WALKERS has launched a brand new crisp flavour after years of demand from fans.
From today foodies will be able to pick up the tasty snacks from Tesco supermarkets nationwide.
The snack giant is introducing Smokin’ BBQ Sauce to its classic Walkers range.
This will join fan favourites such as Cheese and Onion, Ready Salted and Salt and Vinegar.
It will come as welcome news to those fans who are still mourning the loss of the discontinued BBQ Ribs crisps.
Since the axing of the meaty crisps, they’ve been calling out for the flavour to be reinstated.
One Instagram user said: “Just bring back BBQ… the UK needs a good start to 2024.”
Another said: “I really need to know if they taste like the discontinued BBQ Ribs.”
Foodies’ prayers have now been answered in part as the new smoky addition is now available in single packs, multipacks and grab bags from today.
Walkers says the new snack is made using 100% Great British potatoes and features a smoky BBQ sauce flavour.
Shoppers can grab a six-pack in Tesco supermarkets nationwide and the flavour will be later available in Sainsbury’s from September 2 and Morrisons in October.
A single-serve bag will retail at £1.25, a Grab bag at £1 and a Multipack at £2.
Stephanie Herbert, marketing senior brand manager from Walkers said: “For years Walkers fans have been calling out for a BBQ flavour to join our core range.
“We’ve heard those calls loud & clear so we can’t wait for crisp lovers nationwide to try out the brand-new Walkers Smokin’ BBQ Sauce flavour!”
It’s been a jam-packed few weeks for Walkers fans as the snacking giant has brought out several new flavours recently too.
It launched three new flavours of crisps inspired by classic Heinz sauces.
There are three new flavours to choose from including Sausage Sarnie which is combined with Heinz Tomato Ketchup.
This is a fresh take on the already available Tomato Ketchup crisps.
Another new addition is Cheese Toastie with classic Heinz Beanz flavour.
The third flavour is a twist on the classic Roast Chicken but combined with Heinz Mayonnaise.
Those looking to get their hands on this limited-edition range will need to be quick though.
The Walkers and Heinz flavours won’t be around for long.
Walkers has confirmed that the snacks will only be on shelves until October.
All three flavours are now available in supermarkets in both 45g grab bags for £1 each and multipacks of five 25g bags for £1.65.
The new BBQ sauce crisps aren’t the only Walkers launch to hit in recent months.
Last month it launched three new crisp flavours alongside a big recipe change.
Two new Wotsits flavours and a new Monster Munch offering have been launched, all made with chickpeas.
Crisp lovers can grab bags of cheese toastie flavour Wotsits, crispy bacon flavour Wotsits and BBQ sauce flavour Monster Munch.
The chickpea-based snacks are all less than 100 calories a bag and contain 25% less salt than their counterparts made out of corn, rather than potatoes like most crisps.
Back in March shoppers were racing to get their hands on the Extra Flamin Hot Doritos, Walkers MAX and Wotsits Crunchy range.
The three flavours were rolled out in stores from March 12 and all 130g sharing bags have been set at a retail price of £2.50 though some prices may vary from store to store.
Earlier this year Walkers unveiled its mature cheddar and chilli chutney-flavoured Sensations – a reimagined twist on their fan-favourite cheese and onion-flavoured crisps.
It hit the shelves with a bougie crushed sea salt and black peppercorn flavour that fans were wild for.
In January Walkers released three new vegan limited edition flavours in time for Veganuary.
The flavours were as meaty and cheesy as their traditional Walkers counterparts but without any real meat or cheese included in the recipes.
But unfortunately as new flavours launch, many have been discontinued for good – much to the heartbreak of fans.
Most recently, the crisp giant revealed that Mild Cheese Wotsits are no longer available in the UK.
This isn’t the first time that Walkers’ fans have expressed upset over a flavour being discontinued.
Walkers Stax are now no longer available in the UK.
It also confirmed that their Sensations Streetmix range had been axed.
The Streetmix brand included flavours based on cities, such as Bangkok, Mumbai and Mexico City.
We have put together a list of all of the popular crisp flavours that Walker have axed in recent months.
