1.07.06
Win a magical trip to Tayto Castle

To celebrate 50 years of making Northern Ireland's favourite crisps, Tayto has partnered with CastleCourt and is offering 6 families the chance to win a magical trip to Tayto Castle in Tandragee, Co.Armagh. The lucky winners will then go into the draw to win a year's supply of Tayto Crisps!!

To enter, visit CastleCourt, and fill in an entry form at the Customer Relations desk located on the lower mall outside Boots.

For further details on the competition, visit
www.westfield.com/castlecourt

Prize Draw Terms and Conditions

This prize is open to all residents of the UK, and the republic of Ireland except employees and families of Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd, CastleCourt Shopping Centre retail outlets and Tayto (NI) Ltd. Entry is by completing an entry form.* Entry forms must be handed in at the Customer Relations desk on the lower mall outside Boots between 1st July and 13th August. One entry per person. Prizes (6 in total)consist of a family trip to Tayto Castle in Tangradee. Prize restricted to a family of 6, minimum 2 adults inclusive. Transport and Transfer costs are the responsibility of the winners. Winners, if under 18 yrs must be accompanied by an adult. No trade, third party or consumer group applicants will be accepted. Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd will not be held responsible for any lost or damaged entries. Promoters reserve the right to disqualify incomplete, altered or illegible entries. One winner will be chosen every week of the campaign, for 6 weeks. Final entries must be received before 6pm Sunday 13th August. Each winner will be chosen at random by an independent person and will be notified by telephone by Wednesday 16th August 2006. Winners will also be notified in writing. Winners agree to participate in any public relations arranged by the promoter, and must be available to come to the centre for these purposes on Saturday 19th August, where the over all winner will be drawn. The overall winner will receive a box of Tayto Crisps every month for a full year. Winners names and photographs will be published on Westfield.com/Castlecourt and within local media. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Tours will be organised between 21st August and 1st September 2006, commencing at 10.30am. No tours are available on Bank Holidays, weekends or evenings.

*No purchase necessary. Send your name and address to Centre Management Suite, CastleCourt, Royal Avenue, Belfast, N.Ireland, BT1 1DD. An entry into the prize draw will be taken as acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.

Promoter: CastleCourt, Royal Avenue, Belfast, N.Ireland, BT1 1DD

20.02.06
Tayto Announce Acquisition of Golden Wonder Business

TAYTO ANNOUNCE ACQUISITION OF GOLDEN WONDER BUSINESS

The Northern Ireland based Tayto Group has announced the acquisition of the Golden Wonder manufacturing facility at Scunthorpe and the Golden Wonder Brands including Golden Wonder and Golden Skins crisps, Golden Lights and Ringos, from Kroll’s Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group.

The deal secures all 335 jobs in the Scunthorpe plant and 21 jobs in administration, finance and sales in the Market Harborough head office in addition to the 195 jobs saved at the Corby site.

This takes the company from £15m turnover to £100m in five years of accelerated growth.

Under a separate agreement Tayto has sold the Nik Naks and Wheat Crunchies brands to United Biscuits.  However they will continue to manufacture both products at Scunthorpe under a co-manufacturing agreement with United Biscuits.  The company is also manufacturing Mini Pringles at the Corby site under license from Procter and Gamble.

Tayto Managing Director, Stephen Hutchinson, said he was delighted at such a positive outcome after weeks of negotiations.

“We have a very clear vision for our business and the sale of Golden Wonder provided us with an accelerated growth opportunity at exactly the right time.  As a company we have invested heavily in gaining a reputation nationally as a top quality manufacturer with excellent management and production capabilities.

“We wanted to further expand our business into the rest of Great Britain, consolidating our core business in Tandragee and developing our reputation as a brand builder.

“Tayto is already a market leading brand in Northern Ireland and is making inroads into the GB market.  This acquisition of the Golden Wonder brand and manufacturing capacity is the next stage in ambitious plans for the future.

