1
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nougat, nut candies, hard candies, chewy candies, chocolate drinks, gum, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$36
Chief Officer
Dirk Van de Put,
CEO
Employees
91,000
Plants
132
2
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies, nougat, hard candies/mints, chewy candies, jelly beans, cocoa, baking chocolate, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$22
Chief Officer
Andrew Clarke,
Global President
Employees
34,000
Plants
57
3
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, hard candies/mints, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, fruit snacks, chocolate/hazelnut spreads, interactive candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Luxembourg, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$18.2
Chief Officer
Lapo Civiletti, CEO;
Giovanni Ferrero, executive chairman
Employees
41,444
Plants
32
4
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, brittle, nougat, hard candies/mints, lollipops, licorice, gummy/chewy candies, jelly beans, syrups, fudge toppings, cocoa powder/spreads, interactive/novelty candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Hershey, PA, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$11.16
Chief Officer
Michele Buck, chairwoman,
president & CEO
Employees
21,000*
Plants
22*
5
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, hard candies, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, chocolate powders/cocoa/spreads, sugar-reduced candies, snack/energy bars
Headquarters
Vevey, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$9.4
Chief Officer
Mark Schneider, CEO;
Paul Bulcke, chairman
Employees
275,000*
Plants
344*
6
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, panned chocolates, nut bars, gummy candies, gum
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$7.83
Chief Officer
Katsunari Matsuda,
president & CEO
Employees
17,300
Plants
13
7
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits/pretzels, truffles/filled centers, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, nut candies, brittle, marzipan, hard candies/mints, lollipops, lozenges/cough drops, jelly/chewy/gummy candies, jelly beans, fruit snacks, licorice, interactive/novelty, marshmallow, yogurt candies, chocolate spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Kilchberg, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$5.96
Chief Officer
Dr. Adalbert Lechner, CEO
Employees
14,446
Plants
12
8
Products
Gummy/chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks, marshmallow
Headquarters
Bonn, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$3.3
Chief Officer
Hans-Guido Riegel, CEO
Employees
7,000
Plants
16
9
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, toffee, caramel, hard candies/lozenges/cough drops, gummy/jelly candies, cocoa spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
London, UK
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$3.96
Chief Officer
A. Salman Amin,
CEO
Employees
16,000
Plants
27
10
Products
Gummy/jelly candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Taiwan
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$3.22
Chief Officer
Tsai Eng-Meng,
chairman & CEO
Employees
41,230*
Plants
35*
11
Products
Caramel, hard candies/lollipops/mints, gummy/jelly candies, licorice, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Lainate, Italy, & Breda, Netherlands
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$3
Chief Officer
Sameer Suneja, CEO
Employees
18,200
Plants
33
12
Products
Candy canes, candy corn, fruit snacks, gummies, hard candy, jelly beans, novelty, taffy
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$2.2
Chief Officer
Marco Capurso, CEO
Employees
8,300
Plants
13
13
Products
Fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups, cereal/protein bars
Headquarters
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$2.2
Chief Officer
Jeffrey Harmening, CEO
Employees
32,500 *
Plants
20*
14
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, brittle, nut candies, marzipan, nougat, hard candies/mints, lollipops, lozenges, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks, chocolate powders/spreads, interactive/novelty candies, fudge, marshmallow, yogurt candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$2.1
Chief Officer
Katsuhisa Ezaki, chairman,
Etsuro Ezaki, President
Employees
5,359
Plants
15
15
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies/brittles/bark, nougat, marzipan, hard candies, lollipops, non-chocolate mints, chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, fudge, chocolate popcorn, interactive/novelty candies, marshmallow, yogurt candies, cocoa, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal/snack bars
Headquarters
Carle Place, NY, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$2
Chief Officer
Jim McCann,
CEO
Employees
3,300 yearly; 10,000 seasonally
Plants
4
16
Products
Chocolate bars/chocolate-covered wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nuts candies, hard candies/mints, lollipops, cough drops, gummy/chewy candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$2
Chief Officer
Axel Oberwelland, CEO
Employees
8,300
Plants
4
17
