2025 Global Top 100 Candy Companies
2025 Global Top 100 candy companies
1
Mondelēz International
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*
134
2
Mars Inc.
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.)*
$23
Chief Officer
Andrew Clarke,
Global President
Employees
34,000
Plants*
33
3
Ferrero Group
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.)
$19.1
Chief Officer
Lapo Civiletti, CEO;
Giovanni Ferrero, executive chairman
Employees
47,000
Plants
37
4
Nestle SA
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.)
$11.9
Chief Officer
Laurent Freixe, CEO;
Paul Bulcke, chairman
Employees
270,000*
Plants
340
5
The Hershey Company
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.)
$11.2
Chief Officer
Michele Buck, chairwoman,
president & CEO
Employees
20,000
Plants
22
6
pladis
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.)
$10.97
Chief Officer
A. Salman Amin,
CEO
Employees
17,000
Plants
25
7
Meiji Co. Ltd.
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafers, panned chocolates, nut bars, gummy candies, gum
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$7.54
Chief Officer
Katsunari Matsuda,
COO of food segment
Employees
17,300
Plants
12
8
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
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.)
$6.01
Chief Officer
Dr. Adalbert Lechner, CEO
Employees
14,746
Plants
12
9
Haribo GmbH & Co. K.G.
Products
Gummy/chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, fruit snacks, marshmallow
Headquarters
Bonn, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$5.5
Chief Officer
Hakan Zoor, COO;
Wes Saber, CFO;
Rick LaBerge, CCO
Employees
7,000
Plants
14
10
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.
Products
Gummy/jelly candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Taiwan
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$3.23
Chief Officer
Tsai Eng-Meng,
chairman & CEO
Employees
39,890*
Plants
102*
11
Perfetti Van Melle
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
Krüger GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, caramel, toffee, nougat, chewy candies, spreads/toppings/baking chocolate/drinking chocolate, energy bars
Headquarters
Gladbach, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)*
$2.57
Chief Officer
Marc Krueger,
CEO
Employees
5,700
Plants
22
13
General Mills
Products
Fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups, cereal/protein bars
Headquarters
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Bil.)
$2.34
Chief Officer
Jeffrey Harmening, CEO
Employees
34,000 *
Plants
41*
14
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.s
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.)*
$2.2
Chief Officer
Katsuhisa Ezaki, chairman,
Etsuro Ezaki, President
Employees
5,459
Plants
15
15
Ferrara
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
8,500
Plants
13
16
Orion Corp.
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.)
$2.08
Chief Officer
Lee Seungjoon, CEO
Employees
3,600
Plants
18
17
August Storck KG
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
18
1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc.
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.)
$1.83
Chief Officer
Jim McCann,
CEO
Employees
3,300 yearly; 10,000 seasonally
Plants
4
19
Empresas Carozzi SA
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 (Bil.)
$1.56
Chief Officer
Gonzalo Bofill Velarde, president;
Sebastian Garcia Tagle, CEO
Employees
10,613 *
Plants
11*
20
Valeo Confectionery, part of Valeo Foods Group
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.)
$1.55
Chief Officer
Ronald Kers,
group CEO
Employees
4,500*
Plants
6
21
Morinaga & Co. Ltd.
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.)
$1.52
Chief Officer
Eijiro Ota,
president & representative director
Employees
3,093 *
Plants
10
22
Arcor Group
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.)
$1.35
Chief Officer
Alfredo Gustavo Pagani,
president
Employees
21,031
Plants
19
23
Simply Good Foods Co.
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
316
Plants
0
24
Cacau Show
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.)
$1.07
Chief Officer
Alexandre Costa,
president
Employees
21,000
Plants
4
25
United Confectionery Manufacturers, division of Guta Group
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
26
Bourbon Corp.
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 (Bil.)
$1.03
Chief Officer
Yasushi Yoshida,
president & CEO
Employees
5,000
Plants
11
27
Lotte Confectionery
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 (Bil.)
$1.03
Chief Officer
Dong-Woo Lee, CEO, and
Dong-Bin Shin, group chairman
Employees
7,189*
Plants
21*
28
Orkla, Confectionery & Snacks Div.
Products
Chocolate bars, molded chocolates, pick and mix, caramels, licorice, potato chips, nut mixes, biscuits, cookies
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$880
Chief Officer
Ingvill Berg, EVP &
CEO of Confectionery & Snacks
Employees
3,000
Plants
12
29
Roshen Confectionery Corp.
