Sun-Pat
{{Short description|British peanut butter brand}}
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Sun-Pat is a UK brand of peanut butter founded in 1946 by H S Whiteside, a family run firm, from their factory in Parkhouse Street, Camberwell, London. Sun-pat is now owned by American company Hain Celestial Group.
History
Sun-Pat opened a factory in Peckham, South London which was bombed on October 15, 1940 during the blitz. Several women were killed and many injured.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
In 1958, H S Whiteside acquired Maconochie Brothers, and production was moved up to their factory in Hadfield, near Manchester.{{cite web|url=http://letslookagain.com/tag/maconochie-brothers/ |title=Maconochie Brothers |work=Letslookagain.com |date=25 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/man-of-industry-who-was-good-with-people.337407.html |title=Man of industry who was "good with people" |work=Cwherald.com |date=18 December 2009 |access-date=27 April 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094046/http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/man-of-industry-who-was-good-with-people.337407.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hadfieldandpadfieldheritagetrail.btck.co.uk/TheTrailRoute/WatersidePart2 |title=Hadfield & Padfield Heritage Trail - Waterside Part 2 |work=Hadfieldandpadfieldheritagetrail.btck.co.uk |date= |accessdate=31 March 2020 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180657/http://www.hadfieldandpadfieldheritagetrail.btck.co.uk/TheTrailRoute/WatersidePart2 |url-status=dead }} In 1965, Whitesides overstretched themselves financially, and the company was bought by Rowntrees in 1967. Rowntrees, in turn, was taken over by Nestlé in June 1988.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/business/rowntree-accepts-bid-by-nestle.html|title=Rowntree Accepts Bid By Nestle|newspaper=www.nytimes.com|date=24 June 1988|accessdate=16 April 2020}}{{cn|date=March 2020}}
In the beginning of the 1990s, a range of cheese spreads were also produced under the Sun-Pat brand, but were later discontinued.
In May 2002, after its acquisition of Nestlé's ambient food business, Premier Foods acquired Sun-Pat.[http://www.premierfoods.co.uk/premierfoodsmain/about-us/our-history/our-history_home.cfm Premier Foods history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716215430/http://www.premierfoods.co.uk/premierfoodsmain/about-us/our-history/our-history_home.cfm |date=2007-07-16 }} Retrieved on 15 June 2007 The factory in Hadfield was closed down in 2004, and production then moved to Histon, Cambridgeshire.[http://production.investis.com/pfd/rns/story?id=1094796057nRNSJ8157C Premier Foods plc Interim Results 2004] In October 2012, after its acquisition of Premier Foods' spreads and jellies business, Sun-Pat is currently owned by Hain Celestial Group.[http://ir.hain-celestial.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=87078&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1750872&highlight= Hain Celestial Completes Strategic Acquisition In The United Kingdom]
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.sunpat.co.uk}}
- [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sun-Pat Grace’s Guide]
{{Hain Celestial Group}}