Tayto (Republic of Ireland)

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Tayto Snacks is a crisp and popcorn manufacturer in Ireland, founded by Joe Murphy in May 1954 and is now owned by German snack food company Intersnack. It owns several brands, including its leading product of Tayto Crisps for which it invented the first flavoured crisp production process. The first seasoned crisps produced were 'cheese and onion'. Companies worldwide sought to buy the rights to Tayto's technique. Tayto crisps are a cultural phenomenon throughout most of Ireland, so much so that in November 2010, Tayto opened their own theme park called "Tayto Park" near Ashbourne, now known as Emerald Park. The company is entirely separate from Tayto Group Limited in Northern Ireland, which has a similar product range. Tayto in the Republic of Ireland owns the name and mascot, and Tayto in Northern Ireland uses both under a licensing agreement. The Northern Irish Tayto is widely sold in Northern Ireland and, to a lesser extent, in Great Britain, while the Republic of Ireland brand is sold...

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