7 March 2012 – Crediton Confectionery has purchased Bristow’s Confectionery.

Bristow’s Confectionery was founded 80 years ago and was a large scale manufacturer of toffee, fudge and bon bons from premises in  Devon, UK. Its products were sold to a broad retail and wholesale client base, usually under the Bristow’s brand, white labelled or in bulk. However the firm ran into financial difficulties last year and the company went into administration on 13 September 2011.

The sweet factory has now re-opened as Crediton Confectionery and 30 former Bristow’s Confectionery employees have been taken on with a further 20 hires expected later this year.