“We have exciting long term plans for both the Scunthorpe and Corby plants and intend to develop other products and manufacturing opportunities over the next twelve months.  

“I have no doubt that the 551 members of the workforce whose jobs have been secured will be relieved but I have to caution that we are still in an extremely competitive market place.  Continued success will depend on our combined ability to be agile and flexible, maximising our strengths in a highly competitive business sector.

“Tayto is up for the challenge and I believe the people of Scunthorpe and Corby are right beside us.”

13.01.06
Tayto Group Announce Acquisition of Part of Golden Wonder Ltd.

TAYTO GROUP ACQUIRES PART OF GOLDEN WONDER LTD

CTO Holdings Ltd, an affiliate company of the Tayto Group, has confirmed the acquisition of the Pringles’ Minis part of the Golden Wonder Ltd business from the Administrators, Kroll.

Stephen Hutchinson, Managing Director of Tayto and a director of CTO Holdings Ltd, described the purchase of the Corby property and the acquisition of the Pringles’ Minis manufacturing business as a major boost to the growth plans of the company.

“Obviously a great deal of negotiation has gone on to get to this point, which we believe can only strengthen our reputation as a nationally recognized brand building company. Pringle’s Minis have only recently been launched in the UK and Ireland and the Corby business is the only one in the world manufacturing this new product. We expect to build on this new relationship with Procter & Gamble, owners of Pringles’ Minis.

“This purchase will also involve the transfer of 195 jobs into the future and underpins the 350 jobs in Tandragee.

“The acquisition increases our employment figures dramatically and underpins the £7m investment completed at our Tandragee base last year. That investment, coupled with a sound reputation for producing top quality products, helped us secure a £10m contract from Tesco and significant additional orders from a wide range of national retailers.

“However, as a Group we have demonstrated that we are committed to growth through acquisition, development of our own Tayto brands and securing quality manufacturing contracts with global partners such as Procter & Gamble.


Tayto is a family owned and run business with a 50 year pedigree in manufacturing at the Tandragee headquarters where the company employs 350 people.

7.11.05
Tayto launches New and Improved Website at Tayto.com

Why not go online and try the new and improved Tayto website at www.tayto.com.

tayto.com is one of Northern Ireland's longest established websites and has recently been updated. Appealing to children aged 11 – 19 the new interactive website invites you to visit the rooms in Tayto Castle, and includes a unique navigation system similar to that seen on some computer games. The site has a host of cool games, as well as a fully-updated online shop, and a new facility to book tours of the real Tayto Castle online. Why not go online and set www.tayto.com as one of your favourites.

31.08.05
Tayto launches Tayto Advantage, a NEW and 'Better for You' Range of Snacks

Today at Tayto Castle, Tayto is delighted to announce the launch of their new Better for You range of Snacks, called Tayto Advantage. With the growing trend towards healthier eating and with people becoming more concerned about their fat and calorie intake, Tayto Advantage is the perfect choice to enable you to eat great tasting snacks without feeling guilty, and still keep in shape.

Tayto Advantage is available in the following flavours, Cheddar & Onion Crispy Lites, Prawn Cocktail Crispy Lites, Texan Grill Oven Baked Whisps and French Onion Oven Baked Whisps.

1.08.05
Tayto Launches New Packaging

Today at Tayto Castle, Tayto is delighted to introduce its new and improved packaging. This new packaging initially applies to the Tayto range of standard crisps and is the next element in Tayto's ongoing evolution. Stephen Allen Tayto's Marketing Manager said, "This is a major investment by Northern Ireland's only crisp and snack manufacturer, involving the development of a more contemporary corporate image, new packaging, enhanced flavours and new TV advertising and we are delighted with the very positive response from Tayto's customers both young and old alike".

As part of this relaunch Tayto has improved the flavour of several of its well known and well loved varieties namely, Ready Salted, Salt & Vinegar, Roast Chicken and Pickled Onion. There will also be a new Beef & Onion flavour added to the Tayto range.