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Tangerine Confectionery

As the leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn, Tangerine Confectionery is in the enviable position of being the guardian of a fantastic range of fun, creative and quality brands that bring smiles to the faces of people of all ages.

The business is a home-grown success story, having increased its turnover from less than £40m to over £150m In five years. The reasons behind this success include a commitment to excellence, innovation, product quality, dedication to the customer and a determination to protect and promote traditional skills in UK manufacturing.

With these drivers at the forefront of the company's ambitious approach, Tangerine is also actively looking for new opportunities to invest in growth, maximising on its unique capabilities in order to manufacture a complete range of fun sweets and popcorn products in the UK, to the highest quality standards.
A five-year-old business with hundreds of years of heritage, Tangerine Confectionery combines the best of traditional confectionery making with state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, to produce some of the nation's favourites, including Barratt Sherbet Fountain, Barratt dip dab and Butterkist popcorn.

In 2005, a management team with an established history in the confectionery industry acquired the UK confectionery division of Toms of Denmark. The three facilities in Blackpool, Liverpool and Poole manufactured boiled sweets, marshmallows, gums and jellies and toffees. Later that year, Tangerine acquired the confectionery division of Burtons Foods and its modern facility in Blackpool, which made gums and jellies and Liquorice Allsorts.

Two years later, Monkhill Confectionery from Cadbury became the next acquisition for the business. The two facilities in Pontefract and Monkhill's York and Cleckheaton sites meant that alongside expanding their boiled sweets and liquorice provision, Tangerine was able to add popcorn to its stable. This helped it to become one of Europe's largest sugar confectionery businesses and a leader in popcorn. With the Monkhill acquisition came a large distribution facility, which enhanced the company's service capabilities.

Whilst Tangerine is growing, the confectionery market is growing alongside it, with the sugar and chocolate sectors performing strongly.

In combination with increasing manufacturing capabilities and the broad product range, Tangerine is now a business of significance and scale with ambitious growth plans for the years ahead. Through capitalising on market trends and being at the forefront of innovation in confectionery and popcorn, the company is set to consolidate its position as a leading light in sugar confectionery and popcorn, through making the best sweets and popcorn in the world.

About Citizen Recruitment

We specialise in recruiting highly skilled, engineering and technical personnel in the Beverage, Food and General FMCG industry. We have extensive industry knowledge and are committed to facilitating the best placements.

There are many agents in the Food Recruitment market - so why choose us?

Depth of Experience
- We have wide ranging, national and international experience of food recruitment across the broad spectrum of food jobs found within the FMCG industry

Extensive Industry Knowledge
- We have 10 years worth of experience of FMCG recruitment and recruiting generally across all sectors of the food manufacturing industries. Recruitment opportunities cover a wide range of disciplines, from a diverse set of clients within the food industries.

Reliable and Personal Service
- Using our extensive industry knowledge, we work in partnership with our clients and candidates. We take time to get to know you and to understand your recruitment needs. We believe this professional approach enables us to establish strong and trusting relationships with both our candidates and our clients.

- We pay attention to your aspirations and preferences and work steadfastly and proactively to ensure that our candidates find the best placements and our clients find the best candidates.

- We offer a comprehensive recruitment service which includes database search, managed advertising, bespoke head hunting and search & selection.

- For our candidates, our service goes beyond locating appropriate jobs and extends into helping you make the most of your opportunities. For example, we can advise you on your CV, help with interview preparation and advise on interview technique.

- For our clients,

Diversity
- We recruit across the full range of food jobs and in particular handle:
o food recruitment
o food manufacturing recruitment, and
o FMCG recruitment.

- We recruit candidates for all levels:
o from the factory floor to high profile management; and
o from short term, interim temporary positions to permanent placements,

and cover a wide range of disciplines including jobs in:

o Engineering
o Operations
o Production
o Technical
o Quality
o EHS
o Laboratory
o NPD
o Supply Chain & Logistics

With our industry knowledge and our commitment to working in partnership with you to find the best candidates available, Citizen Recruitment can perform a key role in ensuring the success of your recruitment strategy.

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