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Top 25 Chocolate confection manufacturers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 1,327 chocolate confection manufacturers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 23,091 professional contacts across them, including 4,708 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers chocolate confection manufacturers 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 16, 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.

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1,327Companies
23,091Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest chocolate confection manufacturers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,327 chocolate confection manufacturers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to chocolate confection 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.
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1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0001,884 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For generations, Ferrara has created sugar confections that enable moments of sweetness, celebration, and connection for candy lovers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidenceWhite Plains, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0001,746 contacts →

Partial evidence

“GODIVA Chocolatier is a global leader in premium, artisanal chocolate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,454 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Strong evidenceSan Leandro, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,094 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1852, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a manufacturer and marketer of premium chocolate products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Indirect evidenceFairfield, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000375 contacts →

Indirect 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 16, 2026
6Strong evidenceDurango, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200311 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceHicksville, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000283 contacts →

Partial 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 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBethlehem, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000282 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Strong evidenceMerrillville, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000267 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Strong evidenceSkokie, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000215 contacts →

Strong 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 16, 2026
11Strong evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500187 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500178 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Strong evidenceYork, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000173 contacts →

Strong 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 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500165 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Lady M Confections® prides itself on creating the freshest and finest cakes and confectionary delights.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Partial evidenceBurlingame, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500152 contacts →

Partial evidence

“OVER 150 YEARS OF FAMILY TRADITION Founded in San Francisco in 1868, Guittard Chocolate Company is the oldest continuously family-owned and operated chocolate company in the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500150 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sugarfina is an international candy brand, combining high-quality luxury candy with a fun and engaging aesthetic.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Partial evidenceLakewood, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500148 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are more than just chocolate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBroadview, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pure’s Food Specialties was founded in 1964 as a small family-owned cookie manufacturing operation in Broadview, IL (10 miles west of Chicago).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceYork, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500139 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1921, Wolfgang Confectioners has been driven by a simple yet powerful mission: Make Candy Bless Lives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceReading, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000131 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“R.M.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceCleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Malley's Chocolates has been creating the best sweet treats in Northeast Ohio since 1935.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Strong evidenceOakdale, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50098 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1939 and headquartered in Oakdale, California, Sconza Candy Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned confectionery manufacturer specializing in premium…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Partial evidenceRevere, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50096 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The New England Confectionery Company (NECCO) is the oldest multi-line candy company in the United States, continually operating since its inception in 1847.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Strong evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50090 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Frankford Candy was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1947 as a manufacturer of seasonal chocolate products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Strong evidenceHollister, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20084 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Marich Confectionery Company, the second generation Central Coast California based candy making family behind Marich® Pancrafted® Chocolates, has a passion for creating craveable…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Chocolate confection manufacturers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
20.4%Verified-email coverage
17.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
2.8%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
717
11-50
400
51-200
138
201-500
32
501-1,000
16
1,001-5,000
10
5,001-10,000
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 1,327 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 chocolate confection 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “chocolate confection 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 chocolate confection 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 chocolate confection manufacturers, 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, 4,708 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 16, 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 confection manufacturers by metro

  • Chocolate confection manufacturers in New York37
  • Chocolate confection manufacturers in Chicago27

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 confection 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 chocolate confection manufacturers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,327 chocolate confection manufacturers 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?

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

Which city has the most chocolate confection manufacturers?

New York leads with 37 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (27) and Los Angeles (23).

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 4,708 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,327 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 16, 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.