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Major Crisp Brand Axes 'Best' Range After 23 Years with UK Factory at Risk of Closure
KP Snacks cites sustained demand drop and lost exports for ending Tyrrells vegetable crisps and proposing Uttoxeter factory closure amid staff consultation.
- KP Snacks revealed it will stop making Tyrrells vegetable crisps and proposed closing the Uttoxeter factory, where they are produced, with no final decision yet made.
- The company says a sustained fall in demand prompted the move as KP Snacks cited a sustained decline in demand and loss of key export volumes, while Tyrrells vegetable crisps, launched 2003, had a long market history.
- Some shoppers pointed to price and pack size, with multiple consumers criticising the £3 product price point and smaller packs, while others voiced upset online after the vegetable crisps were axed.
- The consultation process leaves colleagues facing uncertainty, with KP Snacks saying no final decisions have been made and pledging to explore ways to avoid redundancies.
- The move could concentrate production as vegetable sales fall, with KP Snacks saying other Tyrrells potato crisp ranges are not affected and continue to perform strongly.
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Major crisp brand axes 'best' range after 23 years with UK factory at risk of closure
KP Snacks is looking to close its Tyrrells factory in Uttoxeter after discontinuing its vegetable crisps.
·Great Malvern, United Kingdom
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