Kelkin

Kelkin
Type	Private limited company
Industry	Healthy food
Founded	February 10, 1977; 49 years ago in Dublin, Ireland
Founders	Ken Kinsella; Liz Kelly;
Headquarters	Dublin, Ireland
Areas served	Ireland; United Kingdom;
Parent	Valeo Foods
Website	kelkin.ie; kelkin.co.uk;

Kelkin is an Irish healthy food company that provides food products such as popcorn, peanut butter, cereal and vitamins.^[1]

In recent years, the company has produced skincare products such as shampoos containing aloe vera or tea tree oil as the main ingredient.

History

Kelkin was registered on 10 February 1977 as Kelkin Naturproducts Ltd by Ken Kinsella and Liz Kelly.^[2]^[3]

As of 2011, the Kelkin brand belonged to Valeo Foods.^[4]

In 2014, DCC announced its sale of Kelkin for €60 million.^[5] In 2015, the purchase was completed.^[6]

↑ "Kelkin | Our Story". Kelkin. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ "Kelkin Ltd | Irish Retail Company & Director Check | SoloCheck.Ie". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
↑ Thom's Commercial Directory. Ireland. 1992. p. 45.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ "Valeo Foods Maker of Jacobs and Batchelors Sold to Bain Capital for over $2bn". Private Equity Insights. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
↑ "Valeo acquires Robert Roberts and Kelkin". www.farmersjournal.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
↑ Newenham, Pamela. "DCC completes sale of Robert Roberts and Kelkin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

This article about an organisation in Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.