The Company

Global Travel Retail

Confectionery is the third most important category in Travel Retail. Moreover, year after year the category growth has been outperforming total travel retail significantly. In 2008 confectionery reached a new milestone when the category went on to outgrow the cigarette category. The global consumption per capita of chocolate and sugar confectionery is almost equal. This, however, is not equally represented in duty free shops throughout the world. We strongly believe that a portfolio that more adequately represents the worldwide customer consumption of confectionery, would greatly fuel further category growth.

Perfetti Van Melle is a privately owned company that manufactures and distributes candy and chewing gum in over 150 countries worldwide. Today, Perfetti Van Melle is ranked as the third largest sugar confectionery/chewing gum processing company in the world. At PVM GTR our focus is on 2 of the few truly global brands in sugar confectionery and chewing gum: Mentos and Chupa Chups. All of our products are exclusive for the travel retail market: the Mentos Jumboroll and Chupa Chups Mega Chups our icons. Many major travel retail operators are amongst our customers who have been able to follow our growth over the past few years: We are pro-actively working to meet the needs yet to come.

MENTOS 
Perfetti Van Melle Global Travel Retail produces ‘fresh makers’ for young and old in a wide variety of delicious flavors and shapes. In our Mentos range, we carry two concepts: 1) Mentos dragées. For generations, Mentos has been the freshest dragée around and has been renowned for its unique chewy texture. This irresistible pastille is based on an innovative concept: when you eat a Mentos, it’s: ‘crunchy and smooth outside, soft and remarkably chewy inside’. 
Mentos is not only available in mint flavor but also comes in a large variety of fruity flavors. Mentos has been a cult among youngsters for entire generations and has become the most innovative, unconventional brand in terms of product concepts, packaging and flavors. 2) Mentos Chewing Gum. After delighting consumers for decades with its unique chewy pastille, Mentos discovered new paths to spread its freshness and is now also available for chewing gum devotees. Different concepts, all sugar free, available in a wide range of flavors, shapes and packagings. Innovative packaging is at the core of our success. New for 2012 is Mentos XXL , a giant Dragée, containing a 250g bag of Mentos Dragées in Mint or Fruit flavours. Each Dragée is printed with a souvenir gift slogan such as ‘Big Hug’ and ‘You are cool’ making it the perfect gift item for a friend or loved one.

CHUPA CHUPS
Chupa Chups is the world’s number 1 lollipop. Cavemen, who licked honey from a stick, were the first people to eat lollipop-like sweets. Lollipops as we know them now, were first created in 1958. Today, they come in a wide variety of delicious flavors such as Fruit, Cola and Yoghurt. Continuously striving for consumer satisfaction and a high level of quality, our new and intriguing tastes continue to be the key elements for the success of this renowned brand. In travel retail we have an exclusive Chupa Chups portfolio. Many of our Chupa Chups products are very popular with kids thanks to the fun kid’s gift packaging. Chupa Chups believes in having serious fun. We have complemented our Chupa Chups range with two new products: the Chupa Chup Flower Bouquet and Surprise. The Flower Bouquet: Flowers and candies are a perfect gifting combination. Each flower has a personal note card and 2 delicious Chupa Chups. Chupa Chups Surprise: The Surprise Travel Pack with 12 different surprises is the perfect collector’s item and classic success! Each Chupa Chups comes with its own surprise toy.
 
Please feel free to discover the world of sugar confectionery, check out our inspiring 2012 portfolio Perfetti Van Melle Global Travel Retail - Making Sweet Smiles!