2023 Global Top 100 Candy Companies | Candy Industry
2023 Global Top 100 candy companies
1
Mars Wrigley, div. of Mars Inc.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies, nougat, hard candies/mints, chewy candies, jelly beans, cocoa, baking chocolate, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Chicago, Ill., USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$22,000
Chief Officer
Andrew Clarke,
Global President
Employees
34,000
Plants
53
2
Mondelēz International
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nougat, nut candies, hard candies, chewy candies, chocolate drinks, gum, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Chicago, Ill., USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$14,413
Chief Officer
Dirk Van de Put,
CEO
Employees
79,000*
Plants
133*
3
Ferrero Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, hard candies/mints, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, fruit snacks, chocolate/hazelnut spreads, interactive candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Luxembourg, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$13,081
Chief Officer
Lapo Civiletti, CEO;
Giovanni Ferrero, executive chairman
Employees
38,767
Plants
32
4
The Hershey Company
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, brittle, nougat, hard candies/mints, lollipops, licorice, gummy/chewy candies, jelly beans, syrups, fudge toppings, cocoa powder/spreads, interactive/novelty candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Hershey, Pa., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$10,317
Chief Officer
Michele Buck, chairwoman,
president & CEO
Employees
19,000
Plants
15
5
Nestle SA
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, hard candies, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, chocolate powders/cocoa/spreads, sugar-reduced candies, snack/energy bars
Headquarters
Vevey, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$8,451
Chief Officer
Mark Schneider, CEO;
Paul Bulcke, chairman
Employees
276,000*
Plants
354*
6
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits/pretzels, truffles/filled centers, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, nut candies, brittle, marzipan, hard candies/mints, lollipops, lozenges/cough drops, jelly/chewy/gummy candies, jelly beans, fruit snacks, licorice, interactive/novelty, marshmallow, yogurt candies, chocolate spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Kilchberg, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$5,119
Chief Officer
Dr. Adalbert Lechner, CEO
Employees
14,000
Plants
12
7
Pladis
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, toffee, caramel, hard candies/lozenges/cough drops, gummy/jelly candies, cocoa spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
London, UK
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$3,493
Chief Officer
A. Salman Amin,
CEO
Employees
16,000
Plants
25
8
Haribo GmbH & Co. K.G.
Products
Gummy/chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks, marshmallow
Headquarters
Bonn, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$3,300
Chief Officer
Hans-Guido Riegel, managing partner;
Herwig Vennekens & Michael Phiesel, managing directors
Employees
7,000
Plants
16
9
Perfetti Van Melle
Products
Caramel, hard candies/lollipops/mints, gummy/jelly candies, licorice, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Lainate, Italy, & Breda, Netherlands
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$2,546
Chief Officer
Sameer Suneja, CEO
Employees
17,900
Plants
31
10
Meiji Co. Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, panned chocolates, nut bars, gummy candies, gum
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$2,397*
Chief Officer
Katsunari Matsuda,
president & CEO
Employees
10,648 *
Plants
13
11
General Mills
Products
Fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups, cereal/protein bars
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$2,200
Chief Officer
Jeffrey Harmening, CEO
Employees
32,500 *
Plants
47*
12
Orion Corp.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cakes/cookies/snack chips, nut bars/products, chewy/gummy candies, gum, energy/protein bars
Headquarters
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$2,058
Chief Officer
Lee Seung-jun, CEO
Employees
13,000
Plants
18
13
August Storck KG
Products
Chocolate bars/chocolate-covered wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nuts candies, hard candies/mints, lollipops, cough drops, gummy/chewy candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$2,000
Chief Officer
Axel Oberwelland, CEO
Employees
7,000
Plants
3
14
Kellogg Co.
Products
Cereal/snack/protein bars
Headquarters
Battle Creek, Mich., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$1,350
Chief Officer
Steven Cahillane,
CEO & chairman
Employees
31,000 *
Plants
26 *
15
Arcor Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, nut/seed candies, brittles, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, jelly beans, fruit snacks, chocolate sauce/cocoa/spreads, fudge, marshmallow, interactive/novelty, yogurt-covered candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, protein bars
Headquarters
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$1,278
Chief Officer
Luis Pagani,
president & CEO
Employees
20,000*
Plants
19
16
Simply Good Foods Co.
