Monday 8 October 2007

CONFECTIONERY MARKET

Cadbury-Schweppes acquires Japanese throat candy manufacturer.

Subsequent to their acquisition of Adams, Cadbury-Schweppes has made significant market share gains in the Japanese chewing gum market.

In July 2007 they acquired Sansei Foods Co. Ltd. which sells sugar-free functional candy (primarily throat lozenges) in Japan under the Teicalo and Xylicrystal brands. They have an approximate 4% market share of the total candy market and 14% of the throat candy market in which Cadbury-Schweppes is represented by Halls.

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