2015 Global Top 100 (50-26)
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 50 through 26.
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50. Solen Cikolata
Gida Sa. Ve Tic
Gaziantep, Turkey
Net Sales (Millions):: $360
Chief Officer Title:Elif Coban, ceo
Number of Employees: 1,650
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; 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); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
50. Toms Confectionery
Group
Ballerup, Denmark
Net Sales (Millions):: $360
Chief Officer Title: Carsten Thomsen, ceo
Number of Employees: 1,200
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded 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
49. Thorntons PLC
Derbyshire, Uk
Net Sales (Millions):: $370
Chief Officer Title:Jonathan Hart, ceo
Number of Employees: 973
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Toffee and/or caramel; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Reduced-sugar confections
48. Mederer
Susswarenvertriebs GmbH
Furth, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):: $384
Chief Officer Title:Herbert Mederer, pres. & ceo
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured: Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections
47. Slavyanka
Stary Oskol, Russia
Net Sales (Millions): $400
Chief Officer Title:N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Panned chocolates; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops)
46. Universal
Robina Corp.
Pasig, Philippines
Net Sales (Millions):: $450
Chief Officer Title:James L. Go, chairman
Number of Employees: *9,117
Number of Plants: *20
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Panned chocolates; 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); Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
45. Fazer Bakeries
& Confectionery
Helsinki, Finland
Net Sales (Millions):: $463
Chief Officer Title:Peter Fazer, pres
Number of Employees: 6,300
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum
44. Chocolat Frey AB
Buchs, Switerland
Net Sales (Millions): $465
Chief Officer Title: Hans-Ruedi Christen, ceo
Number of Employees: 1,236
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections
43. See's Candy
Shops Inc.
S. San Francisco, Calif.
Net Sales (Millions):$472
Chief Officer Title: Brad Kinstler, pres. & ceo
Number of Employees: ³550
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded 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); Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections
42. Konti Group
Donetsk, Ukraine
Net Sales (Millions): $473
Chief Officer Title:Andrey Rodionov, director general
Number of Employees: 8,097
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); 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; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)
41. Petra Foods
Ltd.
Singapore
Net Sales (Millions):$501
Chief Officer Title:John Chuang, ceo
Number of Employees: 4,000
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded 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)
40. Clif Bar & Co
Emeryville, Calif.
Net Sales (Millions):$508
Chief Officer Title: Kevin Cleary, ceo
Number of Employees: 373
Number of Plants: N/A
Products Manufactured: Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
39. Tiger Brands
Ltd.
Sandton, S. Africa
Net Sales (Millions):$510
Chief Officer Title:Peter Matlare, ceo
Number of Employees: *11,000
Number of Plants: N/A
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); 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); Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
38. Alfred Ritter
GmbH & Co. K.G.
Waldenbuch, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$516
Chief Officer Title:Alfred Theodor Ritter, chairman
Number of Employees: 1,200
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers)
37. Grupo Nutresa
S.A.
Medellin, Colombia
Net Sales (Millions):$531
Chief Officer Title: Carlos Ignacio Gallego, pres. Of chocolate div.
Number of Employees: *4,155
Number of Plants: *5
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; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
36. Tootsie Roll
Industries
Chicago, Ill., USA
Net Sales (Millions):$537
Chief Officer Title:Melvin Gordon, chairman, & Ellen Gordon, pres.
Number of Employees: 2,200
Number of Plants: 7
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; Gum
35. PepsiCo Americas
Foods
Purchase, NY, USA
Net Sales (Millions):$539
Chief Officer Title: Indra Nooyi, chairwoman & ceo
Number of Employees: 8274,000
Number of Plants: *700
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
34. Katjes Fassin
Group
Emmerich, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$560
Chief Officer Title: Tobias Bachmüller & Bastian Fassin, managing partners
Number of Employees: 1,600
Number of Plants: 6
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); Reduced-sugar confections
33. Henry Lambertz
GmbH & Co. KG
Aachen, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$600
Chief Officer Title: Dr. Hermann Buhlbecker, owner
Number of Employees: 3,500
Number of Plants: 7
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
32. Raisio Plc
Raisio, Finland
Net Sales (Millions):$662
Chief Officer Title: Matti Rihko, ceo
Number of Employees: 1,900
Number of Plants: 8
Products Manufactured: Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Gum; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
31. Barcel S.A
div. of Grupo Bimbo
Mexico City, Mexico
Net Sales (Millions):$694
Chief Officer Title: Gabino Gomez, pres. of Barcel
Number of Employees: 3,000
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded 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); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
30. Colombina S.A.
Cali, Colombia
Net Sales (Millions):$700
Chief Officer Title: Cesar Caicedo, pres.
Number of Employees: *8,000
Number of Plants: *6
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded 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); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
29. Morinaga & Co. Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Net Sales (Millions):$705
Chief Officer Title: Toru Arai, pres.
Number of Employees: 1,511
Number of Plants: 8
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars);
28. Bahlsen GmbH
& Co. KG
Hannover, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$709
Chief Officer Title: Werner Michael Bahlsen, chairman
Number of Employees: 2,500
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
27. Griesson de
Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG
Polch, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$735
Chief Officer Title: Andreas Land, ceo, & Heinz Gries, chairman
Number of Employees: 2,200
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers)
26. Baronie N.V.
Cologne, Germany, & Brugge, Belgium
Net Sales (Millions):$744
Chief Officer Title: Fons Walder, ceo
Number of Employees: 1,850
Number of Plants: 10
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat
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 2014 based on 2013 sales and growth reported in the most recent 2014 statements, if available. For most private companies, sales are estimated for calendar year 2014. Currencies have been converted based on the average exchange rate from January-October 2014, and are highlighted in red. Wherever data was lacking, information is noted as N/A (not available).
* Includes non-confectionery items
¹ Includes temporary workers
² Consumer goods only. We project Natra to do another $150 million from industrial goods.
³ See’s Candies has 550-year-round employees and 1,200 seasonal.
4 The number of plants, employees, and sales for Sunrise Confections, div. of Mount Franklin Food, doesn’t include its Azar Nut division.