Perfetti Van Melle
company
Perfetti Van Melle is an Italian–Dutch multinational company of confectionery and gum. It was formed in 2001 of 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 the Dutch Van Melle family. 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.
History
Van Melle NV (1840–2001)
Van Melle NV was a Dutch confectionery company based in Breskens, Netherlands.
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