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KP Snacks Limited
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HeadquartersSlough, England
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United Kingdom
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OwnerIntersnack
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Websitekpsnacks.com

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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, West Riding of Yorkshire, the KP stands for "Kenyon Produce". KP Snacks has been owned by the German company Intersnack since 2012[1] and is now based in Slough.[2]

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,[1][3] and also distributes other brands under license in the country such as Pom-Bear. The company's largest factory is located in Teesside.[4]

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.[2]

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Logo used for the namesake nuts and snacks

The company became part of United Biscuits (UB) in 1968.[2] 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.[5] 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.[6]

UB sold the company to the German company Intersnack in December 2012 for £500 million.[7] The company moved its headquarters to Slough in 2015.[8]

In February 2022, it was reported that the KP Snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack.[9]

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.[10]

Sourcing

As a group, they are the largest buyer of nuts in the world (as of 2019),[11] sourcing from Asia, Africa, South America and Central America.[11]

They have various local aid and sustainability projects.[11]

Brands

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Products

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Butterkist (Popcorn)

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Butterkist

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Microwave Popcorn

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Multipacks

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Choc Dips

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Discos

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Frisps

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Hula Hoops

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Big Hoops

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Puft (Light and Puffed Hula Hoops)

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Flavours

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KP Nuts

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McCoy's

Ridged

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McCoy's salt & malt vinegar crisps

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Muchos

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Nik Naks

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Two flavours of Nik Naks: "Nice 'n' Spicy" (left) and "Rib 'n' Saucy" (right)

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Penn State

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Popchips

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Ridges

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Pom-Bear

Flavours

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Roysters

  • T-Bone Steak

Skips

  • Prawn Cocktail

Space Raiders

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Space Raiders: pickled onion flavour (left) and saucy BBQ flavour (right)

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Tyrrells

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Furrows Crisps

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Veg Crisps

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Tyrrells vegetable crisps

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Popcorn

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Nut Medleys

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Wheat Crunchies

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Cheese Footballs

Whole Earth

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References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KP Nuts snacks firm sold to German company". BBC News. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our Story - KP Snacks". www.kpsnacks.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bernard, Dominic. "KP Snacks attributes growth and higher profits to solid brand performance". The Grocer. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NEW £6M FACILITY OPENS AT KP SNACKS TEESSIDE AS THE SITE COMMEMORATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY". www.kpsnacks.com. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KP Snacks". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best Factory Awards".
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KP Snacks snapped up by Intersnack in £500m deal". Manchester Evening News. 5 December 2012.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snacks giant moves into new home in Slough". Slough Observer. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KP Snacks hack prompts crisp and nut supplies warning". BBC News. 3 February 2022.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KP Snacks: Possibility of peanut shortage as workers threaten strikes". Sky News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sustainability". KP Nuts.
  12. ^ https://www.kpsnacks.com/news/show/a-brand-new-nik-naks-flavour
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mattinson, Alec (26 November 2024). "KP Snacks enters nut butters with Whole Earth Foods deal". The Grocer. Archived from the original on 6 March 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our products". Whole Earth Foods. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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