Food Processing's Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2017

TOP 100 2022

Food Processing generates annual lists of the top 100 food and beverage companies in the United States and Canada.

Our 42nd annual Top 100© list (2017) 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 in our article: Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2017: A Mixed Bag of Results.

To see the merger and acquisition activity that contributed to the final data for 2017's list, read the article: 2016 Showed Near-Record Year for Merger & Acquisition Activity.

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	2016 Food Sales	2015 Food Sales	2016 Total Company Sales	2016 Net Income* (-Loss)	2015 Net Income* (-Loss)
1	1	PepsiCo Inc.	39,425	37,943	62,799	6,329	5,452
2	1	Tyson Foods Inc. (10/1/16)	36,281	40,132	36,881	1,772	1,224
3	3	Nestle (U.S. & Canada)	28,782	27,659	87,789C	8,371*C	9,562*
4	5	Kraft Heinz Co.	20,950	21,318R,B	26,487	3,642	647R
5	4	Coca-Cola Co.	19,899	20,360R	41,863	6,550	7,366
6	7	Anheuser-Busch InBev	15,698	15,603	45,517	2,769*	9,867*
7	6	JBS USA *	15,000AE	14,000AR	52,324C	115C	1,118C
8	8	Smithfield Foods Inc.	14,300	14,005	14,300	NA	452
9	59	Molson Coors Co.D	13,545	3,568	13,545	275	356
10	9	General Mills Inc. (5/28/17)	12,067	12,860R	15,620	1,658	1,697
11	11	Mars Inc.	11,500E	11,000E	34,500	NA-Private	NA-Private
12	14	Hormel Foods Corp. (10/30/16)	9,012	8,729	9,523	891	687
13	12	Kellogg Co.	8,941	9,094	13,014	694	614
14	15	Cargill Inc. (5/31/17)	8,700E	8700E	109,699	2,835*	2,377*R
15	19	Pilgrim's Pride	7,931	8,180R	7,931	440	646
16	10	Conagra Brands Inc. (5/31/17)	7,827	8,664R	7,827	648	(-667)
17	16	Dean Foods Co.	7,710	8,122	7,710	120	(-9)
18	17	J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/17)	7,392	7,811	7,392	592	689
19	21	Bimbo Bakeries USA	7,247	6729C	13,506	362	299C
20	20	Mondelez International	6,960	6,974	25,923	3,122	3329R
21	18	Saputo Inc. (3/31/17)	6,623C	6,625C	8,376C	549C	462C
22	22	Hershey Co.	6,533	6,468	7,440	720	513
23	23	Dr Pepper Snapple Group	6,440	6,282	6,440	847	764
24	37	TreeHouse Foods Inc.	6,175	3,206	6,175	(-229)	115
25	24	Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/16)	5,397	5,451	7,961	563	666R
26	25	Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/16)	5,027	4,648	5,027	(-3)	(-115)
27	34	National Beef Packing Co.	5,000E	4,900ER	7,400	NA-Private	NA-Private
28	26	Agropur Cooperative (11/1/16)	4,417C	4,511	4,417	306C	234
29	27	Perdue Farms Inc. (3/31/17)	4,300E	4,340	6,500	NA-Private	NA-Private
30	31	WhiteWave Foods	4,198	3,867	4,198	215	168
31	32	Flowers Foods Inc.	3,927	3,779	3,927	164	189
32	29	Land O'Lakes Inc.(2)	3,800	4,000	13,200	320	337
32	30	Dairy Farmers of America (2)	3,800	3,900	13,500	132	94
34	33	Unilever U.S.	3,775CE	3738CE	56,403C	5,935	5,746C
35	36	Constellation Brands (2/28/17)	3,666	3,274A	7,332	1,539	1,061
36	35	E&J Gallo Winery	3,600E	3,600E	4,300E	NA-Private	NA-Private
37	41	Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/16)	3,222	2,980	3,222	NA	NA
38	46	Pinnacle Foods	3,128	2,656	3,128	254	225
39	NR	Grupo Lala	3,021C	2,722C	3,021	237C	223C
40	54	California Dairies Inc.	3,000	2,100	4,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
40	39	Great Lakes Cheese Co.	3,000	3,000	3,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
42	43	Sanderson Farms	2,816	2,803	2,816	189	216
43	38	Koch Foods Inc.	2,800E	2,800ER	3,100E	NA-Private	NA-Private
44	42	Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.)	2,795	2,877	22,712	1041*	375*
45	39	Lactalis American Group	2,700	2,613R	2,700	NA	NA
46	47	McCain Foods (6/30/16)	2,500E	2,500E	6,311C	NA-Private	NA-Private
