Kettle Foods Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1978

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 500

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Grant

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 3

Kettle Foods General Information

Description

Manufacturer and distributor of potato chips based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company offers snacks that do not contain artificial flavors and artificial colors and comes in various flavors such as maple syrup, Mexican jalapeno and chilli and Sicilian lemon, thereby enabling consumers to have a variety of options to choose.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • P.O. Box 32368
  • Charlotte, NC 28232
  • United States
+1 (503)
Primary Industry
Food Products
Parent Company
Corporate Office
  • P.O. Box 32368
  • Charlotte, NC 28232
  • United States
+1 (503)

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Kettle Foods Valuation & Funding

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Kettle Foods Comparisons

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Manufacturer and distributor of potato chips based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company offers snacks that do not c
Food Products
Charlotte, NC
500 As of 2019

Lexington, NC
 

San Rafael, CA
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Kettle Foods Competitors (27)

One of Kettle Foods’s 27 competitors is Red Bird, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Lexington, NC.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Red Bird Private Equity-Backed Lexington, NC
Annie Chun's Corporate Backed or Acquired San Rafael, CA
Kishlay Foods Venture Capital-Backed Guwahati, India
Popchips Private Equity-Backed Pasadena, CA
Shearer's Snacks Private Equity-Backed Massillon, OH
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Kettle Foods Patents

Kettle Foods Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20070254077-A1 Extruded foodstuff and method of making Inactive 28-Apr-2006
US-5298274-A Mixing raw germinated and nongerminated grains, grinding, making dough, sheeting, cutting for shaping and heating Inactive 10-Apr-1992

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Kettle Foods Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Kettle Foods Investments & Acquisitions (3)

Kettle Foods’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Cornpoppers. The deal was made on 26-Sep-2017.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Cornpoppers 26-Sep-2017 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Metcalfe's Snacks 01-Sep-2016 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Metcalfe's Snacks 11-Jan-2016 Secondary Transaction - Private Food Products
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Kettle Foods Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Metcalfe's Snacks Norwich, United Kingdom 2009
Cornpoppers Wednesbury, United Kingdom 1979

Kettle Foods FAQs

  • When was Kettle Foods founded?

    Kettle Foods was founded in 1978.

  • Where is Kettle Foods headquartered?

    Kettle Foods is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

  • What is the size of Kettle Foods?

    Kettle Foods has 500 total employees.

  • What industry is Kettle Foods in?

    Kettle Foods’s primary industry is Food Products.

  • Is Kettle Foods a private or public company?

    Kettle Foods is a Private company.

  • What is Kettle Foods’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Kettle Foods is .

  • Who are Kettle Foods’s investors?

    Carson Private Capital, L Catterton, and Lion Capital have invested in Kettle Foods.

  • Who are Kettle Foods’s competitors?

    Red Bird, Annie Chun's, Kishlay Foods, Popchips, and Shearer's Snacks are some of the 27 competitors of Kettle Foods.

  • When was Kettle Foods acquired?

    Kettle Foods was acquired on 01-Oct-2016.

  • Who acquired Kettle Foods?

    Kettle Foods was acquired by Diamond Foods.

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