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, marzipan, nougat, nut candies, hard candies/mints, lollipops, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, licorice, marshmallow, fudge, chocolate spreads
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.52
Chief Officer
Ronald Kers,
group CEO
Employees
1,000
Plants
6
18
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut/seed candies, nougat, brittle, hard candies, non-chocolate mints, jelly candies, fruit chews, cocoa, marshmallow, interactive, yogurt candies, chocolate spreads/frozen desserts, sugar-reduced candies, protein bars
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.34
Chief Officer
Eijiro Ota,
president & representative director
Employees
1,472 *
Plants
7
19
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cakes/cookies/snack chips, nut bars/products, chewy/gummy candies, gum, energy/protein bars
Headquarters
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.25
Chief Officer
Lee Seung-jun, CEO
Employees
13,000
Plants
11
20
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, nut/seed candies, brittles, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, jelly beans, fruit snacks, chocolate sauce/cocoa/spreads, fudge, marshmallow, interactive/novelty, yogurt-covered candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, protein bars
Headquarters
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.24
Chief Officer
Alfredo Gustavo Pagani,
president
Employees
21,626
Plants
19
21
Products
Chocolate cookies, peanut butter cups, chocolate shakes, nut candies/bars, sugar-reduced candies, protein/snack/nutrition bar & candies
Headquarters
Denver, CO, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.24
Chief Officer
Geoff Tanner,
president and CEO
Employees
271
Plants
0
22
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, nut candies, novelty candies, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Itapevi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.06
Chief Officer
Alexandre Costa,
president
Employees
21,000
Plants
4
23
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, lollipops, hard mints, gummy candies, jelly beans, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$1.06
Chief Officer
Kirill Butko,
CEO
Employees
20,000
Plants
19
24
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates with liqueurs, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, nougat, lollipops, jellies, marshmallow, fudge, gum
Headquarters
Kiev, Ukraine
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$800
Chief Officer
Vyacheslav Moskalevsky,
president
Employees
10,000
Plants
28*
25
Products
Chocolate bars, molded chocolates, pick and mix, caramels, licorice, potato chips, nut mixes, biscuits, cookies
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$785.3
Chief Officer
Ingvill Berg, EVP &
CEO of Confectionery & Snacks
Employees
3,000
Plants
13
26
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers, panned chocolates, hard candies, non-chocolate mints, fruit snacks/roll-ups, gummy/jelly candies, yogurt candies, sugar-reduced candies, fruit/snack/nutrition bars
Headquarters
Park Ridge, NJ, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$775
Chief Officer
Michael Rosenberg,
president & CEO
Employees
1400
Plants
4
27
Products
Chocolate Covered Wafers, Panned Chocolates, Hard Candies, Non-Chocolate Mints, Fruit Snacks/Roll-Ups/Strips, Gummy/Jelly Candies, Yogurt Candies, Sugar-Reduced Candies, Fruit/Snack/Nutrition Bars
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$733
Chief Officer
Dong-Woo Lee, CEO, and
Dong-Bin Shin, group chairman
Employees
6,485
Plants
9
28
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels/cookies/wafers, truffles, panned chocolates, hard candies, lozenges/cough drops, gummy/chewy candies, chocolate powder/cocoa, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Niigata, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$729.3
Chief Officer
Yasushi Yoshida,
president & CEO
Employees
5,000
Plants
11
29
Products
molded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/chewy candies, gum
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$681.4
Chief Officer
Ellen Gordon,
chairwoman & CEO
Employees
2,300
Plants
9
30
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers, pralines, panned chocolates, toffee, nougat, nuts, hard candies, lollipops, jelly beans, licorice, foam, gum
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$644
Chief Officer
Henri de Sauvage-Nolting,
president & CEO
Employees
2,600
Plants
7
31
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/cake, fruit and nut bars, sugar-reduced candies, biscuit bar
Headquarters
Hannover, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$628
Chief Officer
Alexander Kühnen,
CEO
Employees
2,500
Plants
5
32
Products
Nut candies/brittles/snacks, hard candy/mints, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
El Paso, TX, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$626
Chief Officer
Enrique Grajeda,
president & CEO
Employees
4,000
Plants
6
33
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolatesChocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolatesHeadquarters
Hamburg, Germany & Brugge, Belgium
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$608
