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 |
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Number of employees
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670 |
| Parent | Grupo Nutresa |
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. is a company that makes food and drinks. Its main office is in Lima, Peru. This company started on February 1, 2007. It is a part of a bigger company called Grupo Nutresa S.A. Grupo Nutresa is a large group of companies from Colombia.
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About the Company
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. is a "subsidiary" company. This means it is owned and controlled by a larger company. Its parent company is Grupo Nutresa S.A. Grupo Nutresa is a "conglomerate," which is a big business that owns many different types of companies. The ultimate owner is a Colombian group called Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño.
The company focuses on making and selling food products in Peru. It is part of the Food processing industry. This industry takes raw ingredients and turns them into food products for people to buy.
Winter's Brand
Winter's is a very popular brand in Peru. It makes chocolates and many other food items. Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. owns the Winter's 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. This is called being an "exporter."
On February 1, 2007, Grupo Nacional de Chocolates bought Good Foods S.A. and its Winter's brand. Grupo Nacional de Chocolates is now known as Grupo Nutresa. They bought the company for about US$36 million. This purchase happened through their Peruvian company, Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A.
Winter's makes more than forty different kinds of products. These include cocoas, milk flavorings, chocolates, cookies, and candies. They also make gums, lozenges, chewing gum, and sweet toppings called icings. Other products are creamy sweets, marshmallows, and a special sweet bread called panettone.
Products
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. makes several well-known products.
- Winter's is their main line of products, including many types of chocolates and sweets.
- Chocopunch is another product made by the company.
See also
In Spanish: Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú para niños
