The North American Sweet 60 is a subset of the Global Top 100 list. In order to qualify for the listing, companies have to be based in North America. Consolidations in the confectionery industry cause ripples in the 2018 annual ranking.
Consolidating production to sweeten the bottom line is the name of the game for a couple of North American candy makers. New York’s Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of The Topps Co. Inc., moved production out of their plant in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, this year to its newly expanded plant in Buenos Aires. Company President Tony Jacobs says the move was to “increase overall efficiency.”