Which is the largest candy company in the world?
Cadbury Swallows Co., Ltd., founded in 1824, is an international company. Headquartered in London, England, the group company mainly produces, promotes and distributes candy (chocolate, rock sugar, chewing gum, etc. ) and beverage products. Headquartered in London, England, the group currently has 55,000 employees worldwide and its products are distributed in more than 200 countries around the world. Cadbury is the world's largest candy company, the second largest chewing gum company, the third largest soft drink company, and the only company that owns chocolate, candy and chewing gum products at the same time. In 2007, the company * * * owned 2,500 products, with a global turnover of $65,438 +05.996. Listed on London Stock Exchange and new york Stock Exchange respectively. Cadbury Swallow Company is also one of the four largest candy companies in the world (in terms of sales), with production plants in 25 countries, and its chocolate and candy products are sold to nearly 200 countries. Cadbury has two factories and a sales company in Chinese mainland and two trading companies in Hongkong. The two factories are Cadbury (China) Food Co., Ltd. and Cadbury (Guangzhou) Food Co., Ltd.; In addition, Cadbury Asia also acquired Wuxi Lifu Candy Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Wuxi Keppel Candy Co., Ltd., aiming at leading the chewing gum market in China and exporting its products to other Asian countries under its famous brand. It mainly produces Cadbury chocolate, lotus milk candy and Tianbao sugar. Bao Li chewing gum, Hershey series and Vigo C series are sold in more than 200 cities in China. The company ranked 397th in the Financial Times Global 500 in 2008. In the top 500 world brands compiled by the World Brand Lab in 2006, the brand ranked 263rd.