Chief Officer
Fons Walder,
CEO
Employees
1,900
Plants
8
34
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, hard candies/lollipops, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, marshmallow, chocolate spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Cali, Colombia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$604.55
Chief Officer
Cesar Caicedo,
president
Employees
4,744
Plants
7
35
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/biscuits, pralines, snack bars
Headquarters
Polch, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$596.2
Chief Officer
Dany Schmidt & Werner Stegmüller,
co-CEOs
Employees
2,100
Plants
3
36
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, chewy candies, spreads/toppings/baking chocolate/drinking chocolate, energy bars
Headquarters
Gladbach, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$590
Chief Officer
Marc Krueger,
CEO
Employees
5,500
Plants
21
37
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafer bars, filled bars, yogurt bars, nut bars
Headquarters
Waldenbuch, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$585.9
Chief Officer
Andreas Ronken,
CEO
Employees
1,900
Plants
2
38
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut candies/brittles, nougat, hard candies/mints, lollipops, lozenges, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, hot chocolate, fudge, interactive/novelty candies, chocolate powders/spreads, yogurt candies, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Singapore
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$536
Chief Officer
John Chuang Tiong Choon,
group CEO
Employees
2,700
Plants
2
39
Products
Candy bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates/truffles, toffee, caramel, nougat, hard candies/lollipops/lozenges, licorice, yogurt-covered candies, chocolate powders/cocoa, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Vantaa, Finland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$503
Chief Officer
Lara Saulo,
managing director
Employees
1,665
Plants
3
40
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/cake, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies, chewy candies, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Gaziantep, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$490
Chief Officer
Erdoğan Coban,
CEO
Employees
2,300
Plants
2
41
Products
Caramels, gummy/jelly candies, jelly beans, hard candies, lollipops, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$486
Chief Officer
Roberto Garcia Corripio
president
Employees
2,700
Plants
3
42
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, hard candies, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies, cereal bars
Headquarters
Santiago, Chile
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$475
Chief Officer
Gonzalo Bofill Velarde, president;
Sebastian Garcia Tagle, CEO
Employees
5,060 *
Plants
11
43
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, sugar-reduced candies, energy bars
Headquarters
Stary Oskol, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$437
Chief Officer
Dmitry Gusev,
CEO of confectionery business
Employees
5,500
Plants
8
44
Products
Filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies/brittles, nougat, marzipan, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, marshmallow, fudge, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$430
Chief Officer
Pat Egan,
CEO
Employees
2,500 annual; 6,000 seasonal
Plants
3
45
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, marzipan, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$429
Chief Officer
Enrique Michel Valasco,
owner
Employees
3,180
Plants
3
46
Products
Chocolate bars, panned chocolates, trail mixes, nuts/seeds, cocoa powders/drinks, sugar-reduced candies, energy/snack bars
Headquarters
Medellin, Colombia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$413
Chief Officer
Juan Fernando Castañeda Prada,
president of Chocolates Nutresa
Employees
4,523
Plants
5
47
Products
Hard candy/lozenges, chewy candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Luafen, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$356
Chief Officer
Thomas Meier, CEO;
Felix Richterich, chairman
Employees
500
Plants
3
48
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate coins, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels/cakes/wafers/biscuits, filled chocolates/truffles, molded chocolates, cakes, spreadable chocolate, toffee, nougat, hard candies, lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, jelly beans, licorice, fruit snacks, chocolate powder/spreads, fudge, marshmallow, snack bars
Headquarters
Istanbul, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$385
Chief Officer
Hidayet Kadiroglu, chairman
Employees
3,500+
Plants
14
49
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, pralines, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, gummy candies, hard candies, marshmallow, spreads/powders
Headquarters
Poznan, Poland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$351
Chief Officer
Krysztof Kotas,
chairman & CEO
Employees
1,500
Plants
3
50
Products
Gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks , interactive/novelty, marshmallows
Headquarters
Furth, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$350
