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Top 25 Confectionery packaging companies based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 656 confectionery packaging companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 8,317 professional contacts across them, including 2,405 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers confectionery packaging 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 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.
The 25 largest confectionery packaging companies based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Here at Thorntons, we’ve been crafting chocolate for over 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 285 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to HARIBO: UK’s leading sweets manufacturer and one of Yorkshire's largest employers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 230 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kinnerton is far from your typical brand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 187 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Our story began in 2002, and we are now proudly one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of labels and packaging solutions and still privately owned.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 162 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 142 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 121 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Sharpak is the UK’s leading supplier of food packaging solutions which meet the changing needs of the retail and food producing industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 85 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Luxury is in everything we create.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Turning heads made easy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 77 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We solve our customers’ toughest packaging challenges through our unique blend of technical collaboration, innovation and extraordinary service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 71 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Wilkins Group are specialists in supplying retail packaging worldwide to a wide range of markets such as food – chilled and frozen, textiles, confectionery, toiletries and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 69 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Robinson understands the critical role packaging plays in engaging the consumer and conveying brand values.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 69 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Shaping the Future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with a comprehensive product offering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Go-Pak is an award-winning manufacturer providing packaging solutions to the food service, cash & carry and retail sectors globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “As Scotland’s largest provider of packaging and industrial solutions we are uniquely placed to support you with the widest portfolio of products, an extensive breadth of services…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Luxury Packaging Awards - Luxury Packaging Supplier of the Year 2021 We design, manufacture and supply award winning, innovative, luxury packaging solutions for the beauty…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Marden Edwards designs and manufacturers bespoke packaging machinery and overwrapping equipment and provides solutions for a wide range of markets worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hancocks is a confectionery cash & carry and wholesaler - the leading UK sweets and chocolates wholesaler to independent businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Walkers Chocolates we are proud that we have almost 60 years dedicated experience in chocolate and confectionery manufacturing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are a family-owned business, celebrating its 50th year anniversary in 2019, with plants in Banbury, East Kilbride and Leeds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Factory-direct retail packaging manufacturer of paper bags, rigid boxes, tissue & accessories in 100% owned factories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Beamglow is a premium and prestige folding carton manufacturer delivering premium packaging that meets the highest standards in quality, sustainability, and production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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: confectionery packaging companies. 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 confectionery packaging companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of confectionery packaging companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name confectionery packaging companies. 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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Confectionery packaging companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
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 656 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 packaging 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 packaging 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 packaging 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 packaging 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, 2,405 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.
Confectionery packaging companies by metro
- Confectionery packaging companies in London66
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 packaging 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 packaging companies are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 656 confectionery packaging 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?
Thorntons, headquartered in Derby, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most confectionery packaging companies?
London leads with 66 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (11) and Glasgow (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 2,405 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 656 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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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.
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