Perfetti was incorporated in 1946 by two Perfetti brothers Ambrogio and Egidio, in a small town called Lainate just outside of Milan. Perfetti S.p.A. acquired Van Melle N.V. in March 2001, which was an important step for the group to strengthen its position in the market, expand the product propositions and increase the dominance across markets.

Globally Perfetti Van Melle sells to over 150 countries worldwide and has a strong workforce of 17.6K employees in 38 operating companies throughout the world.