Candico, based in Delhi, India, started their operations in 1997, and now is the largest confectionery companies in India. It has operations in 19 countries and an annual turnover of US$ 59 million. Products Candico make confectionery, in the following categories: Toffees: centre filled, centre not filled, éclairs Candies: centre filled, centre not filled Gums: bricks, balls, sticks, chewing gum Soft Chews: aerated, not aerated Compressed powder tablets Manufacturing With manufacturing facilities in India, Tanzania and South Africa, Candico (ISO 9001-2000, HACCP Certified & FDA approved) owns India's largest integrated confectionery manufacturing facility. It has a constructed area of over . The plant has a production capacity of 45,000 tonnes. The equipment has been sourced from vendors in Europe including Togum, France; AMP Rose, United Kingdom and BWI Manesty, UK. Contract manufacturing Candico is engaged in contract manufacturing / private labeling for international and Indian companies. Candico provides complete solutions for its clients, from gum base and flavors to primary and secondary packing materials. Most clients are located in Europe. Some of Candico's clients are: ITC Nestlé Nutrine HUL Poundland Distribution Indian distribution 24 depots, 1500 authorised dealers and a 250 strong sales force. An Advanced Management Information System ensures that the company’s management has, by 11 a.m. the next day, details of Candico products sold to every shop by every salesman in India. International distribution Candico is the only Indian confectionery company with production facilities overseas. Candico’s international operations gathered speed in October 2003 with its acquisition of an equity skate in SML, Tanzania. In May 2004 it entered into a distribution agreement to set up operations in South Africa. Candico has set up distribution arrangements in countries across the world including South Africa, New Zealand, Madagascar and Qatar. Candico is scouting for opportunities to set up distribution agreements in West and North Africa so as to cover the entire African continent. Joint ventures Sancorp Eurobase is a joint venture between the Sancorp group and the Eurobase Company, Belgium. Eurobase is an independent gum base producer. Sancorp Eurobase The Sancorp Eurobase joint venture was formed to bring Eurobase's technical skills into India and provide the Eurobase company with an alternate low cost manufacturing base. Despite representations in most major countries, Sancorp Eurobase remains the only gum base factory operating on foreign shores without the direct managerial control of Eurobase. Sancorp Eurobase gets technical advice and expertise from Eurobase International