Red Band

What Red Band does

Red Band is a sugar confectionery brand covering chewy candies and licorice products, recorded in the firmographic dataset as founded in 1928, and classified as one of 'Cloetta's Superbrands.' It operates commercially under Cloetta AB (publ), a Swedish publicly listed confectionery company (Nasdaq Stockholm ticker CLA B; reference price 55.25 SEK disclosed in the source) whose corporate roots extend to 1862. The brand serves mass-market consumers for everyday snacking and special-occasion consumption, distributed through retail/wholesale channels across approximately ten European markets — Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and Slovakia — with additional reach into the Middle East and Baltic regions.

The brand is produced through Cloetta's vertically integrated manufacturing platform, comprising six wholly-owned production facilities: Ljungsbro (Sweden), Roosendaal and Sneek (Netherlands), Turnhout (Belgium), Levice (Slovakia), and Dublin (Ireland). No proprietary technology, software, APIs, SDKs, embedded sensors, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed for the brand or the broader platform; the product offering is traditional packaged CPG confectionery. Red Band sits within a diverse portfolio of sister brands — Malaco, CandyKing, Kexchoklad, Läkerol, Jenkki, Mynthon, Tupla, Korrekt, Cloetta Bilar, and Ahlgrens bilar — each with multi-generational heritage in their respective Nordic and European markets.

The business model is conventional horizontal CPG retail distribution: Cloetta manufactures at scale across its owned plant network, markets through broader confectionery marketing initiatives, and sells to end consumers via third-party retail and wholesale channels. No pricing model, unit economics, contract structures, or standalone brand-level revenue mechanics are disclosed in the source data, and the firm's ipo_status field is recorded as 'private,' consistent with Red Band functioning as a non-listed sub-brand within the larger listed parent Cloetta AB (publ).

Name

Red Band

Legal name

Cloetta AB (publ)

Website

https://career.cloetta.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Red Band is a sugar confectionery brand (chewy candies and licorice) within Cloetta AB (publ), a listed Swedish confectionery group. The brand sells to mass-market consumers via retail across Northern Europe as one of Cloetta's established 'Superbrands.'

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Confectionery

NAICS

Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113)

SIC

Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Cookies, Biscuits & Crackers (CRADABAD)

Keywords

• Sugar confectionery
• Chewy candy
• Licorice products
• Candy brand
• Confectionery manufacturing

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Red Band is a sugar confectionery brand operating as one of Cloetta's Superbrands. It produces and sells chewy candies and licorice products under the Cloetta AB corporate umbrella. Products are manufactured at Cloetta's production facilities in Europe and distributed through retail channels across multiple Northern European markets.

Product overview

Red Band is one of Cloetta's core confectionery brands, specifically focused on sugar confectionery including chewy candies and licorice products. It operates within Cloetta's broader portfolio of iconic Northern European candy brands that also includes Malaco, CandyKing, Cloetta bilar, Läkerol, Kexchoklad, Mynthon, Tupla, and others. As a sub-brand under Cloetta's corporate umbrella, Red Band benefits from Cloetta's manufacturing capabilities across multiple production facilities in Europe and its distribution network spanning Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and Slovakia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Red Band: One of Cloetta's Superbrands - confectionery brand
• Malaco
• CandyKing
• Cloetta Bilar
• Kexchoklad
• Mynthon
• Tupla
• Läkerol
• Jenkki
• Korrekt
• Ahlgrens bilar

Products and services

• Red Band Red Band is Cloetta's superbrand of sugar confectionery products including chewy candies and licorice products. It is targeted at general consumers seeking sweet treats for everyday snacking and special occasions. The brand is sold through retail channels across Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and Slovakia.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Malaco: Sister Cloetta superbrand focused on chewy, foam, and licorice-style sugar confectionery. Highly comparable to Red Band because it sits in the same group portfolio and overlaps directly in chewy candy and licorice formats.
• Jelly Belly Candy Company: US-based specialist in jelly bean and chewy confections with broad retail distribution. Directly comparable to Red Band as a sugar confectionery specialist targeting everyday and occasion-based snacking.
• Haribo: Global leader in gummy and chewy confectionery (gold-bears, etc.). Directly comparable to Red Band because both compete in the chewy candy segment with broadly similar product formats and mass-market positioning.
• PEZ International: Austrian sugar confectionery specialist known for dispenser candies with strong European distribution. Comparable to Red Band as a sugar confectionery specialist targeting similar everyday and gifting occasions.

Broad incumbents

• Perfetti Van Melle: Global confectionery major (Mentos, Chupa Chups, Haribo's competitor in many markets). Comparable to Red Band as a multi-category sugar confectionery incumbent with broad European retail presence.
• Mondelez International: Global snacking major including Cadbury and various sugar confectionery brands. Broadly comparable to Red Band as a competing global confectionery incumbent with European retail scale.
• Mars Wrigley: Global confectionery incumbent spanning gum, sugar candy, and chocolate (e.g., Skittles, Starburst). Comparable to Red Band as a large incumbent competing for the same impulse-purchase and everyday-snacking occasions.

Regional players

• Fazer Confectionery: Finland-headquartered confectionery group with strong Nordic presence across candy and chocolate categories. Closely comparable to Red Band because it targets the same Northern European consumer and overlaps in sugar confectionery.
• Toms Confectionery Group: Danish sugar confectionery group with a heritage similar to Red Band's, known for licorice, pastilles, and chews. Comparable because both compete in licorice and chewy formats within the Nordic region.

Emerging players

• Bebeto Candy: Fast-growing gummy and chewy candy brand with strong European presence. Comparable to Red Band as an emerging direct competitor aggressively expanding in the same chewy confectionery segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-band

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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