Perfetti Van Melle Explained

Perfetti Van Melle BV
Trade Name:Perfetti Van Melle
Type:Besloten vennootschap
Foundation:
Italy/Netherlands
Predecessors:Perfetti SpA (1946-2001)
Van Melle NV (1840-2001)
Area Served:Worldwide
Num Employees:17,900[1] (2019)
Industry:Confectionery
Products:Confectionery
Revenue:€2.65 billion (2019)

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.

Perfetti Van Melle is the sixth largest confectionery manufacturer in the world. It employs 17,000 people via 30 subsidiary companies and distributes its products in over 159 countries.

History

Van Melle NV (1840–2001)

Van Melle NV
Type:Naamloze vennootschap
Fate:Merged with Perfetti SpA
Successor:Perfetti Van Melle
Founder:Izaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle
Defunct: (as company)
Hq Location:Breskens, Netherlands
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Confectionery
Products:Candy
Homepage:www.vanmelle.com (2001 archive)

Van Melle NV was a Dutch confectionery company based in Breskens, Netherlands.

Products

Some of the brands are:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfetti Van Melle | Who we are | At a glance. Perfetti Van Melle.
  2. News: 2006-07-03 . Perfetti Van Melle agrees to buy Spain's Chupa Chups for undisclosed sum . Forbes . https://web.archive.org/web/20080312230237/http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2006/07/03/afx2855088.html. dead. March 12, 2008.