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 Slough, England, UK. 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. 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 Hula Hoops KP Jacks KP Nuts KP Skydivers (discontinued) Meanies McCoy's Nik Naks Penn State Phileas Fogg (discontinued) Popchips Pom-Bear 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