Svitoch

Svitoch (Світоч) is a Lviv-based Ukrainian confectionery manufacturer. It is owned by Nestlé since 1998. The company produces chocolate, chocolate candy, lollipops and many other types of candy.

Overview
LVIV CONFECTIONERY FACTORY "SVITOCH" is an enterprise of the confectionery branch of the food industry. The history goes back to the 19th century, when Lviv created small confectioners. f-ky (confectionery), in particular, the shwis confectionery. master D. Andreolli, and in 1882, the city chronicles first mentioned M. Brandstadter's ("Branka") candy store - at the place of the daughters. enterprise "Svitoch-1" (Sheptytskykh St., No. 26; currently sold). 1904 founded Society of Confectioners for Halychyna and Bukovyna, 1910 - Gazet candy and chocolate shop (at the intersection of Zavodska and Tkatska Streets). Since then, Lviv was considered a second world. capital of chocolate after Bern. 1924 K. Avdykovych-Glynska and Andrey Sheptytskyi founded one of the first Ukrainian "Fortuna Nova" sweet factory in Galicia. With the arrival of the Bolsheviks, the confectioner. enterprises were nationalized, and on their basis, f-ky named after Kirov and "Bolshevik". In 1950, the confectioner specialized. enterprises: f-ka named after Kirova began to produce only chocolate products, candies, waffles; f-ka "Bolshevik" - caramel and flour. confectioner. ware. In order to concentrate production in 1962 on the basis of these enterprises, as well as Chortki. confectioner. f-ky (Ternop region) creation. f-ku "Red Rose". In the same year, she took over. to the company "Svitoch" (however, the company traces its history back to 1882). F-ka became a producer of chocolate, candies with fillings, caramel, cookies, dragees. In 1969, a new 5-story building was built. case in which the caramel is opened. and candies and chocolate production. The company fully satisfied the needs of region of Ukraine, and its products were sold throughout the territory. USSR

The confectionery was established as Svitoch in 1962 through the merging of various confectionaries, although it traces its history under other names to 1882. In the Soviet era, Svitoch was considered one of the best manufacturers, along with the Rot Front and Babaevsky chocolate factories. After its acquisition by Nestlé in mid-1990s

Svitoch rebranded Strela candy (Стріла - Arrow) as Stozhary (Стожари - Pleiades)

At the beginning of 2015, it was a modern, high-tech, scientifically intensive and developing enterprise. There are lines for the production of waffles, chocolate bars and candies, a fundamentally new automated production for the preparation of chocolate masses.

Since 2018, Nestlé owns 100% of the company's shares.