The Smith's Snackfood Company - Wikipedia
WEBIt is best known for its brand of potato crisps. The company was founded by Frank Smith and Jim Viney in the United Kingdom in 1920 as Smith's Potato Crisps Ltd, originally packaging a twist of salt with its crisps in greaseproof paper bags …
Frank Crisp - Wikipedia
WEBSir Frank Crisp, 1st Baronet, (25 October 1843 – 29 April 1919) was an English lawyer and microscopist. Crisp was an enthusiastic member, and sometime officer, of the Royal Microscopical Society.
First commercial crisp: Salt ’n’ Shake – Museum of Crisps
WEBJul 31, 2020 · The first company to sell crisps commercially was The Smiths Potato Crisps Company Ltd, founded in Cricklewood, London in 1920 by Frank Smith and Jim Viney. They provided a twist of salt with their crisps, which were …
smiths crisps history - Let's Look Again
WEBFrank Smith (1875 – 1956) Smith recognised the potential for the product, and at his request, was appointed head of the crisp department. He wanted to establish a chain of factories to build scale in the market, however his employer declined to do so. Establishment of Smith’s Potato Crisps.
Group 28 - MyLondon
WEBNov 11, 2017 · West London was the first place in the UK to mass produce Britain's best-loved potato snack. A garage in Cricklewood, Brent, became the UK's original crisp factory in 1920. The garage's owner Frank Smith worked alongside his wife to cut, fry and package potatoes which they touted in the Cricklewood Crown pub next door.
Smith’s beautiful factory buildings – Museum of Crisps
WEBAug 10, 2020 · Smith’s Crisps started life in a garage behind the Cricklewood Crown pub. Frank Smith and his wife cooked the crisps and sold them to the pub clientele. Soon Smith was selling them across London from his pony and trap, and within a year, they had taken on 12 full-time staff to keep up with demand.
A history of… crisps (potato chips) - by Paul Lenz
WEBJun 14, 2024 · At the start of the 20th century most crisps were sold unseasoned. Frank Smith, founder of Smith’s Crisps in the UK started adding little wraps of salt to his crisps in 1920, but it wasn’t until 1954 that the first truly flavoured crisps began to be sold.
The History Man: Crisps - Blogger
WEBFeb 28, 2013 · In the early 1920s, so the story goes, Frank packaged crisps cooked by his wife in greaseproof paper bags selling them from his pony and trap around north London. He also included a twist of salt for flavouring. Why and how he had this idea we will probably never know.
Smiths - Museum of Crisps
WEBAug 1, 2020 · The first company to sell crisps commercially was The Smiths Potato Crisps Company Ltd, founded in Cricklewood, London in 1920 by Frank Smith and Jim Viney. They provided a twist of salt with their crisps, which were sold in …
Smith's Potato Crisps - Graces Guide
WEB1920 Frank Smith (b.1875) [1] launched his eponymous crisps business; it was a spin-off from a small grocery wholesaling business, initially in Cricklewood [2] Acquired Carter's Crisps. 1929 Public company Smith's Potato Crisps (1929) Ltd was incorporated.
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