Dropmakers Krijtjes Drop

Product and category

Dropmakers Krijtjes Drop is a Dutch-style licorice confectionery (zoete drop) sold in a purple/black bag under the Dropmakers private‑label. The package text and retail listings identify the product as “Krijtjes Drop” (chalk-shaped, filled drop sweets) sold under the Dropmakers name. (worldwideholland.com)

Manufacturing and origin

Dropmakers is a private‑label/own‑brand for Dutch sellers and is typically produced in the Netherlands by contract confectionery manufacturers. Online listings and specialty Dutch retailers commonly list Dropmakers SKUs (including Krijtjes Drop), and specialist drop manufacturers in the Netherlands (for example Concorp/Oldtimers or local makers noted in trade/blog commentary) are frequently the contracted producers for similar private‑label drop lines. This means production is primarily Dutch, though specific SKUs may be made under contract at different factories and occasionally elsewhere in Europe. (worldwideholland.com)

Brand & ownership

Dropmakers functions as a private‑label brand (used by discount/wholesale retailers and online Dutch sellers) rather than a legacy consumer brand with a single corporate owner. That is why clear public records naming a single originating company for the Dropmakers brand are not available; the name appears on multiple retail listings and nutrition/product databases as a distributed label rather than a centrally owned brand. (worldwideholland.com)

Practical summary

• Product: Dropmakers Krijtjes Drop — a filled, chalk‑shaped zoete drop candy. (worldwideholland.com)
• Category: Food → Confectionery → Licorice candy (sweet, filled 'krijtjes').
• Manufacturing origin: Primarily produced in the Netherlands under contract by Dutch confectionery manufacturers, though production can vary by batch/SKU (hence “Primarily in the Netherlands, but also produced in other locations”). (realdutchfood.com)
• Brand ownership: Private‑label; no single ultimate owner — distributed by multiple Dutch wholesalers/online retailers. (worldwideholland.com)

If you’d like, I can attempt to read the small print on the back of the exact bag you photographed (manufacturer address / EAN / lot code) — a clear close-up of the nutritional/producer block would often identify the contracted manufacturer and exact country of production.