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    Food Processing's Top 100 – 2018

    According to our 2018 analysis, the three largest food and beverage companies in the U.S. are PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, and Nestle.

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

    Food Processing's 43rd annual Top 100© list (2018) ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities. 

    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 2017 Food Sales 2016 Food Sales 2017 Total Company Sales 2017 Net Income* (-Loss) 2016 Net Income* (-Loss)
    1 1 PepsiCo Inc. 39,237 39,425 63,525 4,857 6,329
    2 2 Tyson Foods Inc. (10/1/17) 37,660 36,281 38,260 1,778 1,772
    3 3 Nestle (U.S. & Canada) 28,991 28,782 91,976 13,520 8,371*C
    4 7 JBS USA * 20,739A 15,000A 27,900 2,080 115C
    5 4 Kraft Heinz Co. 20,543 20,950 26,232 10,990 3,642
    6 6 Anheuser-Busch InBev 15,588 15,698 56,444 9,183 2,769*
    7 8 Smithfield Foods Inc. 15,300 14,300 15,300 NA NA
    8 5 Coca-Cola Co. 14,727 19,899 35,410 1,182 6,550
    9 10 General Mills Inc. (5/27/18) 12,046 12,067 15,740 2,131 1,658
    10 11 Mars Inc. 11,666E 11,500E 35,000 NA-Private NA-Private
    11 14 Cargill Inc. (5/31/18) 9,000E 8,700E 109,700 2,840 2,835*
    12 21 Saputo Inc. (3/31/18) 8,890C 8160CR 8,890C 582C 446CR
    13 13 Kellogg Co. 8,710 8,941 12,923 1,269 694
    14 12 Hormel Foods Corp. (10/30/17) 8,623 9,012 9,012 847 891
    15 15 Pilgrim's Pride 8,540E 7,931 10,800 1,400 440
    16 9 Molson Coors Co.D 8,115 13,545 11,003 1,413 275
    17 16 Conagra Brands Inc. (5/31/17) 7,938 7,827 7,938 808 639R
    18 17 Dean Foods Co. 7,795 7,710 7,795 62 120
    19 18 J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/17) 7,357 7,392 7,357 1,339 592
    20 20 Mondelez International 6,797 6,960 25,896 2,936 1,669R
    21 23 Dr Pepper Snapple Group 6,690 6,440 6,690 1,076 847
    22 22 Hershey Co. 6,621 6,533 7,515 783 720
    23 24 TreeHouse Foods Inc. 6,307 6,175 6,307 (-286) (-229)
    24 54 Danone North America 6,000 2,100 6,000 NA NA
    25 19 Bimbo Bakeries USA 5,434 5,397R 13,586C 235C 362
    26 25 Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/17) 5,292 5,397 7,890 887 563
    27 26 Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/17) 5,226 5,027 5,226 48 (-3)
    28 28 Agropur Cooperative (10/28/17) 5,106C 4,417C 5,106C 354C 306C
    29 27 National Beef Packing Co. 5,000E 5,000E 7,300 NA-Private NA-Private
    30 29 Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/18) 4,300E 4,300E 6,400 NA-Private NA-Private
    31 32 Dairy Farmers of America (2) 4,140 3,800 14,700 127 132
    32 31 Flowers Foods Inc. 3,921 3,927 3,921 150 164
    33 32 Land O'Lakes Inc.(2) 3,900 3,800 13,700 365 320
    34 45 Lactalis American Group 3,860 3,700R 3,860 NA NA
    35 35 Constellation Brands (2/28/18) 3,793E 3,666 7,585 2,331 1,539
    36 34 Unilever U.S. 3,700E 3,775CE 64,343C 7769C 5,935
    37 36 E&J Gallo Winery 3,600E 3,600E 4,500E NA-Private NA-Private
    38 42 Sanderson Farms 3,342 2,816 3,342 280 189
    39 38 Pinnacle Foods 3,144 3,128 3,144 304 254
    40 37 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/17) 3,100 2,900R 3,100 NA NA
    41 40 California Dairies Inc. 3,100 3,000 4,100 NA NA-Private
    42 40 Great Lakes Cheese Co. 3,100 3,000 3,100 NA NA-Private
    43 43 Koch Foods Inc. 3,100E 2,800E 3,100E NA-Private NA-Private
    44 46 McCain Foods (6/30/17) 2,825E 2,500E 7,169C NA-Private NA-Private
    45 48 Maple Leaf Foods 2,805 2474C 2,805 131 135C
    46 44 Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.) 2,601 2,375R 19,150 2,235* 1041*
