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Top 25 Chocolate confectionery makers worldwide

Name: Chocolate confectionery makers worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 8,876 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 8,876 chocolate confectionery makers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 282,214 professional contacts across them, including 55,773 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers chocolate confectionery makers 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 makers 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

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The 25 largest chocolate confectionery makers worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 8,876 chocolate confectionery makers 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 makers: 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	The Hershey Company	Partial evidence	Hershey, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	9,341 contacts →
	Partial 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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Hotel Chocolat	Strong evidence	Royston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,429 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Luxury British cacao grower and chocolatier Hotel Chocolat was founded to make people happy through chocolate!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Cémoi Group	Indirect evidence	Perpignan, FranceHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	956 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Groupe CÉMOI emploie en France et dispose de.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Super DE Alimentos	Indirect evidence	Manizales, ColombiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	892 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an organization of growth and innovation, for 70 years we have achived to create magical moments of life through sensational candies, in which joy is dressed in colors and…” 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 makers. 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 makers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of chocolate confectionery makers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name chocolate confectionery makers. 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 makers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

19.8%Verified-email coverage

31.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.4%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

4,014

11-50

2,534

51-200

1,200

201-500

528

501-1,000

229

1,001-5,000

185

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 makers, 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 makers are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “chocolate confectionery makers”. 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 makers), 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 makers, 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, 55,773 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 makers by location

31 lists · largest first

Every Chocolate confectionery makers 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 makers, 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 makers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 8,876 chocolate confectionery makers 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 makers?

The United States leads with 1,132 companies, followed by Brazil (676) and France (604). Every chocolate confectionery makers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most chocolate confectionery makers?

Sao Paulo leads with 128 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (85) and London (73).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 55,773 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 8,876 companies.

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.