Griffin's Foods

The Griffin's Food Company
Formerly	Griffin & Sons, Ltd. (1895–?);
Company type	Private (1864–95); Public (1895–1962); Subsidiary (1962–present);
Founded	1864
Founder	John Griffin
Fate	Acquired by Nabisco in 1962
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Products	Cookies, chocolate confection, crackers, cereal bars, snacks
Brands	Griffin's; Huntley & Palmers ; Kettle;
Number of employees	800 (2014)
Parent	List Intersnack (2021–present); Unisnack ANZ (2019–21); Universal Robina (2014–19); Pacific Equity Partners (2006–14); Danone (1990–2006); Britannia Foods (1990); Nabisco (1962–90); ;
Website	griffinsfoodcompany.com

The Griffin's Foods Company is a New Zealand food company currently headquartered in Auckland and established by John Griffin as a flour and cocoa mill in the city of Nelson in 1864. The company started biscuit manufacturing in 1890. Products commercialised by Griffin's include cookies, chocolate confection, crackers, cereal bars, and snack food.

Since 1962, Griffin's has been owned by several companies including Nabisco, Danone, Pacific Equity Partners and Universal Robina. As of 2021, it has been wholly-owned by Intersnack. Griffin's had sales of approximately NZ$300 million in 2011.


Formerly	Griffin & Sons, Ltd. (1895–?)
Company type	Private (1864–95) Public (1895–1962) Subsidiary (1962–present)
Founded	1864 (1864)
Founder	John Griffin
Fate	Acquired by Nabisco in 1962
Headquarters	Auckland , New Zealand
Products	Cookies, chocolate confection, crackers, cereal bars, snacks
Brands	Griffin's Huntley & Palmers Kettle
Number of employees	800 (2014)
Parent	List Intersnack (2021–present) Unisnack ANZ (2019–21) Universal Robina (2014–19) Pacific Equity Partners (2006–14) Danone (1990–2006) Britannia Foods (1990) Nabisco (1962–90)
Website	griffinsfoodcompany.com