    47 46 Rich Products Corp. 2,500E 2,500 3,700 NA-Private NA-Private
    48 50 Foster Farms LLC 2,500E 2,400ER 2,500E NA-Private NA-Private
    49 49 American Foods Group LLC (9/30/17) 2,400E 2,400E 3,600E NA-Private NA-Private
    50 50 Schreiber Foods Inc. 2,300 2,300E 5,000 NA-Private NA-Private
    51 53 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2,292 2,264 15,454 2,024 2,441
    52 56 Wayne Farms LLC 2,200 2,000E 2,200 NA-Private NA-Private
    53 50 H.P. Hood Inc. 2,100 2,100R 2,100 NA-Private NA-Private
    54 54 OSI Group 2,100E 2,100 6,100E NA-Private NA-Private
    55 60 McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/17) 2,024E 1,820E 4,834 477 472
    56 56 Hilmar Cheese Co. 2,000E 2000E 2,500E NA-Private NA-Private
    57 56 Ferrero USA 2,000E 2,000E 2,000E NA 15
    58 62 Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/18) 1,949E 1,797E 3,248 717 669
    59 59 Keystone Foods 1,900E 1,900 2,700 NA-Private NA
    60 70 Seaboard Corp. 1,795 1,590 5,809 232 222
    61 65 Weston Foods 1,787C 1,684C 1,787 NA NA
    62 74 Premium Brands Holdings Corp. 1,751C 1,379C 1,751C 64C 51C
    63 63 J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/17) 1,750E 1,735E 6,000E NA-Private NA-Private
    64 61 Hain Celestial Group (6/30/17) 1,701 1,742R 2,853 67 47
    65 66 Associated Milk Producers 1,700 1,600 1,700 NA NA
    66 66 Grassland Dairy 1,700 1,600 1,700 NA NA
    67 73 B&G Foods 1,668 1,391 1,668 217 109
    68 64 Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/18) 1,600 1,702E 2,200 (-28) 24
    69 66 Schwan's Co. 1,600E 1,600E 3,000 NA-Private NA-Private
    70 66 Triumph Foods 1,600 NA 1,600 NA NA
    71 85 Cal-Maine Foods (6/2/18)B 1,503 1,075 1,503 126 (-74)
    72 71 Leprino Foods Co. 1,500E 1,500E 3,000E NA-Private NA-Private
    73 72 McKee Foods Corp. 1,400 1,400 1,400 NA-Private NA-Private
    74 78 Hearthside Food Solutions LLC 1,330 1,241 1,456 NA-Private NA-Private
    75 77 Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/18) 1,314 1262R 1,314 (-13.8) 16R
    76 75 Chobani Inc. 1,300E 1,300 1,500E NA-Private NA-Private
    77 NR Borden Dairy Co. 1,250 1,250 1,250 NA-Private NA-Private
    78 79 Reser's Fine Foods 1,225 1,200 1,225 NA-Private NA-Private
    79 81 Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/17) 1,202 1,191 1,202 115 122
    80 82 CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley 1,100 1,100 1,100 NA 127
    81 82 Johnsonville 1,100E 1,100E 1,100E NA-Private NA-Private
    82 89 J&J Snack Foods (9/30/17) 1,084 993 1,084 79 76
    83 91 Darigold (3/31/18) 1,050 960 2,300 NA NA
    84 86 Golden State Foods 1,040E 1040E 6,100 NA-Private NA-Private
    85 86 Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/17) 1,000E 1,000E 1400E NA-Private NA-Private
    86 86 Wells Enteprises Inc. 1,000 1,000 1,000 NA-Private NA-Private
    87 79 American Crystal Sugar Co. (8/31/17) 1,000E 1,200E 1,200E NA NA
    88 NR Lindt & Sprungli 1,000E NA 4,187C 463 NA
    89 92 Agri-Mark 990 935 990 NA NA
    90 93 National Beverage Corp. (4/28/18) 975 827 827 150 107
    91 94 Bonduelle N.A.(96) 959 NA 2,741 130 109
    92 94 Foremost Farms USA 850 800 1,603 NA NA
    93 90 Boston Beer Co. 863 906 922 99 87
    94 96 Gorton's Seafood (3/31/18) 769C 756C 6,062 154 128C
    95 97 SugarCreek 750 750 750 NA-Private NA-Private
    96 98 Hostess Brands Inc. 776 728 776 258 60R
    97 99 Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. 710 715 710 NA-Private NA-Private
    98 82 Glanbia USA 645 1,100 881 NA NA
    99 76 Cott Corp. 602 1,288 2,270 7 (-72)
    100 NR Monogram Foods LLC 566 NA 566 NA-Private NA-Private