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Delfi Limited, formerly Petra Foods, is a Singaporean confectionery manufacturer that primarily produces the various brands of chocolate.

History

Delfi Limited was established in 1984 by John Chuang and his brothers as Petra Foods Pte Ltd..

In 2012, Petra Foods entered into an agreement with Barry Callebaut where the latter would acquire the cocoa ingredient business of the former. The acquisition was completed in 2013.

In 2016, Petra Foods announced its intention to rename itself as Delfi Limited, after its main brand to mark a shift from focusing on cocoa ingredients to chocolate-based confectionery.

Products and brands

Prior to Delfi Limited's divestment of its cocoa ingredient division, it was known for providing cocoa ingredients to companies such as Cadbury, Mars, Meiji, and Nestlé.

Among its products is Take It, a chocolate-coated wafer. Delfi has been involved in a legal dispute with Nestle in Singapore for Take It's similarity with the latter's KitKat. Delfi won the dispute in 2014.

In 2018, Delfi acquired the license for Van Houten chocolate brand.

It also owns Philippine brands Goya and Knick Knacks as well as Indonesian chocolate bar brand SilverQueen.

In 2019, the Singapore-based joint venture Delfi Yuraku Pte Ltd. was formed, with Japanese firm Yuraku Confectionery Co. Ltd. holding a 60% controlling stake, to market Black Thunder and other Yuraku products in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Operations in the Philippines

The operations in the Philippines is managed by Delfi Marketing Inc. and Delfi Foods, Inc. It manages local chocolate confectionery brand Goya which was previously owned by Philippine Cocoa. Philippine Cocoa was acquired by Nestlé in 1997 and Delfi (as Petra Foods) became involved with the Goya brand in 2006. Petra Foods would eventually buy Philippine Cocoa from Nestlé. Delfi also manufactures Knick-Knacks chocolate product in the Philippines. It operates a manufacturing plant in Marikina.

References

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12. "Not Many Know, SilverQueen Chocolate Is An Original Indonesian Product!". VOI -Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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14. "Delfi enters local chocolate mart". The Philippine Star. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

• Singaporean companies established in 1984
• Chocolate companies
• Food and drink companies of Singapore
• Food and drink companies established in 1984
• 2004 initial public offerings
• Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange