Appleton Sweets Competitors

We believe everyday moments matter and snacks have a special role to play in them. At pladis, our purpose is simple: bringing happiness with every bite. We’re home to some of the world’s most loved snacking brands, including McVitie’s, GODIVA and Ülker, alongside local favourites such as Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, Turtles, BN and Verkade. From tea breaks to shared celebrations, our snacks are part of everyday moments around the world. As steward of brands with baking heritage dating back to 1831, we carry forward generations of craft and care. Our 16,000 colleagues across 27 factories in 11 countries stay close to local markets - turning consumer insight into snacks people know, trust and enjoy. Being a responsible business matters to us. Through our Happy People, Happy Planet strategy, we recognise the impact we have on people’s lives and the planet - and act on that responsibility in how we support our people, source responsibly and reduce our environmental impact. If you care about food, culture and creating everyday happiness, you’ll feel at home at pladis.

Ensemble, transmettons notre joie dans le monde ! Partager la joie de l’enfance jour après jour, quoi de plus valorisant ? Le seul ingrédient qui nous manque, c’est toi ! HARIBO est la marque des bonbons gélifiés numéro 1 dans le monde. Elle compte plus de 8500 collaborateurs basés dans 26 pays. La recette de notre succès repose sur quelques ingrédients essentiels : notre engagement pour la qualité, notre approche originale et le travail précieux de nos collaborateurs issus de plus de 50 pays différents qui apportent la richesse de leur diversité à tout ce que nous entreprenons. Nous sommes fiers de représenter une marque iconique dans le monde entier et nous avons hâte d’écrire ensemble la suite de notre belle et riche aventure. Haribo, c'est beau la vie, pour les grands et les petits !

Here at Thorntons, we’ve been crafting chocolate for over 100 years. That’s a lot of know-how that goes into each and every chocolate we make. It all started back in 1911 when travelling confectioner, Joseph William Thornton, opened up a sweet shop in Sheffield. He didn’t know then just how successful it would become, so he carried on with his day job and entrusted his 14‐year‐old son Norman to run the shop. He handed over the keys and told him to “make this the best sweet shop in town” ‐ and that’s exactly what he did. Word was starting to spread about the Thorntons shop, so Joseph brought on his brother, Stanley. With lots of quirky sweet treats like ‘Violet Cachous’, ‘Sweet Lips’ and ‘Phul-Nanas’, they sold the best confectionery around. But it wasn’t until the 1920’s that the brothers were making their hand‐made chocolate truffles, crystallised fondants and, of course, their famous Thorntons special toffee. Then, there was no stopping them. A lot has changed since our first humble store in Sheffield. By the 1970’s we had nearly 90 shops, and now we have a grand total of 228. But some things have stayed exactly the same. We still only use the finest cocoa beans to create our chocolate ‐ whether it’s dark, milk or white. And whether we’re making our famous toffees and chocolates or hampers stuffed full of treats, our passion for chocolate and love of craft still shines through in everything we do.