Perfetti Van Melle
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Confectionery makers
Worlds #3 sugar confectionery company, Perfetti Van Melle was formed by the 2001 merger of Perfetti of Italy with Van Melle of the Netherlands. They bought Spanish owned Chupa Chups in 2006.
Perfetti Van Melle SpA | ITA | website |
Company Assessment
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This company received a score of 4.6/100 (retrieved 10-Oct-2020) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
Source: IPE (2020)
In 2019 Break Free From Plastic engaged 72,541 volunteers in 51 countries to conduct 484 brand audits. These volunteers collected 476,423 pieces of plastic waste, 43% of which was marked with a clear consumer brand. This company ranked as one of the world's top 10 plastic polluters.
Source: #breakfreefromplastic (2019) |
This 2014 report by Friends of the Earth documents a tenfold increase in unregulated, unlabeled "nanofood" products on the American market since 2008. The report named this company among those with products containing unlabeled nano-ingredients. These nanomaterials differ significantly from larger particles of the same chemical composition, and new studies are adding to a growing body of scientific evidence indicating they may be more toxic to humans and the environment.
Source: FOE (2014) |
Company Details
Type | Private Company |
Subsidiaries | Frisk International ![]() Power mint makers |
Contact Details
Address | Milano, Italy |
Phone | +39-02 935351 |
Fax | +39-02 9373279 |
Website | www.perfettivanmelle.com |
Products / Brands
Perfetti Van Melle
Airheads Sweets & Lollies Alpenliebe Sweets & Lollies Chupa Chups Sweets & Lollies Frisk Mints & Gum Meller Sweets & Lollies Mentos Mints & Gum Mentos Sweets & Lollies |