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Top 25 Candy companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 951 candy companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 86,294 professional contacts across them, including 20,446 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers candy companies headquartered in the United States, 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.

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
951Companies
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20,446Verified emails
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The 25 largest candy companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 951 candy companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to candy 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+52,623 contacts →

Indirect 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
2Indirect evidenceHershey, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+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
3Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+2,647 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’ve moved!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0001,884 contacts →

Strong 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
5Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,454 contacts →

Strong evidence

“For 100 years, See's Candies has been dedicated to making candy Mary See's way.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceEnglewood, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000945 contacts →

Strong evidence

“With over 50 years of experience Vistar, a division of Performance Foods Group, is America's premier and largest candy, snack, and beverage distributor; offering the widest…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLenexa, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000828 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hostess Brands, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000785 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sugar Foods is a privately-held company founded in 1948 which began as a local bulk sugar distributor throughout the New York metro area.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceFort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000436 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“IT’SUGAR was founded to create an environment that fosters the greatest feeling of happiness and humor; that allows you to smile and laugh out loud without judgment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidencePark Ridge, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000398 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PIM Brands, Inc.(PIM) is one of North America’s premier makers of fruit snacks, confections, and other treats.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceFairfield, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000375 contacts →

Strong evidence

“With candy-making roots dating back to 1869, Jelly Belly Candy Company is family-owned and operated with the fourth, fifth and sixth generations of its founding family.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000352 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We believe candy is so much more than candy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDurango, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200311 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is a retail franchisor and manufacturer of premium confections.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceHicksville, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000283 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Nassau Candy is one of North America's largest and most respected wholesale candy distributors, fine food suppliers, and private label manufacturers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceBethlehem, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000282 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMerrillville, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000267 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Albanese is a confectionery manufacturer, retailer, and distributor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500256 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HARIBO is the world's leading manufacturer of gummi products, most famous for our classic Goldbears.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200251 contacts →

Strong evidence

“In 2001, Dylan Lauren pioneered the world’s largest confectionery emporium and lifestyle brand, Dylan’s Candy Bar.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSkokie, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000215 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Georgia Nut Company serves to create delicious and quality confections, snacks, and nuts to food manufacturers wanting to work with a reputable 70 year old company that continues…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500187 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Clasen Quality Chocolate (CQC) is a world-class manufacturer of chocolate, confectionery coatings and fillings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceOcala, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500182 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Signature Brands is the North American leading manufacturer and distributor of dessert decorating products, as well as the leading player in the other celebrations product…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500178 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Pecan Deluxe, we always start with one key ingredient – imagination.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceReno, NV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200177 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Rocket Fizz is the fastest growing candy and soda franchisor in the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceYork, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000173 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Meiji America Inc, founded in 2011 as the North American division, manufactures a variety of unique confectioneries and snacks in the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceOrange, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000161 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Candy companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
23.7%Verified-email coverage
90.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.4%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
442
11-50
302
51-200
123
201-500
38
501-1,000
21
1,001-5,000
14
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
4

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 951 companies.

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 candy 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “candy 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 candy 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 candy companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 20,446 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
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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 candy 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 candy companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 951 candy companies headquartered in the United States 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 city has the most candy companies?

New York leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (20) and Los Angeles (18).

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 20,446 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 951 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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About this data

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.