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Home » 2017 Global Top 100: Part 2 | Candy Industry

2017 Global Top 100: Part 2 | Candy Industry

top 100 Candy Companies

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 Bernard Pacyniak would love to hear from you! Just shoot him note at pacyniakb@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 75 through 51.

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Fini Sweets-Sanchez Cano

Fini Sweets-Sanchez Cano

Murcia, Spain

Net Sales (Millions): $230

Chief Officer Title: Antonio Sanchez Bernal, pres., & Alberto Garcia, man. director

Number of Employees: 1,200

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Gum, Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections


74

Elah-Dufour Spa

Elah-Dufour Spa

Novi Ligure, Italy

Net Sales (Millions): $237

Chief Officer Title: Guido Repetto, CEO

Number of Employees: 190

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


73

Colian Holding SA

Colian Holding SA

Opatowek, Poland

Net Sales (Millions): $239

Chief Officer Title: Jan Kolanski, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 2,000

Number of Plants: 5

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Panned Confections, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans,


72

Just Born Quality Confections

Just Born Quality Confections

Bethlehem, Pa., USA

Net Sales (Millions): $243

Chief Officer Title: Ross Born & David Shaffer, co-CEOs

Number of Employees: 600

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


71

Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.

Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc.

Karaman, Turkey

Net Sales (Millions): $250

Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Pinarbasi, gen. man.

Number of Employees: 3,500

Number of Plants: 60

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans Gum


70

Strauss Group

Strauss Group

Petach Tikva, Israel

Net Sales (Millions): $254

Chief Officer Title: Gadi Lesin, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 600

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Gum, Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


69

US Nutrition Inc., a div. of NBTY Inc.

US Nutrition Inc., a div. of NBTY Inc.

Ronkonkoma, NY

Net Sales (Millions): $262

Chief Officer Title: Steve Cahillane, CEO

Number of Employees: 13,100*

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


68

Elvan Group

Elvan Group

Istanbul, Turkey

Net Sales (Millions): $270

Chief Officer Title: Mustafa Kadiroglu, chair

Number of Employees: 2,200

Number of Plants: 9

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


67

AVK Confectionery

AVK Confectionery

Kyiv, Ukraine

Net Sales (Millions): $275

Chief Officer Title: Liudmyla Kutana, director general

Number of Employees: 3,500

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


66

Natra SA

Natra SA

Madrid, Spain

Net Sales (Millions): $2884

Chief Officer Title: Juan Dionis Trenor, CEO

Number of Employees: 1,013

Number of Plants: 6

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


65

Abbott Nutrition, div. of Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Nutrition, div. of Abbott
Laboratories

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Net Sales (Millions): $294

Chief Officer Title: John Landgraf, exec. VP, Nutritional Products

Number of Employees: *70,000

Number of Plants: *100

Products Manufactured: Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


64

Raisio Plc

Raisio Plc

Raisio, Finland

Net Sales (Millions): $299

Chief Officer Title: Matti Rihko, CEO

Number of Employees: 1,400

Number of Plants: 8

Products Manufactured: Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Gum, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


63

Toms Confectionery Group

Toms Confectionery Group

Ballerup, Denmark

Net Sales (Millions): $300

Chief Officer Title: Carsten Thomsen, CEO

Number of Employees: 1,258

Number of Plants: 4

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Panned Confections, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


62

Hearthside Food Solutions

Hearthside Food Solutions

Downers Grove, Ill., USA

Net Sales (Millions): $301

Chief Officer Title: Richard Scalise, chair & CEO

Number of Employees: 1,306

Number of Plants: 11

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


61

The Millano Group

The Millano Group

Poznan, Poland

Net Sales (Millions): $302

Chief Officer Title: Krysztof Kotas, chair & CEO

Number of Employees: 1,500

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Panned Confections, Toffee & Caramel, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans,


60

Ricola Ltd.

Ricola Ltd.

Laufen, Switzerland

Net Sales (Millions): $308

Chief Officer Title: Felix Richterich, CEO & chair

Number of Employees: 400

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


59

Sunrise Confections, div. of Mount Franklin Foods, LLC

Sunrise Confections, div. of Mount
Franklin Foods, LLC

El Paso, Texas

Net Sales (Millions): $320

Chief Officer Title: Gary Ricco, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 2,900

Number of Plants: 4

Products Manufactured: Panned Confections, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads),


58

The Promotion in Motion Cos., Inc.

The Promotion in Motion Cos., Inc.

Allendale, N.J., USA

Net Sales (Millions): $345

Chief Officer Title: Michael Rosenberg, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 750

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Panned Confections, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


57

Canel's SA de CV

Canel's SA de CV

San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Net Sales (Millions): $348

Chief Officer Title: Robert Garcia Navarro, pres.

Number of Employees: 2,480

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Toffee & Caramel, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Gum, Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


56

A. Loacker AG/SpA

A. Loacker AG/SpA

South Tyrol, Italy

Net Sales (Millions): $350

Chief Officer Title: Ulrich Zuenelli, chair

Number of Employees: 864

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


55

Mederer Susswarenvertriebs GmbH

Mederer Susswarenvertriebs GmbH

Furth, Germany

Net Sales (Millions): $352

Chief Officer Title: Herbert Mederer, pres. & CEO

Number of Employees: 2,000

Number of Plants: 6

Products Manufactured: Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections,


54

Fazer Confectionery

Fazer Confectionery

Vantaa, Finland

Net Sales (Millions): $369

Chief Officer Title: Rolf Ladau, EVP, man. dir.

Number of Employees: 1,080

Number of Plants: 3

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Toffee & Caramel, Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Gum,


53

Solen Cikolata Gida Sa. Ve Tic

Solen Cikolata Gida Sa. Ve Tic

Gaziantep, Turkey

Net Sales (Millions): $370

Chief Officer Title: Elif Coban, CEO

Number of Employees: 2,000

Number of Plants: 6

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Panned Confections, Toffee & Caramel, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads), Gum, Sugar-Free & Reduced Sugar Confections, Energy/Nutrition Bars & Candies


52

Delfi Limited (formerly Petra Foods)

Delfi Limited (formerly Petra Foods)

Singapore

Net Sales (Millions): $394

Chief Officer Title: Pedro Mata, chair, & John Chuang, CEO

Number of Employees: 4,000

Number of Plants: 2

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Panned Confections, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads),


51

Slavyanka

Slavyanka

Stary Oskol, Russia

Net Sales (Millions): $400

Chief Officer Title: Sogulyak Evgenji, CEO

Number of Employees: 6,000

Number of Plants: 7

Products Manufactured: Chocolate Bars, Biscuits & Wafers, Truffles, Pralines & Filled Chocolates, Moulded Chocolate Figures & Shapes, Panned Confections, Toffee & Caramel, Nuts/Seed Candies, Bars, Bark, Brittles & Marzipan, Hard Candies (includes Lollipops, Mints, Lozenges & Cough Drops), Gummies, Jellies, Licorice, Chews, Fruit Snacks & Jelly Beans, Other (including Marshmallows, Yogurt-covered, Interactive Novelty, Powders & Spreads),


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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 fi scal 2016 based on 2015 sales and growth reported in the most recent 2015 statements, if available. For most private companies, sales are estimated for calendar year 2016. Currencies have been converted based on the average exchange rate from January-October 2016, 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 2,500 year round employees; 6,300 seasonally.

4 This only includes consumer goods. Natra also has sales of $123 million in industrial goods.

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