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Wawel
Company typePublic
Traded asWSE: WWL
sWIG80 Component
Industryconfectionery
Founded1951
HeadquartersKraków
Dobczyce production, Poland
Key peopleDariusz Orłowski (CEO)
Products
  • chocolate products
  • bombonieres
  • wafers
  • cocoa
  • candy
Number of employees869 (2015)

Wawel is a Polish confectionery company, producing many varieties of chocolates, wafers, chocolate bars and snacks. Wawel is also a well-recognized brand of candy in Poland.

History

It was founded in 1951. In 1992 the company was privatised and in 1998 entered the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In 2006 the three historic factories in Kraków were closed and production was moved to a new factory in Dobczyce. Since 2007 52.12% of its shares have been owned by the German company Hosta International.

Products

The most popular products manufactured by Wawel include Danusia (chocolate bar), Malaga, Tiki Taki, Kasztanki (chocolates), Raczki, Kukułki, Fresh & Fruity (candies) and Mieszanka Krakowska (chocolate box).

See also

References

  1. "About". Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. "Wawel – sweet story with a chocolate-flavoured plot". Retrieved 2019-05-30.


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