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 | 
|---|---|
| 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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