Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. facts for kids
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Food processing |
Founded | February 1, 2007 |
Headquarters | Av. Maquinarias 2360, Lima, Peru,
Lima
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Peru
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Area served
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Peru |
Products | Winter's, Chocopunch |
Owner | Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño |
Number of employees
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670 |
Parent | Grupo Nutresa |
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. (which means "National Chocolates Company of Peru") is a company that makes food and drinks. Its main office is in Lima, Peru. This company started on February 1, 2007. It is part of a bigger company called Grupo Nutresa S.A., which is owned by a large group from Colombia called Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño.
About the Winter's Brand
Winter's is a very popular brand in Peru. It makes chocolates and other food products. Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. owns this brand.
The Winter's brand began in 1997. It was started by a company in Lima called Good Foods S.A. Good Foods S.A. was the biggest company in Peru that sent chocolates to other countries.
On February 1, 2007, a large food company from Colombia, Grupo Nacional de Chocolates (now called Grupo Nutresa), bought Good Foods S.A. They also bought the Winter's brand for 36 million US dollars. They did this through their Peruvian company, Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A.
Winter's has many different products. These include cocoas, milk modifiers, chocolates, cookies, candies, gums, lozenges, chewing gum, icings, cream confections, marshmallows, and panettone.
See also
In Spanish: Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú para niños
- Chocopunch — a product made by the company.
- Winter's — the company's main line of products.