KNPC Holdco, LLC (“Kar’s Nuts”), a leading manufacturer of nut and trail mix snacks sold under the Kar’s and Second Nature brands, has announced the completion of its merger with Morley Candy Makers, LLC (“Sanders”), a maker of premium confectionary products sold under the Sanders Fine Chocolatiers brand.
HoneyBar Products International and I Crave Natural Foods have announced the pending merger of their business operations into the HoneyBar certified gluten free production facility effective September 7th, 2018.
We are barely into the middle of January, and it’s already become clear that 2018 is going to be a whopper of a year for mergers and acquisitions. M&A’s, they call them.
In acquiring Long Grove Confectionery, Craig Leva, Arway Confections’ president and ceo, addresses existing growth and capacity issues while simultaneously embracing market and mindset challenges.
September 17, 2013
Mangel said to Leva if he was serious he should bring over his lawyer and negotiate a deal that day. Well, easier said than done.
While some markets have remained flat and several of the Global Top 100 Confectioneries have lower sales figures than seen in the past, 2012 still saw several mega-mergers and positive gains by quite a few candy companies.