Sun-Pat

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 that was bombed on October 15, 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 1988.

In the early 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.^[6]

In 2004, the Hadfield factory was closed down, and production then moved to Histon, Cambridgeshire.^[7]

In October 2012, after its acquisition of Premier Foods' spreads and jellies business, Sun-Pat is currently owned by Hain Celestial Group.^[8]

References

External links

• Official website
• Grace’s Guide