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Top 25 Mass market candy brands based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 74 mass market candy brands headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,610 professional contacts across them, including 294 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers mass market candy brands 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
74Companies
1,610Contacts tracked
294Verified emails
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The 25 largest mass market candy brands based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 74 mass market candy brands based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to mass market candy brands: 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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1Indirect evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000536 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
3Partial evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000162 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 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLoughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hancocks is a confectionery cash & carry and wholesaler - the leading UK sweets and chocolates wholesaler to independent businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50055 contacts →

Indirect 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 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceStafford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The World has changed a lot in the last 2 years… in 2020, the global confectionery market stood at £146.14bln and is projected to reach £188bln by 2028 at a CAGR of 3.8%(Fortune…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceKenley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We create exceptional confectionery that brings joy and delight to people worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceYork, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We have a passion for premium quality packaged confectionery, snacks and sweet treats and aim to supply an entire solution to our retail customers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“It all sounds very serious here at The Serious Sweet Company, after all, we’re a serious bunch!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceGreenock, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Golden Casket are a family owned, family run, confectionery manufacturer based in Greenock, Scotland.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceBideford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2014, SoSweet began as a small family sweet shop in North Devon and has since grown into a popular confectionery brand, enjoyed by many nationwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Progressive innovators in the world of packaged confectionery and gifting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceRawtenstall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 2010, Pimlico Confectioners is a private-owned business with 20 years of experience in the confectionery sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLeighton Buzzard, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1998, we’ve grown rapidly, year on year, refining our production processes and building our range of sweets and chocolates as we go.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ask Mummy & Daddy was founded by me, Kane Dowell, in 2017.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMarket Weighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-505 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“An e-commerce business specialising in a large range of confectionery.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-505 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We Deliver Smiles”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“paul.a.young fine chocolates Ltd is a company based out of London, England, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sweet Genie is trying to make the world a sweeter (and thus nicer) place.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Zap Sweets is a traditional, old-fashioned online sweet shop, full of the best wholesale sweets ever.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 2011, we set to open London’s first modern confectionery store and have since become globally recognised for our Gourmet Cocktail Gummies, with our best selling Classic…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceWilverley Road, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Keep it Sweet Confectionery Ltd has grown from its high street retail roots to a national internet based retailer over the last 10 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“XOCOLATL LTD is a restaurants company based out of 31 NORTH GYLE ROAD, EDINBURGH, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Strong evidenceSt Albans, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Best Imports is a family run business based in Hertfordshire, we offer a wide range of products from our brands Natural Candy Shop and Chocca Mocca Chocolates to licenced Harry…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Mass market candy brands based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
18.3%Verified-email coverage
21.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
17.6%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
40
11-50
19
51-200
6
201-500
4
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
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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 74 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 mass market candy brands, 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 “mass market candy brands”. 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 mass market candy brands), 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 mass market candy brands, 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, 294 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 20, 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 mass market candy brands, 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 mass market candy brands are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 74 mass market candy brands 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 mass market candy brands?

London leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (2) and Glasgow (2).

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 294 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 74 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 20, 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.