Cloetta

Cloetta is a Swedish confectionery and nuts company created in 1862. The major markets for Cloetta are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands. The company is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange.

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. In 2012 Cloetta merged with the much larger Leaf thereby becoming the largest confectionery company in the Nordic countries. The Svenfelt family still is the largest shareholder via the trust Malfors Promotor.

The factory in Ljungsbro

The factory in Ljungsbro was built 1901 by the trhee Swiss brothers. Today the factory has 285 employees. The factory has capacity to produce chocolate, wafer, skum and coated products. They have 12 products lines, 3 lines for packing and a big chocolate hall. The factory can produce 22 000 ton each year.

Cloetta (disambiguation)

Cloetta or Cloëtta may refer to: