Svitoch
Ukrainian confectionery company
Svitoch (Ukrainian: Світоч) is a Lviv-based Ukrainian confectionery manufacturer. It is owned by Nestlé since 1998. The company produces chocolate, chocolate candy, lollipops and many other types of candy.
History
The confectionery was established as Svitoch in 1962 through the merging of various confectionaries, although it traces its history under other names to 1882. The original sweet shop from 1882 was operated by M. Brandstadter, also known as Branka, in Lviv. After operating under the brand name "Hazet" for candy and chocolates, in 1924 K. Avdykovych-Glynska and Andrei Sheptytsky also founded "Fortuna Nova", a sweets factory for Galicia. Following the start of Soviet rule in western Ukraine, the candy enterprises in the area were nationalised and reorganised to make the Kirov Factory and the "Bolshevik" Factory. Kirov was intended for chocolates, candies, and wafers, while Bolshevik was for caramels and flour-based confectionery. It wasn't until 1962 when the Lviv Council of National Economy merged Kirov, Bolshevik, Fortuna Nova, and the confectionery factory in Chortkiv that Svitoch was formally created, initially under the name "Chervona Troianda" (Red Rose) before it was renamed that same year.
In 1969, a new production building was opened for caramel and chocolate production.
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