Perfetti Van Melle

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Perfetti Van Melle BV
Perfetti Van Melle
Company typeBesloten vennootschap
Industry Confectionery
PredecessorsPerfetti SpA (1946-2001)
Van Melle NV (1840- 2001)
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
Italy/Netherlands
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Products Confectionery
Revenue€2.65 billion [1] (2019)
Number of employees
17,900 [1] (2019)
Website www.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.

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

Mentos sugar-free manufactured by Perfetti Van Melle Mentossugarfree.jpg
Mentos sugar-free manufactured by Perfetti Van Melle

History

Van Melle NV (1840–2001)

Van Melle NV
Company typeNaamloze vennootschap
Industry Confectionery
Founded1840;184 years ago (1840)
FounderIzaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle
Defunct2001;23 years ago (2001) (as company)
FateMerged with Perfetti SpA
Successor Perfetti Van Melle
Headquarters Breskens, Netherlands
Area served
Worldwide
Products Candy
Number of employees
14,412 (2022)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Website www.vanmelle.com (2001 archive)

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.