100. Darrell Lea Chocolate
Global Top 100

Kogarah, Australia

Net Sales (Millions):: $104

Chief Officer Title: Klark Quinn, gen. manager

Number of Employees: 90

Number of Plants: 1

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)

 

99. Laura Secord
Global Top 100

Quebec, Quebec

Net Sales (Millions):: $104

Chief Officer Title: Jean Leclerc, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 1,000

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; 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

 

 

98. Doumak Inc.
Global Top 100

Elk Grove Village, Ill., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $110

Chief Officer Title: Mark Schuessler, pres. & COO

Number of Employees: 120

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)

 

97. American Licorice Co.
Global Top 100

Bend, Ore., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $114

Chief Officer Title: John Kretchmer, CEO

Number of Employees: 400

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; reduced-sugar confections

 

96. Mieszko S.A.
Global Top 100

Warsaw, Poland

Net Sales (Millions):: $117

Chief Officer Title: Marek Malinowski, pres.

Number of Employees: 1,350

Number of Plants: 5

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);

 

95. Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Inc.
Global Top 100

Dunmore, Pa., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $120

Chief Officer Title: Bill Aubrey, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 450

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; 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

 

94. Chocolats Halba
Global Top 100

Wallisellen, Switzerland

Net Sales (Millions):: $120

Chief Officer Title: Anton von Weissenfl uh, man. Director

Number of Employees: 230

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; reduced-sugar confections

 

93. Rausch Schokoladen GmbH
Global Top 100

Berlin, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):: $121

Chief Officer Title: Jurgen Rausch, man. director

Number of Employees: 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;

 

92. Peccin S.A.
Global Top 100

Erechim, Brazil

Net Sales (Millions):: $125

Chief Officer Title: Dirceu Pezzin, CEO

Number of Employees: 800

Number of Plants: 1

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; gum;

 

91. Confiteca CA
Global Top 100

Quito, Ecuador

Net Sales (Millions):: $127

Chief Officer Title: Gonzalo Chiriboga Chavez

Number of Employees: 1,100

Number of Plants: 4

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; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; gum; reduced-sugar confections

 

90. Demet's Candy Co.
Global Top 100

Stamford, CT, USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $130

Chief Officer Title: Peter B. Wilson, Jr., pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 200

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; reduced-sugar confections

 

89. Bazooka Candy Brands, Div. of Topps Co.
Global Top 100

New York

Net Sales (Millions):: $136

Chief Officer Title: Tony Jacobs, global general manager of global confectionery

Number of Employees: 275

Number of Plants: 1

Products Manufactured: 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

 

88. Valor Chocolates
Global Top 100

Villajoyosa, Spain

Net Sales (Millions):: $136

Chief Officer Title: Pedro Lopez Lopez, CEO & general manager

Number of Employees: 180

Number of Plants: 1

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

 

87. Ion S.A.
Global Top 100

Piraeus, Greece

Net Sales (Millions):: $138

Chief Officer Title: Kotsiopoulos Ioannis, pres.

Number of Employees: 989

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; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); gum

 

86. Pionir DOO
Global Top 100

Belgrade, Serbia

Net Sales (Millions):: $140

Chief Officer Title: Miroljub Aleksic, managing director

Number of Employees: 1,200

Number of Plants: 4

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); reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

85. Standard Functional Foods Group
Global Top 100

Nashville, Tenn., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $140

Chief Officer Title: James W. Spradley Jr., CEO

Number of Employees: 678

Number of Plants: 1

Products Manufactured: Energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

84. Vidal Golosinas
Global Top 100

Molina de Segura, Spain

Net Sales (Millions):: $143

Chief Officer Title: Joaquin Vigueras Miralles, managing director

Number of Employees: 600

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

 

83. Riclan S.A.
Global Top 100

Rio Claro, Brazil

Net Sales (Millions):: $143

Chief Officer Title: Mario Schraider Jr., pres.

Number of Employees: 1,100

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; gum; reduced-sugar confections; energy bars and candies (i.e. cereal bars)

 

82. Wawel S.A.
Global Top 100

$147

Net Sales (Millions):: $147

Chief Officer Title: Darlusz Orlowski, CEO

Number of Employees: 700

Number of Plants: 3

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

 

81. Elvan Food Ind. Co.
Global Top 100

Istanbul, Turkey

Net Sales (Millions):: $152

Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Kadiro?lu, chairman

Number of Employees: 1,500+

Number of Plants: 8

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; 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)

 

80. Vonpar Bebidas, div. of Vonpar S.A.
Global Top 100

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Net Sales (Millions):: $155

Chief Officer Title: Sergio Copetti, pres.

Number of Employees: 1,200

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); toffee and/or caramel; hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops)

 

79. Kras Food Industry Inc.
Global Top 100

Zagreb, Croatia

Net Sales (Millions):: $163

Chief Officer Title: Damir Bulic, chairman

Number of Employees: N/A

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; 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

 

78. R.M. Palmer Candy Co.
Global Top 100

West Reading, Pa., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $171

Chief Officer Title: Richard Palmer Jr., pres. & Mark Schlott, COO

Number of Employees: 850

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; gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); reduced-sugar confections

 

77. Kambly SA
Global Top 100

Trubschachen, Switzerland

Net Sales (Millions):: $180

Chief Officer Title: Hans-Martin Wahlen, CEO

Number of Employees: 435

Number of Plants: 1

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat

 

76. Wawi-Schokolade AG
Global Top 100

Pirmasens, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):: $182

Chief Officer Title: Walter Muller, Alexandra Serret & Andreas Nickenig, managing directors

Number of Employees: 550

Number of Plants: 9

Products Manufactured: chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; moulded chocolate figures or shapes