As a subsidiary of Italy-based Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A., Perfetti Van Melle USA is one of the largest manufacturers of confectionery and chewing gum. Its most well-known brands include Airheads, Fruit-tella, and Mentos. Its Chupa Chups and Alpenliebe candy brands are available in the US and included as the company's global brands. The company's regional brands include Center Fruit, Daygum, Frisk, Happydent, Klene, Meller, and Vivident, among others. Overall, it has consumers in more than 150 countries. The company was founded in 1946 by brothers Ambrogio and Egidio Perfetti when they started producing sweets in a town outside Milan, Italy.