1947
The first Golden Wonder crisp is created
The Queen & Prince Phillip marry at Westminster Abbey. While north of the border, William Alexander makes his first batch of Golden Wonder potato crisps.

The Queen & Prince Phillip marry at Westminster Abbey. While north of the border, William Alexander makes his first batch of Golden Wonder potato crisps.
At the Summer Olympics in Rome Britain comes a disappointing 12th in the medal table while Golden Wonder takes the gold by becoming the leading crisp brand in Scotland.
The Rolling Stones make their debut at London’s Marquee Club and Golden Wonder debut our first flavoured crisp, Cheese & Onion.
Donald Campbell smashes the world water speed record in Australia. Meanwhile in Corby, Northamptonshire, Golden Wonder opens the world’s largest crisp and snack factory.
The Beatles film ‘Help!’ premieres at the London Pavillion. Meanwhile, Golden Wonder premieres our new ‘Crackle Fresh’ packaging to keep crisps fresher for longer.
England beat West Germany 4-2 in the World Cup Final. And Golden Wonder beat the rest to become the UK’s leading crisps manufacturer and 5th biggest grocery brand.
The first Star Wars film hits the silver screen while Golden Wonder launches their own space-age snack.
The UK’s Bucks Fizz win the Eurovision Song Contest, and Golden Wonder bring the country a brand new tasty snack with the launch of Wheat Crunchies.
As Brit Helen Sharman lands on the Mir Space Station, Golden Lights are launched with just 93 calories per bag.
The Spice Girls burst out of nowhere with their debut single ‘Wannabe’ and Golden Wonder crisps get a makeover with a new look and new ‘Bursting with flavour’ tagline..
The Congestion Charge is introduced to reduce traffic in London and Golden Wonder spread the word of their new crisp with a TV advertising campaign.
In football Steve McClaren takes over as the England team’s manager. While in the world of crisps and snacks manufacturers, Golden Wonder is taken over by Tayto (NI) Limited.
Prince William opens the new Wembley Stadium as the new look Golden Wonder crisps are launched with tasty new advertising that includes the ‘Full on Flavours’ slogan.
Golden Wonder launches its snacking range including the re-introduction of an old favourite RINGO’s!
Golden Wonder launches two new ‘full on flavours’ in partnership with Heinz.
Golden Wonder launches its new tastiest ever range of flavours
Golden Wonder launches it’s new Fully-Flavoured range of crisps. With new eye-catching packaging, an iconic logo, and improved flavours that will give you more punch per crunch.
The Golden Wonder Snacks range gets a makeover! The packs have been refreshed and some new additions have arrived, all with more punch per crunch.