Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of confectioneries; salted or roasted nuts; popcorn; potato, corn, and similar chips; and/or fountain fruits and syrups.

Businesses classified here include

• Candy merchant wholesalers
• Cheese confections (e.g., curls, puffs) merchant wholesalers
• Chewing gum merchant wholesalers
• Chips (e.g., corn, potato) merchant wholesalers
• Chocolate candy merchant wholesalers
• Concentrates, fountain (except soft drink), merchant wholesalers
• Confectionery merchant wholesalers
• Corn chips and related corn snacks merchant wholesalers
• Fountain fruits and syrups (except soft drink) merchant wholesalers
• Fountain syrups (except soft drink) merchant wholesalers
• Fruit concentrates, fountain, merchant wholesalers
• Gum, chewing, merchant wholesalers
• Nuts (e.g., canned, roasted, salted) merchant wholesalers
• Popcorn merchant wholesalers
• Potato chips and related snacks merchant wholesalers
• Seeds (e.g., canned, roasted, salted) merchant wholesalers
• Syrups, fountain (except soft drink), merchant wholesalers
• Toppings, fountain, merchant wholesalers

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 424450), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for confectionery merchant wholesalers

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Confectionery
• Supply
• Trade
• Source
• Distribution
• Goods

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for confectionery merchant wholesalers

1. California 298 locations
2. New York 226 locations
3. Texas 175 locations
4. Florida 149 locations
5. Pennsylvania 113 locations
6. New Jersey 101 locations
7. Illinois 97 locations
8. North Carolina 79 locations
9. Georgia 65 locations
10. Ohio 63 locations

All 51 states

• Alabama (29)
• Alaska (4)
• Arizona (41)
• Arkansas (14)
• California (298)
• Colorado (36)
• Connecticut (15)
• Delaware (9)
• District of Columbia (3)
• Florida (149)
• Georgia (65)
• Hawaii (23)
• Idaho (10)
• Illinois (97)
• Indiana (42)
• Iowa (18)
• Kansas (17)
• Kentucky (26)
• Louisiana (16)
• Maine (13)
• Maryland (39)
• Massachusetts (43)
• Michigan (55)
• Minnesota (41)
• Mississippi (14)
• Missouri (39)
• Montana (9)
• Nebraska (15)
• Nevada (27)
• New Hampshire (11)
• New Jersey (101)
• New Mexico (15)
• New York (226)
• North Carolina (79)
• North Dakota (7)
• Ohio (63)
• Oklahoma (14)
• Oregon (26)
• Pennsylvania (113)
• Rhode Island (9)
• South Carolina (22)
• South Dakota (9)
• Tennessee (38)
• Texas (175)
• Utah (25)
• Vermont (6)
• Virginia (52)
• Washington (60)
• West Virginia (9)
• Wisconsin (38)
• Wyoming (7)

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• Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
• Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
• Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
• Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers