pladis Global (styled as pladis) is a British

confectionery Confectionery is the Art (skill), art of making confections, or sweet foods. Confections are items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates, although exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confections are divided into two bro ...

and

snack foods A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home. Traditionally, snacks are p ...

company encompassing

United Biscuits United Biscuits (UB) is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of McVitie's biscuits, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In ...

Ülker Ülker is a Turkish multinational food and beverage manufacturer based in Istanbul, Turkey. Its products are exported internationally, to 110 countries. Ülker's core products are biscuits, cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although it has ex ...

, Godiva Chocolatier and DeMet's Candy Company. It was formed in January 2016 as a subsidiary of

Yıldız Holding Yıldız Holding is a Turkish conglomerate that is best known for manufacturing food products. The company also produces other consumer goods and has its own retail, private equity and real estate operations. Yıldız Holding is among the large ...

with its headquarters in

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, England. The company operates 27 bakeries in 11 countries and its products reach approximately 4 billion people worldwide in 110 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. The pladis name was inspired by the

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constellation, a group of seven stars visible from anywhere on Earth.

Brands

Godiva Chocolates was acquired by Yildiz Holding from Campbell Soup Company for $850 million in 2008. In 2014, Yildiz acquired DeMet's Candy Company for $221 million, which includes the US wholesale brand Flipz and

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. That same year, Yildiz acquired

, the parent company of

McVitie's McVitie's () is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name is derived from the original Economy of Scotland, Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Private company limited by shares, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street ...

, making it the third-largest biscuit / cookie company in the world. pladis also owns Go Ahead, Koninklijke Verkade which includes brands such as Verkade and Sultana, and Biskrem. * Ülker Biscuits: a Turkish food and beverage brand with a presence in 80 countries. Ülker manufacturers of food products including biscuits and confectionery. * United Biscuits includes

, a leading snack food brand in the UK and Europe as well as a top 5 UK Food Brand. In February 2016, United Biscuits released McVitie's Digestive Nibbles, reducing traditional biscuits to bite-sized format. In January 2017, McVities launched a line of thinner chocolate digestives, meant to be a healthier alternative than traditional biscuits. In May 2017, pladis announced it would be launching McVitie's biscuits in the US in 2018. Jaffa Cakes is a part of McVitie's, and was reformulated in 2017. McVities also produce Hobnobs,

Rich Tea Rich tea is a type of sweet biscuit; the ingredients generally include wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and malt extract. Originally called Tea Biscuits, they were developed in the 19th century in Yorkshire, England for the upper classes as a ...

, Penguins,

Jacob's Jacob's is an Irish Brand, brand name for several lines of biscuits and Cracker (food), crackers in Republic of Ireland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The brand name is owned by the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, part of Valeo Foods, which prod ...

cream crackers, Carr's water biscuits, Crawford's, Meredith and Drew and go ahead!. *DeMet's Candy Company, which includes Flipz and

. *

Godiva Lady Godiva (; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English , was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. She is mainly remembere ...

: manufacturer of premium chocolates and related products, founded in Belgium in 1926 pladis sells Godiva in grocery channels. At the May 2017 Sweet & Snacks Expo in Chicago, pladis launched Godiva Masterpieces, which included the top three best selling case pieces from Godiva boutiques in individually wrapped candies. The line was initially sold through Costco. At the same time, pladis announced it was releasing a uniform formulation for Godiva chocolate which was based on the original Belgian recipe developed in 1926. In September 2017, pladis launched the Godiva Masterpieces line in the UK, and announced a partnership in which Masterpieces would be carried in Sainsbury stores. pladis partnered with supermarkets in the UK, North America, China, Turkey, Sweden and Saudi Arabia and other countries to sell the Masterpieces line.

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* {{Yıldız Holding Confectionery companies of the United Kingdom Food and drink companies established in 2016 Food manufacturers based in London Yıldız Holding