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Perfetti Van Melle BV
Logo used since 2001
Trade namePerfetti Van Melle
Company typeBesloten vennootschap
IndustryConfectionery
PredecessorsPerfetti SpA (1946-2001)
Van Melle NV (1840- 2001)
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Italy/Netherlands
Headquarters
Area servedWorldwide
ProductsConfectionery
Revenue€2.65 billion (2019)
Number of employees17,900 (2019)
Websitewww.perfettivanmelle.com

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
Company typeNaamloze vennootschap
IndustryConfectionery
Founded1840; 184 years ago (1840)
FounderIzaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle
Defunct2001; 23 years ago (2001) (as company)
FateMerged with Perfetti SpA
SuccessorPerfetti Van Melle
HeadquartersBreskens, Netherlands
Area servedWorldwide
ProductsCandy
Number of employees14,412 (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.vanmelle.com (2001 archive)

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

Products

Some of the brands are:

Mentos sugar-free manufactured by Perfetti Van Melle

References

  1. ^ "Perfetti Van Melle | Who we are | At a glance". Perfetti Van Melle.
  2. "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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