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
Frank Crisp aged 75. Former Beatle George Harrison purchased Friar Park in January 1970. He wrote a tribute to Crisp called "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)", which appeared on the album "All Things Must Pass" and later provided part of the title for his 2009 career-spanning compilation "". In addition, Harrison's 1974 hit single "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" contains the lyrical refrain ""Ring out the old, ring in the new / Ring out the false, ring in the true"", which was taken from one of a number of inscriptions Crisp had engraved in the house and grounds of the