Originated from the United Kingdom, it entered the Chinese market in 1996, and is the world's leading high-end toffee brand, which was owned by Mondelēz Foods in 2010
As a world-renowned toffee brand, Eccola was born in the United Kingdom and came to China in 1996. The rich and mellow sugar skin of Lycopus wraps the mellow chocolate syrup that bursts out as soon as you chew it, and the dual textures are integrated, bringing consumers a new taste experience at different levels.
Lycolian continues to grow in the Chinese market and is now the leading high-end toffee brand, and it is also the fastest growing brand in the confectionery category in recent years. With a wide range of flavours and packaging, Lycopia caters to the different needs of consumers, from on-the-go snacks to festive gifts.
"Café Lotus" is a brand of "Cadbury Schweppes Co., Ltd." Cadbury Schweppes is an international company headquartered in London, England, which manufactures, markets and distributes concandies (chocolate, candies, chewing gum, etc.) and beverage products. Headquartered in London, UK, the group employs 55,000 people worldwide and its products are distributed in more than 200 countries around the world. Cadbury is the world's largest confectionery company, the second largest chewing gum company, the third largest soft drink company, and the only company that owns chocolate, candy and chewing gum products at the same time.
Cadbury has two factories, one sales company in Chinese mainland and two trading companies in Hong Kong. The two factories are "Cadbury (China) Food Co., Ltd." and "Cadbury (Guangzhou) Food Co., Ltd."; In addition, Cadbury Asia acquired Wuxi Lief Concandies Co., Ltd. and renamed Wuxi Keppel Confectionery Co., Ltd., aiming to lead the chewing gum market in China and export products to other Asian countries with its well-known and bold brand. It mainly produces Cadbury chocolate, Lycolian toffee, Tianbao grain candy, Spirity chewing gum, Holland series, and Vigo C series, and the products are sold in more than 200 cities across the country.
On 19 January 2010, Kraft agreed to acquire Cadbury for £8.4 per share, including £5 in cash and 0.1874 new Kraft shares in exchange for one Cadbury share, with a total value of approximately £11.7 billion (US$19.7 billion).
