2013 Top 100 Candy Companies
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 Bernard Pacyniak would love to hear from you! Just shoot him note at pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com.
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26.
26. Cémoi, Perpignan, France
Net Sales (in millions):
$585
Number of plants:
14
Number of employess:
3,000
Chief officer
title: Patrick Poirrier, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Toffee & Caramel
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Other Candies
27.
27. Russell Stover Candies Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
Net Sales (in millions):
$565
Number of plants: 4
Number of employess:
3,000
Chief officer
title: Tom Ward & Scott Ward, co-presidents
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Toffee & Caramel
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Reduced-sugar confections
Energy Bars and candies
28.
28. Orkla ASA, Oslo, Norway
Net Sales (in millions):
$577
Number of plants: 7
Number of employess:
4,500
Chief officer
title: Torkild Nordberg, CEO of Orkla Brands
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Energy Bars and candies
29.
29. Tootsie Roll Industries Inc., Chicago, Ill., USA
Net Sales (in millions):
$555
Number of plants: 7
Number of employess:
2,200
Chief officer
title: Melvin Gordon, chairman & Ellen Gordon, pres.
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Gum
Reduced-sugar confections
30.
30. Raisio Plc, Raisio, Finland
Net Sales (in millions):
$550
Number of plants: 6
Number of employess:
700
Chief officer
title: Matti Rihko, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Gum
Reduced-sugar confections
Energy Bars and candies
31.
31. Konti Group, Donetsk, Ukraine
Net Sales (in millions):
$520
Number of plants: 5
Number of employess:
10,000
Chief officer
title: Oleg Logvinov, director general
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
32.
32. Grupo Nutresa S.A, Medellin, Colombia
Net Sales (in millions):
$509
Number of plants: 5
Number of employess:
4,155
Chief officer
title: Sol Beatriz Arango, pres. Of Chocolate Division
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Energy Bars and candies
33.
33. PepsiCo Americas Foods, a division of PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., USA
Net Sales (in millions):
$539
Number of plants:
*700
Number of employess:
*285,000
Chief officer
title: Indra Nooyi, chairwoman & CEO, PepsiCo
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Hard Candies
Other Candies
Gum
Energy Bars and candies
34.
34. Sweet Products N.V., Brugge, Belgium & Cologne, Germany
Net Sales (in millions):
$491
Number of plants: 9
Number of employess:
1,850
Chief officer
title: Fons Walder, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Panned Confections
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
35.
35. See's Candy Shops, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., USA
Net Sales (in millions):
$450
Number of plants: 2
Number of
employess: 550¹
Chief officer
title: Brad Kinstler, pres. & CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Hard Candies
Other Candies
Reduced-sugar confections
36.
36. Katjes Fassin Group, Emmerich, Germany
Net Sales (in millions):
$445
Number of plants: 6
Number of employess:
1,200
Chief officer
title: Tobias Bachmüller & Bastian Fassin, managing partners
Products Manufactured:
Hard CandiesGummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Reduced-sugar confections
37.
37. Henry Lambertz GmbH & Co., Aachen, Germany
Net Sales (in millions):
$437
Number of plants: 7
Number of employess:
3,450
Chief officer
title: Dr. Hermann Bühlbecker, owner
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
38.
38. Chocolat Frey AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Net Sales (in millions):
$435
Number of plants: 2
Number of employess:
765
Chief officer
title: Hans-Ruedi Christen, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Panned Confections
Gum
Reduced-sugar confections
Energy Bars and candies
39.
39. Petra Foods Ltd., Singapore
Net Sales (in millions):
$427
Number of plants:
*10
Number of employess:
*6,000
Chief officer
title: John T.C. Chuang, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsMoulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Panned Confections
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Other Candies
40.
40. Universal Robina Corp., Pasig, Philippines
Net Sales (in millions):
$425
Number of plants:
*20
Number of employess:
*9,117
Chief officer
title: James L. Go, chairman & CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Energy Bars and candies
41.
41. Bahlsen GmbH & Co., Hannover, Germany
Net Sales (in millions):
$406
Number of plants: 5
Number of employess:
2,527
Chief officer
title: Werner Bahlsen
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate Bars
42.
42. Fazer Bakeries & Confectionery, a division of Fazer Group, Vantaa, Finland
Net Sales (in millions):
$383
Number of plants: 3
Number of employess:
8,000
Chief officer
title: Karsten Slotte, pres. & CEO, Fazer Group
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Gum
Reduced-sugar confections
43.
43. Mederer Süsswarenvertriebs GmbH, Fürth, Germany
Net Sales (in millions):
$382
Number of plants: 6
Number of employess:
2,000
Chief officer
title: Herbert Mederer, pres.
Products Manufactured:
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly BeansOther Candies
Reduced-sugar confections
44.
44. Colombina S.A., Cali, Colombia
Net Sales (in millions):
$361
Number of plants: 2
Number of employess:
8,000
Chief officer
title: César Caicedo, president
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Toffee & Caramel
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Gum
Reduced-sugar confections
Energy Bars and candies
45.
45. Thorntons plc, Derbyshire, UK
Net Sales (in millions):
$344
Number of plants: 1
Number of employess:
4,205
Chief officer
title: Jonathan Hart, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Reduced-sugar confections
46.
46. Solen Cikolata Gida San. Ve Tic., Gaziantep, Turkey
Net Sales (in millions):
$334
Number of plants: 5
Number of employess:
1,550
Chief officer
title: Elif Coban, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Panned Confections
Toffee & Caramel
Hard Candies
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Other Candies
Gum
Reduced-sugar confections
Energy Bars and candies
47.
47. Ricola AG, Laufen, Switzerland
Net Sales (in millions):
$305
Number of plants: 2
Number of employess:
400
Chief officer
title: Felix Richterich, CEO & president
Products Manufactured:
Hard CandiesGummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Reduced-sugar confections
48.
48. Abbott Nutrition, division of Abbott Laboratories,Columbus, Ohio, USA
Net Sales (in millions):
$290
Number of plants:
*100
Number of employess:
*90,000
Chief officer
title: John Landgraf, executive VP, Nutritional Products
Products Manufactured:
Reduced-sugar confectionsEnergy Bars and candies
49.
49. Natra SA, Madrid, Spain
Net Sales (in millions):
$275
Number of plants: 5
Number of employess:
1,300
Chief officer
title: Mikel Beitia, CEO
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Toffee & Caramel
Other Candies
Reduced-sugar confections
50.
50. AVK Confectionery Co., Donetsk, Ukraine
Net Sales (in millions):
$275
Number of plants: 4
Number of employess:
8,000
Chief officer
title: Vladimir Avramenko, managing director
Products Manufactured:
Chocolate BarsTruffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates
Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes
Toffee & Caramel
Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
Reduced-sugar confections
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Editor’s Note: As always, the Global Top 100 is a “work in progress,” one that often involves making estimates when companies refuse to share specific data. If there are any oversights or incorrect estimates, please fill free to contact Candy Industry Editor Bernie Pacyniak at pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com so we can adjust the listing for next year.
*this includes production of non-confectionery items
**company wouldn't disclose
***merger w/Leaf (Sept. 1, 2011 to Aug. 31, 2012)
¹ See's Candies has 550 employees year-round, 1,200 seasonally