List of top-selling candy brands

The table below summarizes some of the top-selling candy brands in different countries. Candy is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy. Vegetables, fruit, or nuts which have been glazed and coated with sugar are said to be candied.

Top-selling candy brands

Country	Top brands[1]	Image	2007 Annual sales (In millions USD)	Description
United States	M&M's		1,800	M&M's are milk chocolate drops with a colorful candy coating on the outside. The candies were first manufactured in 1941 and were given to American soldiers serving in the Second World War. M&M's are manufactured by Mars Inc., which also owns snickers and Bounty brands.[2]
United States	Reese's Peanut Butter Cups		516.5	Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are round chocolate disks that are filled with a sweet, creamy peanut butter filling. The cups were first manufactured in 1928 by the Hershey's company.[3]
Brazil	Trident		682	Trident, made by Cadbury, is not only the No. 1 candy in Brazil, it is also the No. 1 brand of chewing gum in the world.
United Kingdom	Cadbury's Dairy Milk		852	Cadbury's Dairy Milk is a chocolate bar that claims to have a glass and a half of milk in every bar. This chocolate treat was created in 1904 and became an instant hit following its initial sales in 1905.[4] Cadbury was bought out by Kraft Foods in 2010.[5]
Germany	Milka		733	Milka is milk chocolate that is manufactured by the Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods) Company. It was first created in 1901. The candy's packaging is unique and includes its iconic lilac-colored cow, which helps tie the candy back to its Alpine heritage.[6]
France	Hollywood		318	Hollywood Chewing Gum was the first French chewing gum, and it was created in 1952. The French were introduced to chewing gum for the first time by the American troops stationed there in 1944. In 1958, the gum's main advertising focus was that of the American Dream. While Hollywood now offers a variety of different flavors, the very first flavor was spearmint.[7]
Italy	Vivident Gum		313	Vivident is a sugar-free gum that is manufactured by the Perfetti Van Melle Group and is wildly popular in Italy. Advertisements for the gum has been claimed to be behind the gum's popularity.[8]
Russia	Orbit Gum		445	Orbit gum first got its name during the Second World War when Wrigley shipped all of their chewing gum overseas to the troops and began manufacturing gum for the civilians under the name of Orbit. After the war, the name Orbit disappeared again. In the 1970s, Wrigley began selling sugar-free gum under the name of Orbit in European countries. It was not until 2001 that Orbit gum returned to the United States.[9]
Russia	Alpen Gold		198	Alpen Gold is a brand of chocolate produced in Russia. They sell chocolate bars, pralines, and boxes of chocolates. Their chocolate often includes ingredients such as raisins, nuts, and liqueur.[10]
Czech Republic	Orion		142	Production of Orion chocolate began in 1896 as a part of a small family business in Prague. The chocolate became very popular, representing 1/3 of the chocolate produced in the Czech Republic. In 1991, Nestlé took over Orion chocolate, which has only helped boost the popularity of the candy.[11]
China	Hsu Fu Chi		256	The Hsu Fu Chi company started in 1992 with brothers by the name of Hsu. The company makes a wide variety of candy, including lollipops, gummies, jelly beans, chocolates, and pastries. The company was bought out by Nestle in 2011.[12]
Japan	Meiji		479	Meiji chocolate is manufactured by Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd., which was established in 1916 and is located in Tokyo. Meiji chocolates flavors include cheese, black pepper, jasmine, basil, and lemon salt.[13]
India	Cadbury's Dairy Milk		127	Cadbury's Dairy Milk is a chocolate bar that claims to have a glass and a half of milk in every bar. This chocolate treat was created in 1904 and became an instant hit following its initial sales in 1905.[4]
United Kingdom	Galaxy bar		94	The bars are milk chocolate and are made by Mars Inc. This same candy is known as Dove in the United States.
Israel	Elite		93	Elite candy is manufactured by the Strauss Group and includes a variety of different types of candies.
Argentina	TopLine gum		124	TopLine gum is manufactured by a company by the name of Arcor, which was started in 1951.[14]
Chile	Ambrosoli		102	Ambrosoli is the largest candy manufacturer in Chile. The company produces a wide variety of candies, including jelly and hard candy.[15]
Colombia	Jet		47	Jet chocolate bars are produced by Compania Nacional de Chocolates. The candy was first manufactured in the 1960s.
South Africa	Beacon Sweets and Chocolates		69	Candy manufactured by the Beacon Sweets and Chocolates company is the top-selling candy in South Africa. They produce a wide variety of candies, including gummies, jelly candy, chocolate, and more.
Australia	Cadbury's Dairy Milk		197	Cadbury's Dairy Milk is a chocolate bar that claims to have a glass and a half of milk in every bar. This chocolate treat was created in 1904 and became an instant hit following its initial sales in 1905.[4]

See also

• List of candies

References

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