Katjes International

Genius Foods bags bank financing for UK gluten-free bakery plant

Gluten-free baked goods supplier Genius Foods has received a £7.5m ($9.3m) financing package, partly to fund improvements at a UK…

Katjes International-backed fund invests in UK plastic-free gum firm Nuud

Nuud Snacks, a UK start-up with listings at Morrisons and Waitrose for its plastic-free gum, has secured investment from major…

Katjes International buys majority stake in Italian chocolate group Dulcioliva

Germany-based confectioner Katjes International has acquired a majority stake in Dulcioliva, a maker of truffles and pralines in Italy. Katjes International struck a…

Katjes takes majority stake in Candy Kittens after acquiring additional shares

German confectioner Katjes Group has invested further in UK-based vegetarian sweet business Candy Kittens and now holds a majority stake.…

Katjes Group sells minority stake in German chocolate maker Halloren

German confectionery producer Katjes Group has sold its minority stake in local chocolate maker Halloren Schokoladenfabrik. Katjes International, in part the group's…

Katjesgreenfood CEO Manon Littek on the “food revolution” and why the German confectioner has formed division to back upstarts

Big Food's moves to set up in-house divisions through which to invest in (or buy outright) smaller brands have predominantly been…

Katjesgreenfood fund backs US vegan firm Fora

Katjesgreenfood, the fund set up by Germany-based confectioner Katjes Group to invest in up-and-coming suppliers, has backed Fora, a maker of…

Cloetta to sell Italian business to Katjes International

Cloetta has entered into an agreement to sell its struggling operations in Italy to Germany's Katjes International in a deal…

Katjes International invests in Austrian confectioner Josef Manner

Germany-based confectionery company Katjes International has snapped up a 5.7% stake in Austrian wafer maker Josef Manner from Polish confectionery…

Lutti to distribute Ritter Sport chocolate in France

Lutti, the French arm of Katjes International, is to distribute German confectioner Alfred Ritter's iconic square Ritter Sport tablets of…