Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

Tootsie Roll Industries generated $716 million in net sales in 2024 from confectionery products that use animal-derived ingredients. The flagship Tootsie Roll contains condensed skim milk and whey (dairy byproducts). Junior Mints and Sugar Babies use confectioner's glaze (shellac), a resinous coating derived from secretions of the female lac insect (Kerria lacca). Multiple products across the portfolio rely on gelatin derived from pig or cow collagen for texture and binding.

The company's product line — Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops, Junior Mints, Sugar Babies, Dots, Andes mints, and others — uses animal-derived ingredients as standard formulation components, not specialty additives. Dairy derivatives (skim milk, whey) and insect-derived shellac are embedded in the manufacturing process across the core SKU range. The scale of production (Tootsie Roll has been in continuous production since 1896) means substantial ongoing demand for these animal-derived inputs.