TOP 100 CANDY PROCESSORS
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| Rank | Company Name (Parent Firm) | Location / # of Plants | # of Employees | Chief Officer, Title | Net Sales (in Millions) |
| 1 | Nestlé | Vevey, Switzerland, Rye Brook, New York / N/A | 3,700 | Peter Brabek, CEO | $6.77B |
| 2 | Mars Inc. | McLean, Virginia / N/A | 30,000 | John Mars, President | $6.73B |
| 3 | Hershey Foods Corporation | Hershey, Pennsylvania / 7 | 16,000 | Rick Lenny, President/CEO | $4.22B |
| 4 | Cadbury Schweppes PLC | London, England / 55 | 37,425 | John Sunderland, CEO | $2.84B |
| 5 | Kraft Foods International Inc. | N/A | 30,000 | Betsy Holden, Roger Deromedi, CEOS | $2.78B |
| 6 | Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | Chicago, Illinois / 14 | 9,300 | William Wrigley, Jr., President/CEO | 2.13B |
| 7 | Adams, a division of Pfizer | Parsippany, New Jersey / 24 | 13,000 | Alex Bachmann, President | $2.1B |
| 8 | Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. | Tokyo, Japan / N/A | 5,119 | Akira Sasai, Chairman | $2.07B |
| 9 | B. Sprengel GmbH & Co. | Hannover, Germany / 1 | 1,910 | Günter Klopp, Mg. Dir./Pres./CEO | $2.0B |
| 10 | Morinaga & Co. Ltd. | Tokyo, Japan / N/A | 2,345 | Gota Morinaga, President/CEO | $1.8B |
| 11 | Ferrero SpA | Alba, Italy / 16 | 6,422 | Enrico Bologna, Chairman | $1.44B |
| 12 | Van Melle N.V. | Breda, Netherlands, N/A | 2,527 | I.L.G. van Melle, Managing Dir. | $1.31B |
| 13 | Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd. | Osaka, Japan / N/A | 1,611 | Katsuhisa Ezaki, President | $1.234B |
| 14 | Arcor S.A.I.C. | Buenos Aires, Argentina / 32 | 13,000 | Luis Pagani, President/CEO | $1.150B |
| 15 | Stollwerck Aktiengesellschaft | Cologne, Germany / N/A | 2,721 | Dr. Hans Imhoff, Chairman | $932 |
| 16 | Lindt & Sprüngli AG | Kilchberg, Switzerland / 8 | 5,615 | Ernst Tanner, CEO/Chairman | $920 |
| 17 | Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd. | Seoul, South Korea / N/A | N/A | N/A | $781 |
| 18 | Ulker Gida Sanayi | Istanbul, Turkey / 2 | 7,000 | Murat Ulker, CEO | $700 |
| 19 | CSM | Amsterdam, Netherlands / NA | 10,905 | J.A.J. Vink, Chairman | $660 |
| 20 | Franz Zentis GmbH & Co. | Aachen, Germany / N/A | 1,450 | Karl Heinz Johnen, Managing Dir. | $58 |
| 21 | Elite Industries Ltd. | Ramat Gan, Israel / 1 | 7,000 | Erez Vigodman, CEO/President | $518 |
| 22 | Brach’s Confections | Chattanooga, Tennessee / 3 | N/A | Kevin T. Kotecki, President | $500 |
| 23 | Russell Stover Candies Inc. | Kansas City, Missouri / 6 | 5,200 | Thomas Ward, Scott Ward, Pres. | $471 |
| 24 | Chupa Chups S.A. | Barcelona, Spain / 8 | 1,950 | Xavier Bernat Serra, CEO/Chairman | $490 |
| 25 | Chocolaterie Bouquet D’Or S.A. | Villeneuve D’Ascq, France / 1 | 300 | Alain le Floch, Managing Dir. | $440 |
| 26 | Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. | Chicago, Illinois / 6 | 1,000 | Melvin Gordon, CEO/Chairman | $427 |
| 27 | Cloetta Fazer Confectionery | Ljungsboro, Sweden / N/A | 2,600 | Lennart Bohlin, CEO | $390 |
| 28 | Cokoladovny A.S. | Prague, Czech Republic / N/A | 6,500 | Jaroslav Camplik, Chairman | $370 |
| 29 | Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG | Waldenbuch, Germany / 2 | 850 | Gerhard Ranger, Managing Dir. | $323 |
| 30 | See’s Candy Shops Inc. | South San Francisco, California / 2 | 5,200 | Charles Huggins, CEO/President | $306 |
