5 Biggest Chewing Gum Companies in the World

3. Ferrero 

Annual Revenue: $13 billion

Ferrero Group, also simply known as Ferrero, is an Italian confectionery and chocolate manufacturer based in Luxembourg. The company was founded in 1946 in Piedmont, Italy. Several of its brands are world renowned. One of them is Nutella, the iconic chocolate spread found in many households. 

Its brand of hard mints and chewing gums, called the Tic Tac, is also equally popular around the world and comes in a variety of unique flavors and functional versions, including mouth freshening and sugar free gums. The flavors include watermelon, mint and blueberries among others. 

Ferrero had an annual revenue of $13 billion in the fiscal year 2021. As per the latest figures from 2022, the company employs close to 39,000 people from around the world and sells its products in over 170 countries.