| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | February 1, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Av. Maquinarias 2360, Lima, Peru, Lima , Peru |
Area served | Peru |
| Products | Winter's, Chocopunch |
| Owner | Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño |
Number of employees | 670 |
| Parent | Grupo Nutresa |
| Website | www.chocolates.com.pe |
Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. (English: National Chocolates Company of Peru) is a food and beverage company headquartered in Lima, Peru. Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A. was incorporated February 1, 2007 as a subsidiary of the parent company Grupo Nutresa S.A. owned by Colombian conglomerate Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño.[1]
Winter's brand[edit]
Winter's is a popular[2] Peruvian brand of chocolates and other food products owned by Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A.[1] The Winter's brand was started in 1997 by Lima-based Good Foods S.A.,[3] the largest Peruvian exporter of chocolates.[4] On February 1, 2007, Colombian-based food conglomerate Grupo Nacional de Chocolates (now Grupo Nutresa) purchased Good Foods S.A. and its Winter's brand for US$36 million through its Peruvian subsidiary Compañía Nacional de Chocolates de Perú S.A.[1] Winter's has more than forty brands in its portfolio of products: cocoas, milk modifiers, chocolates, cookies, candies, gums, lozenges, chewing gum, icings, cream confections, marshmallows, and panettone.[3]
See also[edit]
- Chocopunch — company product.
- Winter's — primary line of products.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Cardona Martínez, Uriel, Grupo Chocolates Compro a Good Foods en Peru (in Spanish), retrieved 21 December 2010
- ^ Peru this Week
- ^ a b Inicios de la Good Foods S.A. (in Spanish), archived from the original on 24 November 2010, retrieved 25 January 2011
- ^ "Peru this Week". Archived from the original on 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2011-02-25.