Toms International is a

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chocolate, liquorice and sugar confectionery producer, headquartered in

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. The company produces around 50,000 tons of chocolate and sugar confectionery annually which it supplies to customers in Denmark,

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and the

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. The company employs around 1,200–1,700 people, depending on the season, and in 2021 generated revenues of DKK 1.6 billion.

History

Founded in 1924 as Tom Chokoladefabrik A/S by

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chemists Hans Trojel and Victor Hans Meyer, the company is now a world-renowned chocolate producer. Originally the chocolate was a side item for sale in the chemists' retail shop on

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in Copenhagen, the founders launched their own products on Prags Boulevard between 1925 and 1929. The company was taken over by Victor B. Strand in 1942, who acquired the chocolate company

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shortly after. In 1961, a new factory was designed by the famous Danish modernist architect

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and consisted of a 22,000 m² factory hall and a 3,000 m² administration building on a site measuring 220,000 m². Around the time of the factory's completion in 1962, Toms acquired A/S J. Høeghs Lakrids og Sukkervarefabrikker, which shortly was renamed Pingvin Lakrids. Tom's final acquisition was that of A/S Galle & Jessen, in 1971. In 2011, Toms acquired German company Hanseatische Chocolade GmbH and with it the company and chocolate brand

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Ownership

The company is fully owned by Gerda og Victor B. Strands Fond.

Brands

– a corporate division within Toms International, the company produced a diverse variety of chocolate products. The title "Purveyors to the Royal Danish Court" was awarded to Anthon Berg in 1957. * Bogø Chokolade * Holly Bar * Nellie Dellies * Toms * Pingvin * Yankie Bar – a popular chocolate bar in Denmark composed of caramel, nougat, and milk chocolate

Galle & Jessen Galle & Jessen is a Danish chocolate and confectionery brand founded in 1872 and now owned by Toms International. History Galle & Jessen was founded as an independent company by Edvard W. Galle (1844-1900) and Hans Jessen (1851-1907). It was initia ...

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Galle & Jessen Galle & Jessen is a Danish chocolate and confectionery brand founded in 1872 and now owned by Toms International. History Galle & Jessen was founded as an independent company by Edvard W. Galle (1844-1900) and Hans Jessen (1851-1907). It was initia ...

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