75. Colian SA
Global Top 100

Opatówek, Poland

Net Sales (Millions):: $186

Chief Officer Title: Jan Kola?ski, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 2,400

Number of Plants: 6

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; panned chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks

 

74. Jelly Belly Candy Co. Ltd.
Global Top 100

Fairfield, Calif., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $190

Chief Officer Title: Herman G. Rowland Sr., chairman & CEO

Number of Employees: 800

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Panned chocolates; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); reduced-sugar confections

 

73. Neuhaus Holdings, subsidiary of Compagnie du Bois Sauvage SA
Global Top 100

Vlezenbeek, Belgium

Net Sales (Millions):: $199

Chief Officer Title: Jos Linkens, CEO

Number of Employees: 685

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)

 

72. Zertus GmbH
Global Top 100

Hamburg, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):: $200

Chief Officer Title: Jorn Riemer, CEO

Number of Employees: 2,000

Number of Plants: 10

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; panned chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)

 

71. Tiger Brands Ltd.
Global Top 100

Sandton, South Africa

Net Sales (Millions):: $201

Chief Officer Title: Peter Matlare, CEO

Number of Employees: *11,000

Number of Plants: N/A

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

70. Rubezahl Schokoladen GmbH
Global Top 100

Dettingen/Teck, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):: $205

Chief Officer Title: Claus Cersovsky, man. director & CEO

Number of Employees: 600

Number of Plants: 4

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; panned chocolates; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

69. ICAM SpA
Global Top 100

Lecco, Italy

Net Sales (Millions):: $209

Chief Officer Title: Angelo Agostoni, chairman & pres.

Number of Employees: 350

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; panned chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); reduced-sugar confections

 

68. Sanchez Cano S.A.
Global Top 100

Murcia, Spain

Net Sales (Millions):: $210

Chief Officer Title: Antonio A. Sanchez Bernal, pres. & Alberto Garcia, man. director

Number of Employees: 950

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Toffee and/or caramel; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); gum; reduced-sugar confections

 

67. Dulces De la Rosa
Global Top 100

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Net Sales (Millions):: $210

Chief Officer Title: Enrique Michel Velasco, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 6,500

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); gum

 

66. Just Born Inc.
Global Top 100

LOCATION

Net Sales (Millions):: $222

Chief Officer Title: Ross Born & David Shaffer, co-CEOs

Number of Employees: 600

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); panned chocolates; gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads);

 

65. Joseph Manner & Co AG
Global Top 100

Vienna, Austria

Net Sales (Millions):: $225

Chief Officer Title: Carl Manner, chairman

Number of Employees: 700

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; panned chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); reduced-sugar confections

 

64. Elah-Dufour SpA
Global Top 100

Novi Ligure, Italy

Net Sales (Millions):: $230

Chief Officer Title: Guido Repetto, CEO

Number of Employees: 250

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks

 

63. U.S. Nutrition Inc., div. of NBTY Inc.
Global Top 100

Ronkonkoma, NY

Net Sales (Millions):: $252

Chief Officer Title: Jeff Nagel, CEO

Number of Employees: *14,000

Number of Plants: *18

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

62. Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG
Global Top 100

Waldenbuch, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):: $257

Chief Officer Title: Alfred Theodor Ritter, chairman

Number of Employees: 900

Number of Plants: 1

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers)

 

61. A. Loacker AG/SpA
Global Top 100

South Tyrol, Italy

Net Sales (Millions):: $263

Chief Officer Title: Ulrich Zuenelli, chairman

Number of Employees: 590

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

60. Promotion in Motion Cos. Inc.
Global Top 100

Allendale, N.J., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $265

Chief Officer Title: Michael G. Rosenberg, founder & CEO

Number of Employees: 500

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); panned chocolates; gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); reduced-sugar confections

 

59. Empresas Carozzi SA
Global Top 100

Santiago, Chile

Net Sales (Millions):: $270

Chief Officer Title: Gonzalo Bofill Velarde, pres. & Jose Juan Llugany, CEO

Number of Employees: 7,276

Number of Plants: 4

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; panned chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

58. Tangerine Confectionery Ltd.
Global Top 100

Net Sales (Millions):: $270

Chief Officer Title: Graham Hunter, CEO

Number of Employees: 1,300

Number of Plants: 7

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); gum

 

57. AVK Confectionery
Global Top 100

Kyiv, Ukraine

Net Sales (Millions):: $275

Chief Officer Title: Vladimir Avramenko, man. director

Number of Employees: 9,500

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

56. Strauss Group Ltd.
Global Top 100

Petach Tikva, Israel

Net Sales (Millions):: $279

Chief Officer Title: Gadi Lesin, Group pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 600

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; toffee and/or caramel; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); gum; reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

55. Abbott Nutrition, div. of Abbott Laboratories
Global Top 100

Columbus, Oh., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $290

Chief Officer Title: John Landgraf, executive VP, Nutritional Products

Number of Employees: *70,000

Number of Plants: *100

Products Manufactured: Reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

54. Canel's SA de CV
Global Top 100

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Net Sales (Millions):: $292

Chief Officer Title: Robert Garcia Navarro, pres.

Number of Employees: 2,300

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Toffee and/or caramel; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; gum; reduced-sugar confections

 

53. PT Mayora Indah, TbK
Global Top 100

Indonesia

Net Sales (Millions):: $300

Chief Officer Title: Jogi Hendra Atmajda, CEO

Number of Employees: N/A

Number of Plants: 4

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

52. Ricola Ltd.
Global Top 100

Laufen, Switzerland

Net Sales (Millions):: $320

Chief Officer Title: Felix Richterich, CEO & chairman

Number of Employees: 400

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); reduced-sugar confections

 

51. Thorntons Plc
Global Top 100

Derbyshire, UK

Net Sales (Millions):: $345

Chief Officer Title: Jonathan Hart, CEO

Number of Employees: 4,200

Number of Plants: 1

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes; toffee and/or caramel; gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; reduced-sugar confections