
We try not to make this annual list into any kind of a competition, but there is a new leader atop our Top 100© chart of the largest food & beverage processors in the U.S. and Canada: PepsiCo.
This year 19 of the top 25 companies increased sales in 2010, and 18 of them also improved profitability. For the whole group, 63 of the 100 had higher sales in their latest fiscal year, and 40 also upped their net incomes.
To read about how the top food companies did in 2011, read our coverage of the Food Processing Top 100 for 2011: PepsiCo Takes the LeadClick on the table headers to sort each column; All figures in millions, U.S. dollars
| This Year | Last Year | Company | 2010 Food Sales | 2009 Food Sales | 2010 Total Company Sales | 2010 Net Income* (-loss) | 2009 Net Income* (-Loss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pepsico Inc. | 35,600 | 22,000 | 57,838 | 6,338 | 5,979 |
| 2 | 1 | Nestle (U.S. & Canada) | 29,600 | 28,000 | 105,000 | 35,000 | 10,751 |
| 3 | 3 | Kraft Foods Inc. | 29,524 | 23,666 | 49,207 | 4,139 | 3,028 |
| 4 | 2 | Tyson Foods Inc. (9/27/08) | 27,293 | 25,903 | 28,430 | 765 | -551 |
| 5 | 5 | Anheuser-Busch InBev | 15,296 | 15,380 | 36,297 | 5,762 | 5,877 |
| 6 | 7 | JBS USA | 13,342 | 11,000 | 32,959 | 117 | 65 |
| 7 | 6 | General Mills Inc. (5/31/09) | 12,005 | 11,951 | 14,880 | 1,798 | 1,535 |
| 8 | 7 | Dean Foods Co. | 11,758 | 11,000 | 12,123 | 83 | 228 |
| 9 | 9 | Mars Inc. | 10,500 | 10,000 | 30,000 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 10 | 10 | Smithfield Foods Inc. (5/11/11) | 10,264 | 9,326 | 12,203 | 521 | - 101 |
| 11 | 11 | MillerCoors | 8,818 | 8,852 | 8,818 | 1,057 | 859 |
| 12 | 12 | Kellogg Co. | 8,402 | 8,510 | 12,397 | 1,247 | 1,208 |
| 13 | 13 | Coca-Cola Co. | 8,273 | 8,191 | 35,119 | 11,809 | 6,824 |
| 14 | 14 | ConAgra Foods Inc. (5/29/11) | 8,002 | 7,940 | 12,303 | 819 | 723 |
| 15 | 19 | Hormel Foods Corp. | 7,221 | 6,534 | 7,221 | 396 | 343 |
| 16 | 20 | Cargill Inc. (5/31/11) | 7,000 | 6,000 | 108,000 | 2,600 | 3,334 |
| 17 | 17 | Dole Food Co. Inc. | 6,893 | 6,779 | 6,893 | -30 | 84 |
| 18 | 15 | Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | 6,882 | 7,088 | 6,882 | 87 | -152 |
| 19 | 16 | Sara Lee Corp. (7/3/10) | 6,819 | 7,059 | 10,793 | 527 | 380 |
| 20 | 18 | Unilever North America | 6,688 | 6,540 | 59,311 | 6,161 | 5,243 |
| 21 | 21 | Saputo Inc. (3/31/11) | 6,025 | 5,695 | 6,025 | 451 | 376 |
| 22 | 22 | Campbell Soup Co. (9/29/10) | 5,675 | 5,630 | 7,676 | 844 | 736 |
| 23 | 24 | Hershey Co. | 5,671 | 5,299 | 5,671 | 510 | 436 |
| 24 | 23 | Dr Pepper Snapple Group | 5,636 | 5,531 | 5,636 | 528 | 555 |
| 25 | 25 | Maple Leaf Foods | 4,968 | 5,222 | 4,968 | 26 | 52 |
| 26 | 27 | J.M. Smucker Co. (4/3/11) | 4,826 | 4,605 | 4,826 | 479 | 494 |
| 27 | 26 | H.J. Heinz Co. (4/27/11) | 4,679 | 4,622 | 10,707 | 1,006 | 882 |
| 28 | 29 | Ralcorp Holdings | 4,049 | 3,892 | 4,049 | 209 | 290 |
| 29 | 28 | Perdue Farms (3/31/11) | 3,900 | 3,900 | 4,600 | NA-Private | NA-rivate |
| 30 | 30 | Grupo Bimbo | 3,864 | 3,823 | 7,197 | 341 | 457 |
| 31 | 31 | Del Monte Foods (5/1/11) | 3,666 | 3,740 | 3,666 | 661 | 244 |
| 32 | 34 | Land O’Lakes Inc.(B2) | 3,455 | 3,208 | 11,146 | 178 | 209 |
| 33 | 33 | Brown-Forman Corp. | 3,404 | 3,226 | 3,404 | 572 | 449 |
| 34 | 36 | Agropur Cooperative (10/30/10) | 3,345 | 2,954 | 3,345 | 40 | 33 |
| 35 | 32 | Chiquita | 3,22 7 | 3,470 | 3,227 | 57 | 90 |
| 36 | 35 | Procter & Gamble Co. | 3,135 | 3,068 | 78,938 | 326 (food only) | 269 (food only) |
| 37 | 39 | Fortune Brands Inc. | 2,666 | 2,470 | 7,142 | 488 | 243 |
| 38 | 38 | Flowers Foods Inc. | 2,574 | 2,601 | 2,574 | 137 | 130 |
| 39 | 49 | McCain Foods (6/30/10) | 2,555 | 1,998 | 6,000 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 40 | 37 | Hostess Brands | 2,500 | 2,700 | 2,500 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 41 | 55 | Pinnacle Foods | 2,437 | 1,643 | 2,437 | 22 | 303 |
| 42 | 47 | Borden Dairy (3) | 2,400 | 2,100 | 2,400 | NA | NA |
| 43 | 50 | Parmalat Canada | 2,382 | 1,887 | 2,382 | NA | NA |
| 44 | 40 | Keystone Foods | 2,300 | 2,300 | 6,400 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 45 | 42 | Rich Products Corp. | 2,250 | 2,200 | 2,950 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 46 | 42 | Foster Farms | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | NA- Private | NA-Private |
| 47 | 42 | H.P. Hood Inc. | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 48 | 41 | Constellation Brands (2/28/11) | 2,088 | 2,001 | 3,332 | 58 | 99 |
| 49 | 54 | Molson Coors Co. (Canada only) (12/25/10) | 1,938 | 1,732 | 3,254 | 668 | 723 |
| 50 | 54 | Sanderson Farms | 1,925 | 1,790 | 1,925 | 135 | 82 |
| 51 | 63 | TreeHouse Foods Inc. | 1,817 | 1,512 | 1,817 | 91 | 81 |
| 52 | 42 | Great Lakes Cheese Co. | 1,800 | 2,200 | 1,800 | NA- Private | NA-Private |
| 53 | 51 | Schreiber Foods Inc. | 1,800 | 1,800 | 4,000 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 54 | 53 | Schwan Food Co. | 1,750 | 1,750 | 3,000 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 55 | 48 | California Dairies Inc. | 1,710 | 2,060 | 3,000 | NA | NA |
| 56 | 60 | Associated Milk Producers | 1,700 | 1,400 | 1,700 | NA | NA |
| 57 | 57 | Weston Foods | 1,624 | 1,602 | 32,008 | 278 (food only) | 117 (food only) |
| 58 | 56 | Canada Bread Co. | 1,588 | 1,726 | 1,588 | 61 | 73 |
| 59 | 66 | Seaboard Corp. | 1,584 | 1,208 | 4,386 | 284 | 92 |
| 60 | 72 | Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.(9/30/10) | 1,504 | 1,345 | 1,504 | NA | NA |
| 61 | 67 | The Dannon Co. Inc. | 1,360 | 1,200 | 1,360 | NA | NA |
| 62 | 71 | Cott Corp. | 1,357 | 1,174 | 1,803 | 58 | 82 |
| 63 | 58 | Michael Foods | 1,300 | 1,543 | 1,500 | NA-Private | 69 |
| 64 | 61 | Darigold (3/31/11) | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | NA | NA |
| 65 | New | Advance Pierre Foods LLC | 1,300 | 600 | 1,300 | NA-Private | NA |
| 66 | 59 | McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/10) | 1,223 | 1,186 | 3,337 | 370 | 300 |
| 67 | 67 | American Crystal Sugar Co. | 1,204 | 1,200 | 1,204 | 526 | 536 |
| 68 | 67 | American Foods Group LLC (9/30/10) | 1,200 | 1,200 | 2,100 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 69 | 67 | J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/10) | 1,200 | 1,200 | 4,500 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 70 | 62 | Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/11) | 1,195 | 1,280 | 1,195 | 18 | 48 |
| 71 | 65 | Leprino Foods Co. | 1,125 | 1,250 | 2,150 | NA-Private | NA- Private |
| 72 | 74 | McKee Foods Corp. | 1,100 | 1,000 | 1,100 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 73 | 74 | OSI Group | 1,100 | 1,000 | 4,500 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 74 | 46 | Colgate- Palmolive Co. | 1,025 | 1,071 | 15,564 | 2,203 | 2,291 |
| 75 | 73 | Foremost Farms USA | 1,000 | 900 | 1,372 | 25 | 22 |
| 76 | 74 | Hilmar Cheese | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,300 | NA | NA |
| 77 | 63 | Riceland Foods | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,300 | NA | NA |
| 78 | 74 | Wells Enteprises Inc. | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 79 | 79 | Snyder's-Lance Inc. | 980 | 918 | 980 | 3 | 36 |
| 80 | 86 | Dairy Farmers of America (2) | 927 | 705 | 9,800 | 44 | 66 |
| 81 | 96 | Imperial Sugar Co. (9/30/10) | 908 | 523 | 908 | 137 | -24 |
| 82 | 80 | Lancaster Colony Corp.(6/30/10) | 893 | 910 | 1,057 | 115 | 89 |
| 83 | 85 | Sunkist Growers (10/31/10) | 874 | 729 | 1,013 | 789 | 659 |
| 84 | 82 | Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. | 850 | 875 | 850 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 85 | 84 | Lactalis USA Inc./Sorrento | 800 | 660 | 800 | NA | NA |
| 86 | 90 | Agri-Mark | 781 | 655 | 781 | 11 | 15 |
| 87 | 81 | The Hain Celestial Group Inc. | 724 | 898 | 917 | 27 | -25 |
| 88 | 84 | Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/10) | 700 | 750 | 900 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 89 | 86 | Reser's Fine Foods | 700 | 700 | 700 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 90 | 91 | J&J Snack Foods Corp. (9/25/10) | 697 | 653 | 697 | 48 | 41 |
| 91 | 88 | Malt-O- Meal | 690 | 697 | 690 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 92 | 89 | National Grape Cooperative | 659 | 673 | 659 | 27 | 81 |
| 93 | New | Diamond Foods Inc. | 642 | 536 | 680 | 26 | 24 |
| 94 | 97 | CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley | 619 | 520 | 619 | NA | NA |
| 95 | 93 | John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.(6/24/10) | 562 | 554 | 562 | 14 | 7 |
| 96 | 94 | Golden State Foods | 560 | 550 | 4,000 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 97 | 94 | Gorton's Inc. | 560 | 550 | 560 | NA | NA |
| 98 | New | Ruiz Foods | 525 | 500 | 525 | NA-Private | NA-Private |
| 99 | 100 | B & G Foods Inc. | 513 | 501 | 513 | 32 | 17 |
| 100 | 99 | Goya Foods Inc. | 505 | 505 | 1,300 | NA-Private | NA-Private |