Leaf International

Leaf International BV was a confectionery company founded in the 1940s. Leaf had sales of approximately €527m (2010) and 2,400 employees. It had 11 factories in seven countries. Leaf was owned by CVC Capital Partners, Nordic Capital, and management. Bengt Baron was the CEO of Leaf.

For the trading card company, see Leaf Trading Cards.
For the candy company revived in 2011, see Leaf Brands.
Leaf International BV
Company typePrivate
IndustryConfectionery
Founded1940 (1940)
FounderSol S. Leaf
DefunctFebruary 2012 (2012-02)
FateMerged into Cloetta
SuccessorLeaf Brands
HeadquartersOosterhout, Netherlands
Stockholm, Sweden
Key people
Bengt Baron (CEO, 2009–11)
ProductsCandy, chewing gum, pastilles, trading cards
Revenue€527m (2010)
OwnerCVC Capital Partners
Nordic Capital
Number of employees
2,400

After several mergers and acquisitions Leaf merged with the Swedish confectionery company Cloetta, and dropped the Leaf name.

Leaf was also notable for its trading cards, more specifically the baseball cards sets, with the first of them released in 1948.

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