KP Snacks Limited is a British producer of branded and own-label maize-, potato-, and nut-based snacks. Originating in 1853 in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, the KP stands for "Kenyon Produce". KP Snacks has been owned by the German company Intersnack since 2012 and is now based in Slough.
KP Snacks is currently the second largest maker of snack foods in Britain. It owns and produces various brands including KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, McCoy's crisps and Tyrrells crisps, and also distributes other brands under license in the country such as Pom-Bear. The company's largest factory is located in Teesside.
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. 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.
UB sold the company to the German company Intersnack in December 2012 for £500 million. The company moved its headquarters to Slough in 2015.
In February 2022, it was reported that the KP Snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack.
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.
Sourcing As a group, they are the largest buyer of nuts in the world (as of 2019), sourcing from Asia, Africa, South America and Central America.
They have various local aid and sustainability projects.
Brands This is a list of snack brands distributed by KP Snacks including some that are not owned by it.
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 Pickled Onion
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 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 Scampi 'n' Lemon Nice 'n' Spicy Rib 'n' Saucy Tangy 'n' Cheesyhttps://www.kpsnacks.com/news/show/a-brand-new-nik-naks-flavour
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
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
Whole Earth
Brand bought from Ecotone in 2024.
Peanut butters Organic drinks
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