Walkers: Chickpea-based non-HFSS snacks

Most recently, in July 2024, Walkers snacks launched three new chickpea-based, non-HFSS snacks across the Wotsits and Monster Munch brands - forming a cross-brand platform named ‘Yummy With’. The new range of chickpea snacks is less than 100 calories, 25% lower in salt than the average extruded product, and provides a source of fibre.

This follows years of testing and refining the recipe, made possible by the ingenuity of our food scientists based at our global R&D hub in Leicester.

Due to innovations like the new chickpea range, we are on track to meet our goal of 50% of UK snacks sales coming from products that are either non-HFSS or sold in portions of 100 Calories or less by 2025 - an ambition set in 2022 and boosted with an initial investment of £35 million.

Our progress on healthier choices forms part of PepsiCo Positive, the company’s strategic end-to-end transformation plan with health and sustainability at the centre.