Category ownership map

Who owns Chocolate & candy brands?

Chocolate, confectionery, and candy brands. Nestlé leads (37.5%), followed by Mars (29.2%), Ferrero (12.5%), Mondelez International (4.2%), and others. Compare concentration, open each parent portfolio, then find alternatives under a different conglomerate.

Chocolate & candy brands → parent companies

Ownership map for Chocolate & candy: brands on the left, parent companies on the right.

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Diagram shows 20 of 120 brands. See the full list on this page for the rest.

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Chocolate & candy brands and who owns them

BrandParent company
100 Grand · alternativesFerrero
3 musketeers · alternativesMars
5 gum · alternativesMars
Aero chocolate · alternativesNestlé
Baby Ruth · alternativesFerrero
Balaton · alternativesNestlé
Big Turk · alternativesNestlé
Black Magic · alternativesNestlé
Brunberg · alternativesBrunberg Oy
Butterfinger · alternativesFerrero
Cadbury · alternativesMondelez International
Cailler · alternativesBear Brand
Callebaut · alternativesBarry Callebaut
Caramac · alternativesNestlé
Carlos V chocolate bar · alternativesNestlé
Casali · alternativesJosef Manner & Comp AG
Choco Crossies · alternativesNestlé
Chocolate product with cocoa particles as the emulsifying agent · alternativesNestlé
Chocolate products, ingredients, processes and uses · alternativesNestlé
Chokito · alternativesNestlé
Crunch · alternativesFerrero
Côte d'Or · alternativesMondelez International
D'Onofrio · alternativesNestlé
Dove Chocolate · alternativesMars
Esthetec · alternativesFerrero
Extra · alternativesMars
Fannie May · alternativesFerrero
Ferrero Rocher · alternativesFerrero
Frozen confectionery product with layered structure and apparatus for manufacturing same · alternativesNestlé
Garoto · alternativesNestlé
Ghirardelli · alternativesLindt & Sprüngli
Halls · alternativesMondelez International
Hershey's · alternativesThe Hershey Company
Indigenous Chocolate · alternativesPiaroa
Kina · alternativesFazer
Kinder · alternativesFerrero
Kinder Bueno · alternativesFerrero
Kinder Chocolate · alternativesFerrero SpA
Kinder Joy · alternativesFerrero
Kit Kat · alternativesNestlé
Kit Kat US License · alternativesThe Hershey Company
KitKat · alternativesNestlé
Klondike bar · alternativesUnilever
Kofila · alternativesNestlé
Lanvin · alternativesNestlé
Lindt · alternativesLindt & Sprüngli
Lion Bar · alternativesNestlé
Low saturated fat dipping coating for frozen confection · alternativesNestlé
M&M's · alternativesMars
Mackintosh's Toffee · alternativesNestlé
Mars Bar · alternativesMars
Matchmakers · alternativesNestlé
Meiji · alternativesMeiji Holdings
Menier Chocolate · alternativesNestlé
Milka · alternativesMondelez International
Munchies confectionery · alternativesNestlé
Nescau · alternativesNestlé
Nestlé Crunch · alternativesNestlé
Nestlé Côte d'Ivoire · alternativesNestlé
Nestlé Milk Chocolate · alternativesNestlé
Nestlé Tex · alternativesNestlé
Nutella · alternativesFerrero
Nutella Biscuits · alternativesFerrero
Nuts · alternativesNestlé
Orbit · alternativesMars
Orion · alternativesSociété des Produits Nestlé
Perugina · alternativesNestlé
Polly Waffle · alternativesNestlé
Polo mint · alternativesNestlé
Prestígio · alternativesNestlé
Raffaello · alternativesFerrero
Raisinets · alternativesFerrero
Reese's · alternativesThe Hershey Company
Ricolino · alternativesGrupo Bimbo
Rolo · alternativesNestlé
Rowntree's · alternativesNestlé
Rowntree's Fruit Gums · alternativesNestlé
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles · alternativesNestlé
Ruchoco · alternativesNestlé
Sarotti · alternativesDeutsche Aktiengesellschaft für Nestle-Erzeugnisse
Skittles · alternativesMars
Smarties Candy · alternativesNestlé
Snickers · alternativesMars
Svitoch · alternativesNestlé
The Willy Wonka Candy Company · alternativesNestlé
Thorntons · alternativesFerrero
Toblerone · alternativesMondelez International
Trident · alternativesMondelez International
Tutti Frutti · alternativesFazer
Twix · alternativesMars
Twizzlers · alternativesThe Hershey Company
Vascolet · alternativesNestlé
Walnut Whip · alternativesNestlé
Wonder Ball · alternativesNestlé
Yorkie chocolate bar · alternativesNestlé
altoids · alternativesMars
american heritage · alternativesMars
balisto · alternativesMars
big red · alternativesMars
celebrations · alternativesMars
cocoavia · alternativesMars
combos · alternativesMars
doublemint · alternativesMars
eclipse · alternativesMars
ethel m · alternativesMars
galaxy · alternativesMars
hotel chocolat · alternativesMars
hubba bubba · alternativesMars
juicy fruit · alternativesMars
kellogg's · alternativesMars
kind · alternativesMars
life savers · alternativesMars
maltesers · alternativesMars
mars · alternativesMars
my m&m's · alternativesMars
starburst · alternativesMars
tru fru · alternativesMars
winterfresh · alternativesMars
wrigley's extra · alternativesMars
wrigley's spearmint · alternativesMars

Which companies own the most Chocolate & candy brands?

Brands owned by Nestlé (45)

Brands owned by Mars (35)

Brands owned by Ferrero (15)

Brands owned by Mondelez International (5)

Brands owned by The Hershey Company (4)

Brands owned by Fazer (2)

Brands owned by Lindt & Sprüngli (2)

Brands owned by Barry Callebaut (1)

Brands owned by Bear Brand (1)

Brands owned by Brunberg Oy (1)

Brands owned by Deutsche Aktiengesellschaft für Nestle-Erzeugnisse (1)

Brands owned by Ferrero SpA (1)

Brands owned by Grupo Bimbo (1)

Brands owned by Josef Manner & Comp AG (1)

Brands owned by Meiji Holdings (1)

Brands owned by Mondelez International (1)

Brands owned by Piaroa (1)

Brands owned by Société des Produits Nestlé (1)

Brands owned by Unilever (1)

FAQ: Chocolate & candy ownership

Who owns Chocolate & candy brands?
In our chocolate & candy map, the largest parents are Nestlé (37.5% / 45 brands), Mars (29.2% / 35 brands), Ferrero (12.5% / 15 brands). Percentages are share of brands we track — not retail market share.
Which companies dominate Chocolate & candy?
Nestlé leads this coverage map. Scroll the conclusion and grouped list to compare the top parents across 120 brands.

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