Question: are candy and whirlpool the same company?
Answer: A few examples of this are Hoover and Candy, who used to be totally different companies, are now both owned by the Candy group. ... Also Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda are all owned by the same company. The Whirlpool group owns Whirlpool, Maytag and Kitchenaid, with many of the appliances being made in the same factories.