Twisties is a snack foo product available in Australia, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji and now the UK. The brand name is owned by The Smith's Snackfood Company. While originally an Australian owned company, Smith's was acquired in August 1998, by Frito-Lay the second largest producer of snack foods in Australia, which in turn is owned by PepsiCo. Twisties are very similar to Nik Naks in the UK, which were developed by Smiths Crisps there in the early 1980s.