2019 Global Top 100 Candy Companies: Part 4 | 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 Crystal Lindell would love to hear from you! Just shoot her a note at lindellc@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 76 through 100.
| 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 |
76
Zertuz GmbH
Hamburg, Germany
Last Year's Ranking: 75
Net Sales (Millions): $217
Chief Officer Title: Jorn Riemer, CEO
Number of Employees: 2,000
Number of Plants: 11
Products Manufactured:
77
Ruebezahl Schokoladen GmbH
Dettingen/Teck, Germany
Last Year's Ranking: 77
Net Sales (Millions): $204
Chief Officer Title: Claus Cersovsky, managing director
Number of Employees: 900
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured:
78
Santa Cruz Nutritionals
Santa Cruz, Calif., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 78
Net Sales (Millions): $200
Chief Officer Title: Carlyn Solomon, CEO
Number of Employees: 550
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
79
Jelly Belly Candy Co.
Fairfield, Calif., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 80
Net Sales (Millions): $195
Chief Officer Title: Lisa Brasher, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 720
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
80
Dori Alimentos
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Last Year's Ranking: 82
Net Sales (Millions): $185
Chief Officer Title: Vitor Barion, chair
Number of Employees: 2,200
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
81
Hlebprom
Moscow
Last Year's Ranking: 83
Net Sales (Millions): $184
Chief Officer Title: Yaroslav Shadyrya, CEO
Number of Employees: 4,200
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured:
82
Kambly SA
Trubschachen, Switzerland
Last Year's Ranking: 89
Net Sales (Millions): $180
Chief Officer Title: Hans-Martin Wahlen, CEO
Number of Employees: 870
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
83
Wawel SA
Krakow, Poland
Last Year's Ranking: 95
Net Sales (Millions): $179
Chief Officer Title: Dariusz Orlowski, CEO
Number of Employees: 700
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured:
84
Neuhaus Holdings
Vlezenbeek, Belgium
Last Year's Ranking: 87
Net Sales (Millions): $177
Chief Officer Title: Joe Linkens, CEO
Number of Employees: 685
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
85
R.M. Palmer Candy Co.
West Reading, Pa., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 84
Net Sales (Millions): $175
Chief Officer Title: Richard Palmer Jr., pres., and Mark Schlott, COO
Number of Employees: 850
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
86
Tiger Brands Ltd.
Bryanston, S. Africa
Last Year's Ranking: 85
Net Sales (Millions): $167
Chief Officer Title: Lawrence MacDougall, CEO
Number of Employees: 1,500
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
87
Kras Food Industry Plc.
Zagreb, Croatia
Last Year's Ranking: 90
Net Sales (Millions): $162
Chief Officer Title: Damir Bulic, pres. of board
Number of Employees: 2,557
Number of Plants: 5
Products Manufactured:
88
ICAM SpA
Lecco & Orsenigo, Italy
Last Year's Ranking: 91
Net Sales (Millions): $161
Chief Officer Title: Angelo Agostoni, pres.
Number of Employees: 300
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
89
World's Finest Chocolate
Chicago, Ill., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 92
Net Sales (Millions): $160
Chief Officer Title: Eddie Opler, chair & CEO
Number of Employees: 285
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured:
90
Vidal Golosinas
Molina de Segura, Spain
Last Year's Ranking: 96
Net Sales (Millions): $160
Chief Officer Title: Joaquin Vigueras Miralles, managing director
Number of Employees: 1,000
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
91
Ragolds GmbH
Boizenberg, Germany
Last Year's Ranking: 94
Net Sales (Millions): $158
Chief Officer Title: Oliver Schindler, owner; & Jorg Viader, owner & CEO
Number of Employees: 540
Number of Plants: 4
Products Manufactured:
92
Georgia Nut Co.
Skokie, Ill.
Last Year's Ranking: 97
Net Sales (Millions): $150
Chief Officer Title: Dave Drehobl, CEO, and Rick Drehobl, pres.
Number of Employees: 400
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
93
Nellson LLC
Anaheim, Calif., USA
Last Year's Ranking: new
Net Sales (Millions): $144
Chief Officer Title: Jamie Better, chair & CEO
Number of Employees: 1,400
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
94
Valor Chocolates
Villajoyosa, Spain
Last Year's Ranking: 99
Net Sales (Millions): $144
Chief Officer Title: Pedro Lopez Lopez, CEO & general manager
Number of Employees: 338
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
95
Hawaiian Host
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Last Year's Ranking: 98
Net Sales (Millions): $141
Chief Officer Title: Keith Sakamoto, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 300+
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
96
American Licorice Co.
La Porte, Ind., USA
Last Year's Ranking: 101
Net Sales (Millions): $140
Chief Officer Title: John Kretchmer, CEO
Number of Employees: 500
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
97
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Durango, Colo.
Last Year's Ranking: n/a
Net Sales (Millions): $138
Chief Officer Title: Franklin Crail, chair & CEO
Number of Employees: 225
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured:
98
Chocolats Halba
Wallisellen, Switzerland
Last Year's Ranking: n/a
Net Sales (Millions): $134
Chief Officer Title: Anton von Weissenfluh, managing director
Number of Employees: 278
Number of Plants: 1
Products Manufactured:
99
Ion S.A.
Piraeus, Greece
Last Year's Ranking: n/a
Net Sales (Millions): $133
Chief Officer Title: Ioannis Kotsiopoulos, pres.
Number of Employees: 927
Number of Plants: 3
Products Manufactured:
100
Doumak Inc.
Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Last Year's Ranking: 100
Net Sales (Millions): $125
Chief Officer Title: Don Muff, pres. & CEO
Number of Employees: 195
Number of Plants: 2
Products Manufactured:
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 2018. In some cases, the previous year’s sales were used with a correction for growth from the current year’s reports. For most private companies, sales are estimated for calendar year 2018. Currencies have been converted based on the average exchange rate from January-October 2018, and are highlighted in red. Wherever data was lacking, information is noted as N/A (not available).
* 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 $139 million in industrial goods.
5 Clif Bar doesn’t disclose sales figures but experts believe the numbers could be near $1 billion.