Three American groups own most of the confectionery aisle.
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Ritter Sport
Waldenbuch, family-owned, square, and militant about it.
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Lindt & Sprüngli
Zurich, 1845. Owns its whole chain from bean to bar.
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Ferrero
Alba, Piedmont. Family-owned, Nutella, Rocher, Kinder.
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Neuhaus
Brussels, and the inventor of the praline in 1912.
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