Products
Chocolate cookies, peanut butter cups, chocolate shakes, nut candies/bars, sugar-reduced candies, protein/snack/nutrition bar & candies
Headquarters
Denver, Colo., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$1,170
Chief Officer
Joseph Scalzo,
president & CEO
Employees
260
Plants
0
17
United Confectionery Manufacturers, division of Guta Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, lollipops, hard mints, gummy candies, jelly beans, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$1,055
Chief Officer
Kirill Butko,
CEO
Employees
20,000
Plants
19
18
Delica AG (owns Chocolat Frey AB)
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut barks, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Buchs, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$1,001*
Chief Officer
Raphael Gugerli,
CEO
Employees
2,500*
Plants
4
19
Cacau Show
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, nut candies, novelty candies, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Itapevi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$909
Chief Officer
Alexandre Costa,
president
Employees
1,927
Plants
4
20
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.s
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies/lollipops, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$897*
Chief Officer
Katsuhisa Ezaki, chairman,
Etsuro Ezaki, President
Employees
5,321
Plants
15
21
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies/brittles/bark, nougat, marzipan, hard candies, lollipops, non-chocolate mints, chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, fudge, chocolate popcorn, interactive/novelty candies, marshmallow, yogurt candies, cocoa, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal/snack bars
Headquarters
Carle Place, N.Y., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$810
Chief Officer
Chris McCann,
CEO
Employees
3,300 yearly; 10,000 seasonally
Plants
4
22
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.
Products
Gummy/jelly candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Taiwan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$808*
Chief Officer
Tsai Eng-Meng,
chairman & CEO
Employees
41,000*
Plants
35*
23
Roshen Confectionery Corp.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates with liqueurs, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, nougat, lollipops, jellies, marshmallow, fudge, gum
Headquarters
Kiev, Ukraine
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$800
Chief Officer
Vyacheslav Moskalevsky,
president
Employees
10,000
Plants
8
24
Orkla, Confectionery & Snacks Div.
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies/marzipan, lozenges, licorice, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$792
Chief Officer
Ingvill Berg, EVP &
CEO of Confectionery & Snacks
Employees
3,281
Plants
12
25
Cémoi
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nuts candies, marshmallow, cocoa/spreads, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Perpignan, France
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$773
Chief Officer
Patrick Poirrier, president;
Patrick Collin, CEO
Employees
3,700
Plants
14
26
PIM Brands Inc.
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers, panned chocolates, hard candies, non-chocolate mints, fruit snacks/roll-ups, gummy/jelly candies, yogurt candies, sugar-reduced candies, fruit/snack/nutrition bars
Headquarters
Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$750
Chief Officer
Michael Rosenberg,
president & CEO
Employees
800
Plants
4
27
Lotte Confectionery
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies/wafers, seed candies, gum
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$733
Chief Officer
Lee Young-goo
Employees
4,340
Plants
9
28
Tootsie Roll Industries
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/chewy candies, gum
Headquarters
Chicago, Ill., USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$696
Chief Officer
Ellen Gordon,
chairwoman & CEO
Employees
2,200
Plants
8
29
Bourbon Corp.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels/cookies/wafers, truffles, panned chocolates, hard candies, lozenges/cough drops, gummy/chewy candies, chocolate powder/cocoa, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Niigata, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$691*
Chief Officer
Yasushi Yoshida,
president & CEO
Employees
5,100
Plants
9
30
Henry Lambertz GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/biscuits, truffles, marzipan
Headquarters
Aachen, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$686
Chief Officer
Dr. Hermann Buhlbecker,
owner
Employees
3,500
Plants
9
31
Morinaga & Co. Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut/seed candies, nougat, brittle, hard candies, non-chocolate mints, jelly candies, fruit chews, cocoa, marshmallow, interactive, yogurt candies, chocolate spreads/frozen desserts, sugar-reduced candies, protein bars
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$673
Chief Officer
Eijiro Ota,
president & representative director
Employees
1,453 *
Plants
7
32
Hearthside Food Solutions
Products
Chocolate bars, cereal bars
Headquarters
Downers Grove,
Ill., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$661
Chief Officer
Chuck Metzger, CEO;
Richard Scalise, chairman
Employees
2,680
Plants
14
33
Cloetta A.B.
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers, pralines, panned chocolates, toffee, nougat, nuts, hard candies, lollipops, jelly beans, licorice, foam, gum
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$644
Chief Officer
Henri de Sauvage-Nolting,
president & CEO
Employees
2,600
Plants
7
34
Sunrise Confections, division of Mount Franklin Foods
Products
Nut candies/brittles/snacks, hard candy/mints, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
El Paso, Texas, U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$620
Chief Officer
Enrique Grajeda,
president & CEO
Employees
4,200
Plants
6
35
Baronie Belgium N.V.
