KP Snacks

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British producer of snacks

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::summary British producer of snacks ::

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KP Snacks Limited is a British producer of branded and own-label maize-, potato-, and nut-based snacks. Originating in 1853 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, the KP stands for "Kenyon Produce". KP Snacks has been owned by 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)

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Butterkist_"Tasty_Sweet_Popcorn".jpg" caption="Butterkist"] ::

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  • Sweet Cinema Style
  • Sweet & Salted
  • Salted}}

Microwave Popcorn

  • Sweet & Salted
  • Sweet}}

Multipacks

  • Sweet Cinema Style
  • Sweet & Salted}}

Choc Dips

  • White Chocolate}}

Discos

  • Prawn Cocktail
  • Salt & Vinegar
  • Pickled Onion}}

Frisps

  • Ready Salted
  • Salt & Vinegar}}

Hula Hoops

  • Cheese & Onion
  • Original (Salted)
  • Roast Chicken
  • Salt & Vinegar
  • Smokey Bacon
  • Spicy
  • Tangy Cheese}}

Big Hoops

  • Salted
  • Salt & Vinegar
  • Spicy Chilli}}

Puft (Light and Puffed Hula Hoops)

  • Salted
  • Salt & Vinegar
  • Sweet Chilli}}

Flavours

  • Salt & Vinegar
  • Spicy}}

KP Nuts

  • Dry Roasted
  • Honey Roast
  • Salt & Vinegar
  • Spicy Chilli
  • Unsalted
  • Peanut butter}}

McCoy's

Ridged

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/McCoy's_crisps.jpg" caption="McCoy's]] salt & malt vinegar crisps"] ::

  • Salt & Malt Vinegar
  • Cheddar & Onion
  • Sizzling King Prawn
  • Hot Mexican Chilli
  • Thai Sweet Chicken
  • Salted
  • Bacon Sizzler
  • Chargrilled Chicken
  • Chip Shop Curry Sauce}}

Muchos

  • Smoky Chilli Chicken
  • Cool Sour Cream & Onion}}

Nik Naks

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Nik_Naks_-_UK.jpg" caption="Nik Naks]]: "Nice 'n' Spicy" (left) and "Rib 'n' Saucy" (right)"] ::

  • Nice ‘n’ Spicy
  • Rib ‘n’ Saucy
  • Tangy ‘n’ Cheesy}}

Penn State

  • Sour Cream & Chive}}

Popchips

  • Barbecue
  • Mature Cheddar & Onion
  • Sea Salt & Vinegar
  • Sour Cream & Onion
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Thai Sweet Chilli}}

Ridges

  • Buffalo Ranch}}

Pom-Bear

Flavours

  • Cheese & Onion
  • Salt & Vinegar }}

Roysters

  • T-Bone Steak

Skips

  • Prawn Cocktail

Space Raiders

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Space_Raiders_snacks.jpg" caption="Space Raiders]]: pickled onion flavour (left) and saucy BBQ flavour (right)"] ::

  • Pickled Onion
  • Saucy BBQ
  • Spicy}}

Tyrrells

Main article: Tyrrells (crisps)

  • 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 & Vinegar
  • Aberdeen Angus Beef
  • Cheese & Pickled Onion}}

Veg Crisps

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Tyrrells_veg_crisps_2.jpg" caption="Tyrrells]] vegetable crisps"] ::

  • Parsnip, Beetroot & Carrot With Sea Salt}}

Popcorn

  • Sea Salted
  • Sweet}}

Nut Medleys

  • Sea Salt & Ground Black Pepper}}

Wheat Crunchies

  • Spicy Tomato
  • Crispy Bacon}}

Cheese Footballs

Whole Earth

Brand bought from Ecotone in 2024.

  • Organic drinks}}

References

References

  1. (2012-11-30). "KP Snacks Limited".
  2. "Our Story - KP Snacks".
  3. (2012-12-05). "KP Nuts snacks firm sold to German company". [[BBC News]].
  4. Bernard, Dominic. "KP Snacks attributes growth and higher profits to solid brand performance".
  5. (2019-05-23). "NEW £6M FACILITY OPENS AT KP SNACKS TEESSIDE AS THE SITE COMMEMORATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY".
  6. "KP Snacks".
  7. "Best Factory Awards".
  8. (5 December 2012). "KP Snacks snapped up by Intersnack in £500m deal". [[Manchester Evening News]].
  9. (2015-09-24). "Snacks giant moves into new home in Slough".
  10. (3 February 2022). "KP Snacks hack prompts crisp and nut supplies warning". BBC News.
  11. "KP Snacks: Possibility of peanut shortage as workers threaten strikes".
  12. "Sustainability".
  13. https://www.kpsnacks.com/news/show/a-brand-new-nik-naks-flavour
  14. Mattinson, Alec. (2024-11-26). "KP Snacks enters nut butters with Whole Earth Foods deal".
  15. "Our products".

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