In 1985, the International Office of Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery (IOCCC) was set up as a result of an alliance between the International Sugar Confectionery Manufacturers Association, founded in Paris in 1953, and of the International Office of Cocoa and Chocolate, established in Antwerp in 1930.

In 2022, the combined organization was renamed to become the International Confectionery Association.

Who we are

The International Confectionery Association (ICA) brings together the major confectionery industry associations around the world to work collaboratively on issues affecting the sector. Its members represent companies across all sectors of the Confectionery Industry, from Sugar Confectionery to Chocolate Manufacturing, and from Gum to Fine Bakery Products.

We are six member associations representing the industry in the major confectionery producing and consuming countries or regions.

Together we strive to have a Confectionery Industry respected by stakeholders with products enjoyed by consumers as part of a balanced diet.

Our members

  • Mr Uberacy Fonseca
    São Paulo/SP
    Brasil

    Contact
    Phone: +55 (11) 32 69 69 14
    presidencia@abicab.org.br
    presidencia@abicab.org.br

  • Ms Jennifer Thompson
    Level 5, 441 St Kilda Road,
    Melbourne VIC 3004
    Australia

    Contact
    Phone: +61 (0) 3-9867 0181
    jennifer.thompson@aigroup.com.au
    www.aigroup.com.au

  • Ms Eleonora Alquati
    Avenue des Nerviens 9-31, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

    Contact
    eleonora.alquati@caobisco.eu

    caobisco.eu

  • Ms Yasuko Fujita
    JB Building, 6-9-5 Shimbashi,
    Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0004
    Japan

    Contact
    Phone: (49) (228) 260070
    fujita@chocolate-cocoa.com http://www.chocolate-cocoa.com/

  • Mr Anthony Fuchs
    2700 Matheson Blvd E, Mississauga, ON L4W 5M2
    Canada

    Contact
    anthony.fuchs@fhcp.ca
    www. fhcp.ca

  • Ms Tirzah Orr, Assistant to the President & CEO
    1101 30th Street NW
    Suite 200
    Washington DC 20007
    United States

    Contact
    Phone: +1 (202) 699-1137
    Tirzah.Orr@CandyUSA.com
    www.candyusa.com

“There’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.”

— Betty MacDonald, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic

Role and Mission

  • Act as an international resource centre on confectionery related topics

  • ICA has been active in the fields of international trade cooperation, technical and regulatory affairs and public affairs

  • Help the confectionery industry grow

  • Provide a forum where leading confectionery representatives can identify issues of common interest affecting the industry and develop actions’

  • Serve as the international voice of the confectionery industry