What is confectionery?
The sugar industry is a group of large companies around the world that produce different types of chocolate, chewing rubber and candies and other products made of cocoa. In 2011, most of this industry with more billions of dollars are the five best confectionery companies Kraft Foods/Cadbury, Mars Incorporated, Nestle SA, Ferrero Group and Hershey. This industry grows every year despite the economic conditions, employs more than £ 500,000 in thousands of factories around the world and produces about £ 7 billion (about £ 3.2 billion) every year.
chocolate, non-chocolate and chewing rubber are three main categories of industry. Almost 60% of all confectionery are chocolate. In 2008, the global confectionery industry was awarded nearly $ 150 billion in the US (USD). In 2009, all these companies combined reported over $ 54 billion in the sale of confectionery products worldwide, employed more than half a million people, and operated more than 7,600 factories worldwide.
From 2007 to 2008, the confectionery industry increased by about 4%. Of all the food categories, candies and rubber were on the list in 2009 number four, just behind the salty refreshments. The consumption of confectionery products is the highest in Northern Europe, especially in Scandinavian countries. The average Swiss person consumes about 25 pounds of chocolate every year.
The sugar industry has a long and turbulent history. John Cadbury opened the shop in 1824 and sold coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate drinking as an alternative to alcoholic beverages. The company continued to grow in one of the largest manufacturing companies in the world. Cadbury was acquired by Kraft Foods in 2010, making Kraft/Cadbury the largest chocolate and candy producer in the confectionery industry.
Heinrich Nestlé, a German pharmacist working in Switzerland Vevey founded the company Nestle in 1866.Enat milk and cocoa powder to form milk chocolate. Nestle and Peter founded the world famous company Nestle, which soon became the world's leading chocolate manufacturer at the beginning of the 20th century.
In an effort to keep him occupied as a young boy, Frank Mars' mother would let him say her home chocolate. Mars, Incorporated was officially founded in 1920 and began to produce chocolate candies. The company has developed and produced the world famous Candy Bar Milky Way®, Snickers® Candy Bar and M & M® Candies. In 1929, Mars moved his operations to Chicago in Illinois.
Ferrero Spa is a family company that is based in Italy and was founded in 1946 Pietro Ferrero. A survey conducted by Reputation in 2009 found that Ferrero is the most respected company in the world. Ferrero Spabyla also described as one of the most secret companies in the world due to the threat of industrial espionage. Ferrero produces popular Ferrero Rocher® Candy and Nutella & Reg.
in 1894 with mIlton Hershey decided to make chocolate to cover caramel candies. Hershey began to produce chocolate in bars, wafers and other shapes. At that time in history, chocolate was considered a luxurious object available only by the richest people of society. Milton Hershey introduced mass production in his factory and was able to make his chocolate accessible to all people.