Cloetta

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Cloetta Fazer was a Finnish-Swedish company created in 2000 after the Swedish candy company Cloetta was merged with the Finnish Fazer corporation's candy manufacturing division. Cloetta Fazer was Scandinavia's leading candy company and had production facilities in both Finland and Sweden. The major markets for Cloetta-Fazer were Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic countries, and Russia.

History

Cloetta was established in 1862 in Copenhagen by the three Swiss brothers Bernhard, Christopher and Nutin Cloetta. The movement expanded and in 1873 a factory was built in Malmö. This factory was moved in 1901 to Ljungsbro. The Cloetta family sold the business in 1917 to the Swedish Chocolate Factory AB with Svenfelt family as majority owner. The Svenfelt family still owns large blocks of shares. Since 2002, Cloetta and Fazer's two major shareholders, Svenfelt-Trotzigs family company Malfors and Finnish family-owned Karl Fazer, has been in legal feuds with each other Cloetta Fazer was separated into two companies - Cloetta, and Fazer - in July 2008.[1]

Brands of candy

Pantteri is a brand of salmiakki and fruit flavoured candies by Cloetta Fazer that is popular in Finland.

This is a list of some of the brands owned by Cloetta Fazer. It is not complete.

References

  1. ↑ Fazerin Sininen taas suomalaiseksi - HS.fi - Talous

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