Top 100 Confectionery Companies in the World 2022

The confectionery industry magazine Candy Industry released the "2022 Global Top 100 Candy Companies" (2022 Global Top 100 Candy Companies). Mars Wrigley, Ferrero Group and Yizi International remain in the top three. The lowest sales among the 100 companies on this year's list was $139 million.

Candy Industry annually evaluates the previous year's sales of global confectionery companies and publishes a list of the top 100 companies producing candy and chocolate worldwide. Sales are for the company's confectionery business only, and this year's data comes from manufacturer surveys, annual reports, media reports, privately published research and analyst interviews. Since some companies declined to provide specific confectionery sales data, there will be some companies whose sales include other products.

Rank/ Company/ Headquarters Location/ Annual net sales of confectionery/ Total employees

1. Mars Wrigley (Mars Wrigley, a division of Mars Inc.) U.S. $20.00 billion/34,000 employees

2. Ferrero Group (Luxembourg/Italy) $14.268 billion/37,122 employees

3. Mondelez International (USA) US$11.775 billion/79,000 employees

4. The Hershey Company (U.S. $8.971 billion / 16,880 employees (including part-time)

5. Nestle SA (Switzerland) $8.203 billion / 270,000 people

6. Lindt (Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG) Switzerland $4.957 billion/13,500 employees

7. Pladis UK $3.966 billion / 16,000 employees

8. Haribo GmbH & Co. K.G., Germany $3.300 billion / 7,000 employees

9. Perfetti Van Melle Italy/Netherlands $3.018 billion/17,700 employees

10. General Mills (General Mills) United States $ 2.221 billion / 35,000 people (including part-time)

11. August Storck KG (Germany) US$2.00 billion / 7,000 employees

12. Orion Corp. Korea $1.89 billion/13,000 employees

13. Kellogg Co., U.S.A. $1.323 billion/31,000 employees

14. Simply Good Foods Co. United States $1,097 million/263 employees

15. Delica AG (Ferrier Chocolate, Chocolat Frey AB) Switzerland USD 1.080 billion / 2,360 employees

16. Ezaki Glico (Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.) Japan US$1.067 billion / 5,360 employees

17. Meiji Co. Ltd. Japan USD 1.058 billion / 10,648 employees

18. United Confectionary (United Confectionary Manufacturers) Russia USD 1.055 billion/23,778 employees

19. Clif Bar, U.S.A. US$1.00 billion / 1,073 employees

20. Arcor Group (Arcor Group) Argentina $974 million / 20,000 people

21. Morinaga & Co. Ltd. Japan $958 million / 1,439 employees

22. Cemoi (France) $951 million / 3,400 employees

23. Cacau Show Brazil $909 million / 1,927 employees

24. Lotte Confectionery (Korea) $888 million / 9,168 employees

25. Want Want China Holdings Ltd. Taiwan, China $848 million / 42,572 employees

26. Bourbon Corp. Japan US$833 million / 5,1001 employees

27. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. U.S. $801 million / 3,300 people year-round; 10,000 people season

28. Roshen Confectionery Corp. Ukraine $800 million / 10,000 people

29. Crown-Haitai, a Confectionery Group (Korea) $785 million / 1,500 employees

30. Orkla (Orkla, Confectionery & Snacks Div.) Norway $779 million / 3,281 employees

31. Henry Lambertz GmbH & Co. KG Germany $773 million / 3,500 employees

32. PIM Brands Inc. (The Promotion In Motion family of companies) U.S. $700 million/750 employees

33. Hearthside Food Solutions U.S. $661 million/2680 employees

34. Cloetta A.B. Sweden $650 million / 2,600 employees

35. Bahlsen GmbH & Co. KG Germany USD 632 million / 2,600 employees

36. Baronie Belgium N.V. Germany/Belgium USD608 million / 1,380 employees

37. Krueger GmbH & Co. KG Germany US$ 590 million / 1,000 employees

38. Griesson de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG Germany USD 588 million / 2,000 employees

39. Tootsie Roll Industries (USA) US$551 million / 2,200 employees

40. Alfred Ritter (Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG) Germany US$545 million / 1,650 employees

41. Valeo Confectionery (a business of Valeo Foods Group) Ireland US$539 million / 2,780 employees

42. Universal Robina Corp. Philippines US$538 million / 10,884 employees

43. Productos Ricolino, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (a business of Grupo Bimbo) Mexico US$504 million / 5,764 employees

