Who owns the chocolate brands?
49 chocolate brands tracked here are owned by 10 companies; the three largest owners, Mars, Mondelēz and Hershey, control 26 of them (53%) as of Sep 2026.
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49
brands
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10
owning companies
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53%
held by top 3 owners
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28
foreign-owned brands · origin ≠ owner HQ
Biggest owners of chocolate brands
| # | Owner | HQ | Brands in this category | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States | 9 | Bounty, Celebrations, Galaxy, M&M's, Maltesers and 4 more |
| 2 | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States | 9 | Cadbury, Cadbury Creme Egg, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Côte d'Or, Daim and 4 more |
| 3 | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States | 8 | Almond Joy, Cadbury (United States), Heath, Hershey's, Hershey's Kisses and 3 more |
| 4 | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6 | Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, Crunch, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder and 1 more |
| 5 | Lindt & Sprüngli | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 6 | Caffarel, Ghirardelli, Lindor, Lindt, Russell Stover and 1 more |
| 6 | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 3 | Aero, KitKat, Smarties |
| 7 | Storck | 🇩🇪 Germany | 3 | Riesen, Toffifee, merci |
| 8 | Lotte | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2 | Ghana Chocolate, Pepero |
| 9 | Meiji | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2 | Kinoko no Yama, Meiji |
| 10 | Berkshire Hathaway | 🇺🇸 United States | 1 | See's Candies |