Confectionery manufacturing may sound like a serious term, but when we start picturing all the goodies that fall under this candy products category, our taste buds would go on an overdrive! With the market for baked products expected to grow at a CAGR of 6% by 2020 as per the research conducted by analysts at Technavio in 2018, the chocolate industry worth would definitely see a hike. To begin with, let’s take a look at all the famous chocolate manufacturing companies in the world, then revert to the top 10 confectionery companies in India.

When we think of superior quality chocolates, we think of Swiss chocolates, Belgian chocolates, UK and US chocolates, so let’s begin there and take a peek at the top 3 luxury chocolate brands and see what sets them apart, keeping in mind how the chocolate market share is and how it affects the growth of top chocolate companies. When it comes to Belgian chocolates, the top chocolatier in the country is Godiva, which is known for its elegant packaging, followed by Guylian, which has quite the trademark – their chocolates are shaped like seashells and sea horses. Coming to Swiss chocolates, the top confectionery is Lindt, a name that needs no introduction. Famous for chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, they have made quite a name for themselves. The British chocolatier, Hotel Chocolate, is known for reinventing traditional chocolate products by creating giant curvy slabs that have become iconic.

Cadbury

Coming to the top 10 confectionery manufacturers in India, let’s start off with the most well-known chocolate companies in India, among those the most popular chocolate brands are Cadbury and Nestle. These are the most prominent chocolate brands in India, so much so that no festival is complete in India without gifting a pack of these sweet confectioneries. Be it Raksha Bandhan or Diwali, gifting your family and friends a specially crafted pack of Cadbury chocolates for the occasion is must as wearing traditional clothes on that day. Cadbury has consistently made ads based on the theme of festivals and has successfully established itself as the go-to brand of chocolates for gifting not just during festivals, but special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries.

Nestlé

Nestlé’s focus has been on social causes such as educating a girl child, providing nutrition to kids, and more such uplifting concepts, and their recent change of slogans to educate society on the importance of educating a girl child has been received positively. With their most famous range of confectionery products Nescafé, Maggi, and Kit Kat doing well in the market, in the year of 2017, they have entered the 10,000-crore club as per an analysis conducted by livemint.com.

Lotte

Lotte, a name that was derived from a German epistolary novel, began its journey in Tokyo, Japan in 1948 and was, later on, moved to Seoul, South Korea which then became the country’s fifth largest business conglomerate that consists of over 90 business units powered by 60,000 employees involved in various industries such as candy manufacturing, beverages, fast food, hotels, retail etc. The most popular products of Lotte in India are the gooey marshmallow centered Choco Pie and the all-time favorite coffee bite that brings many good memories for the 90s kids and Lacto king.

Parle

The largest selling biscuit brand, Parle dominated the biscuit manufacturing industry in India with its famous products, Parle G being the most loved one, that not only provides bliss to the taste buds but healthy nutrients to our bodies. It ruled the market by having a 35% dominant share in the biscuit market. What it has gotten really right to reach this top spot is its knack for finding what the entire population needs and it created a strategy to produce fine biscuits and other products that are not only accessible to the people in the cities, but people all over, to the very last remote village in India. It has brought together people from all classes to enjoy a healthy and nourishing snack.

Britannia

You look at a Britannia product, you’re sure to pick it up because it has earned the trust of millions as the most promising and healthy and safe brands and with a wide range of products, it’s sure to have a treat for everyone, be it kids or adults and even people who hate snacking; one Britannia biscuit would change your whole perspective about snacking. It can be healthy and tasteful at the same time.

Britannia came into being even before India was an independent country. With its impeccable record of staying at the top consistently, it has earned a spot on Forbes Global as one of the top 200 small manufacturing and exporting companies in the world and it had to earn millions of people’s trust to achieve this feat.

Sunfeast

There’s no industry ITC hasn’t ventured into and nailed. A fine example of it in the FMCG industry is the success of Sunfeast biscuits. A brand that stands for quality and brings innovation and wholesomeness to every single product they manufacture. Sunfeast are especially known for their cream filled centered biscuits that are known to cause delirium in any person that has a bite of these delectable goodies. They have a wide range of products such as confectioneries, biscuits, and chocolates that cater to all classes, starting with Dark Fantasy at the top with its premium packaging and coming down the metaphorical ladder, there are Sunfeast Bounce biscuits that are affordable and wholesome at the same time.

Dukes

With 15 state-of-the-art food manufacturing facilities and a recent new edition of confectionery manufacturing facility dedicated to chocolate manufacturing equipped with imported machinery and another manufacturing plant on its way, Dukes, functioning under the name Ravi Foods Pvt Ltd., has shown us it is here to stay. It has proved its global presence with its strategic inclusion of products in Tier 2 cities as well as rural parts of the country and a working brand presence to make it possible.

With a strong brand value and a commoditized market, they have gone from global to worldwide and are now a trusted private label manufacturer who also make customized products as per requirements.

Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt Ltd.

With a worldwide presence in sales to over 150 countries estimated at a net sale of €2,615M, Perfetti’s presence is worldwide and widely popular as one of the best candy companies in India for all those candy and gum lovers. Our undeniable love for these little colourful mouth poppers contributes to a part of 37.2% of overall net sales in the geographic area of Asia and Oceania. They’ve been providing us with imaginative products sourced out of 31 manufacturing facilities all over the world. Among their most popular products that are fast selling and loved by all are Alpenliebe and Mentos.

BakeMate

BakeMate is the leading Indian Food Manufacturer and Exporter of Savories and Confectioneries like biscuits and chocolates and everything in between. With manufacturing facilities spread across Hyderabad, use of automated machinery and equipment and stringent adherence to quality, BakeMate has entered the market as a worthy contender to big brands by producing the finest products that stand for quality, nutrition and superior taste making it stand among the Best Confectionery Manufacturers in Hyderabad. Variations in biscuits ranging from shortbreads to chocolates to wafers to hard-boiled confectioneries, they manufacture almost everything that falls in the category of confectioneries and savouries. In addition to manufacturing, Bakemate is also one of the largest confectionery wholesalers in Hyderabad successful in spreading its wings in wholesale distribution to mark the global presence.

With a wide range of products to choose from, you can check online to purchase all the tempting and delicious goodies like biscuits, chocolates, wafers, candies, shortbreads, cookies from BakeMate.

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