Confiserie Roodthooft
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Confiserie Roodthooft was founded by Louis Roodthooft and Johanna Stoops in 1925. He was in charge of sales whilst she took care of the everyday running of the factory, which was not a usual thing for a Belgian woman to do back then. Based in Antwerp, the third-generation family company still produces Belgian sweets and toffees. The company's most famous product is the 'Caramella Mokatine',also known as the 'Arabier', a coffee-flavoured sweet in a sachetti wrapper. The sachetti wrapper was introduced to Belgium by Louis Roodthooft in 1934. The third-generation family company currently export all over the world. Their latest range, "Our Original Belgian Toffees" combines original recipes from the 1920s with contemporary packaging. The company's headquarters are in a listed building built in 1905-7 by former students of Victor Horta.
