Only available in Japan, GABA’s Mental Balance Chocolate, which claims to ease stress, has been pulling in US$40m annually since its 2004 launch, largely due to huge demand from Japanese businessmen.īorn from a merger of United Biscuits and Ulker in 2016, London-headquartered global snack leader Pladis has more than 300 years of confectionary heritage across its prestigious portfolio of brands (think Ulker, McVite’s and Godiva) with products including everything from chocolate bars and biscuits, to cake and candy. More recently, the Japanese confectioner has tapped into Japan’s booming wellbeing sector with its Libera chocolate lineup, which contains a dietary fibre that suppresses the absorption of sugars and fats, and with its GABA brand.
It’s also grown to become one of the leading chocolate snacks in Asia, with 10bn packages of Pocky sold globally since launch. Invented in the mid-sixties, Pocky was the first of its kind – a chocolate-coated, pretzel-like cookie stick (only half covered so you don’t get sticky fingers) that has expanded to include endless variations, from green tea, to lychee to corn on the cob. While you may not have heard of Glico, one of Japan’s leading confectionery and snack manufacturers, founded in 1932 in Osaka, you will have heard of its most famous export, Pocky.
Generating 65% of its entire sales overseas, Orion has expanded into China, Vietnam, Russia and India and boasts 10 factories across all four countries, with sales in China seeing 12% YoY growth. In fact, more than 12bn Choco Pies have been sold worldwide since its creation in 1974. Not only has Choco Pie become the most coveted snack in North Korea, it also sells like hotcakes in Russia where its arrival in 1991 coincided with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Here, we chart the top 10 chocolate-producing companies, ranked by annual sales.Ĭhurning out confectionery products including chocolate, candy, gum, snacks, crackers and biscuits since 1956, Orion is most known for its flagship product Choco Pie, a marshmallow and chocolate cake that’s proven hugely popular across Asia and Russia. What better way to celebrate World Chocolate Day than by championing the global confectionery companies churning out some of the world’s most delicious products, from Oreo bars and Hershey’s kisses, to Choco Pies and Ferraro Rocher truffles.
0 kommentar(er)
