KP Snacks
{{short description|British producer of snacks}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = KP Snacks Limited
| logo =
| former_name = {{Ubl
| Is Brazil Limited (Nov{{endash}}December 2012)
| Top Snacks Limited (2012{{endash}}2013){{Cite web |date=2012-11-30 |title=KP SNACKS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08314505 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Companies House |language=en}}
}}
| type = Limited
| area_served = United Kingdom
| foundation = {{start date and age|1853|df=yes}}
| location = Slough, England
| industry = {{Ubl
| Snacks
| Peanuts
}}
| products = {{Ubl
| Nuts
| Potato crisps
}}
| owner = Intersnack
| homepage = {{URL|kpsnacks.com}}
}}
KP Snacks Limited is a British producer of branded and own-label maize-, potato-, and nut-based snacks, "Choc Dips" and nuts. The KP stands for “Kenyon Produce”. The company is based in Slough, England.
History
The company was founded in Rotherham in 1853 as Kenyon & Son as a producer of confectionery, jam and pickles. By 1891 the company had become Kenyon & Son and Craven Limited. The company switched to producing roasted and salted hazelnuts in 1948, expanding to peanuts later. These were originally produced for sale in cinemas. In 1952 the company introduced Hercules Nuts and in 1953 the No.1 KP Nuts peanut brand.
The company became part of United Biscuits (UB) in 1968. The KP Snacks subsidiary produces a range of packet snack brands including Hula Hoops, Skips, McCoy's, Frisps, Brannigan's, Royster's, Space Raiders, Nik Naks, Wheat Crunchies, Discos, and Phileas Fogg.{{cite web |title=KP Snacks |url=http://www.kpsnacks.com/ |accessdate=26 October 2014}} The snacks part is based on Teesside and in Rotherham, near the UB distribution warehouse.
The Ashby-de-la-Zouch site won a Best Factory Award in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.bestfactoryawards.co.uk/awards/2004/BFA/KP.htm|title=Best Factory Awards|publisher=}}
UB sold the company to the German company Intersnack in December 2012 for £500 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/kp-snacks-snapped-up-intersnack-698388 |title=KP Snacks snapped up by Intersnack in £500m deal|date=5 December 2012 |work=Manchester Evening News}}
In February 2022, it was reported that the KP Snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60230077|title = KP Snacks hack prompts crisp and nut supplies warning|work = BBC News|date = 3 February 2022}}
In July 2023, workers threatened to strike because of low wages despite KP Snacks registering profits of £54 million. Unite union reported that the average pay at KP Snacks had fallen by 14% in real terms since 2018.{{Cite web |title=KP Snacks: Possibility of peanut shortage as workers threaten strikes|url=https://news.sky.com/story/kp-snacks-possibility-of-peanut-shortage-as-workers-threaten-strikes-12922695 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Sky News |language=en}}
Sourcing
As a group, they are the largest buyer of nuts in the world (as of 2019),{{cite web|url=https://www.kpnuts.com/sustainability/|title=Sustainability|website=KP Nuts}} sourcing from Asia, Africa, South America and Central America.
