Consolidated Biscuit Co.

What Consolidated Biscuit Co. does

Consolidated Biscuit Co. Ltd. is a privately held Maltese food manufacturing company headquartered in Birkirkara that produces and distributes snacks, biscuits, crackers, bars, and nuts under four flagship consumer brands: Devon (cookies, creams, crackers, and cereal products), Catch (chocolate-coated rice puff bars with caramel), Sunshine Snacks (corn-based snacks, potato crisps, popcorn, extruded snacks, and nuts), and Tal Furnar (traditional Maltese galletti water crackers with local flavours such as gbejna, Maltese sausage, rosemary, and sundried tomato). The portfolio comprises over 80 individual SKUs sold in pack sizes ranging roughly from 25g single-serve to 300g family and sharing formats, alongside specialty formats such as digestive crumb for food preparation.

The company operates a single manufacturing site in Malta with 51–100 employees, distributing its products through domestic retail and a dedicated international export sales operation. Marketing channels include brand-specific Facebook pages for each label plus television advertising for key Devon and Sunshine Snacks lines. No technology platform, app, API, or proprietary digital infrastructure is disclosed in available sources — the business is fundamentally a traditional branded consumer staples operation.

Revenue is generated through wholesale distribution of branded packaged food to retail channels in Malta and international export markets. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Ownership is described as family-controlled with no institutional investors, parent company, or M&A history indicated. Headcount, segment mix (horizontal general consumer / retail), and the absence of named enterprise customers suggest a diffuse, volume-driven revenue base with low individual customer concentration.

Name

Consolidated Biscuit Co.

Legal name

Consolidated Biscuit Co. Ltd.

Website

https://consolidatedbiscuit.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Consolidated Biscuit Co. Ltd. is a privately held Maltese food manufacturer producing biscuits, crackers, snack bars, nuts, and extruded snacks under four brands (Devon, Catch, Sunshine Snacks, Tal Furnar) for general consumers via Maltese retail and international export channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Snack Food Manufacturing

NAICS

Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (311821), Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing (31182), Snack Food Manufacturing (31191)

SIC

Cookies & Crackers (2052), Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers Manufacturing (AFAKAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crackers & Savory Biscuits Manufacturing (AFAKAIAJ), Specialty Snack Foods Manufacturing (Ethnic/Regional, Gourmet, Functional) (AFAKAIAO), Snack Bars (Granola, Protein, Cereal Bars) (CRADABAG), Crackers, Biscuits & Grain Snacks Manufacturing (savory biscuits, crispbreads) (AFAKABAH)

Keywords

• Snack food manufacturing
• Biscuit production
• Cracker manufacturing
• Cereal bar manufacturing
• Packaged snack products

Headquarters

HQ city

Birkirkara

HQ country

Malta

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Consolidated Biscuit Co. manufactures and distributes packaged snack food products including biscuits, cookies, crackers, cereal bars, chocolate-coated bars, corn-based snacks, potato crisps, popcorn, nuts, and tortilla chips. The company operates four flagship consumer brands — Devon (cookies, creams, crackers, cereal products), Catch (chocolate-coated caramel rice puff bars), Sunshine Snacks (corn snacks, crisps, popcorn, nuts), and Tal Furnar (traditional Maltese galletti crackers) — serving retail consumers primarily in Malta with international exports.

