Kettle Chips maker sold

Posted on 1 Mar 2010 by The Manufacturer

Norwich based savoury snack maker Kettle Foods has been bought by US firm Diamond Foods for £402.3m ($615m).

Investment firm Lion Capital has cashed in on the firm it bought for £170m in 2006. Kettle – with its flagship Kettle Chips gourmet crisp range – was founded in the US in 1978 and expanded into the UK in 1989. It has seen strong growth in sales in recent years including a £10m rise…

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