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11th March 2025
01:15pm GMT
A beloved flavour of crisp is set to return to shelves across the UK due to sky-high demand from customers.
Walkers Worcester Sauce will be available for consumers to purchase as soon as next week, after the flavour was discontinued indefinitely in 2022.
The news comes after the snack giant launched a limited edition run of the flavour in its home town, Worcester. Fans of the umami sauce were able to pick up a packet from one off-licence only, as the city celebrated its iconic product.
One superfan from Kent celebrated her 28th birthday by travelling 150 miles to buy a packet of her favourite flavour of crisp.
But those who couldn’t make the journey expressed their dismay at missing out. On Instagram, one user demanded: “NATION WIDE RELEASE NEEDED RIGHT NOW!!!”
While a second said: “Bring them back everywhere. Best crisps ever.”
Walkers has now obliged, relaunching the flavour in retailers across the UK from Monday 17 March.
Worcestershire Sauce was created by pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins, who combined vinegar, anchovies, garlic and other ingredients to create the original version of the sauce.
It is still produced in the Midland Road factory that the pair built, and distributed in the US, Canada and beyond.
The brand’s collaborations with Walkers had been a key flavour on British shelves for years but shoppers began to notice a decline in their availability in 2022.
Following intense questioning on social media, the crisp brand’s Twitter / X account said: “Hi, we're sorry but Worcester Sauce flavour is no longer part of our range.”
The announcement was hit with backlash from fans of the crisp so this relaunch will be welcomed among consumers.
Sharing the news of the relaunch, a release from Walkers said: “On reflection, maybe we shouldn’t have just limited the sale of Walkers Worcester Sauce flavoured crisps to only one store in Worcester.
“So, we’ve decided that your favourite Walkers Worcester Sauce flavour crisps will land on shelves at retailers all over the UK from Monday 17th March onwards.
“We’re working hard to make them available for everyone to enjoy the beloved flavour - which is now even more Worcestershire-y with Lea & Perrins’ iconic sauce."
