Joint Press Release

Tanis and Aasted reaffirm their long-term commitment to the candy bar market

Oosterhout, The Netherlands / Farum, Denmark – 1 July 2026

Tanis and Aasted reaffirm their long-term strategic partnership and continued commitment to delivering innovative candy bar production solutions to the global confectionery industry.

When the two companies announced their collaboration at Interpack 2026, the partnership was built on a shared long-term vision: combining the strengths of Tanis and Aasted to create one of the industry’s most flexible and integrated production solutions for candy bars.

That vision remains unchanged.

Following Aasted’s recent announcement that the company will become part of Piovan Group, both companies wish to reassure customers that the Tanis x Aasted partnership continues exactly as planned.

The collaboration has always been an important part of Aasted’s long-term strategy to expand its capabilities within candy bar production. Bringing together Tanis’ expertise in confectionery cooking technologies with Aasted’s leading chocolate processing and finishing technologies enables customers to benefit from a fully integrated production solution that offers both greater production flexibility and improved sustainability.

Together, the companies believe the future of candy bar manufacturing lies in highly integrated production processes that reduce complexity while giving manufacturers greater flexibility to develop new products and respond quickly to changing consumer demands.

“Our collaboration with Tanis was established because we share a common ambition to offer customers something genuinely unique,” says Piet Hoffmann Tæstensen, CEO of Aasted.

“By combining our technologies, we can provide manufacturers with a more flexible and efficient way of producing candy bars. This strategy remains unchanged, and becoming part of Piovan Group does not alter our commitment to the partnership. We continue exactly as planned.”

Wouter Tanis, Chief Commercial Officer of Tanis, adds:

“Our partnership with Aasted has always been built on a shared vision and complementary technologies. The recent announcement regarding Aasted’s ownership does not change that. We remain fully committed to developing the partnership and supporting our customers with the best possible integrated solutions.”

Since launching the collaboration, the companies have experienced strong interest from confectionery manufacturers seeking complete production solutions that combine cooking, forming, chocolate processing and finishing in one integrated production line.

With the addition of a fully integrated candy bar production line at the Tanis Innovation Center in the Netherlands, customers can experience firsthand how the combined technologies enable the development of next-generation candy bars while enhancing production efficiency, flexibility, and product quality.

All current projects, customer activities and future developments continue as planned.

Together, Tanis and Aasted remain committed to investing in innovation and delivering reliable, sustainable and flexible production solutions for the global confectionery industry.