The ‘king of crisps’ just discontinued its best flavours after 50 years

Fans say the crisps are ‘superiror to Walkers’ (Pictures: Getty Images)

Crisp lovers, you might want to brace yourselves.

A snack brand, hailed by Brits as the ‘King of Crisps’, has just discontinued its top crisp flavours.

But before you panic too much, it’s not Walkers you need to worry about.

Instead, it’s KP Crisps, which is known for making POM-BEAR and McCoy’s products.

Founded in 1853 in Rotherham, the company was originally named Kenyon & Son, but rebranded as Kenton Produce in 1948. This was also when it first launched into crisp making that same year.

Decades later, some of its clas...