Carambar & Co, or CPK (Carambar Poulain Krema), is a French company specialized in confectionery founded in 2017. It brings together confectionery brands such as Carambar, Terry's, Lutti, Kréma, La Pie qui Chante, Malabar, Pastilles Vichy, Suchard rochers, and Poulain chocolate.
Carambar & Co is owned by the CPK holding, which is owned by French investment firm Eurazeo and private investors.
History
These brands, as well as the five factories[note 1] in France producing the products[1] were acquired from the American multinational agri-food company Mondelēz International in 2016.[1][2]
In late August 2018, the company announced its acquisition of Lutti, subject to approval from competition authorities.[3] The acquisition of Lutti, the third-largest confectionery company in France, by Carambar, the second-largest, was finalized in October 2018.[4]
Since 2018, all production has been relocated to France. The production lines in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Spain were brought back.[5]
Notes
- ↑ The five acquired factories are located in:
- Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) producing Suchard rochers,
- Blois (Loir-et-Cher) manufacturing Poulain chocolate,
- Vichy (Allier) for Vichy pastilles,
- Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord) for Carambars,
- Saint-Genest-d'Ambière (Vienne) for Kréma and La Pie qui Chante candies.
References
- 1 2 Laurence Girard (29 April 2017). "Carambar prend un nouveau départ". Le Monde. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ↑ "Hollywood Chewing Gum de Hollywood Chewing Gum". LSA (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ↑ André Trentin (30 August 2018). "Carambar-Lutti, bientôt un géant français de la confiserie ?". Le Point. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ Le confiseur Carambar&Co se réorganise et annonce un PSE
- ↑ Bonbons : le nouveau Carambar veut s'attaquer à la citadelle Haribo