It’s official: Pringles are potato chips

pringlesPringles are officially potato chips, at least in England. Britain’s Supreme Court of Judicature made that ruling, which was bad news for Pringles maker Procter & Gamble, because it means it owes $160 million in taxes. In Britain, most food is exempt from value-added taxes, but potato chips and “similar products” are taxable. Procter & Gamble argued that Pringles weren’t potato chips but were “savory snacks.”

8 Comments

  1. JWink
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 7:12 am | Permalink

    Is KAKE 10 TV weather forcaster, Ben Pringle, affected by this decision?

  2. Blaidd_Drwg69
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 7:20 am | Permalink

    TOO funny JWink!

  3. Regular
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 7:55 am | Permalink

    “savory snacks.” – more like salted, compressed card board…

  4. Maggotpunk
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 9:33 am | Permalink

    Darn activist judges. Now I gotta eat potato chips instead of my compressed pieces of fried potato mash. What’s next? Are they going to declare that candy corn isn’t really a vegetable?

  5. Jed
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 4:54 pm | Permalink

    Sorry Brits,
    I like my chips, crisps, fries and mashed potatoes made out of (would you believe?) Potatoes!

  6. TomPaine
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 7:44 pm | Permalink

    What the hell is a “savory snack”??

  7. BlueJay
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 7:48 pm | Permalink

    “Procter & Gamble argued that Pringles weren’t potato chips but were “savory snacks.””

    It’s a legal defense AND a commercial.

    It’s two two two lies in one!

  8. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 3, 2009 at 7:50 pm | Permalink

    I tend to shy away from anything that’s required by law to be identified as “food.” As in “Imitation Pasteurized Process Cheese Food Product.”