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.)
$828.37
Chief Officer
Vyacheslav Moskalevsky,
president
Employees
9,000
Plants
28*
30
PIM Brands Inc.
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.)
$795
Chief Officer
Michael Rosenberg,
president & CEO
Employees
501
Plants
4
31
Cloetta A.B.
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers, pralines, panned chocolates, toffee, nougat, nuts, hard candies, lollipops, jelly beans, licorice, foam, gum
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$788.9
Chief Officer
Henri de Sauvage-Nolting,
president & CEO
Employees
2,600
Plants
6
32
Colombina S.A.
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.)
$780
Chief Officer
Cesar Caicedo,
president
Employees
5,793
Plants
7
33
Griesson de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies/biscuits, pralines, snack bars
Headquarters
Polch, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$749.9
Chief Officer
Dany Schmidt & Werner Stegmüller,
co-CEOs
Employees
2,100
Plants
3
34
Tootsie Roll Industries
Products
molded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/chewy candies, gum
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$727.1
Chief Officer
Ellen Gordon,
chairwoman & CEO
Employees
2,300
Plants
1
35
Sunrise Confections, division of Mount Franklin Foods
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.)
$664
Chief Officer
Enrique Grajeda,
president & CEO
Employees
3,840
Plants
6
36
Bahlsen GmbH & Co. KG
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
37
Baronie Belgium N.V.
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,
chairman
Employees
1,900
Plants
8
38
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered wafer bars, filled bars, yogurt bars, nut bars
Headquarters
Waldenbuch, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$582.6
Chief Officer
Andreas Ronken,
CEO
Employees
1,900
Plants
2
39
Fazer Confectionery
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.)
$562.9
Chief Officer
Christoph Vitzthum,
president and CEO
Employees
1,664
Plants
3
40
Delfi Limited
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
41
Fini Golosinas Espana, S.L.U.
Products
Hard candy, lollipops, licorice, jelly candies, marshmallow, novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Murcia, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$501
Chief Officer
Manuel Sánchez Cobian, global CEO;
Antonio Andrés Sánchez Bernal, chairman
Employees
4,600
Plants
2
42
Second Nature Brands, part of CapVest Partners LLC
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.)
$500
Chief Officer
Victor Mehren, CEO
Employees
400
Plants
2
43
Solen
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.)
$490.9
Chief Officer
Erdoğan Coban,
CEO
Employees
3,000+
Plants
2
44
Canel's SA de CV
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
45
Loacker SpA
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.)
$453.8
Chief Officer
Ulrich Zuenelli,
chairman
Employees
1,013
Plants
3
46
Ismail Industries Ltd.
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.)
$450
Chief Officer
Muhammad Ismail, chairman;
Munsarim Saifullah, CEO
Employees
2,316
Plants
10
47
Slavyanka
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
4
48
See's Candies
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
49
Dulces De La Rosa
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
Lucas Alvarenga,
CEO
Employees
3,180
Plants
3
50
Compania Nacional de Chocolates, subsidiary of Grupo Nutresa S.A.
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
51
Elvan Group
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
52
Bazooka Brands
Products
Moulded chocolates, lollipops/hard candies, chewy taffy/gummy candies, interactive/novelty candies, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
New York City, NY
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$368.2
Chief Officer
Tony Jacobs, president and CEO
Employees
250
Plants
1
53
Katjes International
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, hard candy/lozenges, chewy/gummy candies, licorice, yogurt gums, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Emmerich, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$356.7
Chief Officer
Tobias Bachmüller & Bastian Fassin,
managing partners
Employees
500
Plants
3
54
Ricola Group
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
600+
Plants
1
55
The Millano Group
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
56
Mederer GmbH
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
57
Kervan Gida Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
Products
Jellies, licorice, marshmallows, jelly beans, interactive candies, hard candy, lollipops, gum
Headquarters
Istanbul
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$325
Chief Officer
Burhan Basar, general manager
Employees
3,100
Plants
8
58
Natra SA
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, pralines/filled chocolates, cocoa powders/spreads
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$319
Chief Officer
Dominique Luna Tudela,
CEO
Employees
1,000+
Plants
6
59
Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.