Product overview

Consolidated Biscuit Co. Ltd is a Maltese biscuit and snack manufacturing company that operates four flagship brands: Devon (cookies, creams, crackers, and cereal products), Catch (chocolate-coated caramel bars), Sunshine Snacks (corn snacks, crisps, popcorn, and nuts), and Tal Furnar (traditional Maltese galletti). The portfolio includes over 80 individual products spanning biscuits, cookies, crackers, cereal bars, chocolate-coated bars, corn-based snacks, popcorn, nuts, and tortilla chips. The company operates as a single product portfolio organized by brand, serving retail consumers across Malta and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Devon Flagship biscuit brand offering a wide range of cookies, cream-filled biscuits (bourbon, custard, chocolate, orange creams), crackers (cream crackers, light cream crackers, wholemeal galletti, Branettes, Vitabakes, cocktail crackers), digestive biscuits, morning coffee biscuits, cereal bars, cereal treats, and tea biscuits for everyday household consumption.
• Catch Chocolate-coated rice puff bars with caramel filling, available in original, dark chocolate (55% cocoa solids), mint, and fun-size formats for retail consumers and impulse snack occasions.
• Sunshine Snacks Snack brand featuring corn-based products (Crix in cheese/jalapeno/peanut/mild chilli/BBQ flavours, Jumbo, Cheese Balls, Cheese Curlies, Mini Bites, Spiros, Party Bunch), potato crisps (ready salted, salt & vinegar, cheese & onion), Taytos, popcorn (salted, white cheddar, microwave), nuts (salted peanuts, mixed nuts, roasted cashews, coated peanuts, sweet 'n salty), peanut flips, tortilla chips (salted, nacho cheese), bacon snaps, krupuk, and crispy bakes for party and everyday snack occasions.
• Tal Furnar Maltese cultural brand offering traditional galletti water crackers in original, sea salt & cracked pepper, gbejna (Maltese goat's cheese), Maltese sausage (Zalzett Malti), rosemary & onion, sundried tomato & basil, and wholemeal variants — including mini galletti — for local and export consumers seeking culturally Maltese cracker flavours.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondelez International: Global snacks and biscuits conglomerate (Oreo, LU, Cadbury, belVita, Ritz). Operates broadly in the same biscuit and cracker categories as Consolidated Biscuit, with vastly larger scale and distribution reach.
• PepsiCo (Frito-Lay): Global salty snacks leader (Lay's, Doritos, Walkers Crisps) with dominant share in chips, popcorn, and extruded snacks. Sets the competitive ceiling for Sunshine Snacks' portfolio in both Malta and export markets.

Direct peers

• Bahlsen: German family-owned premium biscuit and cracker manufacturer (Pick Up, Leibniz, Crunchips) with a multi-brand portfolio and international distribution. Closely comparable to Consolidated Biscuit in business model, product mix, and family-owned heritage positioning.
• Kettle Foods: UK/US hand-cooked potato crisps brand in the premium salty snack segment. Directly comparable to Sunshine Snacks' Crisps range, with overlapping retail distribution and similar product positioning.
• Walkers Shortbread: Scottish family-owned premium biscuit maker with strong export focus into North America and Europe. Comparable in family-owned heritage, premium positioning, and reliance on export-led growth beyond a small home market.
• Burton's Foods: UK biscuit manufacturer producing Maryland Cookies, Cadbury-branded biscuits, and Jammie Dodgers for retail and private label. Comparable mid-sized multi-brand biscuit maker serving similar UK/European retail customers.
• McVitie's (Pladis Group): UK's leading biscuit brand (Digestives, Hobnobs, Bourbon creams) — directly competes with Devon's core cream-filled biscuit and Digestive lines. Operates the same product categories with similar retail distribution in Europe.
• KP Snacks (Intersnack Group): UK manufacturer of nuts, crisps, and snack products (KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, McCoy's). Direct competitor to Sunshine Snacks' nuts, crisps, and extruded snack portfolio, with similar product formats and retail channels.
• Jacob's (Pladis Group): UK cracker brand within Pladis (cream crackers, crispbreads, selection packs). Directly comparable to Devon's Cream Crackers and Tal Furnar galletti lines, with overlapping retail and foodservice channels.

Regional players

• Tayto Group: Irish family-owned crisps and snacks manufacturer, dominant in Ireland with UK and international exports. Comparable regional CPG model, family ownership, and similar product portfolio to Sunshine Snacks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Consolidatedbiscuit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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