Tangerine Confectionery In January 2006, Toms Confectionery changed its name to Tangerine Confectionery and altered its branding following the purchase of the company by a new management team from
Toms International of Denmark. Originally the company had been mainly an own-label supplier in England. The company acquired the Taveners, Daintee and Parrs businesses from Toms of Denmark later in January 2006. In April it was voted the best own-label confectionery supplier in the UK by
The Grocer magazine. In August, the company acquired the confectionery arm of Blackpool-based
Burton's Foods and so increase turnover of the company to £60 million, making it the largest independent confectionery company in the UK. In January 2008, the company purchased
Yorkshire based Monkhill Confectionery from
Cadbury plc in a £58 million deal, with factories in
Cleckheaton,
Pontefract and
York as well as a distribution centre in
Holmewood,
North East Derbyshire. The purchase included the Barratts, Sharps of York, Jameson's, Trebor Basset Mints,
Butterkist and Pascall lines. Two months later Tangerine claimed there were no plans to close its York factory, despite ordering workers to stay at home in Easter week. In April 2009 the company was ranked 23rd in the
PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100, published by
The Sunday Times, and was the highest
North West entry in the table, which lists the 100 private UK's companies with the fastest growing profits. 2012 saw the acquisition of Smith Kendon, manufacturer of
York Fruits jelly sweets. On 5 February 2013 the company was delisted by the Halal Food Authority. In 2014 Tangerine announced the closure of its Clifton Road factory in Blackpool. It said its other Blackpool site in Vicarage Lane would remain open.
Valeo Foods In August 2018,
Valeo Foods announced completion of its acquisition of Tangerine Confectionery. In December 2019, the company's name was changed to Valeo Confectionery. In March 2024, Valeo Foods announced the closure of its Liverpool factory. It subsequently closed down in March 2025. In October 2025, the company announced plans to shut the Pontefract site. ==Operations==