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
PepsiCo reporting on the divestments in 1997. Brands formerly owned by PepsiCo include: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Hot 'n Now, East Side Mario's, D'Angelo Sandwich Shops, Chevys Fresh Mex, California Pizza Kitchen, Stolichnaya (via licensed agreement), Wilson Sporting Goods, and North American Van Lines. The divestments concluding in 1997 were followed by multiple large-scale acquisitions, as PepsiCo began to extend its operations beyond soft drinks and snack foods into other lines of foods and beverages. PepsiCo purchased the orange juice company Tropicana Products in 1998, and merged with Quaker Oats Company in 2001, adding with it the Gatorade sports drink