Anchored in the past – looking to the future
In 2009, Continental Confectionery Company was established as a 50/50 joint venture between Gumlink, leading European B2B chewing gum developer and manufacturer, and Yildiz Holding, Turkey’s largest FMCG group with own confectionery brands like Godiva and Ülker. Gumlink Confectionery Company is a sales company 100% owned by Continental Confectionery Company. With unique expertise and state-of the art development and production capabilities, we offer you a full-line, high-quality private label and private brand range of chewing gum, mints and other types of confectionery. Our assortment comprises all the currently best-selling products in the market as well as pioneering innovations in all categories.
A taste for business
At Gumlink Confectionery Company, we focus on taste: the taste of the product, the latest taste, the right taste, a taste for business. Taste is what pleases the consumer, and taste is what helps you run a successful, profitable business. We will inspire you, contribute our knowledge and expertise, and put you in a position to offer the latest and the best products on the market.
Vision
Your first choice!
You and your company are central to our business and as such, we can make a difference for you. We aim to be the best in our category – only then can we become and remain your first choice.
Mission
Inspiring and improving your confectionery business
We aim to inspire you through new ideas, new products, new concepts and new ways of doing things, all based on our knowledge of the market and the consumers. Our main objective is to help improve your performance and your presence in the market.
Facts
Ownership
100% owned by Continental Confectionery Company.
Location
Sales and market in Denmark/France/Germany. Production facilities in Istanbul, Turkey R&D centres in Denmark and Turkey with state-of-the art laboratories and the latest in equipment, IT and analytical tools.
Employees
Approx. 1,000 in Continental Confectionery Company (TR) and approx. 30 in Gumlink Confectionery Company (DK)
Capacity
Gum: 20,000 tonnes/year.
Candy: 22,000 tonnes/year.
Production
New gum production site from 2010 and well-established production facilities for candy in Istanbul, Turkey.
Quality
Highest international quality standards for both gum and confectionery: ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 22000: 2005, BRC and IFS.
