No more Wheat Crunchies or Nik Naks ? [Archive]

Platty

09-01-2006, 11:54 PM

That's right, ive just read on BBC news that Golden Wonder has gone into Administration...this could be the end of some of my favourite crisps (potato chips for you yanks)

how will i live without Wheat Crunchies?? and what about my favourite scampi and lemon Nik Naks?? Walkers will probably buy them and make them taste different Noooooooo! :angry:

Linky for the story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4595678.stm

rokhed00

10-01-2006, 12:04 AM

Better stock up then, good job they're on special at costcutter at the moment.

Platty

10-01-2006, 12:09 AM

Yeah im definitely gonna stock up on Wheat crunchies... I used to also love those "Golden skins" they did... hmmm i wonder where i can find them? Tomorrow the hunt shall begin.

Also did you know Golden Wonder were apparently the first brand to introduce cheese and onion flavoured crisps in 1962.

JonSt

10-01-2006, 12:34 AM

Wheat Crunchies!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O

Jordan

10-01-2006, 12:38 AM

NOOOOOOOOO WHEAT CRUNCHIES ARE GONE?!

rokhed00

10-01-2006, 12:56 AM

I used to also love those "Golden skins" they did... hmmm i wonder where i can find them?

I love them Skins too, the fully loaded cheese flavour are the best cheese flavour crisps known to man.
I'll be stocking up on those too.

Platty

10-01-2006, 01:01 AM

I love them Skins too, the fully loaded cheese flavour are the best cheese flavour crisps known to man.
I'll be stocking up on those too.

Rokhed we must have a Beer and Crisp dinner party sometime soon.

Blackfox

10-01-2006, 08:30 AM

:|

This is baaaad news. I best stock up too.

Pestneb

10-01-2006, 09:19 AM

with all these people stocking up...
but yeah, I had the exact same thought. wheat crunchies are great, what are these skins I hear about?

Fields

10-01-2006, 11:15 AM

Well I can't say I've ever really been mad on Golden Wonder crisps. Nik-Naks are just wrong. :nono:

Meik

10-01-2006, 12:34 PM

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NIK-NAK-CRISPS_W0QQitemZ5653342570QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem

I don't think this guy realises that they're not out of stock yet. But i'm thinkin' eBay is the way of the future when it comes to buying everybody's favourite potato-based snack.

Although I wouldn't ever, ever buy off someone who describes Nik-Naks as "they are very nice to eat and popular with younger children".

Stocka

10-01-2006, 01:10 PM

Although I no longer eat crisps, Wheat Crunchies were always my favourite. Mmm the spicy tomato flavour...worchester sauce....*sob*

rokhed00

10-01-2006, 03:11 PM

Rokhed we must have a Beer and Crisp dinner party sometime soon.

You're on, I'll bring the crisps and you get the beers in.

AshMat

10-01-2006, 03:15 PM

No way! those rib 'n' saucy NikNaks are my favourite crisps. I'll have to savour these last 2 packets

mario114

10-01-2006, 03:16 PM

Nik naks are great, though i havn't had them in years.

soag

10-01-2006, 03:59 PM

Also did you know Golden Wonder were apparently the first brand to introduce cheese and onion flavoured crisps in 1962.

Thats the biggest load of crap I have ever heard :heh:

At that time, most crisps were imported from the U.K. and were unflavoured, and lightly salted. Joe felt that there was a market for flavoured crisps and having identified this niche in the market, he decided to set up a crisp factory himself. This led to the development of the first ever Cheese & Onion flavoured crisps and the brand name, that has now become synonymous with crisps, TAYTO.
Production of the Cheese & Onion crisp started in a small factory on O'Rahilly's Parade off Moore St., Dublin where the crisps were manufactured by hand using two sets of deep fat fryers! The business stayed in O'Rahilly's Parade until 1956 when the operation was moved to a factory at Rathmines.

Once again Irish for the win :hehe:

source (http://www.taytocrisps.ie/aboutus/about_history.asp)

Bren

10-01-2006, 04:35 PM

i saw this in the paper and was gutted,

nik naks, every flavour is nice...

nice n spicy, rib n saucy, scampi n lemon , AHHHH so gud

Ramar

10-01-2006, 04:39 PM

Good, I don't like Golden Wonder crisps, third rate rubbish.

Walkers ftw!

I <3 Discos!
Pickled Onion Discos > j00

Platty

10-01-2006, 04:57 PM

You're on, I'll bring the crisps and you get the beers in.

I'll hold you to that :)

oh and Soag i was only reading what the golden wonder website says...