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolatesChocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolatesHeadquarters
Hamburg, Germany & Brugge, Belgium
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$608
Chief Officer
Fons Walder,
CEO
Employees
1,380
Plants
8
36
Krüger GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, chewy candies, spreads/toppings/baking chocolate/drinking chocolate, energy bars
Headquarters
Gladbach, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$590
Chief Officer
Marc Krueger,
CEO
Employees
1,000
Plants
4
37
Bahlsen GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/cake, fruit and nut bars, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Hannover, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$561
Chief Officer
Alexander Kühnen,
CEO
Employees
2,600
Plants
5
38
Griesson de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/biscuits, pralines, snack bars
Headquarters
Polch, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$522
Chief Officer
Dany Schmidt & Werner Stegmüller,
co-CEOs
Employees
1,800
Plants
3
39
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafer bars, filled bars, yogurt bars, nut bars
Headquarters
Waldenbuch, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$520
Chief Officer
Andreas Ronken,
chairman & CEO
Employees
1,650
Plants
2
40
Colombina S.A.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, hard candies/lollipops, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, marshmallow, chocolate spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Cali, Colombia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$502
Chief Officer
Cesar Caicedo,
president
Employees
4,744
Plants
4
41
Canel's SA de CV
Products
Caramels, gummy/jelly candies, jelly beans, hard candies, lollipops, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$486
Chief Officer
Roberto Garcia Corripio
president
Employees
2,700
Plants
3
42
Valeo Confectionery, part of Valeo Foods Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, marzipan, nougat, nut candies, hard candies/mints, lollipops, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, licorice, marshmallow, fudge, chocolate spreads
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$479
Chief Officer
Ashley Hicks,
managing director
Employees
1,000
Plants
6
43
Empresas Carozzi SA
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, hard candies, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Santiago, Chile
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$475*
Chief Officer
Gonzalo Bofill Velarde, president;
Sebastian Garcia Tagle, CEO
Employees
5,060 *
Plants
5*
44
Delfi Limited
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies/brittles, nougat, hard candies/mints, lollipops, lozenges, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, hot chocolate, fudge, interactive/novelty candies, chocolate powders/spreads, yogurt candies, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Singapore
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$474
Chief Officer
Pedro Pedro Mata-Bruckmann, independent director;
John Chuang, CEO
Employees
2,700
Plants
2
45
PepsiCo
Products
Chocolate-covered cookies, chocolate-flavored drinks, snack/cereal bars
Headquarters
Purchase, N.Y., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$450
Chief Officer
Ramon Laguarta,
chairman & CEO
Employees
291,000 *
Plants
46
Fazer Confectionery
Products
Candy bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates/truffles, toffee, caramel, nougat, hard candies/lollipops/lozenges, licorice, yogurt-covered candies, chocolate powders/cocoa, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Vantaa, Finland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$447
Chief Officer
Markus Hellstrom,
managing director of Fazer Confectionery
Employees
1,900
Plants
2
47
Slavyanka
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Stary Oskol, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$437
Chief Officer
Sogulyak Evgenij,
CEO
Employees
5,500
Plants
8
48
See's Candies
Products
Filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies/brittles, nougat, marzipan, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, marshmallow, fudge, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$430
Chief Officer
Pat Egan,
CEO
Employees
2,500 annual; 6,000 seasonal
Plants
3
49
Dulces De La Rosa
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, marzipan, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$429
Chief Officer
Miguel Angel Michel Velasco,
president
Employees
3,180
Plants
3
50
Compania Nacional de Chocolates, subsidiary of Grupo Nutresa S.A.
