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Top 25 Confectionery companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 709 confectionery companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 12,090 professional contacts across them, including 2,989 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers confectionery companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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.

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709Companies
12,090Contacts tracked
2,989Verified emails
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The 25 largest confectionery companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 709 confectionery companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to confectionery 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 evidenceBolton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,803 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+1,242 contacts →

Strong evidence

“United Biscuits is part of pladis- a global biscuit and confectionery company with operations in 120 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000536 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Here at Thorntons, we’ve been crafting chocolate for over 100 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceWirral, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000522 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Baker & Baker is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of bakery solutions, partnering with businesses across retail, food service, wholesale and artisan bakery channels.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000377 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBatley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000326 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fox's Biscuits produce some of the UK's best loved biscuit brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSilvertown, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000300 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tate & Lyle Sugars has been refining sugar continuously at Thames Refinery since 1878.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000285 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to HARIBO: UK’s leading sweets manufacturer and one of Yorkshire's largest employers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceFakenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000230 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kinnerton is far from your typical brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidencePeterborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500165 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Here at The Silver Spoon Company, we are so much more than sugar.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000162 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Tangerine Confectionery is the leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar confectionery and is the home of well-loved brands including Barratt, Jameson's, Taveners and Lion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceTelford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We’re the UK’s leading co-manufacturer for global chocolate confectionery brands, producing in excess of tons of chocolate products annually.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceOldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PARK CAKES LTD is a food production company based out of Ashton Road, Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceTenbury Wells, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50098 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At OV we create confectionery ingredients and decoration solutions that add flavour, texture and visual appeal to bakery, chocolate, ice cream and sweet snacking.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceStratton Business Park, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20095 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in the UK in 1992, Bowman Ingredients specialises in the production of coating systems for customers in the global food processing industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceLoughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00094 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are the UK’s largest distributor, importer and wholesaler of confectionery products, you could say we make anything possible.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceWirral, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00094 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Humdinger, we transform coco, nuts, seeds, fruit, and pulses into delectable snacks and chocolates for both our in-house label and renowned branded ranges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceTelford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20085 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Why send flowers when you can send Biscuiteers instead?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBromsgrove, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20084 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Bobby’s, we’re all about sparking moments of carefree joy for everyone, no matter your age.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceBarking, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20074 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From tasty treats to technical support NIC has it covered.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20070 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PME has been proudly supplying cake decorating and baking supplies to trade, professionals and hobbyist/home bakers since 1956.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceMilton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our story began in 1936 by Gabriel Pasquier in a small village bakery in Les Cerqueux, France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceRothienorman, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mackie's of Scotland is one of the UK’s leading ice cream manufacturers and producer of award-winning chocolate bars.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceLondres, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ladurée is the ultimate French Maison for Macarons, Sweet Pastries, Chocolates and more.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Confectionery companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
24.7%Verified-email coverage
17.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
14.1%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
395
11-50
170
51-200
84
201-500
24
501-1,000
12
1,001-5,000
12
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 709 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 confectionery 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 Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “confectionery 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 confectionery 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 confectionery companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom 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, 2,989 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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Confectionery companies by metro

  • Confectionery companies in London100

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 confectionery 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 confectionery companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 709 confectionery companies headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

Warburtons, headquartered in Bolton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most confectionery companies?

London leads with 100 headquartered companies, followed by Nottingham (14) and Manchester (9).

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 2,989 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 709 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.