What Ragolds does

Ragolds GmbH is a German confectionery manufacturer headquartered in Boizenburg with state-of-the-art production facilities in the Hamburg metropolitan region, employing more than 300 people across two operating subsidiaries (Sweet Tec GmbH and Toffee Tec GmbH) that together produce over 37 million sweets per day. The company was originally founded in 1887 as the 'First Steam Confectionery Factory of Baden', passed to the Schindler family in 1936, achieved international fame in the 1950s under Jörg Schindler with brands such as Velamints (the world's first sugar-free sweet), was wound down in 2005, and was rebuilt at its current Boizenburg site by Oliver Schindler.

The product portfolio spans hard and soft candies, gummy candy, mints, and chewing gum under both proprietary brands — Velamints (mints and gum), Queen's Delight (glass jar sweets, drops, travel tins), and emoji (themed gummy candy with llama and party variants) — and licensed children's character lines including Minions, Peppa Pig, and Paw Patrol, which are produced in vegan and traditional formats. Manufacturing is supported by an IFS Food Higher Level certification, 100% RSPO segregated certified palm oil, UTZ/Fairtrade cocoa sourcing, and V-Label vegan/vegetarian certifications.

Ragolds operates as a business-to-business supplier to retail and distribution channels, reaching end consumers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the United States, and South Africa. Revenue is generated through unit sales of branded and licensed confectionery; no direct-to-consumer e-commerce, subscription, or SaaS revenue streams are disclosed. The company is closely held by the Schindler family, with no external investment or public listing recorded.

Name

Ragolds

Legal name

Ragolds GmbH

Website

https://ragolds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ragolds GmbH is a German, family-owned confectionery manufacturer producing hard/soft candies, mints, gummy candy, and chewing gum under proprietary brands (Velamints, Queen's Delight, emoji) and licensed characters (Minions, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol), serving retail consumers across DACH and international markets with over 300 employees and 37 million sweets produced daily.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Confectionery Manufacturing

NAICS

Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing (31134)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Chewing Gum & Mints (CRADABAC)

Keywords

• Confectionery manufacturing
• Branded candy production
• Licensed character sweets
• Mints and chewing gum
• Gummy candy production

Headquarters

HQ city

Boizenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Confectionery product sales: Revenue generated from manufacturing and selling confectionery products including hard/soft candies, mints, chewing gums under proprietary brands (Velamints, Queen's Delight, emoji) and licensed brands (Minions, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol). Products include various formats: gummy candy, strips, drops, glass jar sweets, and travel tins.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Ragolds is a German confectionery manufacturer that produces hard and soft candies, mints, chewing gums, and gummy candies under its own proprietary brands (Velamints, Queen's Delight, emoji) and under licenses for popular entertainment characters (Minions, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol). With more than 37 million sweets produced daily at facilities in the Hamburg metropolitan region, the company supplies branded confectionery products to retail channels worldwide, with vegan/vegetarian variants and sustainably sourced raw materials.

Product overview

Ragolds is a German confectionery company offering a portfolio of branded candy products organized into owned sub-brands and licensed character-based products. The core portfolio includes Velamints (mints and gum) and Queen's Delight (premium toffees and drops) as company-owned brands, supplemented by emoji gummy candy with thematic varieties, and three licensed children's character lines: Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, and Minions gummy candies. Products range from hard candies and soft candies to mints and chewing gums, with fruit and herbal flavors, distributed internationally with production facilities in the Hamburg metropolitan region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minions: Gummy candy brand featuring Minions characters
• Peppa Pig
• Paw Patrol
• emoji
• Velamints
• Queen's Delight

Products and services

• emoji

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)coreOthers · 1 January 2011Ragolds manufacturing plants (Sweet Tec GmbH and Toffe Tec GmbH) joined RSPO in 2011. Initially under 'Mass Balance' standard allowing sustainable and conventional palm oil mixing, then switched to 100% certified palm oil in 2015 using segregated standard.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Perfetti Van Melle: Perfetti Van Melle is a global manufacturer of sugar confectionery, mints and chewing gum (Mentos, Chupa Chups, Fruittella), directly comparable to Ragolds' mint, gum and candy portfolio including Velamints. Overlapping product categories and European retail reach make it a key comparable.
• Haribo: Haribo is the leading global gummy candy manufacturer (founded in Bonn, Germany) and a direct competitor to Ragolds' gummy lines including emoji, Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, and Minions. Both are German-headquartered sugar confectionery producers operating at similar scale and targeting overlapping retail channels.
• Katjes Fassin: Katjes is a German family-owned manufacturer of fruit gums, licorice and licorice candies, with comparable scale, DACH focus, and emphasis on vegan/vegetarian product positioning that mirrors Ragolds' V-label strategy.
• Cloetta: Cloetta is a Swedish-based sugar confectionery and chocolate manufacturer (Kexchoklad, Jenkki, Red Band) with comparable product mix in pastilles, mints and chews, and a similar pan-European retail footprint to Ragolds.
• Storck (August Storck KG): Storck is a major German family-owned confectionery manufacturer (Werther's Original, Toffifee, Riesen), comparable to Ragolds in heritage, German production base, sugar confectionery focus, and family-ownership structure.

Broad incumbents

• Mars Wrigley: Mars Wrigley is a global confectionery incumbent (Wrigley's gum, M&M's, Skittles, Starburst) operating a much broader portfolio. Comparable as a competitor across chewing gum, mints and sugar confectionery categories where Ragolds also competes.

Peers

• Mondelez International:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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