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Sainsbury's shoppers are rushing to try two new 1.90 Walkers flavours

Two new flavours in Walkers' Wavy Cut range have appeared on the shelves of Sainsbury's supermarkets - and Nectar Card holders can snap them up now for a bargain price

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Fans of Walkers will be delighted to learn of two new additions to it's extensive crisps range, after a Sainsbury's customer spotted them on the shelves during a shopping trip. New Foods UK is devoted to showcasing all the latest sweet and savoury treats available to buy in UK supermarkets and today shared the exciting news for snack lovers.

Brand new flavours to the Walkers Wavy range!" they exclaimed in an Instagram post. "Spotted at Sainsbury's." Making it's way to the new Wavy Cut range is Lea and Perrins Worcester Sauce flavoured potato chips.

And joining it is a popular new flavour that recently featured in Walker's Flavours of the World range - Sticky Teriyaki.

Writing in response, one Instagram user declared: "We can confirm that the Worcester Sauce ones are banging."

A second person enthused: "Ooooo! Need to try some of these."

While a third mused: "Looks like Walkers are desperate to make their Worcester Sauce crisps as good as Seabrooks'."

Packets of the two flavours are priced at 1.90. However, Nectar Card holders can snap them up for a reduced introductory price of 1.35 - a saving of 55p.

There was further joy for Walkers last month after it confirmed a well-loved but discontinued flavour of crisps had returned to supermarket shelves for good.

Walkers has discontinued a number of products from its range recently including Marmite-flavour crisps. Along with its core range, Walkers is responsible for products including Wotsits, Quavers, Monster Munch, Squares and Bugles, as well as various ranges like Max and Sensations.

Now, however, the snack giant has announced the return of the popular KFC-inspired flavoured crisps, which were part of the Max range - Walker's line of thick-cut, deep-ridged crisps.

The story of Walkers began in Leicester in 1948. According to One Pound Crisps, Henry Walker was a butcher who, in the post-war years of rationing, found himself with too much time and not enough meat to sell.

"Crisps seemed like a reasonable pivot. So he bought some equipment, hired a few staff, and started producing potato crisps from a small factory in the city," they explained.

"For decades, Walkers stayed a regional brand. People in the Midlands loved it and it grew steadily, but it wasnt yet a national name. That changed in the 1970s and 1980s, as the company expanded across the UK and invested heavily in manufacturing capacity."

By the mid-1980s, meanwhile, Walkers had become a big name in the British snack market by building a strong reputation on familiar flavours, consistent quality, and what felt like a genuinely British product.

One Pound Crisps adds: "As a result, when the time came to sell, it attracted serious interest from some very large buyers. In 1989, PepsiCo acquired Walkers through its snack food division, Frito-Lay."

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