Carambar & Co, or CPK (Carambar Poulain Krema), is a French company specialized in confectionery founded in 2017. It brings together confectionery brands such as Carambar, Terry's, Lutti, Kréma, La Pie qui Chante, Malabar, Pastilles Vichy, Suchard rochers, and Poulain chocolate.
Carambar & Co is owned by the CPK holding, which is owned by French investment firm Eurazeo and private investors.
History
These brands, as well as the five factories[note 1] in France producing the products[1] were acquired from the American multinational agri-food company Mondelēz International in 2016.[1][2]
In late August 2018, the company announced its acquisition of Lutti, subject to approval from competition authorities.[3] The acquisition of Lutti, the third-largest confectionery company in France, by Carambar, the second-largest, was finalized in October 2018.[4]
Since 2018, all production has been relocated to France. The production lines in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Spain were brought back.[5]
