The Company

Perfetti Van Melle

Perfetti Van Melle is a privately owned company that manufactures and distributes candy and chewing gum in over 130 countries worldwide. Today, Perfetti Van Melle is ranked as the third largest sugar confectionery/chewing gum processing company in the world, second in Europe, with strong brands like Mentos®, Chupa Chups®, Fruitella®, Frisk®, Alpenliebe®, Golia®, Happydent®, Vivident®, Big Babol®, Airheads® and Smint®.

In addition to these global brands, the Perfetti Van Melle Group offers a wide range of tailored products to meet the tastes of each individual on local and regional markets. The ability to develop products, varieties and flavors that meet the different demands and opportunities of local markets is indeed one of the Group’s keys to success.
In a nutshell: Perfetti Van Melle offers everything the confectionery market or consumer asks for. Not aiming only to meet today’s needs, but also pro-actively working to meet the needs yet to come, regardless whether these concern taste, packaging or type of sweets.

Perfetti Van Melle has a true global presence with facilities in the Asia Pacific Region, Europe, The Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Employing over 15.000 people with 35 operating companies throughout the world including 27 manufacturing facilities. The Group operates with its own organizations in Europe, the Group’s core market, as well as in Asia and in North and South America. Its corporate headquarters are located in Lainate (Italy) and in Breda (The Netherlands). To learn more, please visit us at our corporate website: www.perfettivanmelle.com