Pearson's Candy Co.

Spangler Candy Co. buys Bit-O-Honey brand from US peer Pearson’s

US confectionery business Spangler Candy Company has acquired the Bit-O-Honey brand from local peer Pearson's Candy Co. The well-known brand,…

Pearson Candy Co. bought by US private-equity fund Spell Capital Partners

US-based Pearson Candy Co. has been acquired by local private-equity firm Spell Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. Spell has…

US: Nestle sells Bit-O-Honey to Brynwood’s Pearson Candy

Nestle has sold US confectionery brand Bit-O-Honey to Pearson Candy Co., which is owned by private-equity firm Brynwood Partners. The…

US: Brynwood Partners buys PepsiCo’s Kretschmer brand

US private-equity firm Brynwood Partners' newly-formed company Sun Country Foods has acquired the Kretschmer wheat germ brand from PepsiCo. Brynwood…

Editor’s choice: the highlights on just-food this week

Yet more signs of how challenging trading conditions are emerged this week, with UK retailer The Co-operative Group's gloomy prognosis…

US: Brynwood Partners buys Pearson Candy Co.

US private-equity fund Brynwood Partners has bought Minnesota-based confectioner Pearson Candy Co. Brynwood, which already owns energy bar firm Balance…