Seabrook Potato Crisps sold through mail order. The company has a number of firsts to its name - in 1979, they were the first company to launch crinkle cut crisps, and these now make up the majority of their business. In the 1980s the company was the first to start using sunflower oil in its cooking process and in 2007 Seabrook were the first crisp brand to remove MSG from all its crisps. In 2014 Seabrook went one step further, and were the first, and remain the only major crisp brand to be Coeliac UK (gluten free) accredited. In 2014 they also launched
Yorkshire Tea Yorkshire Tea was introduced by Charles Edward Taylor and his brother in 1883, creating their company, CE Taylor & Co., which was later shortened to "Taylor's". The brothers later opened "Tea Kiosks" in the Yorkshire towns of Harrogate and Ilkley, and in 1962, local tea room competitor 'Betty's' took over 'Taylor's', renamed it 'Taylors of Harrogate' and formed The Bettys & Taylors Group, which still to this day, is owned by the family of Fredrick Belmont, who founded 'Betty's Tea Rooms'. The Group now uses the 'Bettys' and 'Taylors' brands in a number of industries including Yorkshire Tea and Taylors