[5] The UK arm of Tom's had been created through the acquisition of three traditional confectionery companies, Taveners, Daintee and Parrs, over a ten-year period, between 1992 and 2001.

[10] In January 2008, the company purchased Yorkshire based Monkhill Confectionery from Cadbury plc in a £58 million deal, with factories in Cleckheaton, Pontefract and York as well as a distribution centre in Holmewood, North East Derbyshire.

[6][11][12][13] The purchase included the Barratts, Sharps of York, Jameson's, Trebor Basset Mints, Butterkist[14] and Pascall lines.

Two months later Tangerine claimed there were no plans to close its York factory, despite ordering workers to stay at home in Easter week.

[10] In August it received a quality Halal Seal of Approval, from the Halal Food Authority, for 150 products within its Barratt, MOJO, Princess and Taveners Proper Sweets ranges[2] In March 2010, the company was found guilty of two counts of breaching Health and Safety laws, following the death of an employee at its Poole, Dorset factory.