Kuwait Indo Trading Company (KITCO)
The Gulf's iconic snack brand, manufacturing potato chips and savouries since 1962.
Kuwait Indo Trading Company (KITCO) is one of the region's oldest snack food manufacturers, producing potato chips, flavoured crisps, popcorn, and cheese balls under the NICE, Bliss, and Kettle Cooked brands. Manufacturing facilities operate in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, with exports to over 25 countries including GCC, Europe, Africa, and Asia. KITCO is a subsidiary of Mezzan Holding and Al Wazzan Foodstuffs Factory.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Founded
- 1962
- Website
- kitcoarabia.com
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Pantry & Dry Goods
- Markets
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA