Perfetti Van Melle

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Perfetti Van Melle BV

Logo used since 2001
Trade name	Perfetti Van Melle
Company type	Besloten vennootschap
Industry	Confectionery
Predecessors	Perfetti SpA (1946-2001) Van Melle NV (1840- 2001)
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001) Italy/Netherlands
Headquarters	Lainate, Italy Breda, Netherlands
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Confectionery
Revenue	€2.65 billion[1] (2019)
Number of employees	17,900[1] (2019)
Website	www.perfettivanmelle.com

Perfetti Van Melle is an Italian-Dutch multinational company of confectionery and gum. It was formed in 2001 with the merger of the Italian-based company Perfetti SpA and the Dutch-based company Van Melle NV. Perfetti Van Melle is owned by the Italian Perfetti family and the Dutch Van Melle family and is headquartered in Lainate, Italy, and Breda, Netherlands.

Perfetti Van Melle is the sixth largest confectionery manufacturer in the world.^{[citation needed]} It employs 17,000 people via 30 subsidiary companies and distributes its products in over 159 countries.