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Kettle Brand

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Kettle Foods Inc. is the manufacturer of Kettle Brand Potato Chips. The company was founded in 1978 in Salem (Oregon).

In 1988 production was started in Norwich in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom business operates as Kettle Foods Ltd.

In September 2007 a second US plant was opened in Beloit (Wisconsin).

Kettle Foods Inc boasts a strong commitment  to "natural"and "sustainable". This commitment was recognized in the LEED® Gold Certification for Sustainable Design for Kettle Foods new Beloit plant, the "greenest food manufacturing facility in the US".

In September 2006 Kettle Foods was sold to Lion Capital.

In March 2010 Kettle Foods was acquired by Diamond Foods and became as a result of acquisitions a brand of Snyder's Lance (2015) and later The Campbell Soup Company (2018)
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June 02, 2011
Diamond Foods Raises Guidance After Strong Third Quarter
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March 08, 2011
Diamond Reports Record Sales and Earnings and Increases Guidance
Diamond Foods, Inc.(Nasdaq:DMND) today reported record sales growth and a more than doubling of earnings in its second quarter of fiscal 2011.
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Inspection of the Kettle Chips
February 22, 2011
How Kettle Chips became a household name
In nearly three decades, Kettle Foods has grown from one man’s vision to a household name and a major player in Norfolk’s food sector. And there are no signs of that growth trend slacking any time soon, according to Jeremy Bradley, managing director.
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February 09, 2011
Mergers and Acquisitions among makers of snack foods chip away at Frito-Lay
Bite-sized snacks are big business. While Wall Street focuses its attention on makers of semiconductor chips and movers of casino chips to make its money, companies that manufacture snack foods are busy building their fortunes through potato chips, pr...
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