Chief Officer
Robert Maehler, CEO and spokesperson of the board;
Stephen Ludwig, COO
Employees
2,700
Plants
4
51
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/crème filled wafers, truffles, chocolate moulds, chocolate spreads/powders/cocoa, sugar-reduced candies, cereal/nutrition bars
Headquarters
South Tyrol, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$331
Chief Officer
Ulrich Zuenelli,
executive chairman
Employees
1,013
Plants
3
52
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nougat, brittle, hard candies, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, marshmallow, energy bars
Headquarters
Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$327
Chief Officer
James Ajaka,
CEO
Employees
300+
Plants
3
53
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel, nut candies, marshmallow, spreads, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Extrema, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$327
Chief Officer
Renata Moraes Vichi,
CEO
Employees
1,000
Plants
1
54
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, hard candy/lozenges, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, yogurt gums, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Emmerich, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$323
Chief Officer
Tobias Bachmüller & Bastian Fassin,
managing partners
Employees
500
Plants
3
55
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, chocolate dragees, nut candies/bars/bark, ice cream specialties, cereal/snack bars
Headquarters
Dettingen/Teck, Germany &
Cadolzburg, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$316
Chief Officer
Claus Cersovsky, Peter Riegelein,
Ruediger Bonner, all managing partners
Employees
1,500
Plants
62
56
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, filled chocolates, toffee, brittles, lollipops, jelly/chewy candies, marshmallow, spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Karachi, Pakistan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$314
Chief Officer
Muhammad Ismail, chairman;
Munsarim Saifullah, CEO
Employees
2,316
Plants
10
57
Products
Jellies, licorice, marshmallows, jelly beans, interactive candies, hard candy, lollipops, gum
Headquarters
Istanbul
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$310
Chief Officer
Burhan Basar, general manager
Employees
3,300
Plants
7
58
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, pralines/filled chocolates, cocoa powders/spreads
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$310
Chief Officer
Dominique Luna Tudela,
CEO
Employees
1,000+
Plants
6
59
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, caramel, nougat, hard candies, cocoa powder/drinks, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Jakarta, Indonesia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$308
Chief Officer
Andre Atmadja,
CEO
Employees
9,000
Plants
6
60
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies/cake, filled chocolates, marshmallow, spreads, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
Karaman, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$307
Chief Officer
Mustafa Pinarbasi,
general manager
Employees
2,000+
Plants
1
61
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, caramel corn, hard candies/mints, chewy candies
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$307
Chief Officer
Yoon Seok-Bin, CEO;
Employees
1,332*
Plants
3*
62
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, nut candies/bars/bark, baking chocolate, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Pratteln, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$302
Chief Officer
Andreas Hasler,
CEO
Employees
382
Plants
2
63
Products
Hard candy, lollipops, licorice, jelly candies, marshmallow, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Murcia, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$283
Chief Officer
Alfonso Samper, CEO of Fini Golosinas;
Manual Sanchez Bernal, CEO of The Fini Company
Employees
2,000
Plants
2
64
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, marzipan, nut candies, hot chocolate/cocoa gin
Headquarters
Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$255
Chief Officer
Angus Thirlwell, CEO & co-founder;
Peter Harris, co-founder & development director
Employees
2,000
Plants
1
65
Products
Chocolate lentils, nuts, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, chocolate sprinkles
Headquarters
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$252
Chief Officer
Vitor Barion, chairman
Employees
2,700
Plants
4
66
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, nougat, baking chocolate
Headquarters
Vienna, Austria
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$251
Chief Officer
Mag. Andreas Kutil, CEO; Dr. Hans Peter Andres &
Thomas Gratzer, managing officers
Employees
800
Plants
2
67
Products
Chocolate, cookies and biscuits with chocolate, chocolate-coated wafers, hard candy, soft candy, gummies, Turkish delight, cakes with chocolate
Headquarters
Konya, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$250
Chief Officer
Harun Resit Ersoz,
CEO
Employees
1,500+
Plants
2
68
Products
Vegan cacao bars, hard candies/lozenges, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$246
Chief Officer
