1953!!!! I remember when 'flavored' crisps (I use the word losely) first appeared in England and that wasn't until the mid-1960s. I suppose Ireland must take their beer snacks more seriously. In those days it was only Smiths and they were horrible! Then Golden Wonder appeared and the Crisp Wars began. One thing all sides agreed on though was that Salt 'n' Vinegar were blue, cheese 'n' onion were green, Roast Chicken were yellow and Smokey Bacon were brown. Other new-fangled flavors fitted in where they could. Walkers by swapping the colors for cheese 'n' onion and salt 'n' vinegar broke the International Crisp Color Coding convention but they were so good we forgave themMYOB said:Cheese and Onion are RED. They were RED in 1953 when Tayto INVENTED them.
Must be a licencing deal that Walkers can't nick the Tayto colours without paying them more.