Who owns CandyKing?
CandyKing is owned by Cloetta (Sweden, STO: CLA B), which has owned the brand since 28 April 2017.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Cloetta Annual and Sustainability Report 2025, Cloetta AB (publ), 12 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cloetta AB (publ) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Sundbyberg
- Origin
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Founded
- 1984
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Candy & sugar confectionery
- Parent ticker
- STO: CLA B
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About CandyKing
CandyKing is the pick-and-mix brand Cloetta describes as the industry leader in Europe. Founded in Sweden in 1984, it lets shoppers choose their own mix of favourites and novelty specials from a colourful assortment of shapes and flavours in store fixtures. In December 2025 CandyKing opened its first permanent store, in New York City, as Cloetta expands the concept in North America.
Ownership timeline of CandyKing
Where CandyKing sits in Cloetta
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Cloetta
Cloetta controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ahlgrens bilar (1953)
- Gott & Blandat (1979)
- Juleskum (1934)
- Kexchoklad (1938)
- Läkerol (1909)
- Malaco (1934)
- Mynthon (1976)
- Red Band (1928)
- Tupla (1960)
Other brands in candy & sugar confectionery, and who owns them
Cloetta has more brands in candy & sugar confectionery on Brandtree than any other owner: 6 of 87.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle Caps | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Charleston Chew | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bon Bon Bum | Colombina | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Candy Kittens | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Airheads | Perfetti Van Melle | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Goldbears | Haribo | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Háls | Nói Síríus | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Jolly Rancher | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Cloetta
Cloetta is a publicly listed company headquartered in Sundbyberg, Sweden, founded in 1862. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as STO: CLA B.
Cloetta is a Swedish confectionery company founded in 1862 and headquartered in Sundbyberg, which describes itself as Northern Europe's leading confectionery company. Its shares have traded on Nasdaq Stockholm since February 2009. It sells in more than 60 countries, averaged 2,521 employees in 2025 and runs factories in Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and Slovakia. It combines branded packaged candy, chocolate and pastilles with CandyKing pick-and-mix, and sold its Nutisal nut brand in 2024.
🇸🇪 CandyKing and other Swedish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 129 brands that began in Sweden. 56 of them (43%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; CandyKing is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of CandyKing?
The parent company of CandyKing is Cloetta, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sweden.
Is CandyKing Swedish?
Yes. CandyKing originated in Sweden in 1984 and its owner, Cloetta, is also headquartered in Sweden.
Since when has Cloetta owned CandyKing?
Cloetta has owned CandyKing since 28 April 2017.
Is CandyKing still owned by Cloetta?
Yes. As of 25 October 2026, CandyKing is still owned by Cloetta. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Cloetta Annual and Sustainability Report 2025 — Cloetta AB (publ), Annual report, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Cloetta has completed the acquisition of Candyking — Cloetta AB (publ), Official press release, published 28 April 2017; retrieved 25 October 2026.
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