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Article: Top 100: no doubts about who's no. 1.(Top 100 Global Confectionery Companies)
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- Candy Industry
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- January 1, 2009
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The 8th Annual Candy Industry Top 100 List offers something the previous seven compilations didn't: A clear, without-a-doubt manufacturer perched firmly at the top of the global confectionery heap.
Mars's acquisition of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. in 2008 ends the back-and-forth battle between Mars, Nestle and Cadbury. The Swiss multi-national headed the list in 2007, the British chocolate specialist in 2006. But the numbers between the top three, relatively speaking, were never that far apart, particularly in light of Mars's fiscal secrecy and judgment calls about exactly which products from Nestle's vast stable of brands should count toward its net "confectionery" ...