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    Food Processing's Top 100 – 2016

    According to our 2016 analysis, the top three food and beverage companies in the U.S. are Tyson Foods, Pepsi, and Nestle.

    Our 41st annual Top 100© list (2016) ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities. Read the analysis of 2016's market activity in our article: Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2016.

    Understanding the Chart: A = Adjustments were made to figures supplied by the company | B = Includes processed dairy products but not raw milk | C = We converted foreign currency to U.S. dollars at the end of the company’s fiscal year | D = Figure is for the parent company | E = Estimate | F = Figures are for the U.S. business alone | NA = Not available | NR = Not ranked previously | P = Pet food only | R = Figure is restated from what we carried last year

    This Year Last Year Company 2015 Food Sales 2014 Food Sales 2015 Total Company Sales 2015 Net Income* (-Loss) 2014 Net Income* (-Loss)
    1 1 Tyson Foods Inc. (10/3/15) 40,132 36,077 41,373 1,224 856
    2 1 PepsiCo Inc. 37,943 37,241R 63,056 5,452 6,513R
    3 3 Nestle (U.S. & Canada)* 27,659 27,978 92,000 9562C 15,061C
    4 5 Coca-Cola Co. 21,784 21,462 44,294 7,366 7,124
    5 8 Kraft Heinz Co. 21,670 NA 27,447 861 NA
    6 4 JBS USA * 20100 C,E 20,000 C,E 41,714C 1,118C 758C
    7 6 Anheuser-Busch InBev* 15,603 16,093 43,604 9,867 11,302
    8 9 Smithfield Foods Inc. 14,005 14,580R 14,438 452 556R
    9 10 General Mills Inc. (5/31/16) 11,931 12,502 16,563 1,697 1,221
    10 7 Conagra Brands Inc. (5/31/16) 11,643 15,832 11,643 (-677) (-607)
    11 11 Mars Inc. 11000 E 11000E 33,000 NA-Private NA-Private
    12 13 Kellogg Co. 9,094 9,499 13,525 614 633
    13 15 MillerCoors LLC 8,822 8,990 8,822 1,239 1,352
    14 14 Hormel Foods Corp. (10/25/15) 8,729 8,782 9,264 687 606
    15 16 Cargill Inc. (5/31/16) 8700E 8600E 120,400 1,580 1,820
    16 12 Dean Foods Co. 8,122 9,503 8,122 (-9) (-20)
    17 23 J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/16) 7,811 5,693 7,811 689 345
    18 17 Saputo Inc. (3/31/16) 7,361 7,209 8,438 462 485
    19 18 Pilgrim's Pride 7,143 7,647R 8,180 646 711
    20 19 Mondelez International 6,974 6,936 29,636 7,267 2,184
    21 20 Bimbo Bakeries USA* 6729C 6627C 12671C 299C 94C
    22 21 Hershey Co. 6,468 6,353 7,387 513 847
    23 22 Dr Pepper Snapple Group 6,282 6,121 6,282 764 703
    24 25 Campbell Soup Co. (7/28/15) 5,007 5,048 8,082 691 807
    25 49 Post Holdings (9/30/15) 4,648 2,411 4,648 (-115) (-359)
    26 28 Agropur Cooperative (11/1/15) 4511C 4186C 4511C 234C 241C
    27 29 Perdue Farms Inc. (3/31/16) 4,340 4150E 7,000 NA-Private NA-Private
    28 30 Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/16) 4,011 4,096 4,011 1,067 684
    29 24 Land O'Lakes Inc.(2) 4,000 5,098 13,000 337 266
    30 26 Dairy Farmers of America (2) 3,900 5000E 13,800 94 43
    31 39 WhiteWave Foods 3,867 3,437 3,867 168 140
    32 31 Flowers Foods Inc. 3,779 3,749 3,779 189 176
    33 32 Unilever U.S. * 3738 C,E 3612C,E 58202C 5,746C 6703C
    34 NR National Beef Packing Co. 3700 E NA 7,400E NA-Private NA-Private
    35 33 E&J Gallo Winery 3600 E 3500E 4300E NA-Private NA-Private
    36 36 Constellation Brands (2/29/16) 3274A 3014A 6,548 1,061 836
    37 38 TreeHouse Foods Inc. 3,206 2,946 3,206 115 90
    38 36 Koch Foods Inc. 3100 E 3000E 3100E NA-Private NA-Private
    39 36 Great Lakes Cheese Co. 3000 E 3000 E 3000 E NA-Private NA-Private
    40 44 Lactalis American/Parmalat North America 3000 E 2,863 3000 E NA NA
    41 40 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/15) 2,980 2,800 2,980 NA NA
    42 61 Beam Suntory Inc.* 2877 A 1955A 22,276 375 320
    43 41 Sanderson Farms 2,803 2,775 2,803 216 249
