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- Kent Gida Maddeleri Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. is a Turkey-based confectionery manufacturer engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of sugar confectionery, chewing gum, candy, and chocolate products. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Gebze, Kocaeli, the company operates as a subsidiary of Mondelez International, Inc. The company manufactures and markets an extensive portfolio of confectionery goods categorized into: chewing gums, including sugar-free, sugared, and bubble gum products marketed under brand names such as Falim, First, Bubbaloo, and Trident; hard and soft candies, including mentholated drops, fruit chews, lollipops, and gummies sold under brands such as Olips, Tofita, Jelibon, Topitop, and Miss; chocolate and cocoa-based confectionery, including festive assortment boxes, chocolate-coated dragees, and filled pralines marketed under the Kent and Kent Elegan brands, as well as the domestic distribution of global parent brands including Milka and Toblerone; and seasonal packaged sweets tailored for retail and holiday consumption. The company operates a major manufacturing complex in Gebze, serving domestic commercial retail and wholesale channels while exporting finished goods to more than 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Americas. In recent developments, Kent Gida Maddeleri Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. has executed multi-phase capital expenditure programs to expand production capacity and upgrade processing technologies at its Gebze facility, consolidating its role as a regional manufacturing and export hub within Mondelez International's network. The company has expanded its portfolio with new product introductions emphasizing sugar-free and functional confectionery variants across the First and Olips product lines, adopted sustainable packaging materials and energy-efficient manufacturing processes aligned with corporate sustainability targets, and restructured its supply chain operations and digital logistics systems to optimize distribution efficiency and mitigate raw material price volatility.