NEWS RELEASE:
June 4, 2008
The Allan Candy Company Limited Moves Corporate Headquarters to Mississauga
Mississauga, ON — The Allan Candy Company Limited announced today the establishment of the company’s new corporate headquarters, located at 3 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 250 (“Sweet 250”) in Mississauga, Ontario.
“This is an important milestone in the transformation of Allan Candy into a leading independent confectionery business. Our new corporate home has been developed in order to foster a spirit of aggressiveness, accountability and long-term success,” said Steven Diakowsky, President & CEO of Allan Candy.
“When we first started looking for a new office location, we specifically, wanted a space that was comfortable, bright, and well lit with natural lighting. It needed to be close to our major customers, in a location that was convenient for our employees, and it had to be in close proximity to major highways and local amenities. We kept our focus on a modern facility to give us ample opportunity to provide an inspiring work environment and we are thrilled to have found everything we were looking for at 3 Robert Speck Parkway in Mississauga.”
The Allan Candy Company Limited is a leading North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionery products. The Allan Candy Company Limited markets such iconic brands as Allan, Big Foot, Hot Lips, Twirls, and Trebor. Allan is the leader in the Easter novelty chocolate segment, with such brands as Peter Rabbit, Mr. Solid, Mr. Munchy and the Junior range, and Allan leads the Canadian Candy Cane market with a variety of products sold under the Allan brand. Allan Candy’s Bulk, Pick and Mix, and Pick a Treat franchises delivers to candy-lovers a wide assortment of sugar confectionery in the soft, toffee and hard candy formats. In addition, Allan leverages its iconic brands, marketplace scale and confectionery and nut expertise to develop and deliver a substantial range of confectionery products to address the health and well-being needs of today's consumer.
The Allan Candy Company Limited has been a manufacturer of innovative, high-quality confectionery products since 1931. The company offers products through confectionery distributors and retailers in Canada and the United States. The Allan Candy Company Limited is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and is privately owned by ReichmannHauer Capital Partners. Visit us at www.allancandy.com.
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CORPORATE AFFAIRS CONTACT:
Amanda Gaffar, Executive Assistant
Tel: (905) 281.7870
Fax: (905) 270-7397