People are just realising why Walkers are called Lays in the rest of the world
dailyrecord.co.ukSeeing bags of Lays abroad has led many a Brit do a double take given their remarkable resemblance to Walkers.The iconic logo of the classic brand of crisps with a sun with a red ribbon adorned with 'Walkers' is a common sight in the UK and Ireland.
But in the rest of the world, the bag reads 'Lays' instead.The likeness has left holidaymakers through the years wondering why with one person taking to Reddit to ask: "Why is Walkers called Lays literally everywhere except in the UK."Founded in Leicester by Henry Walker in 1948, the grab bag quickly became a fan favourite, growing to claim a whopping 56 percent of the British crisp market in 2013.Walkers and Lays are related but not the same, as reported by the Mirror.
The Walker family sold their business to Standard Brands, an American food producer, but it was acquired 19 years later by Lay's owner, Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo.While it's been said Walkers kept its name in the UK given it was an established brand, others claim there are subtle differences between the two.
A statement on One Pound Crisps reads: "Walkers crisps and Lays crisps are not exactly the same things, although they are very similar.
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