KP Snacks 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

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, UK.

History

The company was founded in

Rotherham Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

in 1853 as Kenyon & Son as a producer of confectionery, jam and

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. By 1891 the company had become Kenyon & Son and Craven Limited. The company switched to producing roasted and salted

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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 United Biscuits (UB) is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In ...

(UB) in 1968. The KP Snacks subsidiary produces a range of packet snack brands including

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, Skips, McCoy's, Frisps, Brannigan's, Royster's, Space Raiders, Nik Naks, Wheat Crunchies, Discos, and Phileas Fogg. The ''snacks'' part is based on

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and in

, near the UB distribution warehouse. The Ashby-de-la-Zouch site won a Best Factory Award in 2004. UB sold the company to the German company Intersnack in December 2012 for £500 million. On 2nd February 2022 it was reported KP snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack, which could last weeks.

Sourcing

As a group, they are the largest buyer of nuts in the world (as of 2019), sourcing from nations in Asia, Africa, South America and Central America. They have various local aid and sustainability projects.

Brands

*Brannigans (discontinued) * Butterkist *Choc Dips *Discos *Frisps *

*KP Jacks *KP Nuts *KP Skydivers (discontinued) *Meanies * McCoy's * Nik Naks *Penn State *

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Popchips Popchips is an American brand of popped potato and corn products marketed as similar to potato chips. They are manufactured by processing potato starch at high pressure and temperature, in a process similar to that used for puffed rice cakes. Hi ...

Pom-Bear Pom-Bear is a teddy bear shaped potato chip sold under the Chio brand. They are produced by Intersnack in Doetinchem, the Netherlands and are sold in over 30 European countries. They were first introduced in 1987 in Germany where they are know ...

*Roysters * Skips * Space Raiders * Tyrrells *Velvet Crunch * Wheat Crunchies

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

Flavarings

* Tangy Cheese * Salt & Vinegar * Spicy

KP Nuts

* Original Salted * Dry Roasted * Honey Roast * Salt & Vinegar * Spicy Chilli * Unsalted

McCoy's

Ridged

* Flame Grilled Steak *Salt & Malt Vinegar *Cheddar & Onion *Sizzling King Prawn *Hot Mexican Chilli *Thai Sweet Chicken *Salted *Bacon Sizzler *Chargrilled Chicken

Muchos

* Nacho Cheese * Smoky Chilli Chicken * Cool Sour Cream & Onion

Nik Naks

* 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

* Beef * Pickled Onion * Saucy BBQ * Spicy

Tyrrells

* 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

* 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

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.kpsnacks.com/ Snack food manufacturers of the United Kingdom Brand name snack foods United Biscuits brands Companies established in 1853 Brand name potato chips and crisps Slough Rotherham Teesside