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Top 22 Non chocolate candy manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 60 non chocolate candy manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,398 professional contacts across them, including 213 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers non chocolate candy manufacturers 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 30, 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 30, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
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1,398Contacts tracked
213Verified emails
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The 22 largest non chocolate candy manufacturers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 22 of 60 non chocolate candy manufacturers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to non chocolate candy 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 evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261,001-5,000536 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
2Indirect evidenceFakenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,000230 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kinnerton is far from your typical brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
3Partial evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
4Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026201-50055 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 30, 2026
5Indirect evidenceKenley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
6Strong evidenceHolsworthy, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5024 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Moo Free Chocolates is a multi-award winning, world-leading manufacturer of dairy-free, gluten-free, organic and vegan chocolates that actually taste like milk chocolate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBeverley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Creme d'Or is a specialist importer and leading distributor with over 30 years experience working with over 100 high quality suppliers across Europe and around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
8Indirect evidenceYork, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
10Partial evidenceGreenock, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-20015 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
11Indirect evidenceRawtenstall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
12Indirect evidenceCrediton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sweet-making magic since 1932 Bristows of Devon has been bringing sugar and smiles to the town of Crediton for generations, with roots in the local sweet trade stretching back…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
13Partial evidenceLeighton Buzzard, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial 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 30, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Buy our soft fruity sweets today at Ocado, Whole Foods Market, Amazon, Planet Organic, Center Parcs, Everyone Active as well as 100’s of independents.(see store locator on website)”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
15Partial evidencePontefract, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 2026501-1,0005 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As the leading UK and International independent manufacturer of sugar confectionery and supplier of private label products, we're proud of our Valeo name and to be part of the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
16Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to the future of candy welcome to NeatSweets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 202651-2002 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“During 2021Simpkins are proudly celebrating their 100th year anniversary of consistent manufacturing of confectionery.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
19Indirect evidenceWilverley Road, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
20Indirect evidenceEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
21Strong evidenceSt Albans, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 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 30, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 30, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026

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Non chocolate candy manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 30, 2026
15.2%Verified-email coverage
23.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
18.3%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 30, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
27
11-50
17
51-200
8
201-500
2
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
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 60 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 non chocolate candy 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 Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “non chocolate candy 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 non chocolate candy 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 non chocolate candy manufacturers, 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, 213 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 30, 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 non chocolate candy 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 non chocolate candy manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 60 non chocolate candy manufacturers 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 non chocolate candy manufacturers?

London leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (2) and Blackpool (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 213 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 60 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 30, 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.