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Home » 2015 Global Top 100 (25-1)

2015 Global Top 100 (25-1)

 
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.
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CRM Group
25. CRM Group

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Net Sales (Millions):: $760

Chief Officer Title: Celso Ricardo de Moraes

Number of Employees: 1,200

Number of Plants: 1

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections


Orkla
24. Orkla

Oslo, Norway

Net Sales (Millions):: $778

Chief Officer Title: Christer Aberg, ceo of confectionery & snacks

Number of Employees: 2,231

Number of Plants: *7

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)


Cloetta A.B.
23. Cloetta A.B.

Stockholm, Sweden

Net Sales (Millions):: $788

Chief Officer Title:Bengt Baron, pres. & ceo

Number of Employees: 3

Number of Plants: 11

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections


Roshen Confectionery Corp.
22. Roshen
Confectionery Corp.

Kiev, Ukraine

Net Sales (Millions):: $800

Chief Officer Title:Vyacheslav Moskalevskiy, man. director

Number of Employees: 10,000

Number of Plants: 6

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Gum


Bourbon Corp.
21. Bourbon Corp.

Niigata, Japan

Net Sales (Millions):: $990

Chief Officer Title:Yasushi Yoshida, pres.

Number of Employees: *5,000

Number of Plants: *8

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum


Ferrara
20. Ferrara
Candy Co.

Chicago, Ill., USA

Net Sales (Millions):: $1,000

Chief Officer Title:Todd Siwak, ceo

Number of Employees: 800

Number of Plants: 9

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Cemoi
19. Cemoi

Perpignan, France

Net Sales (Millions): $1,010

Chief Officer Title: Patrick Poirrier, ceo

Number of Employees: 3,000

Number of Plants: 14

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)


Crown Confectionery Co. Ltd.
18. Crown Confectionery
Co. Ltd.

Seoul, Korea

Net Sales (Millions):$1,017

Chief Officer Title: Young Dal Yoon, ceo

Number of Employees: 1,500

Number of Plants: 5

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Gum


Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.
17. Lotte Confectionery
Co. Ltd.

Seoul, Korea

Net Sales (Millions): $1,762

Chief Officer Title: Kim Yong Soo, ceo

Number of Employees: 6,900

Number of Plants: 6

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Gum


General Mills
16. General Mills

Minneapolis, Minn., USA

Net Sales (Millions):$1,800

Chief Officer Title:Ken Powell, chairman & ceo

Number of Employees: *43,000

Number of Plants: *50

Products Manufactured: Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Yildiz Holding
15. Yildiz Holding

Istanbul, Turkey

Net Sales (Millions):$2,000

Chief Officer Title: Murat Ülker, chairman

Number of Employees: 10,000

Number of Plants: 13

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections


Orion Corp.
14. Orion Corp.

Seoul, Korea

Net Sales (Millions):$2,052

Chief Officer Title:Chul Kon Tam & Weon Kee Kang, co-ceos

Number of Employees: *1,758

Number of Plants: *14

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


United Confectionary Manufacturers
13. United
Confectionary Manufacturers

Moscow, Russia

Net Sales (Millions):$2,100

Chief Officer Title:Denis Smirnov, ceo

Number of Employees: 19,360

Number of Plants: 19

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections


August Storck KG
12. August Storck
KG

Berlin, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):$2,272

Chief Officer Title: Axel Oberwelland, ceo

Number of Employees: 5,000

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections


Ezaki Glico Co Ltd.
11. Ezaki Glico Co
Ltd.

Osaka, Japan

Net Sales (Millions):*$3,049

Chief Officer Title:Katsuhisa Ezaki, pres. & ceo

Number of Employees: *4,665

Number of Plants: *18

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Haribo GmbH & Co. K.G.
10. Haribo GmbH
& Co. K.G.

Bonn, Germany

Net Sales (Millions):$3,180

Chief Officer Title: Hans-Guido Riegel, man. partner, & Michael Phiesel, man. dir.

Number of Employees: 6,000

Number of Plants: 15

Products Manufactured: Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum


Perfetti Van Melle Spa
9. Perfetti Van
Melle Spa

Lainate, Italy, & Breda, Netherlands

Net Sales (Millions):$3,297

Chief Officer Title: Sameer Suneja, ceo

Number of Employees: ¹19,000

Number of Plants: 31

Products Manufactured: Toffee and/or caramel; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections


Arcor
8. Arcor

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Net Sales (Millions):*$3,500

Chief Officer Title: Luis Pagani, pres. & Juan Rodriguez, man. dir.

Number of Employees: *20,000

Number of Plants: *39

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Chocoladenfabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG
7. Chocoladenfabriken
Lindt & Sprüngli AG

Kilchberg, Switzerland

Net Sales (Millions):$4,022

Chief Officer Title: Ernst Tanner, chairman & ceo

Number of Employees: 12,000

Number of Plants: 12

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Hershey Foods Corp.
6. Hershey Foods
Corp.

Hershey, Pa., USA

Net Sales (Millions):$7,485

Chief Officer Title:John P. Bilbrey, pres. & ceo

Number of Employees: 15,200¹

Number of Plants: 16

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars); Gum


Meiji Co. Ltd
5. Meiji Co. Ltd

Tokyo, Japan

Net Sales (Millions):*$9,818

Chief Officer Title: Kazuo Kawamura, pres

Number of Employees: *10,943

Number of Plants: 7

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Panned chocolates; Gum


Nestle SA
4. Nestle SA

Vevey, Switzerland

Net Sales (Millions):$10,466

Chief Officer Title: Paul Bulcke, ceo

Number of Employees: *330,000

Number of Plants: *447

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Ferrero Group
3. Ferrero Group

Luxembourg, Italy

Net Sales (Millions): $10,911

Chief Officer Title: Giovanni Ferrero, ceo

Number of Employees: 24,800

Number of Plants: 20

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads)


Mondelez International
2. Mondelez
International

Deerfield, Ill., USA

Net Sales (Millions):$14,350

Chief Officer Title: Irene Rosenfeld, chairwoman & ceo

Number of Employees: *100,000

Number of Plants: *171

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Molded chocolate figures or shapes; Panned chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


Mars Inc.
1. Mars Inc.

McLean, Va

Net Sales (Millions):$18,480

Chief Officer Title: Paul Michaels and Grant Reid, co-pres.

Number of Employees: 35,000

Number of Plants: 70

Products Manufactured: Chocolate bars (solid and enrobed bars/biscuits/wafers); Truffles, pralines and other filled chocolates; Toffee and/or caramel; Nut and/or seed candies, bars and brittles, marzipan and nougat; Hard candies (also lollipops, mints, lozenges and cough drops); Gummies, jellies, jelly beans, licorice, chews, and fruit snacks; Other candies (including yogurt-covered, novelties, marshmallow products, powders and spreads); Gum; Reduced-sugar confections; Energy bars & candies (i.e. cereal bars)


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 2014 based on 2013 sales and growth reported in the most recent 2014 statements, if available. For most private companies, sales are estimated for calendar year 2014. Currencies have been converted based on the average exchange rate from January-October 2014, and are highlighted in red. Wherever data was lacking, information is noted as N/A (not available).

* Includes non-confectionery items
¹ Includes temporary workers
² Consumer goods only. We project Natra to do another $150 million from industrial goods.
³ See’s Candies has 550-year-round employees and 1,200 seasonal.
4 The number of plants, employees, and sales for Sunrise Confections, div. of Mount Franklin Food, doesn’t include its Azar Nut division.

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