Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Murat Ülker (Chairman) Salman Amin (CEO) |
Products | biscuit, chocolate, wafer, cake, gum, candy |
Revenue | £3.5 billion |
Number of employees | 17,000+ |
Parent | Yıldız Holding |
Subsidiaries | United Biscuits |
Website | pladisglobal.com |
pladis Global (styled as pladis) is a British confectionery and snack foods company encompassing United Biscuits, Ülker, Godiva Chocolatier and DeMet’s Candy Company. It was formed in January 2016 as a subsidiary of Yıldız Holding with its headquarters in London, England. The company operates 24 bakeries in 11 countries and its products reach approximately 4 billion people worldwide in 120 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.[1]
The pladis name was inspired by the Pleiades constellation, a group of seven stars visible from anywhere on Earth.[2]