44. Compania Nacional de Chocolates (a subsidiary of Grupo Nutresa S.A.) Colombia $493 million / 3,792 employees

45. Katjes Group Germany US$487 million / 1,500 employees

46. Sunrise Confections (a subsidiary of Mount Franklin Foods) U.S. $480 million / 3,700 employees

47. Empresas Carozzi SA Chile US$475 million / 5,060 employees

48. Fazer Confectionery Finland US$464 million / 1,900 employees

49. Canel's SA de CV Mexico $450 million / 2,700 employees

50. PepsiCo (PepsiCo) U.S. $441 million/267,000 employees

51. See's Candies S., U.S.A. $430 million / 2,500 people year-round; 6,000 people season

52. Dulces De la Rosa Mexico $429 million / 3,180 people

53. Delfi Limited Singapore $408 million / 2,700 people

54. Slavyanka Stary Russia $400 million / 6,500 people

55. Colombina S.A. Colombia USD 393 million / 3,633 people

56. PT. Mayora Indah, Tbk Indonesia US$390 million / 9,000 people

57. Solen Cikolata Gida Sa. Ve Tic Turkey US$370 million / 2,000 employees

58. Ricola Ltd. Switzerland $367 million/500 employees

59. Strauss Group Israel $360 million / 1,887 employees

60. The Millano Group Poland $351 million / 1,500 employees

61. Mederer Susswarenvertriebs GmbH Germany $350 million / 2,700 employees

62. A. Loacker AG/Spa Italy $327 million/978 employees

63. Grupo CRM Kopenhagen & Chocolates Brasil Cacau Brazil $327 million / 1,000 employees

64. Gubor Group (also known as Ruebezahl-Riegelein Group) Germany $325 million / 1,500 employees

65. HALBA (a division of Coop Cooperative) (formerly Chocolats Halba/Sunray) Switzerland $324 million/385 employees

66. Elvan Group Turkey $320 million / 3,500 employees

67. Natra SA Spain $315 million / 1,000 employees

68. UHA Taste Candy (UHA Mikakuto Co. Ltd.) Japan USD 290 million / 408 people

69. Fini Golosinas Espana, S.L.U. Spain $287 million / 2,307 employees

70. Bazooka Candy Brands, division of The Topps Co. Inc. USA $278 million / 200 people

71. Josef Manner & Co. AG Austria $258 million/800 employees

72. Bifa Biscuits & Food Ind. Inc. Turkey $250 million / 2,500 employees

73. Just Born Quality Confections U.S. $245 million/500 employees

74. Hotel Chocolat Group plc U.K. $226 million / 2,000 employees

75. Millennium Chocolate Factory, Malbi Foods LLC Ukraine $225 million / 3,000 employees

76. Toms Gruppen A/S Denmark USD 224 million / 933 employees

77. ICAM SpA Italy $220 million / 420 employees

78. Zertus UK Holding Ltd. (subsidiary of Zertus GmbH) Germany $217 million / 1,130 employees

79. Elah-Dufour S.p.A. Italy $200 million/190 employees

80. Kambly SA Switzerland US$197 million / 535 employees

81. Jelly Belly Candy Co. USA $195 million / 720 people

82. Kervan Gida Sanayi Ticaret A.S. Turkey USD 193 million / 2,600 employees

83. Ragolds GmbH Germany USD 188 million / 700 employees

84. Second Nature Brands U.S. $188 million/400 employees

85. Dori Alimentos Brazil US$185 million / 2,550 employees

86. Vidal Golosinas Spain $182 million / 1,300 employees

87. Hlebprom Russia $182 million / 3,927 people

88. Colian Sp. zo.o. Poland $177 million / 1,348 employees

89. Neuhaus Holdings Belgium US$177 million / 285 employees

90. R.M. Palmer Candy Co. USA US$175 million/850 employees

91. Ismail Industries Ltd. Pakistan US$166 million / 2,316 employees

92. Kras Food Industry PLC Croatia US$160 million / 2,349 employees

93. Konti Group Ukraine USD 160 million / 8,097 employees

94. Valor Chocolates Spain $152 million / 347 people

95. American Licorice Co.

96. Tiger Brands Ltd. South Africa US$149 million / 1,500 employees

97. Georgia Nut Co.

98. Nellson LLC U.S. $145 million / 1,400 employees

99. R.C. Purdy Chocolates Ltd. Canada $140 million / 1,100 employees

100. Wawi-Schokolade AG Germany US$139 million/500 employees

Conclusion:  

The first thing that stands out when looking at the list of the top 100 confectionery companies is that most of them are based in Europe and North America. It is clear that Europe and North America dominate this industry when it comes to production capabilities. However; there are still plenty of opportunities for growth within certain regions like Asia or South America should they choose to invest more resources into this sector. For anyone interested in learning more about these global leaders; now you know which ones are worth keeping an eye on! Until then; let’s all enjoy our favorite sweet treats with peace of mind knowing that there will always be plenty available no matter where we go!