What has caused the shortage? “A recent IT system upgrade has disrupted the supply of some of our products. Our sites are still making crisps and snacks but at a reduced scale,” a Walkers spokesperson told The Guardian.
Why is there a shortage of Walkers chicken crisps?
The shortage is down to Walkers updating its IT system, which came with some hiccups. The company has said the problems have now been fixed, but they have caused its factories to run well below full production.Nov 9, 2021
Are Walkers crisps back in production?
Walkers crisps says it is building production back up following weeks of technical problems and a fire. The snacks giant has had difficulty stocking supermarket shelves as it struggled to get its production lines back to normal following issues caused by a big IT upgrade earlier in the autumn.
Is there a crisp shortage UK?
Some 24% of food retailers had low or no availability of multipacks of crisps between Nov. 26 and Nov. 29, unchanged from the week before and the highest for any type of food, according to a survey by market researchers Kantar Public for the ONS.Dec 2, 2021
What do they call Walkers in the UK?
Lay's are a brand name just like Walkers . . . They produce and sell varieties of crisps as they are called in the UK. Americans call them chips.
What came first lays or Walkers?
Founded in 1948, Walkers quickly became the United Kingdom's leading potato crisps snack food company. However, Pepsi acquired Walkers and re-branded it with the Lay's logo and products in 1989.
Are there Walkers in the UK?
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 (non-potato-based) snack foods. In 2013, it held 56% of the British crisp market. Walkers was founded in 1948 in Leicester, England, by Henry Walker.
Do you get lays in the UK?
In the UK, Lay's is known as Walkers. There are a number of unique products in the United Kingdom which are sold under the Walkers label, including, prawn cocktail, pickled onion, cheese & onion and Marmite.