1962 The first ever flavoured crisp – cheese & onion – was launched

Source: http://www.goldenwonder.com/about/history.asp

In other news i went to Morrisons today and the only Golden Wonder crisps they stock are wheat crunchies multipack of 10.....and it was buy one get one free so i got some :laughing:

fatnickc

10-01-2006, 05:02 PM

I love Nik Naks of all flavours, and all of Wheat Crunchies too..
I can't see Golden Wonder not being bought/saved, but I'll make sure I buy any of their lovely crisps whenever I can..

soag

10-01-2006, 05:13 PM

oh and Soag i was only reading what the golden wonder website says...
Source: http://www.goldenwonder.com/about/history.asp

Fair enougth :heh: just remember us irish beat you to it, like we do everything, you havnt even discovered potato bread yet which is the food of kings :D.

Anyways back on topic goldenwonder was quite nice, i blame walkers and their monopoly on the crisp market.

Katie

10-01-2006, 05:27 PM

I love purple nik naks and wheat crunchies. I haven't had any in ages, better get some tomorrow.

Cubechris

10-01-2006, 05:38 PM

I Win:

http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/2743/wheatftw4uo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Dyson

10-01-2006, 06:34 PM

I'll miss them Golden Skins. I was never a big fan of Wheat Crunchies though. As for Nik Naks, I'll miss them too :(

Oh well, just as long as they never take away my Wotsits and my Quavers :D

rokhed00

14-01-2006, 12:55 AM

Went out and bought a bag of 15 of each to stash away.
The shop I got them from still has plenty, so I'll be going back a few times over the next week or so and getting a couple more loads at least.
That should last me for a while.

soag

14-01-2006, 01:03 AM

I found out even worse news the other day when i had a craving for a wispa, i got dressed and walked 10 minutes to get to the newagents only to find they stopped making wispas in 2003 :-O yo never know how much you miss something til its gone :(

Platty

14-01-2006, 01:06 AM

Yeah that shocked me aswell soag. I only found out late last year that Wispa's are no longer with us :(

oh and Rokhed, nice one on the stocking up, ill be round with the beers soon : peace:

Blackfox

14-01-2006, 01:07 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Wispa's were tasty, Why Cadbury's, why?!

EEVILMURRAY

14-01-2006, 08:17 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Wispa's were tasty, Why Cadbury's, why?!

It's under a different name now is it not? Part of the Dairy Milk range like they did with Caramels?

I never knew Wheat Crunchies were so popular, they taste like shit to me. Like Doritos you get about .4 of a second of flavour then a horrible 4 seconds [approx] of foul wheat/corn arseproduct. Nik Naks however I shall be sad to see gone. Nice N' Spicy was the bane of my childhood.

RoadKill

14-01-2006, 11:56 AM

When they changed the formula to Wheat Crunchies and added lactose I was no longer able to consume them so I am wholly indifferent about this news.

demonmike04

14-01-2006, 02:20 PM

I Win:

http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/2743/wheatftw4uo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Ha, i liked that.
Gunna buy some niknaks soon, how many can i get for a tenner...hmm...

Pancake

14-01-2006, 08:00 PM

I hope all you people mass-buying for stock up purposes are remembering they have use-by dates...

Anyway, you're just making it harder for yourselves. You'll be so used to eating Golden Wonder every day from your stock, you'll suffer serious withdrawal when it finally runs out. You may even consider suicide.

EEVILMURRAY

15-01-2006, 10:07 AM

I don't see the problem. Salt And Vinegar McCoys still exist. There should be no pain.

Apple_NdiB

15-01-2006, 11:38 AM

I was relieved to discover that Frazzles, the true heir to the snack food throne, will survive, due to the fact they aren't made my Golden Wonder, but Smiths.

rokhed00

15-01-2006, 01:03 PM

I Win:

http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/2743/wheatftw4uo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You lose.
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9317/crisps3kq.jpg

Gunna buy some niknaks soon, how many can i get for a tenner...hmm...

Multipacks woirk out about 10p a packet, so 100.

demonmike04

15-01-2006, 01:08 PM

You lose.
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9317/crisps3kq.jpg

Multipacks woirk out about 10p a packet, so 100.

Ha! Nice about the packets, i better wait until they confirm they wont be making them any more, another company might buy them out...

|Laguna|

15-01-2006, 01:25 PM

Tayto, the Irish crisp makesr have bought Golden Wonder it seems.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4609396.stm

soag

15-01-2006, 01:32 PM

Tayto, the Irish crisp makesr have bought Golden Wonder it seems.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4609396.stm

once again the irish save your ass :heh:

Hopefully they will rebrand them to tayto nik naks and you can then taste the greatest make of crisp that ever exisited.

Platty

15-01-2006, 03:43 PM

Rokhed i also have a multi pack bag of wheat crunchies like yours :)

Good news about Tayto, i hope they keep some of the current crisp brands going!

demonmike04

15-01-2006, 03:52 PM

Ok, just read that Tayto have only bought out the Pringle Mini brand, but other companies are showing interest in golden wonder, so dont give up hope just yet!

rokhed00

15-01-2006, 06:32 PM

Ok, just read that Tayto have only bought out the Pringle Mini brand, but other companies are showing interest in golden wonder, so dont give up hope just yet!

I think there's only one possibility really, Walkers.