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Cloetta to premiumise Candyking brand with price increases on cards
14 Jul 2020
Cloetta chief executive Henri de Sauvage-Nolting outlines plan to boost the Sweden-based firm's cash generation.

Cloetta hires Arla's Frans Ryden to replace CFO Danko Maras
18 May 2018
Cloetta has appointed Frans Ryden as chief financial officer of the Sweden-based confectioner to replace Danko Maras.

Swedish sweet maker Cloetta to close down Candyking's Polish operation
26 Jan 2018
Cloetta, the Swedish confectionery firm, has announced it is to close the Polish operation of its Candyking business.

Sweden weighs on confectioner Cloetta's first quarter
21 Apr 2017
European confectioner Cloetta reported a drop in sales for the first quarter as a decrease in revenue in Sweden and from its contract manufacturing business weighed on its results.

Snack maker Cloetta to acquire Candyking
17 Feb 2017
Swedish snack maker Cloetta said today (17 February) it had signed an agreement to buy local confectionery supplier Candyking Holding.

Candyking CEO Dani Evanoff to buy confectioner
30 Nov 2016
The recently-appointed CEO of Swedish confectionery supplier Candyking, Dani Evanoff, is to take over ownership of the company.

Candyking losses mount over end of Swedish contracts
31 Aug 2016
Swedish confectioner Candyking has reported further losses for the first half of the year in the wake of falling sales following lost contracts in the group's domestic market.

Candyking buys Swedish cookies producer Lilla Fiket
31 Aug 2016
Swedish confectionery supplier Candyking Holding has acquired local cookies and pastries producer Lilla Fiket for an undisclosed sum.

Candyking targets Nordic growth, appoints Dani Evanoff CEO
30 Jun 2016
Swedish confectionery supplier Candyking Holding has appointed a new CEO in an attempt to regain lost ground in the Nordic countries.

Candyking losses widen on end of contracts in Sweden
27 May 2016
Candyking, the Sweden-based confectioner, this morning (27 May) reported growing first-quarter losses after sales tumbled due to the loss of contracts in its domestic market.

Candyking contract losses hit FY bottom line
26 Feb 2016
Swedish confectioner Candyking has posted higher losses for the year after losing contracts in Sweden and Norway.

Candyking sales, profits tumble in H1
28 Aug 2015
Candyking, the Sweden-based confectioner, has posted another half-year loss after the end of contracts in its domestic market and in Finland hit sales.

Candyking sets Sweden focus after "weak" 2014
27 Feb 2015
Sweden-based confectioner Candyking has said it will work on improving the profitability of its domestic business after a a year in which sales tumbled, hitting group turnover and underlying profits.

Candyking profitability hit by domestic performance
28 Nov 2014
Challenges in the Swedish market have affected Candyking's profits in the first nine months of the year.

SWEDEN: Candyking profit dented by FX
29 Aug 2014
Candyking has booked a drop in operating profit - despite sales growth - as currency exchange pushed up the cost of goods sold at the Swedish confectioner.

SWEDEN: Cloetta succeeds Candyking as Coop Pick and Mix partner
4 Jul 2014
Cloetta is set to run the pick-and-mix stands at Sweden's second-largest grocer, Coop.

SWEDEN: Candyking exits "unprofitable" Central European countries
28 Feb 2014
Confectionery company Candyking has withdrawn from some central European markets citing they are "unprofitable".

SWEDEN: Candyking abandons float, CEO quits
27 Jan 2014
Nordic confectioner Candyking will remain private following a decision at the end of last year to abandon its planned IPO.
SWEDEN: Candyking halts IPO plan
17 Dec 2013
Nordic confectioner Candyking has withdrawn plans for an IPO, citing fires at two of its suppliers.
UPDATE: SWEDEN: Candyking plans investment in growth
2 Dec 2013
Swedish confectioner Candyking has said it plans increase investment to accelerate growth in new and existing markets.
SWEDEN: Candyking plans listing
2 Dec 2013
Nordic confectioner Candyking, along with its principal shareholders Accent and EQT, have decided to list the pick-and-mix manufacturer in Stockholm.
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