    44 42 Rich Products Corp. 2,700 2700E 3,500 NA-Private NA-Private
    45 51 Foster Farms LLC 2,700 2,300 2,700 NA-Private NA-Private
    46 45 Pinnacle Foods 2,656 2,591 2,656 225 203
    47 47 McCain Foods (6/30/15) 2500 E 2500E 6100E NA-Private NA-Private
    48 43 Maple Leaf Foods 2363 C 2696 C 2375 C 30 C 611 C
    49 47 H.P. Hood Inc. 2,300 2,500 2,300 NA-Private NA-Private
    50 51 American Foods Group LLC (9/30/15) 2300E 2,300 3,200 NA-Private NA-Private
    51 51 Schreiber Foods Inc. 2300 E 2300 E 5000 E NA-Private NA-Private
    52 56 Borden Dairy Co. 2,300 2100E 2,300 NA-Private NA-Private
    53 54 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2,212 2,255 16,034 1,384 2,180R
    54 46 Dannon Co. Inc. 2,100 2,557 2,100 NA NA
    55 56 California Dairies Inc. 2100 E 2100E 3,100 NA-Private NA-Private
    56 56 OSI Group 2,100 2,100 6,100 NA-Private NA-Private
    57 59 Glanbia USA 2000 E 2000E 2400 E NA 179
    58 59 Hilmar Cheese Co. 2000 E 2000E 2000 E NA NA
    59 50 Molson Coors Co. (Canada only) 1,994 2,363 3,568 356 514
    60 72 Cal-Maine Foods (5/28/16) 1,909 1,576 1,909 316 161
    61 64 Keystone Foods 1,900 1,800 2,700 NA NA
    62 67 McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/15) 1,720 1690A 4,296 401 437
    63 55 Associated Milk Producers 1,700 1,800 1,700 NA (-10)
    64 65 Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/15) 1,700 1,700 2,200 (-38) 25
    65 69 J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/15) 1,700 1600E 6000E NA-Private NA-Private
    66 68 Snyder's-Lance Inc. 1,656 1,620 1,656 51 193
    67 69 AdvancePierre Foods LLC 1,620 1,600 1,620 NA-Private NA-Private
    68 NR Triumph Foods 1,601 NA 1,601 NA NA
    69 71 Schwan Food Co. 1600 E 1575E 3,200E NA-Private NA-Private
    70 75 Grassland Dairy 1,600 1,425 1,600 NA NA
    71 62 Weston Foods 1,546 1,654 33,820 623 115
    72 63 Seaboard Corp. 1,520 1,917 5,594 126 424
    73 75 Leprino Foods Co. 1500 E 1350E 3000 E NA-Private NA-Private
    74 NR Wayne Farms LLC 1500 E NA 2,200 NA-Private NA-Private
    75 79 Hain Celestial Group (6/30/15) 1,381 1,026 2,689 168 140
    76 73 Cott Corp. 1,331 1434R 2,944 21 16
    77 77 McKee Foods Corp. 1,300 1300E 1300E NA-Private NA-Private
    78 78 Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/16) 1,275 1,286 1,275 54 10
    79 74 American Crystal Sugar Co. 1,221 1,388 1,221 421 501
    80 80 Darigold (3/31/16) 1,200 1,200 1,200 NA NA
    81 81 Hearthside Food Solutions LLC 1,181 1,200 1,181 NA-Private NA-Private
    82 87 Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/15) 1,105 1,041 1,105 102 75
    83 65 Golden State Foods 1,100 1,700 6,200 NA-Private NA-Private
    84 82 Reser's Fine Foods 1100E 1,100 1,100E NA-Private NA-Private
    85 86 Johnsonville 1100E 1050E 1,100E NA-Private NA-Private
    86 85 Premium Brands Holdings Corp. 1071 C 1051 C 1071 C 8 C 10 C
    87 91 CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley 1,040 972 1,040 37 145
    88 88 Wells Enteprises Inc. 1,028 977 1,028 NA-Private NA-Private
    89 92 Boston Beer Co. 1,024 966 1,024 98 91
    90 88 Chobani Inc. 1000 E 1000E 1000E NA-Private NA-Private
    91 93 J&J Snack Foods (9/26/15) 976 919 976 70 72
    92 95 B&G Foods 966 848 966 69 41
    93 82 Agri-Mark 917 1,100 917 NA (-2)
    94 94 Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/15) 900 897 1,300 NA-Private NA-Private
    95 98 Gorton's Seafood (3/31/16) 817 738C 5,664 107C 151*C
    96 82 Foremost Farms USA 800 1,000 1,500 NA NA
    97 96 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. 750 820 750 NA-Private NA-Private
    98 NR Ready Pac Foods Inc. 677 NA 677 NA-Private NA-Private
    99 88 Hostess Brands (5/31/16) 650 1000E 650 220E NA-Private
    100 NR SugarCreek 650 NA 650 NA-Private NA-Private