Sun-Pat
| Product type | Food |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hain Celestial Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Previous owners | Rowntree's Premier Foods |
| Website | www |
Sun-Pat is a brand of peanut butter in the United Kingdom. Peanut butter had been sold in the United Kingdom since the 1930s.
Sun-Pat products were made in the United Kingdom by H S Whiteside, a family run firm, from their factory in Parkhouse Street, Camberwell, SE5. Whitesides produced a great variety of sweets, jellies, nut and chocolate products including nougat, chocolate brazils, slabs of toffee and chocolate, Lifesavers, and Elizabeth Shaw chocolates.
Sun-Pat had a factory in Peckham, South London, which was bombed on 15 October 1940, during the blitz. Several girls were killed and many injured.[1] Sun-Pat having already sold salted peanuts, produced the product for which they became most well-known, peanut butter in 1946.[2]
In 1958, H S Whiteside acquired Maconochie Brothers, and production was moved up to their factory in Hadfield, near Manchester.[3][4][5] In 1965, Whitesides overstretched themselves financially, and the company was bought by Rowntrees in 1967. Rowntrees, in turn, was taken over by Nestlé in June 1988.[6][citation needed]
In the beginning of the 1990s, a range of cheese spreads were also produced under the Sun-Pat brand, but were later discontinued.
In May 2002, after its acquisition of Nestlé's ambient food business, Premier Foods acquired Sun-Pat.[7] The factory in Hadfield was closed down in 2004, and production then moved to Histon, Cambridgeshire.[8] In October 2012, after its acquisition of Premier Foods' spreads and jellies business, Sun-Pat is currently owned by Hain Celestial Group.[9]
References
- ^ "WW2 People's War - War in Peckham". bbc.co.uk. 4 June 2004.
- ^ "Our Story". Sunpat.co.uk. 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Maconochie Brothers". Letslookagain.com. 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Man of industry who was "good with people"". Cwherald.com. 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Hadfield & Padfield Heritage Trail - Waterside Part 2". Hadfieldandpadfieldheritagetrail.btck.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Rowntree Accepts Bid By Nestle". www.nytimes.com. 24 June 1988. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Premier Foods history Retrieved on 15 June 2007
- ^ Premier Foods plc Interim Results 2004
- ^ Hain Celestial Completes Strategic Acquisition In The United Kingdom