Yasumasa Yamada,
president & CEO
Employees
408
Plants
4
69
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, caramel, nougat, spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Petach Tikva, Israel
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$235
Chief Officer
Shai Babad,
CEO
Employees
1,887
Plants
1
70
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits, filled chocolates, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, yogurt-covered candies, chocolate powders/cocoa/baking chocolate, nut candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Dnipro, Ukraine
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$225
Chief Officer
Yevgeniy Sharynov,
co-owner & CEO
Employees
3,000
Plants
2
71
Products
Chocolate-covered crispbreads, chocolate-covered choux pastry, doughnuts
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$224
Chief Officer
Yaroslav Shadyrya, CEO
Employees
3,979
Plants
4
72
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, nut/seed candies, hard candies, fruit snacks, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies, cereal/protein bars
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$224
Chief Officer
Alessandra Cama, Group CEO; Paul Tripp,
CEO of Zertus UK & Ireland/Group managing director
Employees
1,130
Plants
3
73
Products
Chocolate liquor bottles, chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, moulds, panned chocolates, toffee/caramel, marzipan/nougat/nut bars, hard candies/lozenges/mints, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Ballerup, Denmark
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$218
Chief Officer
Annette Zeipel,
CEO
Employees
928
Plants
4
74
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, nut/seed candies, hard candies/mints, jellies/licorice, cocoa powder, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Orsenigo, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$213
Chief Officer
Angelo Agostoni,
president
Employees
420
Plants
2
75
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, cookies without chocolate
Headquarters
Trubschachen, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$208
Chief Officer
Oscar Kambly, chairman;
Dr. Nil Kambly, CEO
Employees
535
Plants
2
76
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, toffee, nut candies/bars, hard candies, fruit jellies/gummy candies, cocoa powders/spreads, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Novi Ligure, Italy
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$206
Chief Officer
Guido Repetto, CEO
Employees
200
Plants
2
77
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels/biscuits/cookies/wafers, panned chocolates, hard candies, lozenges, chewy candies, marshmallow, chocolate milk/powders, cocoa
Headquarters
Pasig, Philippines
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$201
Chief Officer
Lance Gokongwei, chairman;
Irwin Lee, president & CEO
Employees
12,300 *
Plants
40 *
78
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, nut candies/bark, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
Wyomissing, PA, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$200
Chief Officer
Mark Schlott,
CEO
Employees
600
Plants
3
79
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, caramel, nut/seed candies, chewy/gummy candies, dessert toppings, yogurt-covered candies
Headquarters
Madison Heights, MI, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$194
Chief Officer
Victor Mehren, CEO
Employees
400
Plants
2
80
Products
Caramel, toffee, hard candies, chewy candies, licorice, marshmallow, foam, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Molina de Segura, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$188
Chief Officer
Joaquin Vigueras Miralles,
managing director
Employees
1,300
Plants
3
81
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, marzipan, nut candies, hot chocolate
Headquarters
Vlezenbeek, Belgium
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$181
Chief Officer
Ignace Van Doorselaere, CEO
Employees
285
Plants
1
82
Products
Moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/jelly/chewy candies, licorice, jelly beans, interactive/novelties candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, nutritional/functional candies
Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$181
Chief Officer
Amos Ma, CEO
Employees
1,200
Plants
3
83
Products
Candy bars, molded chocolates, gummy/chewy candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, gift sets
Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$180
Chief Officer
Stuart Selarnick, CEO
Employees
150
Plants
1
84
Products
Toffee, hard candies, candy canes/lollipops, chewy candies/taffy, marshmallows
Headquarters
Bryan, OH, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$175
Chief Officer
Kirk Vashaw, CEO & chairman
Employees
500
Plants
2
85
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, gummy candies
Headquarters
Opatowek, Poland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$165
Chief Officer
Jan Kolanski, president & CEO
Employees
1,348
Plants
3
86
Products
Caramel, toffee, hard candies/lollipops/lozenges, non-chocolate mints, chewy/gummies/jelly candies, licorice, fudge, yogurt-covered candies, interactive/novelty, caramel/chocolate sauces, gum, sugar-reduced candies, energy/functional candies