Products
Chocolate bars, panned chocolates, trail mixes, nuts/seeds, cocoa powders/drinks, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Medellin, Colombia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$413
Chief Officer
Juan Fernando Castañeda Prade,
president of Chocolates Nutresa
Employees
3,792
Plants
5
51
Darrell Lea, subsidiary of Quadrant Private Equity
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nougat, brittle, hard candies, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, marshmallow, energy bars
Headquarters
Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$400
Chief Officer
James Ajaka,
CEO
Employees
300+
Plants
3
52
PT Mayora Indah, Tbk
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, caramel, nougat, hard candies, cocoa powder/drinks, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Jakarta, Indonesia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$390
Chief Officer
Andre Atmadja,
CEO
Employees
9,000
Plants
6
53
Solen Cikolata Gida San. Ve Tic
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/cake, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies, chewy candies, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Gaziantep, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$370
Chief Officer
Erdoğan Coban,
CEO
Employees
2,300
Plants
2
54
Mederer Susswarenvertriebs GmbH
Products
Gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks , interactive/novelty, marshmallows
Headquarters
Furth, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$350
Chief Officer
Robert Maehler, CEO; Stephen Ludwig, COO;
& Fabrice Brettnacher, CFO
Employees
2,700
Plants
4
55
Elvan Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels/cakes, filled chocolates/truffles, moulded chocolates, toffee, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, jelly beans, licorice, fruit snacks, chocolate powder/spreads, fudge, marshmallow, snack bars
Headquarters
Istanbul, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$350
Chief Officer
Mustafa Kadiroglu, chairman
Employees
3,500+
Plants
14
56
Ricola Ltd.
Products
Hard candy/lozenges, chewy candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Luafen, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$350
Chief Officer
Thomas Meier, CEO;
Felix Richterich, chairman
Employees
500
Plants
3
57
The Millano Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, pralines, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, gummy candies, hard candies, marshmallow, spreads/powders
Headquarters
Poznan, Poland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$340
Chief Officer
Krysztof Kotas,
chairman & CEO
Employees
1,500
Plants
3
58
A. Loacker AG/SpA
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/crème filled wafers, truffles, chocolate moulds, chocolate spreads/powders/cocoa, sugar-reduced candies, cereal/nutrition bars
Headquarters
South Tyrol, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$331
Chief Officer
Ulrich Zuenelli,
executive chairman
Employees
1,013
Plants
3
59
Grupo CRM Kopenhagen & Chocolates Brasil Cacau
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, nut candies, marshmallow, spreads, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Extrema, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$327
Chief Officer
Renata Moraes Vichi,
CEO
Employees
1,000
Plants
1
60
Natra SA
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, pralines/filled chocolates, cocoa powders/spreads
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$301
Chief Officer
Dominique Luna Tudela,
CEO
Employees
1,000+
Plants
6
61
Bazooka Candy Brands, division of The Bazooka Companies, Inc.
Products
Moulded chocolates, lollipops/hard candies, chewy taffy/gummy candies, interactive/novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
New York, New York, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$297
Chief Officer
Tony Jacobs,
president of Bazooka Candy Brands
Employees
200
Plants
1
62
HALBA, div. of Coop Cooperative (formerly known as Chocolats Halba/Sunray)
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, nut candies/bars/bark, baking chocolate, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Pratteln, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$294
Chief Officer
Andreas Hasler,
CEO
Employees
382
Plants
2
63
Just Born Quality Confections
Products
Chocolate bars, chewy candies, jelly beans, marshmallow
Headquarters
Bethlehem, Pa., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$293
Chief Officer
David Shaffer, chairman & co-CEO;
Chip Jett, co-CEO; David Yale, pres. & COO
Employees
600
Plants
2
64
Crown Confectionery
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, caramel corn, hard candies/mints, chewy candies
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$290
Chief Officer
Yoon Seok-Bin, CEO;
Employees
1,332*
Plants
3*
65
Gubor Group (aka Ruebezahl-Riegelein Group)
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, chocolate dragees, nut candies/bars/bark, ice cream specialties, cereal/snack bars
Headquarters
Dettingen/Teck, Germany & Cadolzburg, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$288
Chief Officer
Claus Cersovsky, Peter Riegelein & Ruediger Bonner,
all managing partners
Employees
1,500
Plants
62
66
Kervan Gida Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
Products
Chocolate bars, hard candies, lollipops, licorice, jelly candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, novelty/interactive candies, gum, fruit snack bars
Headquarters
Istanbul
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$276
Chief Officer
Burhan Basar, general manager
Employees
2,940
Plants
7
67
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, marzipan, nut candies, hot chocolate/cocoa gin
Headquarters
Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$267
Chief Officer
Angus Thirlwell, CEO & co-founder;
Peter Harris, co-founder & development director
Employees
2,000
Plants
1
68
Katjes Group
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, hard candy/lozenges, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, yogurt gums, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Emmerich, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$263
Chief Officer
Tobias Bachmüller & Bastian Fassin,
managing partners
Employees
500
Plants
3
69
Fini Golosinas Espana, S.L.U.
