Your global partner for sweet ingredients

With decades of expertise and a passion for innovation, OV provides confectionery ingredients & decorations to bring your ideas to life.

Creating Sweet Success Together

We partner with manufacturers around the world to turn ideas into delicious reality, combining the right ingredients, technical know-how and market insight to help you innovate with confidence.

  • 20+ years of experience in inclusions, toppings & decorations
  • Trusted partner to leading bakery, chocolate & ice cream brands globally
  • Certified production (BRC AA & Orkla FS) with full traceability
  • Committed to sustainable innovation: responsibly sourced, future-focused
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Custom Product Development

Our experts work hand in hand with you to create confectionery solutions that combine taste, texture and value - designed to integrate seamlessly into your production process.

From trend insights to tailored ingredients, we fast-track your NPD pipeline and help you launch products that inspire, delight and keep consumers coming back for more.


See How We Innovate

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Our Commitment to a Better Future

We take our responsibility to the planet seriously and work every day to make a positive difference by reducing waste and emissions, sourcing responsibly and developing smarter, more sustainable sweet solutions.

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The OV Difference

Decades of experience, global reach and a dedicated team supporting your success.
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Facilities
World-class production facilities and sales offices across the globe.
250+
Experts
Dedicated people providing you with expert support.
500+
Products
Wide product range to explore, including fudges, sprinkles, and mallows.

Latest Insights

July 28, 2026

From Familiar to Distinctive: The Ingredients Shaping Sweet Innovation in 2026

As the food and beverage industry prepares for Fi Europe 2026, manufacturers are looking for ways to create products that feel new without becoming unfamiliar. Consumers still want flavours they recognise, but familiarity alone is no longer enough. The opportunity lies in transforming trusted favourites through contrasting textures, unexpected combinations and more intentional sensory experiences. For manufacturers across bakery, ice cream, chocolate, confectionery and beverages, ingredients have an increasingly important role to play in creating that distinction.
July 28, 2026

Caramel: The Strategic Role of Familiar Flavours in Product Innovation

Caramel has long been a favourite across bakery, ice cream and confectionery, and its appeal shows no signs of fading. Mintel's latest flavour tracking places caramel, salted caramel and fudge in a stable growth position, but stability should not be mistaken for stagnation. Rather than competing through flavour novelty, manufacturers are using caramel, fudge and textured inclusions to create richer food experiences, greater indulgence and stronger shelf appeal. For food manufacturers, the opportunity is no longer simply whether to use caramel, but how to use it. Soft, hard and aerated caramel products, alongside fudge, buttercrocant, honeycomb and caramel inclusions, are transforming familiar products into more premium, sensory-led experiences.
July 13, 2026

Gen Alpha and the Next Wave of Food Innovation: Why Ingredients Are the Key to Winning Both Kids and Parents

As Generation Alpha reshapes purchasing decisions, ingredient innovation is becoming the competitive advantage that connects consumer excitement with parental trust.