Headquarters
Boizenberg, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$165
Chief Officer
Oliver Schindler, owner;
Joerg Viader, president/CEO
Employees
750
Plants
5
87
Products
Hard candies, lollipops, licorice, fruit chews, novelty candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
La Porte, IN, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$160
Chief Officer
John Kretchmer, CEO
Employees
500
Plants
2
88
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies, truffles/filled chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, marzipan, nougat, hard candies/non-chocolate mints, chewy/jelly/gummy candies, licorice, chocolate powders/cocoa, baking chocolate, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Zagreb, Croatia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$155
Chief Officer
Slavko Ledic,
president of management board
Employees
2,276
Plants
5
89
Products
Panned chocolates, candy-coated chocolate lentils, caramel, nut candies, yogurt candies, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Oakdale, CA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$139
Chief Officer
Ron Sconza,
president & CEO
Employees
220
Plants
1
90
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, trail mix, hard candies, non-chocolate mints, chewy/gummy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, marshmallow, energy/nutrition/cereal/snack bars
Headquarters
Bryanston, S. Africa
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$136
Chief Officer
Noel Doyle,
CEO
Employees
1,050
Plants
3
91
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers, filled chocolates, nougat bars, nut candies, hot chocolate/cocoa powder/toppings, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Villajoyosa, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$135
Chief Officer
Pedro Lopez Lopez, executive president;
Valeriano Lopez Lloret, CEO
Employees
347
Plants
2
92
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel popcorn, nut candies/barks
Headquarters
Ennenda, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$130
Chief Officer
Johannes Läderach,
CEO
Employees
1,500
Plants
2
93
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel/toffee, nut candies, hard candies, lollipops, gummy candies, marshmallow, gum, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$129
Chief Officer
Jarett Levan, CEO of BBX Sweet Holdings;
president & CEO of BBX Capital
Employees
900
Plants
2
94
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers/ice cream bars, filled chocolates, panned chocolates, nut bars, chocolate powder/spreads, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Piraeus, Greece
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$128
Chief Officer
Konstantina Kotsiopoulou, president;
Miltiadis Triantafillou, CEO
Employees
950
Plants
3
95
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, molded chocolates, nut candies, chocolate drinks
Headquarters
Pirmasens, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$128
Chief Officer
Richard Müller,
CEO
Employees
500+
Plants
8
96
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered pretzels, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies/brittles/bars/bark, chewy candies, ice cream toppings, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Vancouver, British Columbia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$126
Chief Officer
Karen Flavelle, CEO;
Lawrence Eade, president
Employees
1,100
Plants
1
97
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/pretzels, truffles/filled chocolates, molded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nut candies, nougat, marshmallow, chocolate spreads/ice cream toppings
Headquarters
Ponchatoula, LA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$122
Chief Officer
Rob Nelson, CEO
Employees
450
Plants
1
98
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/wafers/pretzels, pralines, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, nuts, hard candies/mints, chewy candies, spreads, sugar-reduced candies, snack bars
Headquarters
Belgrade, Serbia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$122
Chief Officer
Miroljub Aleksic, CEO
Employees
970
Plants
4
99
Products
Marshmallows
Headquarters
Elk Grove Village, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$120
Chief Officer
Don Muff, president & COO
Employees
195
Plants
2
100
Products
Sugar shelled gems & drops, chocolate-covered pretzels, panned chocolates, yogurt-covered candies, sugar-reduced and better-for-you candies, malt balls, bark, nut products, seasonal confections
Headquarters
Skokie, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$115
Chief Officer
Rick Drehobl, CEO
Employees
600
Plants
2
100
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines/filled chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, nut/seed candies
Headquarters
Honolulu, Hawaii
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$115
Chief Officer
Edward Schultz, president & CEO
Employees
320
Plants
2
Sales estimates from foreign companies are converted to USD based on current exchange rates.
*Includes non-confectionery items
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