Perfetti Van Melle reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(309 total reviews)
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Sameer Suneja

81% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Perfetti Van Melle has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 309 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Perfetti Van Melle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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309 reviews
2.0
May 1, 2015

A lot of potential, but a lot of issues

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The headquarters for Perfetti van Melle USA is a nice building in Northern Kentucky that includes a half mile walking trail around their property. They have great brand recognition (Mentos, Airheads, Airheads Xtremes) and their global footprint allows the company to continue to grow in the confection arena. The company does a good job recruiting and hiring very good people (both personally and professionally) for levels below Director.

Cons

Perfetti van Melle USA has the opportunity to become a great place to work. This will not happen until there is a culture shift among the leadership team. For all of the great people working below the Director level, they do not do as good of a job getting good people for Director level and above. The environment is not as fun as it should be, nor is it healthy. You feel like you need to watch over your shoulder as you go about your work.

3.0
Mar 22, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely the best reason to work for Perfetti VanMelle is the benefits and flexibility.

Cons

Biggest challenges working at Perfetti VanMelle are management are all process managers but not people managers which provides no personal development guidance (be prepared to develop yourself). No clear guide path for career advancement with no opportunities to grow with the company.

1.0
Jun 1, 2018

The tragedy of a family owned business

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company culture is generally good, except for headoffice (Lainate and Amsterdam). There are still some good people around.

Cons

Family decides every little detail about products for most of the markets without having any business sense, market insight, internal alignment and consistency. Very, very frustrating. It is a nightmare (and graveyard) for professional marketeers, product developers and general managers. No appreciation for different opinions and approaches. What results is a group of paralyzed people loyal to the family following and executing their ideas and opinions.

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