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Crisps or corn snacks created by KP (Kenyon Produce) [a division of McVitie's and Jacob's; all three a division of United Biscuits] that resemble seashells and melt on the tongue.

Skips were first launched in 1974 under the description of Shrimp cocktail flavour but this was not persuading enough, so the name was changed.

The classic flavour that has been available the longest are Prawn Cocktail (yellow bag); three exotic flavours were available in the early 90s - Hot from Rio Chili (orange bag), Caribbean Spice Curry (teal blue bag) and Chinese Spare Rib (purple bag) but these three flavours have unfortunately been discontinued some time ago. They are still a big seller to date and come in range of other flavours.

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  • Anonymous user
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    I distinctly remember Cream Cheese & Chives - thing is, nobody else does! PLEASE someone tell me I didn’t hallucinate them!
  • Anonymous user
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    I worked on van sales for KP Foods and when Skips were first introduced to the UK market there were two flavours. Prawn Cocktail and Spicy Sauce.
  • Anonymous user
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    They also did Dot's Doughnut flavour in the 90's. No one else seems to remember them. They were disgusting. Lol.
  • Anonymous user
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    Wooo, id forgoten all about the flavours they did in the 90's, both the chilli and curry were top dollar... the chinese were a bit yack, bland a and dry. Throwing it back to the 80's, the best flavour they ever did.... sweetcorn relish:) Didn't they do a tomato flavour at some point... it's in the head, but i can't remember.
    • Anonymous user
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      Yes I remember the sweetcorn relish and I loved them. I could've lived on them forever I loved them that much and even now they are making me salivate. They were a limited edition if I remember correctly and everyone went mad for them. Shame they stopped making them. Do they still do the prawn cocktail flavour? They should bring the sweetcorn relish ones back. They were amazing.

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