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Top 25 Milk chocolate manufacturers worldwide

Name: Milk chocolate manufacturers worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 2,268 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,268 milk chocolate manufacturers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 89,358 professional contacts across them, including 15,560 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers milk chocolate manufacturers 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 17, 2026. Country and city lists for milk chocolate manufacturers 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

2,268Companies

89,358Contacts tracked

15,560Verified emails

0Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest milk chocolate manufacturers worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,268 milk chocolate manufacturers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to milk chocolate manufacturers: 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	Cacau Show	Partial evidence	Itapevi, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	9,815 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are passionate for chocolate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Barry Callebaut Group	Partial evidence	Zurich, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
3	ÜLKER	Indirect evidence	Istanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
4	Savencia	Partial evidence	Viroflay, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	2,741 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
5	Kopenhagen E Chocolates Brasil Cacau Grupo CRM	Indirect evidence	Extrema, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,346 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somos um Grupo que nunca teve medo de inovar.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Arcor DO Brasil	Indirect evidence	Campinas, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
7	Godiva Chocolatier	Partial evidence	White Plains, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,746 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GODIVA Chocolatier is a global leader in premium, artisanal chocolate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Chocolates Garoto	Partial evidence	Vila Velha, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
9	See's Candies	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
10	Storck	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
11	Ghirardelli Chocolate Company	Strong evidence	San Leandro, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,094 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1852, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Cémoi Group	Indirect evidence	Perpignan, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	956 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Groupe CÉMOI emploie en France et dispose de.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Harald Ind. E Com. DE Alimentos Ltda	Partial evidence	Santana De Parnaíba, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	852 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Harald is a brazilian company that produces chocolates, compounds, coatings and fillings.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Venchi	Partial evidence	Milano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	718 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We began a long time ago, in 1878 in fact, with Silviano Venchi, a 20-year-old from Turin who loved chocolate so much he spent all his savings on two bronze cauldrons and began to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Läderach	Partial evidence	Ennenda, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	692 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Läderach is a Swiss chocolate factory that is internationally renowned for its high-quality fresh chocolate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Embare Industrias Alimenticias S.A	Indirect evidence	Lagoa Da Prata, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	626 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Industria de Laticinios e Candies Laticinios = Marca Camponesa ( leite em pó, leite UHT, manteiga, leite condensado, creme de leite, doce de leite pastoso e em tablete, bebidas…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Delica AG	Partial evidence	Buchs Ag, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	624 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Delica AG was founded in 2021 and is a consortium of the companies Chocolat Frey AG, Delica AG, Midor AG, Riseria SA and Total Capsule Solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Elvan Group	Indirect evidence	Istanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	577 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ELVAN FOOD IND CO, whose aim is to be the leader in its sector by combining years of experience with the energy and dynamism of its enthusiastic personnel, is operating its modern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Riclan S A	Indirect evidence	Rio Claro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	561 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A história da Riclan teve início na década de 40, na cidade de Rio Claro, com a produção artesanal de balas que eram vendidas na estação ferroviária para passageiros da Companhia…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	NATRA	Partial evidence	Madrid, SpainHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	555 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Worldwide Preferred Independent European Chocolatiers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Thorntons	Partial evidence	Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	536 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Here at Thorntons, we’ve been crafting chocolate for over 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Lotte Wedel	Indirect evidence	Warszawa, PolandHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	527 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Zmieniamy się nieustannie, by budzić radość w nas i w naszych klientach” to nasza misja, która znalazła odzwierciedlenie w nowo otwartej Fabryce Czekolady E.Wedel w Warszawie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Purdys Chocolatier	Partial evidence	Vancouver, CanadaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	493 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Purdys Chocolatier we are passionate about transporting you to an extraordinary, personal chocolate experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Confiserie Leonidas S.A	Partial evidence	Baulers (nivelles), BelgiumHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	464 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1913, the mission of the Belgian chocolatier Leonidas has always been to create truly blissful moments by making the luxury of chocolate accessible to everyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Ritter Sport	Indirect evidence	Waldenbuch, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	454 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ritter Sport was founded in 1912 as a venture of business & love by Alfred & Clara Ritter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 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: milk chocolate manufacturers. 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 milk chocolate manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of milk chocolate manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name milk chocolate manufacturers. 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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Milk chocolate manufacturers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

17.4%Verified-email coverage

39.4Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.9%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

969

11-50

662

51-200

337

201-500

145

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 milk chocolate manufacturers, 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: 16 countries, largest first: the United States, Brazil, France, India, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Türkiye, the Netherlands and 6 more. Country and city lists for milk chocolate manufacturers are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “milk chocolate manufacturers”. 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 milk chocolate manufacturers), 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 milk chocolate manufacturers, 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, 15,560 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 17, 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.

Milk chocolate manufacturers by location

16 lists · largest first

Every Milk chocolate manufacturers 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 milk chocolate manufacturers, 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 milk chocolate manufacturers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 2,268 milk chocolate manufacturers 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?

Cacau Show, headquartered in Itapevi, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most milk chocolate manufacturers?

The United States leads with 494 companies, followed by Brazil (227) and France (202). Every milk chocolate manufacturers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most milk chocolate manufacturers?

Sao Paulo leads with 44 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (34) and Mumbai (23).

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 17, 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.