The ten companies with the highest turnover in the chocolate manufacturing sector

After a few turbulent years, cocoa production returns to normal. In fact, Lindt, the world’s largest premium quality chocolate producer, expects cocoa prices to begin to decline in the second half of this year. In Spain it represents an important segment of activity, which moves billions and employs thousands of people.

The most important company in the is . The Barcelona company includes, among other brands, Cola Cao, Nocilla or Paladín, and in 2013 it had a total turnover of 384 million.

In second place is , a specialist in private label products, which generated revenues of 121 million, 10% more than the previous year.

Climb to third position. The manufacturer of the famous stick candy had a turnover of 99 million, 1% more than the previous year.

You go up three steps, to fourth place, 18% more than the previous year.

Next is , which billed 86 million.

Go up to sixth place. The jelly bean manufacturer entered 85 million, 15% more than in 2012.

It falls to seventh position, which generated sales worth 84 million.

It loses five steps, up to eighth place, after billing 82 million, 21% less than the previous year.

famous for its Antiu Xixona brand of nougat, rose three places, to ninth position, with 76 million revenues, 13% more than the previous year.

The , manufacturer of Chocovic, closes after generating sales worth 76 million, 7% more than in 2012.

The information comes from the company database of , a brand of , a leading company in the supply of Commercial, Financial and Marketing Information. It should be noted that the study has been carried out with companies with a normalized individual balance sheet. Therefore, the companies that present their financial statements in the Mercantile Registry with specific presentation formats different from the standard formats of the General Accounting Plan 2007, which are usually those belonging to sectors such as the following: financial activities, insurance, administration, are not included. public and associative activities.

They are companies with an individual balance sheet closing date between July 2013 and June 2014 and whose duration is 12 months.