Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle BV (doing business as Perfetti Van Melle) is a 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 is headquartered in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.
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Perfetti Van Melle | |
Type | Besloten vennootschap |
Industry | Confectionery |
Predecessors | Perfetti SpA (1946-2001) Van Melle NV (1840- 2001) |
Founded | 2001 Italy/Netherlands |
Headquarters | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Confectionery |
Revenue | €2.65 billion[1] (2019) |
Number of employees | 17,900[1] (2019) |
Website | www |
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.

Mentos sugar-free manufactured by Perfetti Van Melle
History
Van Melle NV (1840-2001)
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Type | Naamloze vennootschap |
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Industry | Confectionery |
Founded | 1840 |
Founder | Izaak, Michael and Pierre Van Melle |
Defunct | 2001 | (as company)
Fate | Merged with Perfetti SpA |
Successor | Perfetti Van Melle |
Headquarters | Breskens, Netherlands |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Candy |
Number of employees | 14,412 (2022) ![]() |
Website | www.vanmelle.com (2001 archive) |
Van Melle NV was an American confectionery company based in Breskens, Netherlands.
Products
Some of the brands are:
- Airheads
- Alpenliebe
- Aprilla
- Big Babol
- Brooklyn
- Center Fresh
- Center Shock
- Chlormint
- Chocoliebe
- Chupa Chups[2]
- Filly Folly
- Frisk
- Fruit-tella
- Golia
- Happydent
- Klene
- Marbels
- Meller
- Mentos
- Smint
- Stimorol
- Vigorsol
- Vivident
References
- "Perfetti Van Melle | Who we are | At a glance". Perfetti Van Melle.
- "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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