Leading Scottish shortbread manufacturer Walkers Shortbread last
week introduced its new whisky mince pies at the Anuga trade show
in Cologne. The company plans to launch the product in the UK for
the Christmas season.
Crisp and snack company Walkers is to open a new UK plant in
Skelmersdale. The plant will produce Walkers snack products and
will take over some of the production from the soon to close
Swansea factory, the company has said.
PepsiCo continues to benefit from its healthy snacks ranges, though
a modest sales increase in snack products in the past three months
was overshadowed by a strong performance from the company's energy
and diet drinks.
UK snack manufacturer Walkers is taking the lead in seasonal snack
product launches, with plans to introduce special products for the
Halloween and Christmas periods.
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