46	44	Rich Products Corp.	2,500	2,500	2,700	NA-Private	NA-Private
48	48	Maple Leaf Foods	2474C	2363C	2,474C	135C	30
49	49	American Foods Group LLC (9/30/16)	2,400	2300E	3,600	NA-Private	NA-Private
50	44	Foster Farms LLC	2,300	2,300ER	2,700E	NA-Private	NA-Private
50	49	H.P. Hood Inc.	2,300	2,300	2,300	NA-Private	NA-Private
50	49	Schreiber Foods Inc.	2,300E	2,300ER	5,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
53	53	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	2,264	2,212	15,195	2,441	1,384
54	54	Dannon Co. Inc.	2,100	2,100	2,100	NA	NA
54	54	OSI Group	2,100	2,100	6,100	NA-Private	NA-Private
56	57	Hilmar Cheese Co.	2,000	2,000	2,500	NA	NA
56	66	Snyder's-Lance Inc.	2,000E	1,656	2,109	15	51
56	72	Wayne Farms LLC	2000E	2,000E	2,200	NA-Private	NA-Private
59	61	Keystone Foods	1,900	1,900	2,700	NA	NA
60	62	McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/16)	1,820E	1,720	4,412	472	402
61	74	Hain Celestial Group (6/30/17)	1,814	1,663R	2,885	NA	168
62	28	Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/17)	1,797E	1,853ER	2,994	669	1,067
63	63	J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/16)	1,735E	1,700E	6,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
64	63	Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/17)	1,702E	1,700	2,300	24	57R
65	70	Weston Foods	1,684C	1,546C	1,684C	220C	206C
66	67	AdvancePierre Foods LLC	1,600	1,620	1,600	NA-Private	NA-Private
66	63	Associated Milk Producers	1,600	1,700	1,600	NA	NA
66	68	Grassland Dairy	1,600	1,600	1,600	NA	NA
66	68	Schwan Food Co.	1,600E	1,600E	3,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
70	71	Seaboard Corp.	1,590	1,520	5,379	222	126
71	72	Leprino Foods Co.	1,500E	1500E	3,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
72	76	McKee Foods Corp.	1,400	1,300	1,400	NA-Private	NA-Private
73	91	B&G Foods	1,391	966	1,391	109	69
74	85	Premium Brands Holdings Corp.	1,379C	1,071C	1,379C	51C	8C
75	89	Chobani Inc.	1,300	1,000	1,500	NA-Private	NA-Private
76	75	Cott Corp.	1,288	1,331	3,236	(-72)	21
77	77	Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/17)	1,246	1,275	1,246	13	54
78	80	Hearthside Food Solutions LLC	1,241	1,181	1,241	NA-Private	NA-Private
79	78	American Crystal Sugar Co.	1,200E	1,221	1,200E	NA	421
79	82	Reser's Fine Foods	1,200	1,100E	1,200	NA-Private	NA-Private
81	81	Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/16)	1,191	1,105	1,191	122	102
82	86	CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley	1,100	1,040	1,100	127	150R
82	57	Glanbia USA	1,100	2,000	1,500	NA	NA
82	82	Johnsonville	1,100E	1100E	1,100E	NA-Private	NA-Private
85	60	Cal-Maine Foods (6/3/17)B	1,075	1,909	1,075	(-74)	316
86	82	Golden State Foods	1,040	1,100	6,100	NA-Private	NA-Private
86	93	Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/16)	1,000E	900E	1,400E	NA-Private	NA-Private
86	87	Wells Enteprises Inc.	1,000	1,028	1,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
89	90	J&J Snack Foods (9/26/16)	993	976	993	76	70
90	88	Boston Beer Co.	969	1,024	969	87	98
91	79	Darigold (3/31/17)	960	1,200	2,100	NA	NA
92	92	Agri-Mark	935	917	935	NA	NA
93	100	National Beverage Corp. (4/29/17)	827	705	827	107	61
94	95	Foremost Farms USA	800	800	1,500	NA	NA
94	97	Ready Pac Foods Inc.	800	677	800	NA-Private	NA-Private
96	94	Gorton's Seafood (3/31/17)	756C	817C	5,715C	128C	107C
97	98	SugarCreek	750	650	650E	NA-Private	NA-Private
98	98	Hostess Brands Inc.	728	621	728	82	89
99	96	Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.	715	750	715	NA-Private	NA-Private
100	NR	John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/30/16)	592	565	952	30	29

Food Processing's Top 100 – 2017