Brands
File:Butterkist "Tasty Sweet Popcorn".jpg
- Brannigans (discontinued)
- Butterkist
- Choc Dips
- Discos
- Frisps
- Hula Hoops
- KP Jacks
- KP Mini Chips
- KP Nuts
- KP Skydivers (discontinued)
- Meanies
- McCoy's
- Nik Naks
- Penn State
- Phileas Fogg (discontinued)
- Popchips
- Pom-Bear
- Quick Lunch
- Roysters
- Skips
- Space Raiders
- Tyrrells
- Velvet Crunch
- Wheat Crunchies
- Whole Earth
Products
=Butterkist (Popcorn)=
==Sharing Bags==
- Toffee
- Sweet Cinema Style
- Sweet & Salted
- Salted
==Microwave Popcorn==
- Salted
- Sweet & Salted
- Sweet
==Multipacks==
- Toffee
- Sweet Cinema Style
- Sweet & Salted
=Choc Dips=
- Original (Milk Chocolate dip)
- White Chocolate
=Discos=
- Cheese & Onion
- Prawn Cocktail
- Salt & Vinegar
=Frisps=
- Cheese & Onion
- Ready Salted
- Salt & Vinegar
=Hula Hoops=
- BBQ Beef
- Cheese & Onion
- Original (Salted)
- Roast Chicken
- Salt & Vinegar
- Smokey Bacon
- Spicy
- Tangy Cheese
=Big Hoops =
- BBQ Beef
- Salted
- Salt & Vinegar
- Spicy Chilli
==Puft (Light and Puffed Hula Hoops)==
- Beef
- Salted
- Salt & Vinegar
- Sweet Chilli
==Flavours==
- Tangy Cheese
- Salt & Vinegar
- Spicy
=KP Nuts=
- Original Salted
- Dry Roasted
- Honey Roast
- Salt & Vinegar
- Spicy Chilli
- Unsalted
- Peanut butter
=McCoy's=
==Ridged==
File:McCoy's crisps.jpg salt & malt vinegar crisps]]
- Flame Grilled Steak
- Salt & Malt Vinegar
- Cheddar & Onion
- Sizzling King Prawn
- Hot Mexican Chilli
- Thai Sweet Chicken
- Salted
- Bacon Sizzler
- Chargrilled Chicken
- Chip Shop Curry Sauce
==Muchos==
- Nacho Cheese
- Smoky Chilli Chicken
- Cool Sour Cream & Onion
=Nik Naks=
File:Nik Naks - UK.jpg: "Nice 'n' Spicy" (left) and "Rib 'n' Saucy" (right)]]
- Scampi ‘n’ Lemon
- Nice ‘n’ Spicy
- Rib ‘n’ Saucy
=Penn State=
- Original Sea Salted
- Sour Cream & Chive
=Popchips=
- Sea Salt
- Barbecue
- Mature Cheddar & Onion
- Sea Salt & Vinegar
- Sour Cream & Onion
- Salt & Pepper
- Thai Sweet Chilli
==Ridges==
- Crazy Hot
- Buffalo Ranch
=Pom-Bear=
==Flavours ==
- Original
- Cheese & Onion
- Salt & Vinegar
They are available in multipacks of 5, 6, 12, 18 and more.
=Roysters=
- T-Bone Steak
=Skips=
- Prawn Cocktail
=Space Raiders=
File:Space Raiders snacks.jpg: pickled onion flavour (left) and saucy BBQ flavour (right)]]
- Beef
- Pickled Onion
- Saucy BBQ
- Spicy
=Tyrrells=
{{main|Tyrrells (crisps)}}
- Lightly Salted
- Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar
- Mature Cheddar & Chive
- Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper
- Sea Salt & Black Pepper
- Sunday Best Roast Chicken
- Posh Prawn Cocktail
- Black Truffle & Sea Salt
- Smoked Paprika
- Naked (Unsalted)
- Sour Cream & Serenade Chilli
==Furrows Crisps==
- Sea Salt
- Sea Salt & Vinegar
- Aberdeen Angus Beef
- Cheese & Pickled Onion
==Veg Crisps==
File:Tyrrells veg crisps 2.jpg vegetable crisps]]
- Balsamic Vinegar & Sea Salt
- Parsnip, Beetroot & Carrot With Sea Salt
==Popcorn==
- Sweet & Salty
- Sea Salted
- Sweet
==Nut Medleys==
- Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper
- Sea Salt & Ground Black Pepper
=Wheat Crunchies=
- Cheddar & Onion
- Spicy Tomato
- Crispy Bacon
=Cheese Footballs=
=Whole Earth=
Brand bought from Ecotone in 2024.{{cite web | url = https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/kp-snacks-enters-nut-butters-with-whole-earth-foods-deal/697558.article | title = KP Snacks enters nut butters with Whole Earth Foods deal | last = Mattinson | first = Alec | date = 2024-11-26 | website = The Grocer | access-date = 2025-05-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250306120333/https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/kp-snacks-enters-nut-butters-with-whole-earth-foods-deal/697558.article | archive-date = 2025-03-06}}{{cite web | url = https://www.wholeearthfoods.com/our-products/ | title = Our products | website = Whole Earth Foods | access-date = 2025-05-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250114124812/https://www.wholeearthfoods.com/our-products/ | archive-date = 2025-01-14}}
- Peanut butters
- Organic drinks
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.kpsnacks.com/}}
Category:Snack food manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies established in 1853