| 31 | Mederer GmbH | Fürth, Germany / 3 | 1,000 | Herbert Mederer, Managing Dir. | $300 |
| 32 | Chocolates Garoto S/A | Vila Velha, Brazil / 1 | 2,750 | Paulo Meyerfreund, President | $275 |
| 33 | Archibald Candy Corporation | Chicago, Illinois / 1 | 8,000 | Ted Shepherd, President | $251 |
| 34 | Koninklijke Verkade N.V. | Zaandam, Netherlands / N/A | 970 | N/A | $250 |
| 35 | E. Wedel S.A. | Warsaw, Poland / 2 | 3,155 | N/A | $210 |
| 36 | Chocolat Frey AG | Buchs, Switzerland / 1 | 760 | Hans Spillmann, Managing Dir. | $195 |
| 37 | Ferrara Pan Candy Company | Forest Park, Illinois / 1 | 600 | Salvatore Ferrara II, President | $185 |
| 38 | Wilhelm Reuss GmbH & Co. | Berlin, Germany / 1 | 200 | Dieter Koch, Managing Dir. | $176 |
| 39 | Malaco KB | Malmö, Sweden / 1 | 350 | N/A | $165 |
| 40 | Penguin Confectionery Co. | Carlisle, England / 12 | 150 | B. Southern, Mr. P. Sawyer | $165 |
| 41 | World’s Finest Chocolate Inc. | Chicago, Illinois / 1 | 450 | Edmond Opler, Jr., CEO | $150 |
| 42 | Candelia AB | Kalmar, Sweden / 1 | 700 | Hakan Cöster, Managing Dir. | $145 |
| 43 | Jelly Belly Candy Co. | Fairfield, California / 2 | 650 | Herm Rowland, Sr., Chairman, CEO | $140 |
| 44 | Kras Food Industry | Zagreb, Croatia / 1 | 1,740 | Zvonimir Bujanovic, President | $120 |
| 45 | George Payne & Co. Ltd. | Croydon, England / 1 | 500 | T. Ward, Managing Dir. | $120 |
| 46 | Godiva Belgium S.A. | Brussels, Belgium / 1 | 300 | David Johnston, Managing Dir. | $110 |
| 47 | Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. | Emmerich, Germany / 1 | 300 | Tobias Bachmuller, Managing Dir. | $109 |
| 48 | Mazapan De La Rosa S.A. | Guadalajara, Mexico / 1 | 2,000 | Miguel Michel, CEO | $108 |
| 49 | Lamy-Lutti S.A.S. | Bondues, France / 1 | 500 | Paul Vermeulen, Managing Dir. | $105 |
| 50 | Concord Confections | Concord, Ontario, Canada / 1 | N/A | Bruce Weiner, CEO | $100 |
| 51 | Industrias Ambrosoli S.A. | Vina Del Mar, Chile / 1 | 980 | Gianfranco Capell, VP/Operations | $100 |
| 52 | New England Confectionery Co. | Cambridge, Massachusetts / 4 | 1,200 | Domenic Antonellis, President | $100 |
| 53 | Beacon Sweets Inc. | Mooresville, North Carolina / 1 | 260 | Richard Zulman, CEO | $100 |
| 54 | Hans Riegelein & Sohn GmbH | Cadolzburg, Germany / 1 | 700 | Hans Riegelein, Managing Dir. | $89 |
| 55 | Francisco Hernández Vidal S.A. | Molina de Segura, Spain / 1 | 500 | José Luis Henandez, Managing Dir. | $88 |
| 56 | Anton Hubner GmbH & Co. | Ehrenkirchen, Germany / 1 | 180 | Werner Gruber, Managing Dir. | $85 |
| 57 | Togal-Werk AG | Munich, Germany / 1 | 120 | Günther Schmidt, Managing Dir. | $80 |
| 58 | Salzburger Schokolade | Grödig, Austria / 1 | 200 | Reinhart Michelag, Managing Dir. | $72 |
| 59 | American Candy Company | Selma, Alabama / 1 | 350 | Gaylon Warrington, CEO | $61 |
| 60 | Rosch & Moll GmbH & Co. | Berlin, Germany / 1 | 120 | Peter Mühlstädt, Managing Dir. | $68 |
| 61 | Nico Laplume | Luxembourg / 1 | 100 | Nico Laplume, Managing Dir. | $66 |
| 62 | Blue Bird Confectionery Ltd. | Hunnington, England / 1 | 120 | Bruce Murray, Managing Dir. | $66 |
| 63 | Ragolds GmbH | Karlsruhe, Germany / 1 | 200 | Jörg Schindler, Managing Dir. | $65 |
| 64 | Weleda AG | Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany / 1 | 470 | Rainer Kral, Managing Dir. | $64 |
| 65 | Industria Produtos Alimenticios Cory | Ribeirao Preto, Brazil / 1 | 1,000 | Nelson Castro, CEO | $62 |
