Boxerchips http://blog.boxerchips.com Natural Delicious Potato Crisps Wed, 15 May 2013 11:04:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A Brief History of the Spud http://blog.boxerchips.com/2013/05/15/a-brief-history-of-the-spud/ http://blog.boxerchips.com/2013/05/15/a-brief-history-of-the-spud/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:04:00 +0000 admin http://blog.boxerchips.com/?p=318 Here at Boxerchips we only choose the best spuds from local British farmers, but its only recently (in historical terms) that this vegetable has been cultivated on these fine shores.

Potato Chips in the making

Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers in the 1500s, today the potato is the fifth most widely grown crop worldwide. The crop’s success was never a foregone conclusion, however, in the 18th century the tuber was a startling novelty, frightening to some, bewildering to others—it even sparked new fashions across the continent.

Blooming potato plants send up five-lobed flowers which scatter across the fields like colonies of purple starfish. According to some, Marie Antoinette liked the blossoms so much that she put them in her hair. Her husband, Louis XVI, put one in his buttonhole, inspiring a brief vogue in which the French aristocracy swanned around with potato plants on their clothes. The flowers were part of an attempt to persuade French farmers to plant and French diners to eat this strange new species of vegetable.

boxerchips in all their glory

Compared to grain based crops (such as rice and wheat), potatoes are far more productive. Growing underground, the size of the crop is not limited by the rest of the plant – in 2008 for example, one shocked Lebanese farmer dug up a potato weighing almost 25lbs. This sacred vegetable was even heralded as the cure for famine across northern Europe. Indeed, a statue of Sir Francis Drake still stands in Offenburg, South West Germany, bearing the inscription

“disseminator of the potato in Europe
in the Year of Our Lord 1586.
Millions of people
who cultivate the earth
bless his immortal memory.”

We at Boxerchips bless his immortal memory too, for had he never bought the humble potato to our shores, you’d not be able to enjoy our deliciously wholesome handmade 100% British potato chips!

Find out more about the history of the potato here.

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Name our New Boxertruck!

We have a new(ish) member of the Spudmucker family. All dressed and ready to go, but we cant think of a name!

Want to win yourself a whole case of spudtastic Boxerchips?

All you have to do is ‘like’ our Facebook page and post what YOU think should be the name of the newest member of our family!

We like to think outside the box so come up with something wacky, adventurous and spudtacular to be in with chance to win!

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I recently flew on an Easyjet plane
So my reason for writing, please let me explain
Feeling quite hungry and dry, with parched lips
I bought a pack of your Spudmucker Chips.

The contents were tasty and of flavour didn’t lack
And I then read the words on the back of the pack
A load of lines all rhyming with Spudmucker
But please can you tell what the hell is a “Cucker”??

Now Autumn is here with falling leaves
Though we’ve yet to see any potato thieves
So i’ll finish my meal with an apple (a cox)
And I won’t stoe my crisps near any smelly socks.

Thanks for the laugh and the crisps were quite tasty
But before my next flight I won’t be so hasty
The question I ask before paying my fare
Is, are your crisps available on Ryanair?

By Stuart Kira
Hatfield, Herts, UK

 

 

]]> http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/10/19/ode-to-boxerchips/feed/ 0 Take A Snap & Win http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/08/27/take-a-picture-win/ http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/08/27/take-a-picture-win/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:36:58 +0000 admin http://blog.boxerchips.com/?p=198 Heading abroad soon? Why not try the best crisps in the sky and take a photo for us. You can post your shots on our facebook fan page, the best photos will win a case of crisps. Good luck!

 

 

 

 

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American Airlines crew in Chicago.

Miami crew

Having fun in New york

Crew in Dallas sampling our spudtacular crisps

 

]]> http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/30/boxerchips-goes-stateside-with-launch-on-american-airlines/feed/ 0 Boxerchips wins big at the Airline retail awards http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/25/boxerchips-wins-award-at-the-airline-retail-awards/ http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/25/boxerchips-wins-award-at-the-airline-retail-awards/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:32:48 +0000 admin http://blog.boxerchips.com/?p=154 We are delighted to announce that Boxerchips has won the award for the Best Inflight Food Product at this years Airline Retail Awards in London. Boxerchips is now available on a many European Airlines including Ryanair, Easyjet, German Wings, Aer Arann, Thompson, Iceland Express and many more. We have recently broke the American Market and launched Boxerchips on-board American Airlines.

]]> http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/25/boxerchips-wins-award-at-the-airline-retail-awards/feed/ 0 Boxerchips at Taste of London, Regents Park http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/24/boxerchips-at-taste-of-london-regents-park/ http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/24/boxerchips-at-taste-of-london-regents-park/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:14:22 +0000 admin http://blog.boxerchips.com/?p=117 Congratulations to everyone who took part in a very successful Taste of London despite the bad weather at the start. We took this opportunity to introduce crisp lovers to our new flavour and needless to say, it went down a treat. Did you try our new flavour at the stand, and if so what did you think? Check out some footage we got from the event. Look forward to seeing you all next year!

Lee and Ciara, the boxerchicks!

Check out our footage from the show!

]]> http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/24/boxerchips-at-taste-of-london-regents-park/feed/ 1 New flavour for Selfridges. http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/18/boxerchips-launches-new-flavour-in-selfridges-london/ http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/18/boxerchips-launches-new-flavour-in-selfridges-london/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:08:48 +0000 admin http://blog.boxerchips.com/?p=16 We are proud to announce our new flavour, Honey and English Mustard which is now available as part of the Big British Bang in Selfridges Food hall in London. This unique flavour combines the sharp, zingy taste of English Mustard with a sweet and luxurious honey. Crisp critics are already buzzing!

Honey and English Mustard Limited Edition Potato Crisps.

The Big British Bang Celebration in Selfridges London.

Eastpak 109c Survival Kit containing boxerchips!

 The Big Yellow 109c shop Selfridges

]]> http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/07/18/boxerchips-launches-new-flavour-in-selfridges-london/feed/ 3 Boxerchips cooked live with Chef Ben Bartlett http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/03/28/boxerchips-cooked-live-with-chef-ben-bartlet/ http://blog.boxerchips.com/2012/03/28/boxerchips-cooked-live-with-chef-ben-bartlet/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:57:54 +0000 admin http://blog.boxerchips.com/?p=78 Hamburg was the setting for the cookoff with Chef Ben Bartlett. Ben is Britain’s Best BBQ’er 2003 and was delighted to be asked to cook up our crisps live on stage in order to show how natural our ingredients are. Check out some photos from this cool event.

Chef Ben Bartlet cooking up a storm

Chef Ben Bartlet and the boxerchips team in Hamburg at the live cooking demo.

Lee and Richard get involved!

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