2019 Global Top 100 Candy Companies: Part 3 | Candy Industry
Each year Candy Industry compiles a list of the Top 100 candy companies in the world. Below, you’ll not only find out where candy company ranks, but also their estimated net sales, how many employees they have and which products they make. Have feedback? Editor-in-chief Crystal Lindell would love to hear from you! Just shoot her a note at lindellc@bnpmedia.com.
Welcome to our exclusive list of the Top 100 Confectionery Companies in the World! Click through the pages to find out which companies made the cut, and which candymakers were in the Top 10.
Below is the top 51 through 75.
| 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 |
51
The Promotion In Motion Cos., Inc.,
Allendale, N.J., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 53
Net Sales (Millions): $425
Chief Officer Title: Michael Rosenberg, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 750
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
52
Sunrise Confections, div. of Mount Franklin Foods
El Paso, Texas, USA
Last Year's Ranking: 58
Net Sales (Millions): $400
Chief Officer Title: Gary Ricco, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 3,600
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured:
53
Slavyanka
Stary Oskol, Russia
Last Year's Ranking: 51
Net Sales (Millions): $400
Chief Officer Title: Sogulyak Evgenij, CEO
Number of Employees: 6,000
Number of Plants: 7
Products Manufactured:
54
Fazer Confectionery
Vantaa, Finland
Last Year's Ranking: 52
Net Sales (Millions): $391
Chief Officer Title: Nathalie Ahlstrom, EVP, man. director
Number of Employees: 1,109
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured:
55
Canel's SA de CV
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Last Year's Ranking: 55
Net Sales (Millions): $390
Chief Officer Title: Roberto Garcia Navarro, pres.
Number of Employees: 2,450
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
56
Embare
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Last Year's Ranking: 50
Net Sales (Millions): $389
Chief Officer Title: Hamilton Antunes, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 1,600*
Number of Plants: 1*
Products Manufactured:
57
Solen Cikolata Gida Sa. Ve Tic
Gaziantep, Turkey
Last Year's Ranking: 56
Net Sales (Millions): $380
Chief Officer Title: Elif Coban, CEO; Ismail Coban, chair
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured:
58
Dulces De la Rosa
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Last Year's Ranking: 57
Net Sales (Millions): $355
Chief Officer Title: Miguel Angel Michel Velasco, pres.
Number of Employees: 6,500
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured:
59
The Millano Group
Poznan, Poland
Last Year's Ranking: 59
Net Sales (Millions): $350
Chief Officer Title: Krysztof Kotas, chair & CEO
Number of Employees: 1,500
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
60
Mederer Susswarenvertriebs GmbH
Furth, Germany
Last Year's Ranking: 56
Net Sales (Millions): $350
Chief Officer Title: Herbert Mederer, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 7
Products Manufactured:
61
Ricola Ltd.
Laufen, Switzerland
Last Year's Ranking: 60
Net Sales (Millions): $333
Chief Officer Title: Felix Richterich, chair & CEO
Number of Employees: 450
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
62
Natra SA
Madrid, Spain
Last Year's Ranking: 60
Net Sales (Millions): $325 4
Chief Officer Title: Dominique Luna, CEO
Number of Employees: 950
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured:
63
Strauss Group
Petach Tikva, Israel
Last Year's Ranking: 68
Net Sales (Millions): $313
Chief Officer Title: Giora Bardea, interim CEO
Number of Employees: 650
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured:
64
A. Loacker AG/SpA
South Tyrol, Italy
Last Year's Ranking: 62
Net Sales (Millions): $301
Chief Officer Title: Ulrich Zuenelli, chair
Number of Employees: 1,038
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
65
Elvan Group
Istanbul, Turkey
Last Year's Ranking: 65
Net Sales (Millions): $300
Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Kadiroglu, chair
Number of Employees: 2,500
Number of Plants: 10
Products Manufactured:
66
Abbott Nutrition, div. of Abbott Laboratories
Lake Bluff, Ill., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 61
Net Sales (Millions): $294
Chief Officer Title: Daniel Salvadori, exec. VP, Nutritional Products
Number of Employees: 99,000*
Number of Plants: 100*
Products Manufactured:
67
Fini Sweets-Sanchez Cano
Murcia, Spain
Last Year's Ranking: 69
Net Sales (Millions): $287
Chief Officer Title: Antonio Sanchez Bernal, pres.; Alberto Garcia, man. dir.
Number of Employees: 1,700
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
68
Nature's Bounty Co.
Ronkonkoma, NY
Last Year's Ranking: 66
Net Sales (Millions): $262
Chief Officer Title: Paul Sturman, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 4,000
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
69
Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.
Karaman, Turkey
Last Year's Ranking: 70
Net Sales (Millions): $250
Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Pinarbasi, chair
Number of Employees: 3,500
Number of Plants: n/a
Products Manufactured:
70
Colian Sp. z o.o.
Opatowek, Poland
Last Year's Ranking: 88
Net Sales (Millions): $249
Chief Officer Title: Jan Kolanski, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 1,343
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured:
71
Just Born Quality Confections
Bethlehem, Pa., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 71
Net Sales (Millions): $243
Chief Officer Title: Ross Born, CEO; David Shaffer, chair; David Yale, COO & pres.
Number of Employees: 550
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
72
Josef Manner & Co. KG
Vienna, Austria
Last Year's Ranking: 79
Net Sales (Millions): $240
Chief Officer Title: Hans Peter Andres, Thomas Gratzer, Albin Hahn & Alfred Schrott, officers
Number of Employees: 700
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
73
Elah-Dufour Spa
Novi Ligure, Italy
Last Year's Ranking: 72
Net Sales (Millions): $237
Chief Officer Title: Guido Repetto, CEO
Number of Employees: 190
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
74
Bazooka Candy Brands, div. of Topps Co.
NY, NY, USA
Last Year's Ranking: 76
Net Sales (Millions): $231
Chief Officer Title: Tony Jacobs, pres. of Bazooka Candy Brands
Number of Employees: 275
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
75
Wawi-Schokolade AG
Pirmasens, Germany
Last Year's Ranking: 74
Net Sales (Millions): $220
Chief Officer Title: Walter Mueller, CEO; Jurgen Mueller, man. director
Number of Employees: 500
Number of Plants: 8
Products Manufactured:
Note on methodology: All sales, plant and employee estimates are for confectionery operations only, unless otherwise noted. In addition, Candy Industry has attempted to factor out industrial chocolate sales and plants. All estimates come from a combination of manufacturer surveys, annual reports, media reports, private and published research, and analyst interviews. For most public companies, projections were made for fiscal 2018. In some cases, the previous year’s sales were used with a correction for growth from the current year’s reports. For most private companies, sales are estimated for calendar year 2018. Currencies have been converted based on the average exchange rate from January-October 2018, and are highlighted in red. Wherever data was lacking, information is noted as N/A (not available).
* Includes non-confectionery items
1 Includes part-time or temporary workers
2 See’s Candies has 1,500 year-round employees; 6,000 seasonally
3 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has 2,000 year-round employees; 8,000 seasonally
4 This only includes consumer goods. Natra also has sales of $139 million in industrial goods.
5 Clif Bar doesn’t disclose sales figures but experts believe the numbers could be near $1 billion.