EMCC case studies - Trends and drivers of change in the food and beverage industry in Europe: The Kalev Group

Kalev, which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2006, is the largest producer of chocolate and sugar confectionery in Estonia and the group is among the country’s largest food producers. The Kalev Group consists of seven companies, of which AS Kalev, the mother company, is by far the largest with more than half the workforce. As well as confectionery, the Kalev Group produces baked goods and milk products. The group had a turnover of 53.8 million euro in 2004–05 and has almost 800 employees.