Peter Pan (peanut butter)

Peter Pan
Product typePeanut butter
OwnerPost Holdings
Produced byPost Consumer Brands
CountryUnited States
Introduced1928; 96 years ago (1928)[1]
Previous ownersConagra Brands (1988–2021)
Beatrice/Hunt–Wesson (1984–1988)
Swift & Company (1928–1984)[2]
Websitewww.peterpanpb.com

Peter Pan is an American brand of peanut butter that is marketed by Post Consumer Brands, part of Post Holdings. Named after the J. M. Barrie character, the product was introduced by Swift & Company through its Derby Foods subsidiary, E.K. Pond Company. It was renamed "Peter Pan" in 1928. Plastic jars were introduced in 1988, for product sold in the United States.

  1. ^ "A Chunky History of Peanut Butter". The New Yorker. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Andrew F. (2002). Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea. University of Illinois Press. p. 131. ISBN 9780252025532.