As part of this, the subsidiaries remain legally and organisationally independent after the takeover and run by local management.

In 2010, Katjes International purchased a 50% stake in the Dutch company Festivaldi, which produces the best-selling liquorice product by volume in the Netherlands ("Harlekijntjes").

[8] With its acquisition of Piasten in September 2014, Katjes International took over the largest producer of dragées and chocolate drops in Germany.

[14] At the end of August 2018, Katjes International's negotiations with the CPK Group (Carambar & Co. SAS), based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, which was founded by the investment company Eurazeo, began through a merger of the French confectionery activities.

[17] After the acquisition of 25% in the British Candy Kittens Limited by Katjes International in August 2019, the stake was increased to more than 50% in November 2019.

The company was founded by Jamie Laing, known from the British TV series "Made in Chelsea", and offers vegetarian and gluten-free sweets without artificial flavors or colors.

In order to finance further acquisitions and continue its growth strategy, Katjes International issued a corporate bond with a volume of €30 million in July 2011.

[21] In May 2015, Katjes International issued a new corporate bond (2015/2020) with a volume of €60 million and an annual interest rate of 5.5 percent and placed it in full.

[24] Katjes International and its affiliated companies own brands in various Western European countries.