2018 Global Top 100 Candy Companies: Part 2 | Candy Industry
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.
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.
| 100-76 | 75-51 | 50-26 | 25-1 |
75
Zertus GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Net Sales (Millions): $217
Chief Officer Title: Jorn Riemer, CEO
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 11
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Panned Confections; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Gum; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
74
Wawi-Schokolade AG
Pirmasens, Germany
Net Sales (Millions): $220
Chief Officer Title: Walter Mueller, CEO & owner, & Jurgen Muller, man. director
Number of Employees: 500
Number of Plants: 8
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes;
73
Raisio Plc
Raisio, Finland
Net Sales (Millions): $232
Chief Officer Title: Pekka Kuusniemi, CEO
Number of Employees: 1,400
Number of Plants: 8
Products Manufactured: Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Gum; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
72
Elah-Dufour Spa
Novi Ligure, Italy
Net Sales (Millions): $237
Chief Officer Title: Guido Repetto, CEO
Number of Employees: 190
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
71
Just Born Quality Confections
Bethlehem, Pa., USA
Net Sales (Millions): $243
Chief Officer Title: Ross Born, CEO; David Shaffer, chairman; David Yale, COO & pres.
Number of Employees: 550
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
70
Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.
Karaman, Turkey
Net Sales (Millions): $250
Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Pinarbasi, gen. manager
Number of Employees: 3,500
Number of Plants: 60
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads);
69
Fini Sweets-Sanchez Cano
Murcia, Spain
Net Sales (Millions): $254
Chief Officer Title: Antonio Sanchez Bernal, pres., & Alberto Garcia, man. dir.
Number of Employees: 1,500
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured: Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Gum; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
68
Strauss Group
Petach Tikva, Israel
Net Sales (Millions): $261
Chief Officer Title: Gadi Lesin, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 600
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Gum; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
67
Toms Confectionery Group
Ballerup, Denmark
Net Sales (Millions): $261
Chief Officer Title: Carsten Lyngsoe Thomsen, CEO
Number of Employees: 1,200
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Panned Confections; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
66
US Nutrition Inc., a div. of Nature's Bounty
Ronkonkoma, NY, USA
Net Sales (Millions): $262
Chief Officer Title: Paul Sturman, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 4,000
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
65
Elvan Group
Istanbul, Turkey
Net Sales (Millions): $270
Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Kadiroglu, chair
Number of Employees: 2,200
Number of Plants: 9
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
64
AVK Confectionery
Kyiv, Ukraine
Net Sales (Millions): $275
Chief Officer Title: Liudmyla Kutana, dir. General
Number of Employees: 3,500
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
63
Natra SA
Madrid, Spain
Net Sales (Millions): 4$290
Chief Officer Title: Dominique Luna, CEO
Number of Employees: 950
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Toffee & Caramel; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
62
A. Loacker AG/SpA
South Tyrol, Italy
Net Sales (Millions): $293
Chief Officer Title: Ulrich Zuenelli, chairman
Number of Employees: 925
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
61
Abbott Nutrition, div. of Abbott Laboratories
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Net Sales (Millions): $294
Chief Officer Title: Daniel Salvadori, exec. VP, Nutritional Products
Number of Employees: *94,000
Number of Plants: *100
Products Manufactured: Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
60
Ricola Ltd.
Laufen, Switzerland
Net Sales (Millions): $312
Chief Officer Title: Felix Richterich, CEO & chairman
Number of Employees: 400
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured: Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections
59
The Millano Group
Poznan, Poland
Net Sales (Millions): $330
Chief Officer Title: Krysztof Kotas, chair & CEO
Number of Employees: 1,500
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Panned Confections; Toffee & Caramel; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans
58
Sunrise Confections, div. of Mount
Franklin Foods, El Paso, Texas
Net Sales (Millions): $335
Chief Officer Title: Gary Ricco, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 2,900
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured: Panned Confections; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads)
57
Dulces De la Rosa
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Net Sales (Millions): $350
Chief Officer Title: Miguel Angel Michel Velasco, pres.
Number of Employees: 6,500
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Panned Confections; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Gum
56
Mederer Susswarenvertriebs GmbH
Furth, Germany
Net Sales (Millions): $350
Chief Officer Title: Herbert Mederer, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 7
Products Manufactured: Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
55
Canel's SA de CV
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Net Sales (Millions): $367
Chief Officer Title: Roberto Garcia Navarro, pres.
Number of Employees: 2,450
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Toffee & Caramel; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Gum; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
54
Solen Cikolata Gida Sa. Ve Tic
Gaziantep, Turkey
Net Sales (Millions): $370
Chief Officer Title: Elif Coban, CEO
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 6
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Panned Confections; Toffee & Caramel; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Gum; Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections; Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies
53
The Promotion in Motion Cos., Inc.
Allendale, N.J., USA
Net Sales (Millions): $375
Chief Officer Title: Michael Rosenberg, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 750
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Panned Confections; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads); Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections;
52
Fazer Confectionery
Vantaa, Finland
Net Sales (Millions): $377
Chief Officer Title: Rolf Ladau, EVP, man. dir.
Number of Employees: 1,080
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Gum;
51
Slavyanka
Stary Oskol, Russia
Net Sales (Millions): $400
Chief Officer Title: Sogulyak Evgenij, CEO
Number of Employees: 6,000
Number of Plants: 7
Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers; Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates; Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes; Panned Confections; Toffee & Caramel; Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan; Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops); Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans; Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads);
* Includes non-confectionery items
1
Includes part-time or temporary workers
2
See's Candies has 1,500 year-round employees; 6,000
seasonally
3
1-800-FLOWERS.COM has 2,000 year-round employees;
8,000 seasonally
4
This only includes consumer goods. Natra also has sales of
$124 million in industrial goods.
5
This doesn't reflect merger with Ferrero taking place during the
fourth quarter.
6
Hearthside acquired snack bar division of Standard Functional
Foods in late 2017. Sales reflect the companies being
separate.
7
Clif Bar doesn’t disclose sales figures but experts believe the
numbers could be near $1 billion.
8
Three additional entries were included to accommodate
companies that had the exact same revenues in the Global
Top 100 listing.
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 fi scal 2017 based on 2016 sales and growth reported in the most recent 2016 statements, if available. For most private companies, sales are estimated for calendar year 2017. Currencies have been converted based on the average exchange rate from January - October 2017, and are highlighted in red. Wherever data was lacking, information is noted as N/A (not available).
Editor’s Note: As always, the Global Top 100 remains a “work in progress,” given that many companies refuse to share their financials or break them out to include only confectionery sales. If there are any oversights or incorrect estimates, please feel free to contact Candy Industry’s Editor-in-Chief Bernard Pacyniak at pacyniakb@bnpmedia.com