« Grand Candy » company is the largest domestic production facility in Armenia. The company, formerly known as Yerevan Confectionery Factory was founded early in 2000. It first started out officially as Yerevan Macaroni Factory in 1933 producing a variety of products. Later in 1934, Yerevan Confectionery Factory was launched. For the next 17 years the two factories operated separately until they merged in 1951. Then the company became known as Yerevan Confectionery and Macaroni Factory, which was later to become one of the largest factories in the entire Soviet Union. In a short period of time new production facilities were constructed and new production lines for hard candy, biscuit and chocolate as well as cocoa processing plant were purchased.
« Grand Candy » produces more than 400 different products. « Grand Candy » is not only the largest confectionery manufacturer in Armenia, but also the largest company in the Armenian food industry. It is the only factory in Trans Caucasus to process cocoa beans. Due to well-organized production, the company managed to gain a considerable presence in the market, introducing traditional and well-known, as well as newly developed products to customers.
Grand Candy » production is certified with ISO 9001:2008 quality management standards and ISO 22000:20005 food safety control standards. The advantage of « Grand Candy » products is the high quality and the use of natural ingredients, such as cocoa and milk products, nuts and fillings made from fresh fruits. Despite the high cost of natural raw materials, « Grand Candy » never uses cheap and low quality ingredients or artificial additives of any kind. The key priority of « Grand Candy » is the health of its consumers. Therefore, all the ingredients used in the production undergo an extensive analysis in the main laboratory of the company.
The staff of the quality control department and that of the whole company as well takes pride in each product produced by « Grand Candy » company and is guided by the motto: » Our quality is our pride ».
« Grand Candy » also launched the production of coffee using modern technologies. Arabica and Robusta coffee beans of highest quality are used for the production. Also it set a new Guinness World Record with the « Largest chocolate bar ». It became the first industrial record in Armenia.