2015 Global Top 100 (25-1)
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 25 through 1.
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25. CRM Group
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Net Sales (Millions):: $760
Chief Officer Title: Celso Ricardo de Moraes
Number of Employees: 1,200
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; Panned chocolates; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections
24. Orkla
Oslo, Norway
Net Sales (Millions):: $778
Chief Officer Title: Christer Aberg, ceo of confectionery & snacks
Number of Employees: 2,231
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; 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)
23. Cloetta A.B.
Stockholm, Sweden
Net Sales (Millions):: $788
Chief Officer Title:Bengt Baron, pres. & ceo
Number of Employees: 3
Number of Plants: 11
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
22. Roshen
Confectionery Corp.
Kiev, Ukraine
Net Sales (Millions):: $800
Chief Officer Title:Vyacheslav Moskalevskiy, man. director
Number of Employees: 10,000
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; 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
21. Bourbon Corp.
Niigata, Japan
Net Sales (Millions):: $990
Chief Officer Title:Yasushi Yoshida, pres.
Number of Employees: *5,000
Number of Plants: *8
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum
20. Ferrara
Candy Co.
Chicago, Ill., USA
Net Sales (Millions):: $1,000
Chief Officer Title:Todd Siwak, ceo
Number of Employees: 800
Number of Plants: 9
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); Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
19. Cemoi
Perpignan, France
Net Sales (Millions): $1,010
Chief Officer Title: Patrick Poirrier, ceo
Number of Employees: 3,000
Number of Plants: 14
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; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)
18. Crown Confectionery
Co. Ltd.
Seoul, Korea
Net Sales (Millions):$1,017
Chief Officer Title: Young Dal Yoon, ceo
Number of Employees: 1,500
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Gum
17. Lotte Confectionery
Co. Ltd.
Seoul, Korea
Net Sales (Millions): $1,762
Chief Officer Title: Kim Yong Soo, ceo
Number of Employees: 6,900
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Gum
16. General Mills
Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Net Sales (Millions):$1,800
Chief Officer Title:Ken Powell, chairman & ceo
Number of Employees: *43,000
Number of Plants: *50
Products Manufactured: Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
15. Yildiz Holding
Istanbul, Turkey
Net Sales (Millions):$2,000
Chief Officer Title: Murat Ülker, chairman
Number of Employees: 10,000
Number of Plants: 13
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
14. Orion Corp.
Seoul, Korea
Net Sales (Millions):$2,052
Chief Officer Title:Chul Kon Tam & Weon Kee Kang, co-ceos
Number of Employees: *1,758
Number of Plants: *14
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); 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); Gum; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
13. United
Confectionary Manufacturers
Moscow, Russia
Net Sales (Millions):$2,100
Chief Officer Title:Denis Smirnov, ceo
Number of Employees: 19,360
Number of Plants: 19
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
12. August Storck
KG
Berlin, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$2,272
Chief Officer Title: Axel Oberwelland, ceo
Number of Employees: 5,000
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; 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
11. Ezaki Glico Co
Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Net Sales (Millions):*$3,049
Chief Officer Title:Katsuhisa Ezaki, pres. & ceo
Number of Employees: *4,665
Number of Plants: *18
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; Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
10. Haribo GmbH
& Co. K.G.
Bonn, Germany
Net Sales (Millions):$3,180
Chief Officer Title: Hans-Guido Riegel, man. partner, & Michael Phiesel, man. dir.
Number of Employees: 6,000
Number of Plants: 15
Products Manufactured: Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum
9. Perfetti Van
Melle Spa
Lainate, Italy, & Breda, Netherlands
Net Sales (Millions):$3,297
Chief Officer Title: Sameer Suneja, ceo
Number of Employees: ¹19,000
Number of Plants: 31
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; Reduced-sugar confections
8. Arcor
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Net Sales (Millions):*$3,500
Chief Officer Title: Luis Pagani, pres. & Juan Rodriguez, man. dir.
Number of Employees: *20,000
Number of Plants: *39
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); 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)
7. Chocoladenfabriken
Lindt & Sprüngli AG
Kilchberg, Switzerland
Net Sales (Millions):$4,022
Chief Officer Title: Ernst Tanner, chairman & ceo
Number of Employees: 12,000
Number of Plants: 12
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; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
6. Hershey Foods
Corp.
Hershey, Pa., USA
Net Sales (Millions):$7,485
Chief Officer Title:John P. Bilbrey, pres. & ceo
Number of Employees: 15,200¹
Number of Plants: 16
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; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars); Gum
5. Meiji Co. Ltd
Tokyo, Japan
Net Sales (Millions):*$9,818
Chief Officer Title: Kazuo Kawamura, pres
Number of Employees: *10,943
Number of Plants: 7
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Panned chocolates; Gum
4. Nestle SA
Vevey, Switzerland
Net Sales (Millions):$10,466
Chief Officer Title: Paul Bulcke, ceo
Number of Employees: *330,000
Number of Plants: *447
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)
3. Ferrero Group
Luxembourg, Italy
Net Sales (Millions): $10,911
Chief Officer Title: Giovanni Ferrero, ceo
Number of Employees: 24,800
Number of Plants: 20
Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)
2. Mondelez
International
Deerfield, Ill., USA
Net Sales (Millions):$14,350
Chief Officer Title: Irene Rosenfeld, chairwoman & ceo
Number of Employees: *100,000
Number of Plants: *171
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)
1. Mars Inc.
McLean, Va
Net Sales (Millions):$18,480
Chief Officer Title: Paul Michaels and Grant Reid, co-pres.
Number of Employees: 35,000
Number of Plants: 70
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); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)
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.