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Perfetti Van Melle delivers candy, smiles, to local businesses

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ERLANGER, Ky. (WKRC) – Erlanger’s Perfetti Van Melle has helped to deliver smiles to several businesses. The manufacturer of Mentos and Airheads dropped off 200 boxes of candy to Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Christ Hospital, UC Medical Center, Ronald McDonald house, Fort Mitchell police and fire departments, and others. The company’s CEO Sylvia Buxton… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Global candy maker moving warehouse operations to huge NKY building

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Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc., the maker of Airheads and Mentos, has signed a lease for half of Erlanger Commerce Center I, where the company will relocate its warehousing operations. Perfetti Van Melle signed a lease for about 390,000 square feet of space in the building located at 650 Erlanger Road. Stephanie Creech, spokeswoman for… Read more »

Greater Cincinnati manufacturer names new CEO

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Sylvia Buxton has been named president and CEO of Perfetti Van Melle North America, based in Erlanger. By Bill Cieslewicz – Managing editor, Cincinnati Business Courier A Boone County-based candy manufacturer has a new leader. Sylvia Buxton has been named president and CEO of Perfetti Van Melle North America effective Aug. 17. Buxton will succeed… Read more »

News​​ 5​​ WLWT

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News 5 anchors Mike Dardis and Sheree Paolello shared a great report on Perfetti Van Melle’s 2017 Community Day.      

Local 12 WKRC

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Local 12 News reporters had a good time reporting that Perfetti Van Melle employees wouldn’t be turning up for work the morning of September 18, 2017. Of course, they turned up—big time. It just wasn’t “business as usual.”