confectionery founded 2006 ; 10 years ago 2006 headquarters pontefract england number of locations five factories blackpool cleckheaton liverpool pontefract and york products butterkist revenue 150 000 000 number of employees 1 500 2009 website tangerineuk.net tangerine confectionery is a british confectionery company with its headquarters in pontefract west yorkshire . it has grown since 2006 through acquisitions into one of the largest independent confectionery companies in europe 1 and the fourth largest sweet maker in the united kingdom . 2 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 brands and products 4 references 5 external links history edit in january 2006 tom s confectionery changed its name to tangerine confectionery and altered its branding following the purchase of the company by a new management team from tom s gruppen of denmark . the uk arm of tom s had been created through the acquisition of three traditional confectionery companies taveners daintee and parrs over a ten year period between 1992 and 2001 . 3 4 5 originally the company had been mainly an own label supplier in england . 6 the company acquired the taveners dainty and parrs businesses from toms of denmark later in january 2006 . 7 in april it was voted the best own label confectionery supplier in the uk by the grocer magazine . 4 in august the company acquired the confectionery arm of blackpool based burton s foods and so increase turnover of the company to 60m making it the largest independent confectionery company in the uk . 8 in january 2008 the company purchased yorkshire based monkhill confectionery from cadbury plc in a 58 million deal with factories in cleckheaton pontefract and york as well as a distribution centre in holmewood north east derbyshire . 3 9 10 11 the purchase included the barratts sharps of york jameson s trebor basset mints butterkist 12 and pascall lines . two months later tangerine claimed there were no plans to close its york factory despite ordering workers to stay at home in easter week . 10 two months later staff in blackpool voted in favour of industrial action after turning down a 2.5 % pay offer . 13 in april 2009 the company was ranked 23rd in the pricewaterhousecoopers profit track 100 published by the sunday times and was the highest north west entry in the table which lists the 100 private uk s companies with the fastest growing profits . 8 in august it received a quality halal seal of approval from the halal food authority for 150 products within its barratt mojo princess and taveners proper sweets ranges 1 in march 2010 the company was found guilty of two counts of breaching health and safety laws following the death of an employee at its poole dorset factory . a fine of 300 000 for each count plus costs was imposed . in 2012 it was announced that the factory would close in 2013 . 14 on 5 february 2013 the company was delisted by the halal food authority . 15 in 2014 tangerine announced the closure of its clifton road factory in blackpool . it said its other blackpool site in vicarage road would remain open . 16 operations edit the tangerine confectionery factory in liverpool tangerine confectionery has factories in blackpool cleckheaton liverpool pontefract and york . its head office originally in blackpool is now in pontefract in west yorkshire . 17 brands and products edit brand products anthon berg liqueurs chocolate creams marzipan fruits and specialist chocolate bars anglo bubbly bubble gum barker and dobson mints mint humbugs everton mints candyland was barratt black jacks bruiser candy sticks sherbet fountain dip dab catherine wheels dolly mix jungle mix dew drops flumps frosties and fizzy frosties fruit salad gums jelly babies milk bottles milk teeth nougat refreshers refreshers gums refreshers roll mini eggs . butterkist toffee popcorn sweet popcorn and salted popcorn share bags and microwave butter sweet and salted . jamesons caramels chocolate peanuts chocolate brazils chocolate raisins raspberry ruffles lion fruit salad fruit pastilles licorice gums wine gums sports mixture midget gems mojo chews banana cola strawberry spearmint orange lollies jellies princess pink and white marshmallows marshmallow smoothies banana strawberry & strawberry mango sharps of york toffee fudge squirrel cherry lips floral gums hobo s liquorice chews with fruit sides to be re released in christmas 2013 alongside glee s taveners coconut mushrooms toffee bon bons eclairs rhubarb and custard red and black gums black currant and liquorice barley sugars toasted teacakes chocolate limes american hard gums fruit pastilles mint humbugs wine gums assorted liquorice jelly babies dairy toffee strawberry bon bons lemon and strawberry sherbets lemon bon bons dolly mixture references edit a b tangerine confectionery awarded halal food authority accreditation . talkingretail.com . 18 august 2009 . retrieved 20 november 2009 . sweet dreams are made of this . blackpool gazette . 3 september 2009 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . a b cadbury schweppes agrees to sell monkhill completes non core disposal programme press release . cadbury plc. 18 january 2008 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . dead link a b sweet dreams in change of name . blackpool gazette . 13 april 2006 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . tangerine confectionery ltd tangerine dream . close brothers growth capital ltd. archived from the original on 30 may 2009 . retrieved 20 november 2009 . tangerine recruits marketer to drive forward innovation . the grocer . 7 november 2009 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . tangerine completes monkhill buyout . blackpool gazette . 26 february 2008 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . a b sweet success in face of recession . blackpool gazette . 17 april 2009 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . popcorn company bought for 58m . bbc.co.uk . retrieved 14 october 2015 . a b tangerine says no plan to shut factory in york . the grocer . 31 march 2008 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . tangerine confectionery acquires monkhill . the grocer . 21 january 2008 . retrieved 19 november 2009 . godfrey ron 22 november 2007 . monk hill confectionery sale date imminent . york the press . retrieved 19 november 2009 . hyde nick 26 may 2008 . sweets staff vote for action on pay . blackpool gazette . retrieved 19 november 2009 . http www.confectionerynews.com manufacturers tangerine closes uk factory with 75 jobs cut halal food authority delisted members page 15 04 13 http www.bbc.co.uk news uk england lancashire 26474790 http www.tangerineuk.net contact us external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tangerine confectionery & oldid 743873305 categories companies established in 2006companies based in west yorkshirechocolate companiesconfectionery companies of the united kingdomhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from may 2016engvarb from october 2013use dmy dates from october 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged 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