Perfetti Van Melle is an

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multinational company of

confectionery Confectionery is the Art (skill), art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlappi ...

and gum, It was formed in

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with the merger of the Perfetti of

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, and the Van Melle of the

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. Perfetti Van Melle is headquartered in Lainate, Italy, and

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. Perfetti Van Melle is the sixth largest

manufacturer in the world. It employs 17,000 people via 30 subsidiary companies and distributes its products in over 159 countries.

Products

Some of the brands are: * Airheads * Alpenliebe *Aprilla *Big Babol *Brooklyn *Center Fresh *Center Shock *

Chlormint Chlormint is a product line of chewing gum and breath mint candies made by Perfetti Van Melle, India. It was used in a show called "Deal Ya No Deal" as one of the prizes, and it was a best mint selling company in India at its time. See also * ...

*Chocoliebe *

Chupa Chups Chupa Chups () is a Spanish brand of lollipop and other confectionery sold in over 150 countries around the world. The brand was founded in 1958 by Enric Bernat, and is currently owned by the Italian- Dutch company Perfetti Van Melle. The nam ...

*Filly Folly * Frisk *

Fruittella Fruit-tella are chewy sweets similar to Sugus, Starburst and Chewits. They are made using real fruit juice, natural colours and natural flavours, sugar and gelatine. They are made by Perfetti Van Melle, the company that also manufactures Mentos and ...

*Golia *Happydent *

Klene Klene is a traditional brand of liquorice confectionery, founded in 1876 by Johannes Coenradus Klene in Rotterdam, and sold primarily in the Netherlands. It is as of 1999 owned by Perfetti Van Melle Perfetti Van Melle is an Italian-Dutch multina ...

* Marbels *Meller *

Mentos Mentos are a brand of packaged scotch mints or mint flavored candies sold in stores and vending machines. First produced in 1932, they are currently sold in more than 130 countries worldwide by the Italian-Dutch corporation Perfetti Van Melle. T ...

* Smint *Vigorsol *Vivident

References

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