Intersnack
German snack food company
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Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG is a German snack food company that annually produces around 600,000 tonnes of snacks including potato chips, nuts, baked products and specialty snacks.[3] The company made its first potato chips in 1968[4] and is currently based in Düsseldorf.
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| Intersnack | |
| Company type | GmbH & Co. KG |
| Industry | Snacks |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Area served | Europe, Asia and Oceania |
Key people | Maarten Leerdam, Henrik Bauwens, Roland Stroese, Johan van Winkel, [1] |
| Revenue | €2.51 billion (2017)[2] |
| Owner | Pfeifer & Langen |
Number of employees | 13,000 (2021)[3] |
| Subsidiaries | KP Snacks Tayto Snacks Griffin's Foods Snack Brands Australia |
| Website | intersnackgroup |
Notable brands and companies under Intersnack include funny-frisch, Hula Hoops, McCoy's, Pom-Bear, Chio Chips, Vico, ültje, Penn State, Bohemia, and Tayto Crisps.[5][6]
Company history
The company's history dates back to 1962 in when Irmgard von Opel , together with her two sons, Carlo and Heinz, started producing potato chips under the brand name Chio (an anagram of Carlo Irmgard Heinz Opel).[7]
In 1968 in Cologne, the company Pfeifer & Langen also began producing potato chips under the brand name Chipsfrisch . The merger of Chipsfrisch with parts of the company Pfanni led in 1972 to the creation of the company funny-frisch , which was merged in 1977 with Chio-Chips into the Conventgruppe group.[citation needed]
In 1998, Intersnack acquired the Vico company, and its Vico and Monster Munch brands. Since then it is run as subsidiary Intersnack France.[8]
In 2012, Intersnack acquired KP Snacks from United Biscuits.[9]
In December 2019, Intersnack and Philippine company Universal Robina formed Unisnack ANZ, a joint venture comprising Griffin's Foods and Snack Brands Australia. Intersnack held a 40% stake in the consolidated business.[10][11] In August 2021, Universal Robina exited the Australian and New Zealand market by selling its remaining 60% stake in Unisnack ANZ to the company.[12]
