Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A. | Introduction
Introduction
Via XXV Aprile 7
Lainate I-20020 MI
Italy
Telephone: ( + 39) 02 935351
Fax: ( + 39) 02 9374465
Web site: http://www.perfetti.it
Private Company
Incorporated: 1900 as Van Melle; 1946 as Dolcifico Lombardo; 2001 as Perfetti Van Melle
Employees: 700
Sales: EUR 1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) (2004 est.)
NAIC: 311330 Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate; 311340 Non-Chocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A. is the world's sixth-largest candy and confectionery producer and number two in Europe. Representing the combination of Italy's Perfetti with the Netherlands' Van Melle, Perfetti Van Melle produces and markets a host of top-selling candy brands, including Mentos, Fruittella, Brooklyn, Alpenlieve, Golia, and Frisk. Perfetti Van Melle has a worldwide presence, with factories in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere in Europe, as well as manufacturing sites in the United States, Brazil, Turkey, India, China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The company has also announced its intention to begin manufacturing in Russia in 2005. Sales of the privately held company's products reach more than 130 countries. Perfetti Van Melle operates dual headquarters in Lainate, Italy, and Breda, the Netherlands. The company's sales were estimated to top EUR 1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) in the mid-2000s.