Products
Hard candy, lollipops, licorice, jelly candies, marshmallow, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Murcia, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$258
Chief Officer
Alfonso Samper, CEO of Fini Golosinas;
Manual Sanchez Bernal, CEO of The Fini Company
Employees
2,000
Plants
2
70
Hlebprom
Products
Chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits, chocolate-covered choux pastries, cereal bars
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$251
Chief Officer
Yaroslav Shadyrya, CEO
Employees
4,083
Plants
4
71
Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies/cake, filled chocolates, marshmallow, spreads, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
Karaman, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$250
Chief Officer
Mustafa Pinarbasi,
general manager
Employees
2,000+
Plants
1
72
UHA Mikakuto Co. Ltd.
Products
Vegan cacao bars, hard candies/lozenges, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$238 *
Chief Officer
Yasumasa Yamada,
president & CEO
Employees
408
Plants
4
73
Strauss Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, caramel, nougat, spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Petach Tikva, Israel
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$235
Chief Officer
Shai Babad,
CEO
Employees
1,887
Plants
1
74
Josef Manner & Co. AG
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, nougat, baking chocolate
Headquarters
Vienna, Austria
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$229
Chief Officer
Mag. Andreas Kutil, CEO; Dr. Hans Peter Andres &
Thomas Gratzer, managing officers
Employees
800
Plants
2
75
Ismail Industries Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, filled chocolates, toffee, brittles, lollipops, jelly/chewy candies, marshmallow, spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Karachi, Pakistan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$226*
Chief Officer
Muhammad Ismail, chairman;
Munsarim Saifullah, CEO
Employees
2,316
Plants
10
76
Toms Group A/S
Products
Chocolate liquor bottles, chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulds, panned chocolates, toffee/caramel, marzipan/nougat/nut bars, hard candies/lozenges/mints, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Ballerup, Denmark
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$224
Chief Officer
Annette Zeipel,
CEO
Employees
928
Plants
4
77
Millennium Chocolate Factory, Malbi Foods LLC
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, yogurt-covered candies, chocolate powders/cocoa/baking chocolate, nut candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Dnipro, Ukraine
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$220
Chief Officer
Yevgeniy Sharynov,
co-owner & CEO
Employees
3,000
Plants
2
78
Zertus UK Holding Ltd., subsidiary of Zertus GmbH
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, nut/seed candies, hard candies, fruit snacks, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal/protein bars
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$217
Chief Officer
Alessandra Cama, Group CEO; Paul Tripp,
CEO of Zertus UK & Ireland/Group managing director
Employees
1,130
Plants
3
79
ICAM SpA
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, nut/seed candies, hard candies/mints, jellies/licorice, cocoa powder, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Orsenigo, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$206
Chief Officer
Angelo Agostoni,
president
Employees
420
Plants
2
80
Elah-Dufour S.p.A.
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, toffee, nut candies/bars, hard candies, fruit jellies/gummy candies, cocoa powders/spreads, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Novi Ligure, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$200
Chief Officer
Guido Repetto, CEO
Employees
200
Plants
2
81
Kambly SA
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, cookies without chocolate
Headquarters
Trubschachen, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$200
Chief Officer
Oscar Kambly, chairman;
Dr. Nil Kambly, CEO
Employees
535
Plants
2
82
Jelly Belly Candy Co.
Products
Filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies, lollipops, gummy candies, jelly beans, mellocremes, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Fairfield, Calif., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$195
Chief Officer
Lisa Brasher, president & CEO
Employees
720
Plants
3
83
Universal Robina Corp., subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings Inc.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels/biscuits/cookies/wafers, panned chocolates, hard candies, lozenges, chewy candies, marshmallow, chocolate milk/powders, cocoa
Headquarters
Pasig, Philippines
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$190
Chief Officer
Lance Gokongwei, chairman;
Irwin Lee, president & CEO
Employees
12,300 *
Plants
40 *
84
Second Nature Brands, part of CapVest Partners LLC
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, caramel, nut/seed candies, chewy/gummy candies, dessert toppings, yogurt-covered candies
Headquarters
Madison Heights, Mich., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$188
Chief Officer
Victor Mehren, CEO
Employees
400
Plants
2
85
Dori Alimentos
Products
Chocolate lentils, nuts, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, chocolate sprinkles
Headquarters
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$185
Chief Officer
Vitor Barion, chairman
Employees
2,700
Plants
4
86
R.M. Palmer Candy Co.
