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Top 25 Chocolate manufacturing companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 993 chocolate manufacturing companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 72,591 professional contacts across them, including 20,071 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers chocolate manufacturing 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 15, 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 15, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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The 25 largest chocolate manufacturing companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 993 chocolate manufacturing companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 15, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to chocolate manufacturing 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 15, 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 15, 2026
2Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,0001,884 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 15, 2026
3Partial evidenceWhite Plains, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 20265,001-10,0001,746 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
5Partial evidenceSan Leandro, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,0001,094 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
6Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000532 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blommer Chocolate Company provides comprehensive business solutions for domestic and international customers of all sizes in the confectionery, baking and dairy industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
7Indirect evidenceFairfield, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
8Partial evidenceDurango, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-200311 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBethlehem, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000282 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMerrillville, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000267 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
11Indirect evidenceHillside, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500251 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cocoa Processing Company Ltd is a Food and Beverages company located in 650 Ramsey Ave, Hillside, New Jersey, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHenrico, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000197 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Interbake Foods is an industry expert in high quality cookies products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
13Partial evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500187 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
14Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500178 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
15Indirect evidenceYork, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
16Partial evidenceBurlingame, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
17Partial evidenceLakewood, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500148 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are more than just chocolate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
18Partial evidenceBroadview, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Partial 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 15, 2026
19Indirect evidenceYork, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-500139 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
20Indirect evidenceReading, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026501-1,000131 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“R.M.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
21Partial evidenceCleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 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 15, 2026
22Indirect evidenceOakdale, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-50098 contacts →

Indirect 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 15, 2026
23Indirect evidenceElk Grove Village, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-50093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Traditions of quality and service have made Lawrence Foods a preferred supplier to in-store and retail bakeries, foodservice operators and commercial manufacturers throughout the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
24Partial evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 2026201-50090 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026
25Partial evidenceHollister, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 15, 202651-20084 contacts →

Partial 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 15, 2026

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Chocolate manufacturing companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 15, 2026
27.6%Verified-email coverage
73.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
3.3%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 15, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
528
11-50
296
51-200
104
201-500
27
501-1,000
14
1,001-5,000
10
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
1

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 993 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 manufacturing 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 “chocolate manufacturing 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 manufacturing 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 manufacturing 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, 20,071 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 15, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Chocolate manufacturing companies by metro

  • Chocolate manufacturing companies in New York33

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 manufacturing 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 manufacturing companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 993 chocolate manufacturing 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 chocolate manufacturing companies?

New York leads with 33 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (21) 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 20,071 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 993 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 15, 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.