Leading chocolate manufactures worldwide 2023

In 2023, Mars Wrigley Confectionery was the leading chocolate and cocoa manufacturer worldwide, with net sales of 22 billion U.S. dollars. Ferrero Group and Mondelēz rounded out the top three companies, both exceeding ten billion U.S. dollars in net sales.Mars Wrigley ConfectioneryMars Wrigley is an American-based company started in 1893 with two types of chewing gum, Juicy Fruit and spearmint, that are still in production today. Since its founding, the company expanded to produce chocolates and other confectionery products, rice, and pet foods. Many of the chocolate snacks are well-known internationally, including M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, and Dove chocolates.Global cocoa productionTo accommodate the production of so many chocolate snacks, global production has generally increased since 1980. In 2021/22 an estimated 4.8 million tons of cocoa were produced worldwide, compared to just about 1.7 million tons in 1980/81. As cocoa production has increased, prices have fluctuated over the past 15 years. Prices have ranged from 2.03 to 3.14 U.S. dollars per kilogram over this period.

在2023年，火星·惠利糖果公司（Mars Wrigley Confectionery）成为了全球领先的巧克力和可可制造商，其净销售额达到了220亿美元。费列罗集团（Ferrero Group）和莫德纳兹集团（Mondelēz）紧随其后，两家公司的净销售额均超过了100亿美元。火星·惠利糖果公司是一家始于1893年的美国公司，最初以生产两种口香糖——果汁果味和无糖薄荷口香糖而闻名，这两种口香糖至今仍在生产。自成立以来，该公司已拓展至生产巧克力和其他糖果产品、大米以及宠物食品。许多巧克力零食在国际上享有盛誉，包括M&M's、斯尼克斯（Snickers）、特威克斯（Twix）和都威（Dove）巧克力。全球可可产量为了满足大量巧克力零食的生产需求，自1980年起全球可可产量普遍增加。在2021/22年度，全球可可产量估计达到了480万吨，而1980/81年度仅为约170万吨。随着可可产量的增加，过去15年间可可价格波动不定，价格区间在每公斤2.03至3.14美元之间。