Sooner Snacks
| Industry | Food |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 in Scunthorpe, England |
| Founders | Alfred Riley |
| Fate | Initially purchased by Rowntree Mackintosh in 1982, the business was sold to Borden Inc. in 1988, before finally being purchased by Dalgety plc in 1992 and eventually merged into Golden Wonder |
| Headquarters | Scunthorpe , United Kingdom |
| Products | Snack foods, potato chips |
Sooner Snacks was a British snack manufacturer based in Scunthorpe, England. The business started in 1947 as Riley's Crisps, becoming one of the top five manufacturers of crisps and snacks in the United Kingdom by the 1980s. The business was eventually assimilated into Golden Wonder by then owners Dalgety plc during the 1990s. Several of the company's brands are still manufactured today, with Nik Naks and Wheat Crunchies made by former competitor, KP Snacks.