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Introduction

1600 Arlington Business Park
Theale, Reading
Berkshire RG7 4SA
United Kingdom
Telephone: (+43) 0 118 930 6666
Fax: (+43) 0 118 930 3152
Web site: http://www.walkers.co.uk

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc.
Incorporated: 1948
Employees: 4,000
Sales: £600 million (2005 est.)
NAIC: 31191 Snack Food Manufacturing; 311919 Other Snack Food Manufacturing

Walkers Snack Foods Ltd., a unit of PepsiCo, Inc., is the United Kingdom's leading manufacturer of crisps, or potato chips. Every day about 11 million people bite into one of the company's products, which are manufactured at 15 sites around the country. Walkers grew from a regional Midlands brand to one of the biggest in the United Kingdom after being acquired by Pepsi in 1989. Other key brands of the company include Quavers, Monster Munch, Dippas, and Sensations.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. PepsiCo Buys Walkers in 1989
4. Doritos Launched in 1994
5. New Flavors in the 2000s
6. Company Perspectives:
7. Key Dates:
8. Principal Competitors
9. Further Reading
10. Copyright Page
11. About Page