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Top 25 Chocolate confectionery companies worldwide

Name: Chocolate confectionery companies worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 7,910 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 7,910 chocolate confectionery companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 298,198 professional contacts across them, including 58,820 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers chocolate confectionery companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for chocolate confectionery companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

7,910Companies

298,198Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest chocolate confectionery companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 7,910 chocolate confectionery companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to chocolate confectionery companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Mondelēz International	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	52,623 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mondelēz International, Inc.(NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately individuals around…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Ferrero	Indirect evidence	Senningerberg, ItalyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	18,693 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1946 by Pietro and Giovanni Ferrero, the Ferrero Group is a family-owned business in its third generation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Cacau Show	Partial evidence	Itapevi, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	9,815 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are passionate for chocolate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Perfetti VAN Melle	Indirect evidence	Schiphol Oost, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	9,629 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Perfetti Van Melle is a privately owned company, producing and distributing candies and chewing gums in more than 150 countries worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	The Hershey Company	Indirect evidence	Hershey, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	9,341 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Hershey Company is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness and a vision to lead next generation snacking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Barry Callebaut Group	Partial evidence	Zurich, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	8,601 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With annual sales of about CHF 14.8 billion in fiscal year 2024/25, the Zurich-based Barry Callebaut Group is the world’s leading solutions provider of high-quality chocolate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	ÜLKER	Indirect evidence	Istanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	3,393 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ülker Hakkında: Merhum Sabri Ülker ve Asım Ülker tarafından 1944 yılında temelleri atılan Ülker, tüketicilerine her lokmada mutluluk vadeden global bir marka olarak faaliyetlerine…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Pladis Global	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	3,135 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe everyday moments matter and snacks have a special role to play in them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Colombina	Indirect evidence	Cali, ColombiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,959 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alegrar la vida de todo el mundo a través del sabor, ese es nuestro propósito y lo que durante casi 100 años ha estado detrás de la construcción de marcas icónicas, sabores que…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Pt. Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya, TBK	Indirect evidence	Jakarta, IndonesiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,764 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya Tbk is one of the largest food and beverage companies in Indonesia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Savencia	Indirect evidence	Viroflay, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,741 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “An international, family-owned and independent food group, SAVENCIA has developed a model built on the valorization of two sectors of excellence-milk and cocoa-serving…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Wrigley	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,647 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’ve moved!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Yıldız Holding	Indirect evidence	Istanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,566 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Yıldız Holding’in 1944 yılında İstanbul’da bisküvi üretimiyle başlayan hikâyesi, bugün 300’den fazla markayla 5 kıtada 4 milyar insana ulaştırdığımız gıda-atıştırmalık…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Kopenhagen E Chocolates Brasil Cacau Grupo CRM	Indirect evidence	Extrema, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,346 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somos um Grupo que nunca teve medo de inovar.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Ferrara	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,884 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For generations, Ferrara has created sugar confections that enable moments of sweetness, celebration, and connection for candy lovers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Arcor DO Brasil	Indirect evidence	Campinas, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,879 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “O ano de 1981 marca o início da história do Grupo Arcor no Brasil, com a aquisição da Nechar Alimentos Ltda, uma pequena fábrica de balas do interior paulista.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Ismail Industries Limited	Indirect evidence	Karachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,717 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ismail Industries Ltd (IIL) happens to be one of the largest manufacturers in Pakistan, founded in 1989 as a Public Limited Company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Chocolates Garoto	Partial evidence	Vila Velha, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,460 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Garoto: tradição brasileira em chocolates há mais de 80 anos A Chocolates Garoto foi fundada em 1929 e fica localizada em Vila Velha (ES).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	See's Candies	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,454 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For 100 years, See's Candies has been dedicated to making candy Mary See's way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Cloetta	Partial evidence	Stockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,345 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cloetta is Northern Europe’s leading confectionery company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Storck	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,277 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Storck is one of the biggest confectionery manufacturers in the world and produces high-quality chocolate specialties and sugar confectionery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Dori Alimentos Ltda	Partial evidence	Marilia, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,219 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nós somos uma das maiores empresas brasileiras de sweet snacks, snacks de amendoim e de chocolates com alcance nacional.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Ghirardelli Chocolate Company	Partial evidence	San Leandro, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,094 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1852, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Patchi	Partial evidence	Beirut, LebanonHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	996 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The world’s finest chocolate host.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Compañía Nacional DE Chocolates S.A.S	Partial evidence	Rionegro, ColombiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	983 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Somos una compañía líder en el mercado de chocolates y snacks en Colombia, que desde 1920, brinda a nuestros consumidores productos nutritivos y confiables, con marcas queridas y…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: chocolate confectionery companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names chocolate confectionery companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of chocolate confectionery companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name chocolate confectionery companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Chocolate confectionery companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

19.7%Verified-email coverage

37.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.5%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,360

11-50

2,287

51-200

1,141

201-500

523

501-1,000

237

1,001-5,000

195

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among chocolate confectionery companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for chocolate confectionery companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “chocolate confectionery companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names chocolate confectionery companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among chocolate confectionery companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 58,820 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Chocolate confectionery companies by location

26 lists · largest first

Every Chocolate confectionery companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names chocolate confectionery companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many chocolate confectionery companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 7,910 chocolate confectionery companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Mondelēz International, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most chocolate confectionery companies?

The United States leads with 976 companies, followed by Brazil (617) and France (443). Every chocolate confectionery companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most chocolate confectionery companies?

Sao Paulo leads with 118 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (74) and London (66).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.