Griffin's Foods

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.

The Griffin's Food Company
Formerly
  • Griffin & Sons, Ltd. (1895–?)
Company type
  • Private (1864–95)
  • Public (1895–1962)
  • Subsidiary (1962–present)
Founded1864 (1864)
FounderJohn Griffin
FateAcquired by Nabisco in 1962
Headquarters
Auckland
,
New Zealand
ProductsCookies, chocolate confection, crackers, cereal bars, snacks
Brands
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)
Websitegriffinsfoodcompany.com

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.

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