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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, UK.
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.[2] 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.[3]
UB sold the company to the German company Intersnack in December 2012 for £500 million.[4]
On 2 February 2022 it was reported KP Snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack, which could last weeks.[5]
In July 2023, workers threatened to strike because of low wages despite KP Snacks registering profits of £54m. Unite union reported that the average pay at KP Snacks had reduced by 14% since 2018.[6]
Sourcingedit
As a group, they are the largest buyer of nuts in the world (as of 2019),[7] sourcing from nations in Asia, Africa, South America and Central America.[7]
They have various local aid and sustainability projects.[7]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources KP Snacks news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 UK KP Snacks LimitedFormerlyIs Brazil Limited Nov December 2012 Top Snacks Limited 2012 2013 1 Company typeLimitedIndustrySnacksPeanutsFounded1853 171 years ago 1853 HeadquartersSlough United KingdomArea servedUnited KingdomProductsNutsPotato crispsOwnerIntersnackWebsitekpsnacks wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Sourcing 3 Brands 4 Products 4 1 Butterkist Popcorn 4 1 1 Sharing Bags 4 1 2 Microwave Popcorn 4 1 3 Multipacks 4 2 Choc Dips 4 3 Discos 4 4 Frisps 4 5 Hula Hoops 4 6 Big Hoops 4 6 1 Puft Light and Puffed Hula Hoops 4 6 2 Flavours 4 7 KP Nuts 4 8 McCoy s 4 8 1 Ridged 4 8 2 Muchos 4 9 Nik Naks 4 10 Penn State 4 11 Popchips 4 11 1 Ridges 4 12 Pom Bear 4 12 1 Flavours 4 13 Roysters 4 14 Skips 4 15 Space Raiders 4 16 Tyrrells 4 16 1 Furrows Crisps 4 16 2 Veg Crisps 4 16 3 Popcorn 4 16 4 Nut Medleys 4 17 Wheat Crunchies 4 18 Cheese Footballs 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe company was founded in Rotherham in 1853 as Kenyon amp Son as a producer of confectionery jam and pickles By 1891 the company had become Kenyon amp 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 2 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 3 UB sold the company to the German company Intersnack in December 2012 for 500 million 4 On 2 February 2022 it was reported KP Snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack which could last weeks 5 In July 2023 workers threatened to strike because of low wages despite KP Snacks registering profits of 54m Unite union reported that the average pay at KP Snacks had reduced by 14 since 2018 6 Sourcing editAs a group they are the largest buyer of nuts in the world as of 2019 7 sourcing from nations in Asia Africa South America and Central America 7 They have various local aid and sustainability projects 7 Brands edit nbsp Butterkist Brannigans discontinued Butterkist Choc Dips Discos Frisps Hula Hoops KP Jacks 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 CrunchiesProducts editButterkist Popcorn edit Sharing Bags edit Toffee Sweet Cinema Style Sweet amp Salted Salted Microwave Popcorn edit Salted Sweet amp Salted Sweet Multipacks edit Toffee Sweet Cinema Style Sweet amp Salted Choc Dips edit Original Milk Chocolate dip White Chocolate Discos edit Cheese amp Onion Prawn Cocktail Salt amp Vinegar Frisps edit Cheese amp Onion Ready Salted Salt amp Vinegar Hula Hoops edit BBQ Beef Cheese amp Onion Original Salted Roast Chicken Salt amp Vinegar Smokey Bacon Spicy Tangy Cheese Big Hoops edit BBQ Beef Salted Salt amp Vinegar Spicy Chilli Puft Light and Puffed Hula Hoops edit Beef Salted Salt amp Vinegar Sweet Chilli Flavours edit Tangy Cheese Salt amp Vinegar Spicy KP Nuts edit Original Salted Dry Roasted Honey Roast Salt amp Vinegar Spicy Chilli Unsalted Peanut butter McCoy s edit Ridged edit nbsp McCoy s salt amp malt vinegar crisps Flame Grilled Steak Salt amp Malt Vinegar Cheddar amp Onion Sizzling King Prawn Hot Mexican Chilli Thai Sweet Chicken Salted Bacon Sizzler Chargrilled Chicken Chip Shop Curry Sauce Muchos edit Nacho Cheese Smoky Chilli Chicken Cool Sour Cream amp Onion Nik Naks edit nbsp Two flavours of Nik Naks Nice n Spicy left and Rib n Saucy right Scampi n Lemon Nice n Spicy Rib n Saucy Penn State edit Original Sea Salted Sour Cream amp Chive Popchips edit Sea Salt Barbecue Mature Cheddar amp Onion Sea Salt amp Vinegar Sour Cream amp Onion Salt amp Pepper Thai Sweet Chilli Ridges edit Crazy Hot Buffalo Ranch Pom Bear edit Flavours edit Original Cheese amp Onion Salt amp Vinegar They are available in multipacks of 5 6 12 18 and more Roysters edit T Bone Steak Skips edit Prawn Cocktail Space Raiders edit nbsp Space Raiders pickled onion flavour left and saucy BBQ flavour right Beef Pickled Onion Saucy BBQ Spicy Tyrrells edit Main article Tyrrells crisps Lightly Salted Sea Salt amp Cider Vinegar Mature Cheddar amp Chive Sweet Chilli amp Red Pepper Sea Salt amp Black Pepper Sunday Best Roast Chicken Posh Prawn Cocktail Black Truffle amp Sea Salt Smoked Paprika Naked Unsalted Sour Cream amp Serenade Chilli Furrows Crisps edit Sea Salt Sea Salt amp Vinegar Aberdeen Angus Beef Cheese amp Pickled Onion Veg Crisps edit nbsp Tyrrells vegetable crisps Balsamic Vinegar amp Sea Salt Parsnip Beetroot amp Carrot With Sea Salt Popcorn edit Sweet amp Salty Sea Salted Sweet Nut Medleys edit Sweet Chilli amp Red Pepper Sea Salt amp Ground Black Pepper Wheat Crunchies edit Cheddar amp Onion Spicy Tomato Crispy Bacon Cheese Footballs editReferences edit KP SNACKS LIMITED overview Find and update company information GOV UK Companies House 30 November 2012 Retrieved 30 January 2024 KP Snacks Retrieved 26 October 2014 Best Factory Awards KP Snacks snapped up by Intersnack in 500m deal Manchester Evening News 5 December 2012 KP Snacks hack prompts crisp and nut supplies warning BBC News 3 February 2022 KP Snacks Possibility of peanut shortage as workers threaten strikes Sky News Retrieved 18 July 2023 a b c Sustainability KP Nuts External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KP Snacks amp oldid 1220081233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
