Food Processing's Top 100 – 2019

According to our analysis, the three largest food and beverage companies for 2019 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 44th annual Top 100© list (2019) 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 2018 Food Sales 2017 Food Sales 2018 Total Company Sales 2018 Net Income* (-Loss) 2017 Net Income* (-Loss)
11PepsiCo Inc.39,88339,23764,66112,5154,857
22Tyson Foods Inc. (10/1/18)39,45237,66040,0523,0271,778
33Nestle (U.S. & Canada)29000E28,99193,3667271*10,348R*
44JBS USA27,00027,900R46,79679*2080*
55Kraft Heinz Co.20,29520,54326,268R(-10,254)10,941R
66Anheuser-Busch InBev15,50415,58854,6195691*9183*
77Smithfield Foods Inc.15,50015,30015,500NANA
89General Mills Inc. (6/1/19)13,32512,04646,7961,7532,131
98Coca-Cola Co.11,69114,72731,8566,4341,182
1010Mars Inc.11666E11,666E35,000NA-PrivateNA-Private
1117Conagra Brands Inc. (5/26/19)9,5387,9389,538678808
1214Hormel Foods Corp. (10/30/18)8,9228,6239,5461,013847
1311Cargill Inc. (5/31/19)8900E9,000E113,5002,560*2840*
1413Kellogg Co.8,6888,71013,5471,3361,269
1516Molson Coors Co.D8,5708,852R10,7701,1171,413
1612Saputo Inc. (3/31/19)8460 CC8,890CC8,460CC625Cc582CC
17NRKeurig Dr Pepper8457ANA11,020589NA
1819J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/19)7,8387,3577,8385141,339
1918Dean Foods Co.7,7557,7957,755(-327)62
2015Pilgrim�s Pride7426A8,540A10,938247718R
2122Hershey Co.6,9026,6217,7911,178783
2220Mondelez International6,8856,79725,9383381*2936*
2324Danone North America6000E6000E28,2001919*2935*
2423TreeHouse Foods Inc.5,8126,3075,812(-61)(-286)
2527Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/18)5,7405,2266,25746748
2625Bimbo Bakeries USA5,5495,4345,549NA235C
2726Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/18)5,1865,2928,685261887
2829National Beef Packing Co.5100E5,000E7,400NA-PrivateNA-Private
2928Agropur Cooperative (10/28/18)4921 CC5,106CC4,921CC50CC354CC
3030Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/19)4400E4,300E6,700NA-PrivateNA-Private
3133Land O�Lakes Inc.(2)4,2403,90014,900255365
3235Constellation Brands (2/28/19)4,0583,793E8,1163,4362,303R
3339Grupo Lala3964CC3318CC3,964CCNA177C
3432Flowers Foods Inc.3,9523,9213,952157150
3534Lactalis American Group3,8603,8603,860NANA
3631Dairy Farmers of America (2)3,8304,14013,600109127
3737E&J Gallo Winery3700E3,600E4,800ENA-PrivateNA-Private
3836Unilever U.S.3330A3,700A64,697CC12,447CC7769CC
3938Sanderson Farms3,2363,3423,23661280
4040Koch Foods Inc.3200E3,100E3,200ENA-PrivateNA-Private
4140Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/18)3,1003,1003,100NANA
4240California Dairies Inc.3100E3100E4,100NANA
4340Great Lakes Cheese Co.3,1003,1003,100NANA
4444McCain Foods (6/30/18)2820E2,825E6,963ccNA-PrivateNA-Private
4574Hearthside Food Solutions LLC2,8141,3302,940NA-PrivateNA-Private
4646Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.)2,6982,6012,698CNANA
4745Maple Leaf Foods2,5622,8052,56274131
4847Rich Products Corp.2540E2,500E3,800NA-PrivateNA-Private
4956Ferrero USA2,5002,0002,500NANA
5047Foster Farms LLC2500E2,500E2,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
51NATrident Seafoods Corp.2400E2,400E2,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5249American Foods Group LLC (9/30/18)2400E2,400E3,600NA-PrivateNA-Private
5351Colgate-Palmolive Co.2,3882,29215,5442,4002,024
5450Schreiber Foods Inc.2350E2300E5,100NA-PrivateNA-Private
5555McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/18)2297A2,024A5,409933477
5662Premium Brands Holdings Corp.2218CC1,751CC2,218CC72CC64CC
5752Wayne Farms LLC2200E2200E2,200ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5858Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/19)2194A1,949A4,096684717
5953H.P. Hood Inc.2100E2100E2100ENA-PrivateNA-Private
6053OSI Group2,1002,100E6,300NA-PrivateNA-Private
6156Hilmar Cheese Co.2050E2,000E2,600NA-PrivateNA-Private
6260Seaboard Corp.1,9581,7956,583(-17)232
6359Keystone Foods B1900E1,900E2,700ENANA
6463J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/18)1800E1,750E6,000ENA-PrivateNA-Private
6567B&G Foods1,7011,6681,701172217
6665Grassland Dairy1,7001,7001,700NANA
6785Lindt & Sprungli1686CC1,500E4,380495*NA
6869Triumph Foods1,6001,6001,600NANA
6965Associated Milk Producers1,6001,7001,600NANA
7069Schwan�s Co.1600E1,600E3,000NA-PrivateNA-Private
7172Leprino Foods Co.1600E1,500E3,200NA-PrivateNA-Private
7261Weston Foods1555CC1,787CC1,555CC161CC188CC
7391Bonduelle N.A.(6/30/18)1,4639593114CC82*CC72* R, CC
7468Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/19)1420 A1,6002,000(-20)(-37)R
7573McKee Foods Corp.1400E1400E1400ENA-PrivateNA-Private
7676Chobani Inc.1400E1,300E1,500NA-PrivateNA-Private
7771Cal-Maine Foods (6/1/19)1,3611,5031,36154126
7877Borden Dairy Co.1,2501,2501,250NA-PrivateNA-Private
7978Reser's Fine Foods1,2251,2251,225NA-PrivateNA-Private
8079Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/18)1,2231,2021,223135115
8175Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/19)1,1881,163R1,1886(-8)R
8282J&J Snack Foods (9/30/18)1,1381,0841,13810479
8380CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley1,1001,1001,100(-7)(-10)
8464Hain Celestial Group (6/30/18)1,0851,7012,45812/30/189967
8583Darigold (3/31/19)1,0321,0502,260NANA
8690National Beverage Corp. (4/28/19)1,0149751,014141150
8785American Crystal Sugar Co. (8/31/18)1000E1,000E1,515NANA
8884Golden State Foods1000E1,0406,855NA-PrivateNA-Private
8985Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/18)1000E1,000E1,300NA-PrivateNA-Private
9085Wells Enteprises Inc.1,0001,0001,000NA-PrivateNA-Private
9189Agri-Mark1000E9901,000ENANA
9293Boston Beer Co.9968631,0589399
9392Foremost Farms USA8508501,600NANA
9496Hostess Brands Inc.85077685081258
9580Johnsonville800E800E,R800ENA-PrivateNA-Private
9695SugarCreek750E750750ENA-PrivateNA-Private
97100John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/28/18)7346828893236
9897Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.700710E700ENA-PrivateNA-Private
9998Glanbia USA645645881NANA
10099Cott Corp.5886022,3733847