New Craft range from Northern Ireland leader in snacks

Tayto, Northern Ireland's leader in snacks, has launched a new artisan Craft range with four core locally-inspired flavours, in addition to a limited edition Salt Aged Ham Hock variety.

The company, based at Tandragee in county Armagh, is now among the UK's most successful producers and exporters of snacks.

Elly Hunter, Tayto marketing director, says: "Our artisan Tayto Craft range features crunchier, hand-cooked crisps in bold, bespoke flavours that blend the very best taste sensations that Northern Ireland has to offer.

"We carried out extensive consumer research to update our range of hand cooked crisps and there really is something for everyone on the Tayto Craft menu. Varieties include Causeway Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar, Sweet Chilli and Roasted Red Pepper, Vintage Irish Cheddar and Onion and Dry Aged Irish Beef and Peppercorn, as well as the special edition, mouth-watering Salt Aged Ham Hock pack.

"The range has been hand crafted in Tandragee using the finest quality potatoes and local ingredients to delight those who enjoy strong, top-of-the-range, punchy flavours and a thicker crisp, which is cooked by hand for longer than traditional varieties to give it its distinctive crunch.

"The majority of the Tayto Craft range is gluten free and is something a little special that people can enjoy sharing with a loved one or, as it is also available in 40g bags, as an everyday luxury," she adds.

A revamp of Tayto's popular Hand Cooked range, the Tayto Craft range is available now in supermarkets and convenience stores across Northern Ireland in sharing bag and impulse pack options.

Tayto crisps have been made at Tayto Castle, Co Armagh, since 1956 when Thomas Hutchinson spotted a gap in the market to make tasty potato snacks.

The company remains family-owned by the Hutchinsons and is now run by Thomas's children. Since its humble beginnings more than 60 years ago, Tayto has grown into an international business, supplying crisps and snacks produced in Tandragee to more than 40 countries across the world.