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Cyclopse gone from monster munch

  • 16-02-2008 2:30pm
    #1
    MooseJam
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    Now I must admit I haven't been paying much attention to monster munch these past few years but I must admit I was shocked to see the passing of the cyclopse from the back when I say a package recently - a world shattering event !


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  • #2
    il gatto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,022 ✭✭✭il gatto


    But aren't Monster Munch Walkers now? And therefore semi-evil? Walkers Monster Munch are a shadow of the corn based snack they once were. Tayto's Mighty Munch are the real deal, except they changed the spicing a bit when Walkers launched here and took over the licence for Monster Munch.


  • #3
    Archeron
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    As far as I'm concerned, Monster Munch without the cyclops are just plain old Munch.


  • #4
    forkassed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 311 ✭✭forkassed


    They've changed the name to mighty munch- An outragous development and a death knell for the clops


  • #5
    olaola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,139 ✭✭✭olaola


    Mighty Munch is Tayto, and Monster Munch is Walkers.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Munch
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Munch


  • #6
    il gatto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,022 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Monster Munch was launched in 1977 (the year was also notable for the Sex Pistols debut album, and me. Yea.) by Smiths crisps in the U.K. As Smiths didn't sell into the Irish market, they licenced Monster Munch to Tayto. Walkers bought Smiths in 1995, and when they entered the Irish market a few years back, they took back the licence for Monster Munch in Ireland.
    Here's the tricky part. Since Walkers bought Smiths, they changed Monster Munch, making the crisps smaller, the texture less rough and the spicing milder. By the time they launched in Ireland, the Walkers Monster Munch was nothing like the traditional ones still made by a Tayto.
    Part of the agreement between Walkers and Tayto must have been to allow Tayto to produce a similar crisp (Mighty Munch) with a slightly different recipe (hotter spice).
    The result is, if you are over the age of 20 and crave Monster Munch, buy Mighty Munch.


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  • #7
    Donegal Lass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭Donegal Lass


    Monster Munch have never been the same since they changed them from those yellow bags!! they used to be sooo gorg and stick to your teeth and so spicey,but not anymore! :(


  • #8
    Beerlao
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭Beerlao


    lay off them... they still make the Flamin' Hot ones so it's all good


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