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Perfetti Van Melle is an Italian-Dutch multinational company of confectionery and gum. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the Italian-based company Perfetti SpA and the Dutch-based company Van Melle NV. Perfetti Van Melle is owned by the Italian Perfetti family and the Dutch Van Melle family and is headquartered in Lainate, Italy, and Breda, Netherlands.
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| Perfetti Van Melle | |
| Company type | Besloten vennootschap |
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Predecessors | Perfetti SpA (1946-2001) Van Melle NV (1840- 2001) |
| Founded | 2001 Italy/Netherlands |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Confectionery |
| Revenue | €2.65 billion[1] (2019) |
Number of employees | 17,900[1] (2019) |
| Website | www |
Perfetti Van Melle is the sixth largest confectionery manufacturer in the world.[citation needed] It employs 17,000 people via 30 subsidiary companies and distributes its products in over 159 countries.
History
editVan Melle NV (1840–2001)
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| Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
|---|---|
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Founder | Izaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle |
| Defunct | 2001 (as company) |
| Fate | Merged with Perfetti SpA |
| Successor | Perfetti Van Melle |
| Headquarters | Breskens, Netherlands |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Candy |
Number of employees | 14,412 (2022)  |
| Website | www.vanmelle.com (2001 archive) |
Van Melle NV was a Dutch confectionery company based in Breskens, Netherlands.
Products
editSome of the brands are:
- Airheads
- Alpenliebe
- Aprilla
- Big Babol
- Brooklyn
- Bubblicious
- Center Fresh
- Center Fruit
- Center Shock
- Chlormint
- Chocoliebe
- Chupa Chups[2]
- Dentyne
- Filly Folly
- Frisk
- Fruit-tella
- Golia
- Happydent
- Klene
- Marbels
- Meller
- Mentos
- Smint
- Stimorol
- Trident
- V6
- Vigorsol
- Vivident
References
edit- ^ a b "Perfetti Van Melle | Who we are | At a glance". Perfetti Van Melle.
- ^ "Perfetti Van Melle agrees to buy Spain's Chupa Chups for undisclosed sum". Forbes. 2006-07-03. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008.
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