Perfetti Van Melle facts for kids
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| Dual-listed company (S.p.A./B.V.) | |
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Predecessors | Dolcificio Lombardo (1946-1963) Perfetti SpA (1963-2001) Van Melle NV (1840-2001) |
| Founded | 2001 Italy/Netherlands |
| Founder | Ambrogio and Egidio Perfetti (Perfetti) Izaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle (van Melle) |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Products | Confectionery |
| Revenue | €2.65 billion (2019) |
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Number of employees
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17,900 (2019) |
Perfetti Van Melle is an Italian-Dutch multinational company of confectionery and gum, It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the Perfetti of Italy, and the Van Melle of the Netherlands. Perfetti Van Melle 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.
Products
Some of the brands are:
- Airheads
- Alpenliebe
- Aprilla
- Big Babol
- Brooklyn
- Center Fresh
- Center Shock
- Chlormint
- Chocoliebe
- Chupa Chups
- Filly Folly
- Frisk
- Fruittella
- Golia
- Happydent
- Klene
- Marbels
- Meller
- Mentos
- Smint
- Vigorsol
- Vivident
See also
In Spanish: Perfetti Van Melle para niños
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