Wheat Crunchies
Introduction '''Wheat Crunchies''' are a crisp wheat snack produced under the British snack producer KP Snacks Ltd. They come in several flavours including Spicy Tomato, Crispy Bacon and Cheddar & Onion. A regular multipack bag contains 20g and a normal retail pack contains 30g.
History Wheat Crunchies was acquired by Rowntree Mackintosh in 1982 with their purchase of a 90% stake in Riley's Potato Crisps.In February 1992, Sooner Snacks was bought from Borden Inc. by Dalgety plc, with the company being absorbed into Golden Wonder. In 1995, Golden Wonder underwent a management buyout costing £54.6 million. In 2000, Bridgepoint Capital acquired Golden Wonder for £156 million. It was subsequently sold to United Biscuits in 2006, following the take-over of Golden Wonder by Tayto, and merged into KP Snacks. In December 2012 KP Snacks was sold to Intersnack.===Re-launch===In June 2012, United Biscuits re-launched Wheat Crunchies with a new logo, 'improved taste', a new Cheddar & Onion flavour, and a bigger snack size.
Health information The packet promises that the product is free from any artificial colours or flavours and contains no MSG. An average 25g multipack packet contains: Energy (kj)- 516, (kcal)- 123, Protein- 2.4g, Carbohydrate- 14.4g, of which sugars- 0.7g, Fat- 6.3g, of which saturates- 0.9g, Fibre- 0.8g, Sodium- 0.2g
See also * List of brand name snack foods
References
External links *  United Biscuits*  Golden Wonder Crispy Bacon Wheat Crunchies Reviews