- Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle is a
Europe an global manufacturer ofconfectionery and gum. It was formed by the 2001 merger of Perfetti ofItaly with Van Melle of theNetherlands , having its corporate headquarters inLainate ,Italy and inBreda ,Netherlands .Perfetti Van Melle bills itself as the third largest
confectionery manufacturer in the world afterCadbury plc and Wrigley. It employs 14,000 people via 30subsidiary companies and distributes its products in over 130 countries.The company owns a major subsidiary in the
United States (Perfetti Van Melle USA) as also in several other large markets around the world.Products
Some of the products they manufacture include:
*Mentos mints
*Airheads fruit chews
*Frisk mints
*Fruittella chews
*Vigorsol gum
*Vivident gum
*Chlormint gum
*Happydent mint gum
*Golia gum, only sold in Spain
*Alpenliebe caramel chews
*Big Babol gum
*Meller caramel chews
*Brooklyn Chewing Gum
*In 2006 they acquired 100% of Spanishlollipop manufacturerChupa Chups External links
* [http://www.perfettivanmelle.com Perfetti Van Melle Corporate Website]
* [http://www.alpenliebe.com Alpenliebe Website]
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