Tudor Crisps an independent firm, established in Newcastle in 1947, Tudor later moved to Peterlee to a new factory, which still exists but is now [closed by. Walkers in 2017]Walkers Crisps. Tudor was acquired by Smiths Crisps in 1961. Smiths Tudor was later bought by Nabisco, which also owned Walkers Crisps. The Tudor Crisps brand was discontinued in 2003, when Walkers decided to focus on its core crisp range. The Smiths brand was also mostly phased out around the same time as Tudor, although some products such as Scampi Fries and Salt'n'Shake are still sold under the Smiths brand. Notably, Tudor salt
Real Crisps Real Crisps Real Crisps are a crisp (potato chip) brand. The company was founded in 1997, and expanded over the following decade to become a business turning over £15 million a year. In 2007, it was purchased by the Northern Ireland based crisp manufacturer Tayto. In 2012, a fire caused the destruction of the Real Crisp factory in Crumlin, Caerphilly. There are a range of flavours produced, and the company ran a limited edition political themed range prior to the United Kingdom general election, 2010. Real Crisps was founded in 1997, with the intention of manufacturing hand-cooked potato chip (crisps)