Formed in 2016, pladis makes biscuits, cakes and confectionery through a global family of brands including McVitie’s, GODIVA and Ülker. The company draws on more than 300 years of baking heritage, with 16,000 colleagues producing treats across 27 bakeries in 11 countries for consumers in more than 110 countries.
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The Hershey CompanyMilton Hershey founded The Hershey Company in 1894, launching a Pennsylvania chocolate business that grew from an effort to make candy an affordable treat into a portfolio of more than 30 confectionery and snack brands. The company continues making chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where its history stretches back more than 130 years, while also developing options such as plant-based confections for changing tastes.311351HERSHEY, PA
Walker's Shortbread IncSince Joseph Walker opened a bakery in Aberlour in 1898, Walker’s has remained a family-run Scottish baker known for all-butter shortbread made from a simple four-ingredient recipe. The company’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren continue that tradition from Speyside, where its products are baked in small batches and shipped around the world. Walker’s also holds a Royal Warrant as an official supplier of shortbread and oatcakes to the Royal Household.HAUPPAUGE, NY
Bakers Candies IncFounded in 1987 by aerospace-industry engineer Kevin Baker, Bakers Candies makes its signature chocolate meltaways in Greenwood, Nebraska. The 100% family-owned and operated company runs four automated production lines in a 40,000-square-foot plant, producing more than half a million pounds annually. Its meltaways, sold in the familiar foil wraps, helped earn the company the “Blue Collar Gourmet” name and have become a Nebraska tradition.WILLOUGHBY, OH
Linden's Cookies, IncSince 1934, Linden’s Cookies has baked individually wrapped cookies using the original recipe, the kind remembered from high school cafeterias. The Sturz family has run the company since buying it in 1960, while its holiday Stollen is still produced in limited quantities with the handcrafted care of founder Alois Linden’s German baking tradition.CONGERS, NY