Kex bought Heidi Chocolat late last year from Swiss group Läderach.
Heidi’s management will remain unchanged. Kandia and Heidi will have separate production units, according to a decision by the Romanian antitrust authority.
Heidi Chocolat was set up in 1994 and it was a family-owned business. In Romania, it owns a production unit near Bucharest, which employs over 350 people.
Kandia is controlled by Austrian group Meinl. Last year, Kandia took over Supreme Chocolat, another local producer.