This seems to be the year of changing leadership.

Candy Industry Magazine reveals its exclusive list of the Top 100 confectionery companies in the world.

Consolidating production to sweeten the bottom line is the name of the game for a couple of North American candy makers.

It's helpful advice. It's friendship. And it's family. That is how candy makers and suppliers feel when they think about the last 100 years of Retail Confectioners International.

And the changes keep on coming. It looks like 2017 is giong to be much like 2016 with more candy companies under new or changed management

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.

Find out which companies made the list of the Top 60 Confectionery Companies in North America

Find out which candy companies made the cut, and which came in at number one.

Candy company acquisitions played a big role in the candy industry during past year, including Chocoladenfabriken Lindt & Sprüngli purchasing U.S. box chocolate-giant Russell Stover.

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