Chocolate is rightfully one of the most popular and valuable foods in the world. Millions of dollars are spent every day in the world to buy chocolate bars. Most well-known confectionery and chocolate products belong to only a few corporations. It is they who produce these brands. This business brings huge profits to these companies. Let's get to know the top ten largest chocolate manufacturers in the world.
In our age of globalization and transnational corporations, it is very difficult to correctly distribute the largest producers of chocolate, because besides chocolate, many companies produce other products. TheBiggest has built a list based on the total annual turnover of products of companies that produce a large number of chocolate products.
The largest chocolate producers in the world:
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Holding yildiz
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This is a Turkish corporation that produces various food products. Not just chocolate. But chocolate bars are not the last among them. Yildiz Holding Sponsors Turkish National Football Team
This empire was founded in 2007 after the acquisition of the Belgian company Godiva. But later the Turks began to produce their products. In 2016, the company's cash flow amounted to $ 580 million. Godiva chocolate is made by hand and extremely high quality. Now the company is expanding its range, but so far there have been no complaints about the quality.
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Chocolate factories Lindt and Sprungli AG
The company is known as Lindt. It has an annual turnover of $ 2.607 billion. It was founded in 1845 and became famous for the production of chocolate bars and chocolate balls. Europeans annually await Lindt's television commercials for Easter and Christmas.
In Austria, the company opened 8 chocolate cafes, which offer breakfasts and lunches based on desserts and sweets. Now the company plans to open a branch in the United States. Their main chocolate brands include a wide selection of tiles and the Lindor brand.
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Glico Ltd.
This Japanese company is known for producing the Glico flavored chocolate bar, known in Europe as Mikado. Glico also produces chocolate with caramel pretzels.
The company employs a little less than 5,000 employees. Recently, the company's share in the global market has been declining, but it remains a major global player with a turnover of $ 3.1 billion.
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Grupo Arcor Company
Arcor is the only world-famous Argentine food company. It has been making chocolate bars since its inception in 1951. In 2012, the company became the largest in all of Argentina. Grupo Arcor products are the most diverse, such as Generator Rex, Tofi and Aguila. The company's turnover is $ 3.2 billion. It employs about 21,000 people.
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Hershey Company
It is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a major confectionery manufacturer throughout North America. The company was founded in 1894 and supplies its products to more than 60 countries. Among the most famous brands are: Peanut Butter Reese Cup, M&M and Hershey chocolate bar. The company also owns the rights to sell the Cadbury brand.
This company has a large number of factories throughout the country. They also manufacture and sell kit kat and rolo. The company's turnover is about $ 7.15 billion.
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Meiji Company
This Japanese company is located in Tokyo. Now it produces more than 130 products. Meiji Chocolate is their most famous brand, which is produced and sold in Asia.
Their first chocolate bar was produced in 1926. Since then, the company has been growing continuously. The influence of the company is noticeable throughout Asia, and many brands are successfully sold around the world. In recent years, Meiji Co. net income Ltd is slightly reduced, but the overall cost is growing. Their net sales are about $ 10.1 billion per year.
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Ferrero Group
Ferrero was founded in 1946 and is located in Luxembourg. The company is a producer of Nutella, which combined hazelnuts with chocolate. Their most popular brand is Ferrero Rocher, but Nutella is also very popular.
This company owns Kinder Surprise products. In 2005, she acquired the British company Thorntons and their chocolate production to expand its product collection. The parent factory is located in Germany, but there are many others throughout Europe. The company's turnover is about $ 12.5 billion.
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Mondelez International
This multinational American company has over 107,000 employees. It consists of the production of wings and fast food Kraft. Confectionery is handled by Mondelez, with Kraft retaining the grocery part. Mondelez products include brands such as Terry`s, Milka, Fry’s, Cadbury and Toblerone. It operates in 165 countries and has an annual turnover of about $ 26 billion.
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Mars Incorporated
The company is located in McClean, Virginia, USA. It is the largest and most significant industrial chocolate company in the world. Mars sells some of the most successful chocolate bars internationally, such as Snickers.
With the sale of Snickers products alone, the company makes more than $ 2 billion a year. Various affiliates operate worldwide. They have a wide selection of well-known brands, including Galaxy, Bounty, Maltesers, M&M, Twix, Milky Way, Marathon and Snickers. The company's annual turnover is about $ 35 billion.
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Nestle company
The net worth of this company is more than $ 113 billion. It is the largest food company in the world. She takes 3rd place in the production of chocolate. The head factory is located in Vevey, Switzerland. Throughout the country, there are 194 branches of the company.
Nestle employs more than 339,000 people. The company was founded in 1905 in the UK. They continued to develop despite all the wars and conflicts. And they continue to grow in the 21st century. Nestle is often called the most profitable company in the world. Its annual turnover is $ 91 billion.
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Author: Altenko Sergey