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[โ€“] Flisty@mstdn.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

@Skua @Blaze @tiramichu @GreatAlbatross Kettle Foods Inc and Kettle Foods Ltd are different companies. Kettle Foods Ltd is owned by Valeo Foods https://www.valeofoodsgroup.com/

[โ€“] Flisty@mstdn.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@Skua @Blaze @tiramichu @GreatAlbatross NB there is also an EU Kettle Chips based in the Netherlands - they seem to be part of Kettle Foods Ltd: https://kettlechips.eu/

[โ€“] Flisty@mstdn.social 2 points 1 day ago

@Skua @Blaze @tiramichu @GreatAlbatross If you really want to do a deep dive, it looks like you can tell from the packaging. If it says 'Kettle Brand' it's American. If it says 'Hand cooked potato chips: Kettle' it's British. If it says 'Kettle: hand cooked potato chips' it's Dutch.

[โ€“] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The branding is identical. Did Valeo buy the UK branch or something?

[โ€“] Flisty@mstdn.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@Skua @Blaze @tiramichu @GreatAlbatross Honestly couldn't tell you. But the UK company can't spell Oregon so they can't work that closely together... https://kettlechips.co.uk/pages/about

[โ€“] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 1 day ago

https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/press-releases/campbell-completes-sale-of-european-chips-business-to-valeo-foods/ it did! Including the European and Middle Eastern parts too, not just the UK parts

That spelling thing is hilarious