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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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October 02, 2007
Kettle Chips (UK) fights workers over unionisation
Workers at the Kettle Chips factory vote today on whether to join a trade union, despite stiff opposition from their private equity bosses.Although workers in the food industry often have fewer rights than those in other industries, the Kettle Chips c...
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Kettle Chips Takes Home the Gold with New Green Potato Chip Factory
September 19, 2007
Kettle Chips Takes Home the Gold with New Green Potato Chip Factory
Wind turbines and native prairie grasses have nothing to do with America’s favorite snack, potato chips, but they’re helping Kettle Foods earn recognition for building the greenest food manufacturing plant in the U.S. The U.S. Green Building Council ...
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'Environmentally-Friendly' Potato Chip Factory from Kettle Foods to Celebrate Grand Opening
September 17, 2007
'Environmentally-Friendly' Potato Chip Factory from Kettle Foods to Celebrate Grand Opening
Local officials attending the official grand opening of the Kettle Foods potato chip factory in Beloit this Wednesday will be greeted by an unusual sight. They will see 18 wind turbines lining the roof of the newly built 73,000-square-foot facility, wh...
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