Walkers has been forced to change the colour of its iconic blue salt sachets in crisp packets to a light-coloured one – and shoppers are not happy, they’re furious
Walkers has left shoppers raging after changing the colour of its salt sachets in crisp packets from blue to light-coloured ones, making them difficult to spot.
The small bags, which are included in the brand’s popular Salt and Shake crisps for fans to add their own seasoning, have recently been changed to a see-through white colour due to production issues.
One disgruntled fan vented on the Tesco website: “I took several crisps into my mouth as there was no blue salt packet amongst them. However, I immediately got a mouthful of salt!”
They added: “As a kidney transplant recipient I need to avoid salt… Please make everyone aware.”
Further complaints were made on X (Twitter), where fans expressed their struggle to locate the condiment. One said: “For the love of crisps, can you PLEASE go back to the blue sachet in Salt & Shake.
“I’ve been getting these clear/white ones recently and they’re bloody impossible to find in the bag without taking loads of crisps out!”
Another pleaded: “Please make the salt sachet in your Salt & Shake crisps blue again! The transparent ones are impossible to find among the crisps!”. The consumer also asked: “Surely the whole point of them being blue was to be easy to find, and as a homage to the old ‘blue twist’ from the old days?”.
A third raged: “Awful idea to have white salt bags! I thought I’d found a plaster.” Another queried why the brand had “changed the salt packet colour from blue, which was easy to find in the bag, to a clear packet which can’t be seen”.
Walkers remained tight-lipped when approached by The Sun, but stated on X.com: “We’re unable to source the blue sachets at the moment, so we’ve replaced these with an alternative.” The brand promised to “revert to the blue sachets again as soon as possible”.
This isn’t the first time food lovers have voiced their disappointment over production alterations. Earlier this year, Ribena enthusiasts complained about a change to the beloved beverage which has left it tasting “vile” after the concentrate juice brand had tweaked its blackcurrant squash recipe to slightly reduce its blackcurrant content.
The new squash began to be sold at the start of March but, shortly after, fans inundated social media with complaints about the product.
Other popular brands have faced backlash after they updated their recipes. Aldi was criticised by fans after it altered its popular Meatsters snack.
Sainsbury’s customers also recently voiced their dissatisfaction about a change to its Sweetened Long Life Soya Drink 1L. Nestle was also inundated with complaints on social media regarding its Fruit Pastilles and Jelly Tots.