History
- 1995The chewing gum production began in 1995, and the brand Keloğlan who is still known today met with children for the first time in 1995.
- 1998The soft candy factory was put into service, and Bebeto, as a brand new brand, appeared on the shelves with local and global brands.
- 2005By means of its increasing production capacity, private label production began, and the first cooperation was conducted with the brand Wrigley.
- 2007The cooperation agreement was signed with Frito Lay.
- 2008BRC Food certification, which indicates the qualification level in hygiene, food safety and quality management systems, was received.
- 2010Kervan Gıda took the biggest step in export branding and involved in Turquality program.
- 2012The first foreign office was established in the USA.
- 2014The game Candy Crush played all over the world was licensed soft candy brand of Kervan Gıda.
- 2015With the office opened in the UK, the brand Bebeto reached a much stronger position in the UK market.
- 2015The first marshmallow line of production was established.
- 2015Following global trends, Bebeto launched the multi-packaged Fruit Strings brand including vitamins A, E and C.
- 2016As a result of research conducted with 12,000 consumers by "Product of the Year UK", Bebeto Fruit Strings was awarded the "soft candy product of the year" in the UK.
- 2016Due to R&D of Kervan Gıda, the popcorn flavor met with marshmallows, and the products launched with the Cornmallow brand were highly appreciated in the markets.
- 2017Believing in the power of localization in respective markets, Kervan Gıda bought Dexters, a local soft candy brand in the UK.
- 2017With the brand Bebeto of Kervan Gıda, the number of exported countries has reached up to 90.
- 2017New investments were made in jelly production to increase its capacity.
- 20172017 Bebeto appeared on the shelves of Migros, A101 and Bim, the retail giant supermarkets of Turkey.
- 2017Kervan Gıda became the biggest soft candy producer and exporter of Turkey.
- 2017As a result of the market success of Bebeto marshmallow products, it was decided to establish a second marshmallow line.