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Phila.-based Sorbee is sold

Werther Partners LLC, New York, a private equity firm, has bought Philadelphia-based sugar-free candy marketer Sorbee International Ltd. from the Stone family for an undisclosed price.

Werther Partners LLC, New York, a private equity firm, has bought Philadelphia-based sugar-free candy marketer Sorbee International Ltd. from the Stone family for an undisclosed price.

The Stones own Medical Products Laboratories Inc. a Northeast Philadelphia mouthwash maker that licenses Crystal Light and Country Time drink powders from Kraft Foods.

Werther founder Dan Werther, who will run Sorbee, is a former executive at Ron Perelman's holding company, MacAndrews & Forbes, where he held senior jobs at Toy Biz Inc. and Mafco Worldwide.