# KP Snacks

KP Snacks Limited 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.

## History

The company was founded by Charles Kenyon 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 2 February 2022, it was reported KP Snacks supply chain was affected by a ransomware attack, which could last weeks.
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. KP Snacks Billingham is run with operation manager's Craig Symington and Darren Fuller . With Fuller at the site for 35 years. Fuller also added he's got deep pleasure to guide the business towards more success before his retirement.

## 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

* Brannigans (discontinued)
* Butterkist
* Choc Dips
* Discos
* Frisps
* Hula Hoops
* KP Jacks
* KP Mini Chips
* KP Nuts
* KP Skydivers (discontinued)
* Meanies
* McCoy's
* Nik Naks
* Penn State
* Phileas Fogg (discontinued)
* Popchips
* Pom-Bear
* Quick Lunch
* 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

#### 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

### 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