Ritter Sport was founded in 1912 as a venture of business & love by Alfred & Clara Ritter. With their chocolate and confectionery factory in Stuttgart, they laid the cornerstone for Ritter Sport’s chocolate history. By 1930, their success beckoned a need for more space so the company moved to idyllic Waldenbuch. Two years later, in 1932, Clara came up with the idea to produce a square chocolate bar so it wouldn’t break in the pockets of sport jackets. With ever increasing new varieties, the company continued to gain more chocolate fans. Today, Ritter Sport is a strong, medium-sized, family-owned company loved in Germany and around the world. Top taste is discussed alongside sustainability. As of 2018, Ritter Sport sources 100% exclusively certified sustainable cocoa for its entire assortment. No matter what comes in the future, two things will remain: family tradition & love for good chocolate. Alfred Theodor Ritter and his sister Marli Hoppe-Ritter, grandchildren of the founders, now represent the family company in its third generation. Please find our imprint here: https://www.ritter-sport.de/de/impressum.html https://www.ritter-sport.de/en/imprint.html
| Website | http://www.ritter-sport.com |
| Revenue | $681.6 million |
| Employees | 593 (361 on RocketReach) |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Address | Alfred-Ritter-Straße 25, Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg 71111, DE |
| Phone | +49 7157 538169 |
| Industry | Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Manufacturing |
| Web Rank | 203875 |
| Web Visits | 255710 |
| Keywords | Chocolate, Candy, Confectionery, Food, Gourmet, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, White Chocolate, Vegan Chocolate, Organic Chocolate, Butter, Cocoa, Sugar, Nuts, Ingredients |
| Competitors | Nestlé, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Cadbury plc., Theo Chocolate, Chuao Chocolatier, Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Factory, Green & Black's, Mondelez Schweiz GmbH, MILKA LTD +25 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 20 Companies, SIC Code 206 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 533 Companies, NAICS Code 44 Companies, NAICS Code 53 Companies, NAICS Code 5331 Companies |
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The Ritter Sport annual revenue was $681.6 million in 2026.
Benno Mauerhan is the Vice President Central Europe of Ritter Sport.
361 people are employed at Ritter Sport.
Ritter Sport is based in Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg.
The NAICS codes for Ritter Sport are [533, 44, 53, 5331].
The SIC codes for Ritter Sport are [20, 206].