An exclusive list of the world’s top confectionery companies has been detailed in the following section. The list includes net sales figures, the quantity of plants and number of employees working in the company.
Source: Candy Industry (2015)
| Rank | Company | Net Sales (mn) | Employees | Factories |
| 10 | Haribo GmbH & Co. K.G. | $3,180 | 6,000 | 15 |
Haribo is a German confectionery company, founded in 1920.
It currently operates 15 factories which produce over 100 million gummy bears per day.
Haribo’s key brands in the UK are Starmix, Tangfastics, Supermix, and Maoam, with Maoam being its own line of chewy sweets.