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Tayto Park founder Ray Coyle dies
Irish entrepreneur built Largo Foods into a leading snack foods group and was the founder of Tayto Park

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Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Ray Coyle, founder of Tayto Park, pictured at the announcement of additional jobs at the Meath site in 2013. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
By Ciarán Hancock
Thu Jun 9 2022 - 11:25

Businessman and Tayto Park founder Ray Coyle has died, aged 70. In a short statement, his family said Mr Coyle died on Wednesday “peacefully, surrounded by his family”.

Based in Tara, Co Meath, Mr Coyle is best known for building up the Largo Foods snacks group, which included leading brands such as Tayto, King crisps and Hunky Dory. The snack food group is now owned by German company Intersnacks.

He later opened the Tayto Park theme park and zoo in Ashbourne Co Meath, which has become one of the country’s leading visitor attractions.

Mr Coyle is survived by his wife Roz, his son Charles, who is general manager of Tayto Park, and his daughter Natalya, who has competed at three Olympic Games for Ireland.

R.I.P.

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RIP

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I remember Spud Murphy,who invented the first  cheese and onion potato crisps,called Tayto.Before that,you had to throw a bag of salt into them…Joe used the same accountant as me for a while.Spud sent the Accountant to USSR,to buy spuds on the cheap,Imagine that?

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I remember Spud Murphy,who invented the first  cheese and onion potato crisps,called Tayto.Before that,you had to throw a bag of salt into them…Joe used the same accountant as me for a while.Spud sent the Accountant to USSR,to buy spuds on the cheap,Imagine that?

Was it your idea to Putin the salt sachet?

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I-would tayto! 

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I-would tayto!