Products
Chocolate-covered wafers/biscuits/cookies/cake, filled chocolates, marshmallow, spreads, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
Karaman, Turkey
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$316.2
Chief Officer
Mustafa Pinarbasi,
general manager
Employees
2,000+
Plants
1
60
Crown Confectionery
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*
61
Georgia Nut Co.
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.)
$300
Chief Officer
Rick Drehobl, CEO
Employees
600
Plants
3
62
Josef Manner & Co. AG
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/wafers/cookies/pretzels, filled chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, nougat, baking chocolate
Headquarters
Vienna, Austria
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$290
Chief Officer
Mag. Andreas Kutil, CEO; Dr. Hans Peter Andres &
Thomas Gratzer, managing officers
Employees
800
Plants
2
63
Hotel Chocolat Group plc
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, marzipan, nut candies, hot chocolate/cocoa gin
Headquarters
Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$262.7
Chief Officer
Angus Thirlwell, CEO & co-founder;
Peter Harris, co-founder & development director
Employees
2,000
Plants
1
64
Dori Alimentos
Products
Chocolate lentils, nuts, hard candies/lollipops, gummy/chewy/jelly candies, licorice, jelly beans, chocolate sprinkles
Headquarters
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$259.6
Chief Officer
Vitor Barion, chairman
Employees
2,700
Plants
4
65
UHA Mikakuto Co. Ltd.
Products
Vegan cacao bars, hard candies/lozenges, gummy candies, sugar-reduced candies, granola bars
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$253.4
Chief Officer
Yasumasa Yamada,
president & CEO
Employees
408
Plants
4
66
Shenzhen Amos Sweets & Foods Co. Ltd.
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.)
$252
Chief Officer
Amos Ma, CEO
Employees
1,800
Plants
2
67
Zertus UK Holding Ltd., subsidiary of Zertus GmbH
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.)
$251.7
Chief Officer
Alessandra Cama, Group CEO; Paul Tripp,
CEO of Zertus UK & Ireland/Group managing director
Employees
1,130
Plants
3
68
Rübezahl Riegelein Group
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.)
$251.3
Chief Officer
Claus Cersovsky, Peter Riegelein,
Ruediger Bonner, all managing partners
Employees
1,500
Plants
62
69
Strauss Group
Products
Chocolate bars, chocolate-covered cookies, caramel, nougat, spreads, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Petach Tikva, Israel
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$249.1
Chief Officer
Shai Babad,
CEO
Employees
1,887
Plants
1
70
Tony's Chocolonely
Products
Chocolate bars, bars made with wafers/pretzels, caramel, toffee, hazelnuts, nougat
Headquarters
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$248
Chief Officer
Henk Jan Beltman,
CEO
Employees
Plants
1
71
Hlebprom
Products
Chocolate-covered crispbreads, chocolate-covered choux pastry, doughnuts
Headquarters
Moscow, Russia
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$246
Chief Officer
Yaroslav Shadyrya, CEO
Employees
4,100
Plants
4
72
Grupo CRM Kopenhagen & Chocolates Brasil Cacau
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.)
$238.5
Chief Officer
Renata Moraes Vichi,
CEO
Employees
1,000
Plants
1
73
Konya Seker Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
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.)
$233
Chief Officer
Harun Resat Ersoz, CEO;
Ramazan Erkoyuncu, president
Employees
1,500+
Plants
2
74
Toms Group A/S
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.)
$228.9
Chief Officer
Annette Zeipel,
CEO
Employees
928
Plants
4
75
Halba
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, nut candies/bars/bark, baking chocolate, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Pratteln, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$225.7
Chief Officer
Andreas Hasler,
CEO
Employees
382
Plants
2
76
ICAM SpA
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.)
$225.7
Chief Officer
Angelo Agostoni,
president
Employees
420
Plants
2
77
R.M. Palmer Co., LLC
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, moulded chocolates, caramel, nut candies/bark, interactive/novelty candies
Headquarters
Wyomissing, PA, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$225
Chief Officer
Mark Schlott,
CEO
Employees
600
Plants
3
78
Kambly SA
Products
Chocolate-covered biscuits/cookies, cookies without chocolate
Headquarters
Trubschachen, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$214.2
Chief Officer
Oscar Kambly, chairman;
Dr. Nil Kambly, CEO
Employees
535
Plants
2
79
Elah-Dufour S.p.A.
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.)
$212.2
Chief Officer
Guido Repetto, CEO
Employees
200
Plants
2
80
Universal Robina Corp., subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings Inc.
