US private equity firm Blackstone Group has bought a majority stake in Blackpool-based Tangerine Confectionery, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands, while management has also reinvested in the firm.
Tangerine Confectionery, the UK's largest sweets manufacturer, has been fined £300,000 following on from a guilty ruling related to a worker fatality at one of its plants
UK sweet maker, Tangerine Confectionery, has stressed that it is committed to maintaining strict health and safety standards in its plants following a court ruling that found the manufacturer guilty of breaching safety legislation in relation to a worker...
UK based Tangerine confectionery said it has switched to greener packaging and has reformulated the hard eating gums in its Lion range to meet the growing demand for clean labels and environmentally sustainable products.
A new packaging design for iconic UK sweet brand Sherbet Fountain sees the product switch from the traditional paper sleeve to a re-sealable plastic tube.
