Production of salty snacks such as chips, extruded, popcorn and pellet products at two sites in Austria

Kelly Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Vienna (Headquarters, Production, Logistics) · Feldbach (Production)New on Amplifa

1955Founded (Kelly's brand)

440Employees (295 Vienna, 145 Feldbach)

ca. 12,000 t/yearAnnual production Vienna plant

12,000 m²Plant area Vienna

About Kelly Snacks

Kelly Ges.m.b.H. (Kelly Snacks) produces salty snacks in Austria for the brands Kelly's, Soletti, funny-frisch, Chio, ültje and Tyrrells. At the Vienna plant, chips, extruded products, popcorn and pellet products are manufactured on multiple lines in shift operation; annual production amounts to around 12,000 tonnes on a production area of 12,000 m². A second production plant is located in Feldbach in Styria, where the Soletti brand originated in 1949 at the Zach bakery. The company produces largely with domestic raw materials and is 100% palm oil free, and also operates administration and a logistics centre at its Vienna headquarters. Since 2008, Kelly has been part of the Intersnack Group and serves as the Management Unit for the markets of Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland. In total, 440 employees are employed, 295 of them in Vienna and 145 in Feldbach.

Site: Wien
Processes: Production of chips, extruded products, popcorn and pellet products in shift operation, Logistics, 100% palm oil-free production
Materials: Extruded products, Popcorn, Pellet products, Chips, Baked snacks
Founded: 1955 (Mark
Employees: 440 (295 Vienna, 145
Industries: Food manufacturing, Salty snacks, Confectionery/Salty snacks

01
Raw material sourcing (predominantly domestic raw materials)
02
Snack production in shift operation (chips, extruded products, popcorn, pellets)
03
Packaging
04
Logistics and distribution (Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland)

Production Processes & Raw Materials

Extrusion

Extruded products

Production of extruded snacks on multiple lines at the Vienna plant.

POP

Popcorn

Popcorn was the first product of the Kelly's brand in 1955 and is still produced today.

PEL

Pellet products

Production of pellet products at the Vienna plant.

CHI

Chips

Core product of the Kelly's brand, made from Austrian potatoes.

GEB

Baked snacks

Salted sticks and baked snacks of the Soletti brand from Feldbach.

Sites

Vienna

Headquarters, administration, logistics centre and production plant

Lot size: Shift operation, approx. 12,000 t/year
Materials: Chips, extruded, popcorn and pellet products

Multiple production lines for chips, extruded products, popcorn and pellets

Feldbach

Production plant (Styria)

Materials: Baked snacks (Soletti)

Products

**Chips (Hungarian style with paprika)**Chips production · Food/Snacks

**Tortilla Chips Salted Salsa Nacho**Chips production · Food/Snacks

**Roasted salted peanuts**Nut roasting · Food/Snacks

Inside the production

Industries

Food manufacturingSalty snacksConfectionery/Salty snacks

Additional services

Production of chips, extruded products, popcorn and pellet products in shift operationLogistics100% palm oil-free production

History

1949
Foundation of the Soletti brand at the Zach bakery in Feldbach, Styria
1955
Foundation of the Kelly's brand (named after company founder Howard Morse Kelly); first product: popcorn
2008
Kelly Snacks becomes part of the Intersnack Group; responsibility as Management Unit for Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland
2016
Thomas Buck becomes Managing Director Operations (July), Markus Marek Commercial Director (October)
2017
Markus Marek takes over the function of Managing Director on 01.07.2017
2020
Start of a major project: construction expansion of the Vienna plant
2025
70 years of Kelly's anniversary
2026
Johanna Baumgartinger becomes Managing Director Finance