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.)
$207
Chief Officer
Lance Gokongwei, chairman;
Irwin Lee, president & CEO
Employees
12,300 *
Plants
40 *
81
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 (Mil.)
$205.3
Chief Officer
Andre Atmadja,
CEO
Employees
9,000
Plants
6
82
Vidal Golosinas
Products
Caramel, toffee, hard candies, chewy candies, licorice, marshmallow, foam, gum, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Molina de Segura, Spain
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$193.6
Chief Officer
Joaquin Vigueras Miralles,
managing director
Employees
1,300
Plants
3
83
Millennium Chocolate Factory, Malbi Foods LLC
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.)
$189
Chief Officer
Yevgeniy Sharynov,
co-owner & CEO
Employees
3,000
Plants
2
84
Neuhaus Holdings
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, moulded chocolates, marzipan, nut candies, hot chocolate
Headquarters
Vlezenbeek, Belgium
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$186.4
Chief Officer
Ignace Van Doorselaere, CEO
Employees
285
Plants
1
85
Frankford Candy LLC
Products
Candy bars, molded chocolates, gummy/chewy candies, jelly beans, marshmallow, gift sets
Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$185.4
Chief Officer
Stuart Selarnick, CEO
Employees
150
Plants
1
86
Darrell Lea, subsidiary of Quadrant Private Equity
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.)
$184.6
Chief Officer
James Ajaka,
CEO
Employees
300+
Plants
3
87
Spangler Candy Co.
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
88
Colian Sp. z o.o.
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles, moulded chocolates, panned chocolates, caramel, toffee, gummy candies
Headquarters
Opatowek, Poland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$170
Chief Officer
Jan Kolanski, president & CEO
Employees
1,348
Plants
3
89
Ragolds GmbH
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.)
$169
Chief Officer
Oliver Schindler, owner;
Joerg Viader, president/CEO
Employees
750
Plants
5
90
Wawel SA
Products
Chocolate bars, filled chocolates, caramel, toffee, gummy candies, chocolate powders/cocoa, fudge, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
Krakow, Poland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$167.9
Chief Officer
Dariusz Orlowski, CEO
Employees
800
Plants
2
91
American Licorice Co.
Products
Hard candies, lollipops, licorice, fruit chews, novelty candies, sugar-reduced candies
Headquarters
La Porte, IN, USA
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$164.8
Chief Officer
John Kretchmer, CEO
Employees
500
Plants
2
92
Kras Food Industry PLC
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.)
$159.7
Chief Officer
Slavko Ledic,
president of management board
Employees
2,276
Plants
5
93
Läderach
Products
Chocolate bars, truffles/filled chocolates, molded chocolates, panned chocolates, toffee, caramel popcorn, nut candies/barks
Headquarters
Ennenda, Switzerland
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$148.2
Chief Officer
Johannes Läderach,
CEO
Employees
1,500
Plants
2
94
Valor Chocolates
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.)
$146.9
Chief Officer
Pedro Lopez Lopez, executive president;
Valeriano Lopez Lloret, CEO
Employees
347
Plants
2
95
Tiger Brands Ltd.
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.)
$145
Chief Officer
Noel Doyle,
CEO
Employees
1,050
Plants
3
96
Sconza Chocolates
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
97
Docile Alimentos Ltda.
Products
Bubble gum, gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, marshmallows, pressed candies, and powder drinks
Headquarters
Lajeado-RS, Brazil
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$133.9
Chief Officer
Ricardo Heineck, president
Employees
1,400
Plants
2
98
BBX Sweet Holdings, subsidiary of BBX Capital Inc.
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.)
$132.9
Chief Officer
Jarett Levan, CEO of BBX Sweet Holdings;
president & CEO of BBX Capital
Employees
900
Plants
2
99
Ion S.A.
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.)
$131.8
Chief Officer
Konstantina Kotsiopoulou, president;
Miltiadis Triantafillou, CEO
Employees
950
Plants
3
100
Wawi-Schokolade AG
Products
Chocolate bars, pralines, molded chocolates, nut candies, chocolate drinks
Headquarters
Pirmasens, Germany
Confectionery
Sale (Mil.)
$131.8
Chief Officer
Richard Müller,
CEO
Employees
500+
Plants
8
Note on methodology:
Sales estimates from foreign companies are converted to USD based on current exchange rates.
*Includes non-confectionery items