| 66 | Chicles Canel’s S.A. de C.V. | San Luis Potosi, Mexico / 1 | 1,100 | Roberto Garcia, CEO | $60 |
| 67 | Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Inc. | Dunmore, Pennsylvania / 1 | 880 | Dave Hawk, CEO | $66* |
| 68 | Wawi-Schokolade AG | Münchweiler, Germany / 1 | 150 | Dr. Walter Müller, Managing Dir. | $68 |
| 69 | Chocolaterie Guylian N.V. | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium / 1 | 150 | Carl Krefting, Managing Dir. | $60 |
| 70 | Ahlgrens Danmark A/S | Hvidoire, Denmark / 1 | 325 | N/A | $60 |
| 71 | Halba AG | Wallisellen, Switzerland / 1 | 290 | F. Ruckstuhl, Managing Dir. | $60 |
| 72 | Sherwood Brands LLC | Rockville, Maryland / 1 | 250 | Uzi Frydman, CEO | $58 |
| 73 | Blueberry Hill Foods | El Paso, Texas / 1 | 1,000 | Ray Ducorsky, President | $57 |
| 74 | Fruchtwerk Dr. Balke GmbH | Detmold, Germany / 1 | 87 | Rolf Liebhart, Managing Dir. | $56 |
| 75 | Confiteca | Quito, Ecuador / 3 | 1,100 | Alfonso Arroyo, General Manager | $56 |
| 76 | C. Hahne Muhlenwerke GmbH | Löhne, Germany / 1 | 190 | Dr. Dietrich Hahne, Managing Dir. | $55 |
| 77 | Icam S.p.A. | Lecco, Italy / 1 | 150 | Dr. Angelo Agostoni, Managing Dir. | $55 |
| 78 | Thornycroft Ltd. | St. Albans, England / 1 | 23 | Andrew Walsh, Managing Dir. | $55 |
| 79 | Simply Lite Foods Corp. | Commack, N.Y. / 1 | 100 | Sal Asard, President | $50 |
| 80 | OY Panda AB | Vaajakoski, Finland / 1 | 300 | Seppo Pienimäki, Managing Dir. | $50 |
| 81 | Harmony Foods Corp. | Santa Cruz, California / 1 | 240 | Jim Hanlon, CEO | $50 |
| 82 | Empresas La Corona S.A. | Mexico City, Mexico / 4 | 1,800 | Guillermo Cordera, CEO | $50 |
| 83 | Pearson Candy Company | St. Paul, Minnesota / 1 | 175 | Larry Hassler, CEO | $50 |
| 84 | Brown & Haley | Tacoma, Washington / 1 | 250 | Mark Haley, CEO | $45 |
| 85 | The Warrell Corporation | Camp Hill, Pennsylvania / 2 | 350 | Lincoln Warrell, Chairman | $44 |
| 86 | Bon-Bon A/S | Holme-Olstrup, Denmark / 2 | 350 | Michael Spangsberg, Managing Dir. | $44 |
| 87 | Embaré Indústrias Alimentícias S.A. | Lagoa Da Prata, Brazil / 1 | 600 | Haroldo Antunes, President | $41 |
| 88 | Standard Candy Company | Nashville, Tennessee / 2 | 300 | James Spradley Jr., President | $40 |
| 89 | Georgia Nut Company Inc. | Skokie, Illinois / 1 | 300 | Richard Drehobl, CEO | $40 |
| 90 | Bobs Candies Inc. | Albany, Georgia / 1 | 600 | Greg McCormack, CEO | $40 |
| 91 | Ce De Candy Inc. | Union, New Jersey / 2 | 300 | Jonathan Dee, CEO | $40 |
| 92 | Maxfield Candy Company | Salt Lake City, Utah / 3 | 650 | Taz Murray, CEO | $40 |
| 93 | Grupo Lorena, S.A. de C.V. | Zapopan, Mexico / 3 | 800 | Fernando Topete Davila, President | $40 |
| 94 | Chocolates Valor S.A. | Villajoyosa, Spain / 1 | 110 | Jesus Riesco, Managing Dir. | $33 |
| 95 | Heritage Fine Chocolates Pty | Mulgrave North, VIC, Australia / 1 | 40 | Michael Simons, CEO | $30 |
| 96 | Primrose Candy Co. | Chicago, Illinois / 1 | 170 | Mark Puch, CEO | $30 |
| 97 | Haribo of America, Inc. | Baltimore, Maryland / 0^ | 11 | Christian Jegen, President | $30 |
| 98 | Snow Confectionery Pty | Wetherill Park, NSW, Australia / 1 | 92 | Colin Hughes, CEO | $25 |
| 99 | Peccin S.A. | Erechim, Brazil / 1 | 500 | Dirceu Pezzin, CEO | $25 |
| 100 | Richardson Brands Company | South Miami, Florida / 1 | 180 | Pietro Fenu, CEO | $25 |