With this transaction, Sweet Products will develop to a food company with a wide range of branded products, private label and production for third parties, with 1,912 employess and an estimated turnover of more than € 600 m. The group has twelve production facilities across Europe, in particular in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Baronie Group took over the past years the Stollwerck group with Stollwerck, Jacques and Alprose as well Belgian companies Duc d’O and Kathy, in addition to the British Ashbury.