Candico facts for kids
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Candico is a big company from Delhi, India, that makes yummy sweets and candies. It started in 1997 and has grown to be one of the largest candy makers in India. Candico sells its treats in many countries around the world.
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What Candico Makes
Candico makes lots of different kinds of sweets. Here are some of their main products:
- Toffees: These can have a soft center or be solid.
- Candies: Like toffees, some candies have a filling inside.
- Gums: They make chewing gum in different shapes like bricks, balls, and sticks.
- Soft Chews: These are chewy candies, some are airy and light.
- Compressed powder tablets: These are like sweet, powdery candies that melt in your mouth.
How Candico Makes Candies
Candico has large factories where they make all their sweets. They have factories in India, Tanzania, and South Africa. Their main factory in India is very big, covering an area of over 350,000 square feet. This factory can make a huge amount of candy, about 45,000 tonnes each year!
The machines they use to make the candies come from countries in Europe. Some of these machines are from France and the United Kingdom.
Making Candies for Other Companies
Candico also helps other companies make their sweets. This is called "contract manufacturing" or "private labeling." It means Candico produces candies for other brands, who then sell them under their own name.
Candico provides things like gum base (the main part of chewing gum) and flavors. Many of their clients are in Europe. Some well-known companies that Candico has worked with include:
How Candico Delivers Candies
Delivering Candies in India
Candico has a strong system to get its candies to shops all over India. They have 24 main storage places and work with 1,500 authorized dealers. They also have a sales team of 250 people who visit shops.
They use a special computer system that helps them know exactly how many Candico products are sold in every shop across India by the next morning. This helps them manage their business very well.
Delivering Candies Around the World
Candico is special because it's the only Indian candy company that has factories outside of India. They started expanding internationally in 2003 when they bought a part of a company in Tanzania.
In 2004, they made a deal to start selling their products in South Africa. Candico has also set up ways to distribute their candies in other countries like New Zealand, Madagascar, and Qatar. They are always looking for new places to sell their sweets, especially in West and North Africa.
Special Partnerships
Candico works with other companies to make sure they have the best ingredients and flavors for their sweets.
Sancorp Eurobase
This is a partnership between the Sancorp group and Eurobase Company from Belgium. Eurobase is a company that makes gum base, which is the main ingredient in chewing gum. This partnership helps bring Eurobase's special skills to India and gives Eurobase a place to make their products at a lower cost. Sancorp Eurobase gets technical advice from Eurobase International in Belgium. They even have a small test factory to try out new gum bases.
Sancorp Eurobase provides gum base to companies in India, other countries in South Asia, and Africa.
Sancorp Curt Georgi
Sancorp also works with Curt Georgi Company from Germany. Curt Georgi started making essential oils and colors way back in 1875, and their family still runs the company today.
This partnership helps bring Curt Georgi's special skills to India. This means candy companies in India can get access to great flavors and fragrances for their products. Sancorp Curt Georgi provides flavors to Indian companies and also helps with export orders for countries in South Asia and Africa.
Candico's Own Stores
Candico has also started opening its own special candy stores. This is part of a growing trend in India where more people are shopping in organized retail stores.
Candico had plans to open many of its own candy stores across India. They also planned to open candy stores in South Africa.
