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Crisp brand Hippeas has launched a range of Chickpea Tortilla Chips.
The range consists of Rockin’ Ranch, Cheesy Nacho Vibes, Chilli Kicks and Straight Up Sea Salt flavours in 40g (£1) and 130g (£2) packs from CLF Wholesale.
The brand said each 40g serving contains 7g of protein and 2g of fibre.
Sophie Higgins, managing director at Hippeas UK, said: “As the first chickpea tortilla chip in the UK, it’s great to be entering the market with a product offering the nutritional profiles our consumers demand; vegan, gluten free, higher in protein and nothing artificial.”
7th May 2021
Chickpea-based puffed crisps maker HIPPEAS has expanded its offering with the launch of the UKâs first chickpea tortilla chips.
The new range is vegan-friendly and gluten-free with no artificial ingredients. There are four flavours – Straight Up Salt, Cheesy Nacho Vibes, Chilli Kicks and Rockin Ranch – with an RSP of £1 for 40g single-serve packs and £2 for 130g sharing bags.
HIPPEAS Tortilla Chips started rolling out to retailers this week, including Sainsburyâs, Waitrose, Ocado, and Amazon.
Sophie Higgins, MD at HIPPEAS UK, said: âWe are so excited about the launch of HIPPEAS Chickpea Tortilla Snacks. As the first chickpea tortilla chip in the UK, itâs great to be entering the market with a product offering the nutritional profiles our consumers demand; vegan, gluten free, higher in protein and nothing artificial â plus they taste great.â
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