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, nut candies/bark, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
West Reading, Pa., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$185
Chief Officer
Richard Palmer Jr., president;
Mark Schlott, COO
Employees
850
Plants
3
87
Vidal Golosinas
Products
Caramel, toffee, hard candies, chewy candies, licorice, marshmallow, foam, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Molina de Segura, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$182
Chief Officer
Joaquin Vigueras Miralles, managing director
Employees
1,300
Plants
3
88
Colian Sp. zo.o.
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, gummy candies
Headquarters
Opatowek, Poland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$177
Chief Officer
Jan Kolanski, president & CEO
Employees
1,348
Plants
3
89
Neuhaus Holdings
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, marzipan, nut candies, hot chocolate
Headquarters
Vlezenbeek, Belgium
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$176
Chief Officer
Ignace Van Doorselaere, CEO
Employees
285
Plants
1
90
Spangler Candy Co.
Products
Toffee, hard candies, candy canes/lollipops, chewy candies/taffy, marshmallows
Headquarters
Bryan, Ohio, U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$175
Chief Officer
Kirkland Vashaw, CEO & chairman
Employees
500
Plants
2
91
Ragolds GmbH
Products
Caramel, toffee, hard candies/lollipops/lozenges, non-chocolate mints, chewy/gummies/jelly candies, licorice, fudge, yogurt-covered candies, interactive/novelty, caramel/chocolate sauces, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/functional candies
Headquarters
Boizenberg, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$160
Chief Officer
Oliver Schindler, owner
Employees
750
Plants
5
92
Frankford Candy LLC
Products
Candy bars, moulded chocolates, gummy/chewy candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, interactive candies
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$160
Chief Officer
Stuart Selarnick, CEO
Employees
150
Plants
1
93
Georgia Nut Co.
Products
Chocolate-covered pretzels, pralines, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut/seed candies, yogurt-covered candies, sugar-reduced candies, functional confections
Headquarters
Skokie, Ill., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$155
Chief Officer
Rick Drehobl, CEO
Employees
600
Plants
2
94
Doúmak Inc.
Products
Marshmallows
Headquarters
Elk Grove Village, Ill., U.S.A
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$153
Chief Officer
Don Muff, president & COO
Employees
195
Plants
2
95
Shenzhen Amos Sweets & Foods Co. Ltd.
Products
Moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, interactive/novelties candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, nutritional/functional candies
Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$152
Chief Officer
Amos Ma, CEO
Employees
1,080
Plants
3
96
Kras Food Industry PLC
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies, truffles/filled chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, marzipan, nougat, hard candies/non-chocolate mints, chewy/jelly/gummy candies, licorice, chocolate powders/cocoa, baking chocolate, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Zagreb, Croatia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$150
Chief Officer
Slavko Ledic,
president of management board
Employees
2,276
Plants
5
97
American Licorice Co.
Products
Hard candies, lollipops, licorice, fruit chews, novelty candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
La Porte, Ind., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$150
Chief Officer
John Kretchmer, CEO
Employees
500
Plants
2
98
Nellson Nutraceutical LLC
Products
Nutritional bars
Headquarters
Anaheim, Calif., U.S.A.
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$145
Chief Officer
Jean Filion, CEO
Employees
1,400
Plants
3
99
Tony's Chocolonely
Products
Chocolate bars, bars made with wafers/pretzels, caramel, toffee, hazelnuts, nougat
Headquarters
Amsterdam, The Netherland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$142
Chief Officer
Henk Jan Beltman, CEO
Employees
Plants
1
100
R.C. Purdy Chocolates Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies/brittles/bars/bark, chewy candies, ice cream toppings, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$140
Chief Officer
Karen Flavelle, CEO;
Lawrence Eade, president
Employees
1,100
Plants
1
Note on methodology:
Sale (Mil.)s in red were given in their respective currency and were converted to the U.S. dollar. Exchange rates from Google's exchange calculator which is based on Morningstar for currency and Coinbase for Cryptocurrency
*Includes non-confectionery items
1Includes part-time or temporary workers
2Gubor Group owns 6 plants, but private investors of the shareholder circle of Ruebezahl & Riegelein Group own an addition plant from acquisition of Eichetti
3This number only includes consumer goods. Natra also has Sale (Mil.)s of $129 million in industrial goods, for total Sale (Mil.)s of $430 million