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Top 40 Suppliers 2018: No. 33 Chocolate Inn/Lanco

Counselor’s exclusive ranking of the suppliers with the most revenue in the promo products market.

Chocolate Inn/Lanco (asi/44900)

In late 2017, NC Chocolate Manufacturing LLC – the parent company of Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant – announced it was purchasing Lanco. The deal vaults Chocolate Inn securely into the 2018 Top 40 as its expanded offerings and larger sales team serve 15,000 distributors.

Previous rank: NR

2017 Revenue: $49.0 F

Number of employees: 300

Headquarters: Hicksville, NY

Year founded: 1918

Ownership: Private

Top officer: Lance Stier

All revenue figures shown in $millions
C = calendar year
F = fiscal year
NR = not ranked
D = did not provide
* = adjusted based on restated sales
** = adjusted based on other distributor movement