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The company
The company
BOETTGER GROUP
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Quality Management
Sustainability
DIY
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Paul Schmedding opens his trading company in northern Germany.
The science of
sweet indulgence
Cavendish & Harvey was founded in 1977 in the heart of London. We re-located to Kaltenkirchen in North Germany and today, as a family-owned company, we create confectionery for over 100 countries across the globe. In the course of this growth, the world has become effectively unrecognizable from what it once was.
Cavendish & Harvey has been there every step of the way, shepherding one of the world’s most successful German confectionery brands through the uncertainty and helping it adapt and stay relevant for the long-term. We have never lost sight of our purpose: The selection of the best ingredients, the creation of exquisite recipes or our strict quality standards – to create exquisite confectionery that is difficult to resist.
We have succeeded because, despite the massive shifts that have occurred over the years, we have always operated with a commitment towards our customers. That is why everything revolves around the art of creating moments of pleasure. With love and dedication, we transform the essence of fruit into special delicacies that enhance life.
Cavendish & Harvey – FRUIT UP YOUR MOMENT
Forged by Time, Powered by Tradition.
1932
1959
English confectionery products are added to the German product portfolio.
1977
Tin packaging is introduced. Tins are convenient and offer protective storage. Tins preserve their contents naturally, without preservatives, and are 100% recyclable.
1983
Relocation to Hamburg.
1984
Our new factory in Kaltenkirchen opens for packing operations.
1991
We start producing our own hard boiled sweets.
1995
Expansion of our factory in Kaltenkirchen.
1998
Change of name to Cavendish & Harvey Confectionery GmbH.
2002
Integration into the Berlin-based, family-owned Boettger Gruppe, a medium-sized group of companies.
2007
75th company anniversary.
2012
Brand repositioning: Cavendish & Harvey. Confectionery for Connoisseurs.
2017
40th brand anniversary.
2018
Brand Relaunch with improved recipes and packaging.
2021
World first: Double Fruit Drops.
2025
Brand relaunch communication & packaging.
Put in quality,
get out excellence!
The fine art of confectionery making has a long tradition at Cavendish & Harvey. We only use natural flavours and colourings. Carefully selected ingredients are used to create delicious confectionery for the most discerning palates. Our exquisite recipes come to life in our modern factory in Schleswig-Holstein and reach connoisseurs all over the world.
Quality assurance is firmly anchored in our philosophy and is at the heart of our daily work. We are committed to not using any genetically modified organisms or raw materials.
It is this blend of experience and passion that dictates our highest quality standards. Our confectionery creations bear the “Made in Germany” seal of quality.
THINKING BEYOND BORDERS!
Here. There. Everywhere.
Cavendish & Harvey is one of the few German confectionery brands known globally. We export to more than 100 countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa.
Every year, we produce over 2.2 billion sweets, which are packaged in more than 28 million Tins.
With an export quota of 80%, we are proud that our Cavendish & Harvey products are appreciated around the globe.
Navigate over any of the links below to see the countries we export to.
Click one of the links listed below to see the countries we export to.
- All countries
- Asia
- Europe
- Americas
- Oceania
- Africa
Our Values
A family business with tradition and foresight
Our strong values form the guiding framework for our thoughts and actions. They help us to fulfil our responsibility towards our employees, our customers and our business partners.
We encourage integrity, accountability and commitment
Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.
We believe in technology, transparency and trust
For us, this means reliability, honesty and openness in our dealings with one another. We also practise this transparency in our internal and external relationships: It enables us to present processes and interrelationships clearly, understand them better and manage them effectively.
We stand for respect, service and appreciation
We create trust through attentiveness, respect and interest in our dealings with each other and with third parties - with our employees, our customers and our business partners. For us, tolerance and acceptance of everyone are an elementary component of appreciation, both inside and outside our company.
