Top 25 Candy companies in Asian, Australian, African, and Russian region
Top 25 Candy companies in Asian, Australian, African, and Russian region
1
Meiji Co. Ltd., Confectionery division
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, panned chocolates, nut bars, gummy candies, gum
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale
$2,918
Chief Officer
Katsunari Matsuda, president &
representative director
Employees
10,648
Plants
13
2
Orion Corp.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cakes/cookies/snack chips, nut products, gummy/chewy candies, gum, energy/protein bars
Headquarters
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale
$1,890*
Chief Officer
Tam, Chul Kon,
chairman
Employees
13,000
Plants
18
3
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies/lollipops, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale
$1,068*
Chief Officer
Katsuhisa Ezaki,
president & CEO
Employees
5,321*
Plants
14*
4
United Confectionary Manufacturers
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/cookies/biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, lollipops/mints, gummy candies/jelly beans, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale
$1,055
Chief Officer
Kirill Butko,
CEO
Employees
23,000
Plants
19
5
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut/seed candies, brittles, nougat, hard candies, mints, jelly candies, fruit chews, chocolate spreads, cocoa, marshmallow, yogurt-covered candies, interactive/novelty candies, chocolate frozen desserts, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale
$936
Chief Officer
Eijiro Ota,
President & Representative Director
Employees
1,439
Plants
7
6
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.
Products
Gummy/jelly/chewy candies, nuts, cereal/granola bars
Headquarters
Shanghai, China
Confectionery
Sale
$850*
Chief Officer
Tsai Eng-Meng, chairman & CEO
Employees
39,132*
Plants
31*
7
Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies/wafers, seed candies, gum
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale
$819
Chief Officer
Young-Gu Lee,
CEO
Employees
4,340
Plants
7
8
Bourbon Corp.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies/wafers/pretzels, filled chocolates/truffles, panned chocolates, nut candies/bars/bark, hard candies/lozenges/cough drops, gummy/chewy candies, cocoa powder/beverages, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Niigata, Japan
Confectionery
Sale
$813
Chief Officer
Yasushi Yoshida,
president & CEO
Employees
5,100 1
Plants
9
9
Delfi Limited
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies/brittles, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, mints, lozenges, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, hot chocolate, fudge, interactive/novelty candies, spreads, powders/cocoa, yogurt candies, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Singapore
Confectionery
Sale
$405
Chief Officer
Pedro Mata-Bruckmann, independent director; John Chuang Tiong Choon, CEO
Employees
2,700
Plants
2
10
Darrell Lea, subsidiary of Quadrant Private Equity
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nougat, brittles, hard candies, licorice, chewy/jelly/gummy candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia
Confectionery
Sale
$400
Chief Officer
James Ajaka, CEO
Employees
300+
Plants
3
11
Slavyanka
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nougat, hard candies, jelly candies, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Stary Oskol, Russiay
Confectionery
Sale
$395
Chief Officer
Sogulyak Evgenij, CEO
Employees
6,500
Plants
7
12
PT Mayora Indah, Tbk
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, caramel, nougat, hard candies, cocoa powder/drinks, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Jakarta, Indonesia
Confectionery
Sale
$390
Chief Officer
Andre Atmadja, CEO
Employees
9,000
Plants
6
13
Solen Cikolata Gida San. Ve Tic
Products
Chocolate bar, chocolate-covered wafers/cakes, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies, chewy candies, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Gaziantep, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale
$370
Chief Officer
Elif Coban,
CEO
Employees
2,000
Plants
2
14
Strauss Group
Products
Chocolate cookies, filled chocolates, chocolate powders/shakes, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Petach Tikva, Israel
Confectionery
Sale
$349
Chief Officer
Giora Bardea,
president & CEO
Employees
1,887
Plants
1
15
Elvan Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/pretzels, pralines/truffles, moulded chocolates, toffee, nut candies/bars, nougat, lollipops, hard candies, gummy/jelly candies, jelly beans, spreads, fudge, marshmallow, gum
Headquarters
Istanbul, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale
$320
Chief Officer
Mustafa Kadiroglu,
chairman
Employees
3,500
Plants
15
16
Crown Confectionery
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, caramel corn, hard candies/mints, chewy candies
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale
$316 *
Chief Officer
Yoon Seok-bin,
CEO
Employees
1,332
Plants
3
17
UHA Mikakuto Co. Ltd.
Products
Vegan cacao bars, hard candies/lozenges, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale
$284*
Chief Officer
Yasumasa Yamada,
president & CEO
Employees
408
Plants
4
18
Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cakes, filled chocolates, marshmallow, hazelnut paste, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
Karaman, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale
$250
Chief Officer
Mustafa Pinarbasi,
General Manager
Employees
1,700
Plants
1
19
Kervan Gida Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
Products
Chocolate, hard candies/lollipops, licorice, jelly/chewy/gummy candies, jelly beans, fruit snacks, marshmallow, interactive/novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, protein bars
Headquarters
Istanbul, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale
$193
Chief Officer
Burhan Basar, General Manager
Employees
2,600+
Plants
6
20
Universal Robina Corp., subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings Inc.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits/pretzels, panned chocolates, hard candies, chewy candies, marshmallow, chocolate powders/milk, cocoa
Headquarters
Pasig, Philippines
Confectionery
Sale
$190
Chief Officer
Irwin Lee,
president & CEO; Lance Gokongwei, chairman
Employees
12,300*
Plants
40
21
Hlebprom
Products
Chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits, chocolate-covered choux pastries, cereal bars
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale
$182
Chief Officer
Yaroslav Shadyrya,
CEO
Employees
3,927
Plants
4
22
Ismail Industries Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate filled cookies, filled chocolates, toffee, nut brittles, lollipops, jelly/chewy candies, marshmallow, spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Karachi, Pakistan
Confectionery
Sale
$163
Chief Officer
Munsarim Saifullah,
CEO; Muhammad Ismail, chairman
Employees
2,316
Plants
10
23
Nejati Industrial Group (Anata)
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/cakes, filled chocolates, toffee, caramel, nougat, nuts/seed candies, jelly candies, marshmallow, gum
Headquarters
Tabriz, Iran
Confectionery
Sale
$155
Chief Officer
Haj Ali Nejati,
Managing Director
Employees
3,000
Plants
1
24
Shenzhen Amos Sweets & Foods Co. Ltd.
Products
Moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, hard candies, mints, lollipops, gummy candies, jelly beans, interactive candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Confectionery
Sale
$125
Chief Officer
Amos Ma, CEO
Employees
1,000+
Plants
2
25
Tiger Brands Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, trail mix, hard candies/mints/lozenges, chewy/gummy/jelly/candies, licorice, jelly beans, fudge, marshmallow, chocolate spreads, gum, cereal/snack bars
Headquarters
Bryanston, S. Africa
Confectionery
Sale
$65*
Chief Officer
Noel Doyle,
CEO
Employees
1,500
Plants
2
Note on methodology:
List based on data available as of April 1, 2022. 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 2021. 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 2021. Wherever data was lacking, information is noted as N/A (not available).
*Includes non-confectionery items
1Includes part-time or temporary workers
Sales in red were given in their respective currency and were converted to the U.S. dollar. Exchange rates from Google's exchange calculator which is based on Morningstar for currency and Coinbase for Cryptocurrency