ora can still be brought but not sure about the crisps
2006-10-14 03:53:08 · answer #8 · answered by mothertiggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sadly golden wonder crisps has gone bust, walkers has put them out of business, well at least this is what ive been told, and you can still buy kiaora, i had some recently from kwik save lol.
2006-10-14 03:59:33 · answer #9 · answered by bunnykins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they were struggling to keep up financially with the likes or Walkers and went into administration.
I think i also read an irish firm has bought up the name but i don't know if they will continue to make their products.
2006-10-14 03:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by walking_alone8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