Kent Power history

In 1988, Blue Seal Feeds was acquired to expand its reach for animal feed products from the Midwest to the East Coast.

In 1992, Precision Pack Foods (PPF) was acquired by the corporation.

By 1998, GPC had built a second state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Washington, Indiana, to better serve eastern United States markets and the distillery industry.

Power Cylinder Products Limited was formed in August 2005 by three past and present Koso Kent Introl employees.

In 2006, Blue Seal Feeds expanded their product line to include a focus on growing the dog and cat food line, By Nature® brand, into pet specialty stores beyond the Blue Seal Feeds retail stores and dealer distribution channels.

In 2007, after three generations of joint ownership by the Kent and Stein/Kautz families, the Kautz family sold their ownership to Muscatine Foods Corporation and Chairman Terry Kautz, grandson of S. G. Stein, retired from the company.

In 2008 the power station was at the centre of a huge controversy, as it planned to approve the construction of two brand new coal-fired plants, the first approved to be built for 30 years.

In 2010, Blue Seal Feeds joined with Kent Feeds, Inc. to form the Kent Nutrition Group Feed Division.

In 2012, after dominating the East Kent skyline for more than 50 years, the iconic cooling towers and chimney at the former Richborough power station were demolished.

The fourth, Littlebrook D, was an oil-powered plant which was in operation until 2015.

In late 2016, Kent Nutrition Group acquired Deluxe Feeds of Sheldon, Iowa, a full service state-of-the-art feed mill in one of the top commercial animal producing regions in the Midwest.

The power station was taken off the grid in September 2018 after cracks and erosion were found on pipes.