Top 100 Food Companies: Profiles 1-25

The 2008 top 100 food and beverage processing companies in the U.S. and Canada are profiled in this annual feature.

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Brands: Black Label, Buffalo, By George, Carapelli, Chi-Chi's, Compleats, Cure 81, Curemaster, Di Lusso, Dinty Moore, Dona Maria, Dubuque, El Torito, Farm Fresh, Fast'N Easy, Herb-Ox, Herdez, Homeland, Hormel, House of Tsang, Jennie-O, Kid's Kitchen, Light & Lean, Little Sizzlers, Lloyd’s, Manny’s, Marrakesh Express, Mary Kitchen, Not-So-Sloppy-Joe, Old Smokehouse, Patak’s, Peloponnese, Quick Meal, Rosa Grande, Sandwich Maker, Spam, Stagg, Valley Fresh, Wranglers

Major Product Areas: Meat and poultry, canned, frozen and preserved foods, fats/oils, miscellaneous

 


 

19. Dr Pepper Snapple Group
5301 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024
Phone: 972-673-7300; Web site:
www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com

Executives: Pres/CEO: Larry D. Young; EVP & CFO: John O. Stewart; EVP & General Counsel: James L. Baldwin Jr.; Pres—Bottling Group Sales: Rodger L. Collins; EVP-Marketing and R&D: Randall E. Gier; Pres-Mexico and the Caribbean: Pedro Herrán Gacha; EVP-Supply Chain: Derry L. Hobson; Pres—Finished Goods and Concentrate Sales: James J. Johnston Jr.; EVP-Human Resources: Lawrence N. Solomon

Brands: 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Clamato, Country Time, Crush, Deja Blue, Diet Rite, Dr Pepper, Hawaiian Punch, Hires, IBC, Margaritaville, Mott's, Mr and Mrs T, Nantucket Nectars, Orangina, Peñafiel, RC Cola, ReaLemon, Rose's, Schweppes, Snapple, Squirt, Stewart's, Sundrop, Sunkist, Vernors, Welch's, Yoo-hoo

 


 

20. Cargill Inc.
15407 McGinty Road West, Wayzata, MN 55391-2399
Phone: 763-742-7575; Fax: 763-742-7393; Web site:
www.cargill.com

Executives: Chrmn/CEO: Gregory Page; Vice Chairman: F. Guillaume Bastiaens; Vice Chairman: David W. Raisbeck; EVP: David M. Larson; SVP: William A. Buckner; SVP: Paul D. Conway; SVP: Richard Frasch; SVP & CFO: David MacLennan; VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary: Steven C. Euller

Brands: Angus Pride, Excel, Gerken's Cocoa, HoneySuckle White, Peter's Chocolate, Shady Brook Farms, Sterling Silver Premium  Meats, Sunny Fresh Foods, Wilbur Chocolate
Major Product Areas: Meat and poultry, fats/oils, grain mill products

 

 


 

21. Campbell Soup Co.
1 Campbell Place, Camden, NJ 08103-1799
Phone: 856-342-4800; Fax: 856-342-3878; Web site:
www.campbellsoup.com

Executives: Pres., CEO: Douglas R. Conant; EVP & Pres.-Campbell North America: Mark A. Sarvary; SVP–Global Research & Development and Quality: Arthur B. Anderson; SVP-Public Affairs: Jerry S. Buckley; SVP–Chief Strategy Officer: M. Carl Johnson, III; SVP–Law and Government Affairs: Ellen Oran Kaden; SVP & Pres.-Campbell International: Larry S. McWilliams; SVP & Pres.–U.S. Soup, Sauces, and Beverages: Denise M. Morrison; SVP & Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer: Nancy A. Reardon; SVP & CFO: Robert A. Schiffner; SVP & Chief Customer Officer: Archbold D. van Beuren; SVP–Global Supply Chain: David R. White; SVP & Chief Information Officer: Doreen A. Wright; VP–Controller: Anthony DiSilvestro: VP & Corporate Secretary: John J. Furey; VP–Taxes: Richard J. Landers; VP–Finance and Strategy, Campbell North America: Gerald S. Lord; VP–Treasurer: William J. O'Shea

Brands: Arnott’s, Campbell's, Chunky, Franco-American, Godiva, Goldfish, Healthy Request, Hungry-Man, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, SpaghettiOs, Swanson, Supper Bakes, V8 Vegetable Juice

Major Product Areas: Meat and poultry, canned, frozen and preserved food, bakery, sugar/confectionery, beverages, miscellaneous

 


 

22. Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
30 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 1500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3A2
Phone: 416-926-2000; Fax: 416-926-2018; Web site:
www.mapleleaf.com

Executives: Chrmn: G. Wallace McCain; Pres./CEO: Michael McCain; SVP-Transactions and Administration and Corporate Secretary: Rocco Cappuccitti; VP-Purchasing and Supply Chain: Maryanne Chantler; Pres-Global: Michael Detlefsen; Chief Strategy Officer: Douglas W. Dodds; Pres-Rothsay and Elite Swine Inc.: Kevin Golding; SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer: Wayne Johnson; SVP-Transformation: Annalisa King; VP-Investor & Public Relations: Lynda Kuhn; COO-Food Group and Pres/CEO-Canada Bread Co.: Richard A. Lan; Managing Director - Maple Leaf Bakery U.K.: Peter Maycock; VP-Govt. & Industry Relations: Rory McAlpine; Chrmn-Maple Leaf Foods Inc.; Pres/COO- Agribusiness Group: J. Scott McCain; Pres-Canada Bread Fresh Bakery:  C. Barry McLean; Pres-Canada Bread Frozen Bakery: Réal Ménard; VP-Six sigma: Bruce Miyashita; VP-Corporate Engineering: Peter Smith; CFO: Michael H. Vels;  Pres-Maple Leaf Animal Nutrition: Jerry A. Vergeer; Pres-Maple Leaf Consumer Foods: Richard Young 

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