Perfetti Van Melle

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Perfetti Van Melle Group B.c.
Besloten vennootschap
IndustryConfectionery
PredecessorsDolcifico Lombardo (1946-1963)
Perfetti SpA (1963-2001)
Van Melle NV (1840-2001)
Founded2001; 18 years ago (2001)
Italy
FounderAmbrogio and Egidio Perfetti (Perfetti)
Izaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle (van Melle)
HeadquartersSchiphol and Breda Netherlands; Lainate, Italy
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sameer Suneja, Global CEO[1]
ProductsConfectionery
Revenue€2.45 billion [2] (2017)
Owners
Number of employees
17,700 [3] (2017)
Websitewww.perfettivanmelle.com

Perfetti Van Melle Group B.V. is a privately held Italian global manufacturer of confectionery and gum. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of Van Melle of the Netherlands and the Perfetti group of Italy. Its corporate headquarters are in Lainate, Italy and Schiphol, Netherlands. Perfetti Van Melle is the third largest confectionery manufacturer in the world after Mondelēz International and Mars, Incorporated.[citation needed] It employs 17,000 people via 30 subsidiary companies and distributes its products in over 159 countries.

Mentos sugar-free manufactured by Perfetti Van Melle

Products[edit]

Some of the brands are:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IIM-B grad Sameer Suneja to head Perfetti Global".
  2. ^ "Perfetti Van Melle At A Glance".
  3. ^ "Perfetti Van Melle At A Glance".
  4. ^ "Perfetti Van Melle agrees to buy Spain's Chupa Chups for undisclosed sum". Forbes. 2006-07-03.
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