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