Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for U.S. and Canada 2021

The three largest food and beverage companies for 2021 in the U.S. are PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, and Nestle. That's according to our annual reporting of the top food & beverage companies in North America.

Food Processing's 46th annual Top 100© list (2021) ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities.

Learn more about the Food Processing Top 100© list as well as read our analysis by visiting Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2021: A Financial Shot in the Arm.

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	2020 Food Sales	2019 Food Sales	2020 Total Company Sales	2020 Net Income* (-Loss)	2019 Net Income* (-Loss)
1	1	PepsiCo Inc.	43,490	41,290	70,372	7,175	7,314
2	2	Tyson Foods Inc. (10/1/20)	41,329	41,116	43,185	2,071	2,035
3	3	Nestle (U.S. &Canada)	30,017C	34,141C	89,982C	13,050D	12,698D
4	4	JBS USA	27,925AC	28,010R	51,948C	884CD	1,510CD
5	5	Kraft HeinzCo.	20,844	19,726R	26,185	356	1,935
6	7	Anheuser-Busch InBev	15,622	15,488	46,881	1,405	9,171D
7	6	Smithfield Foods Inc.	15,600E	15,500E	16,100	NA	NA
8	8	General Mills Inc. (5/31/21)	12,728	14,262	18,127	2,340	2,181
9	10	Mars Inc.	12,000E	11,700E	37,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
10	9	Coca-Cola Co.	11,456	11,925	33,014	7,747	8,920
11	11	Conagra Brands Inc. (5/30/21)	11,185	11,054	11,185	1,301	842
12	12	Hormel FoodsCorp. (10/30/20)	9,608	8,904	9,608	908	979
13	13	Cargill Inc. (5/31/20)	9,000E	8,900E	114,600	NA	2,560
14	24	Bimbo Bakeries (U.S. &Canada)	8,854	7,635	16,641C	530CD	391CD
15	21	Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/20)	8,691	8,107R	8,691	1,628	211
16	23	National Beef PackingCo.	8,400E	7,400ER	9,400	NA	NA
17	16	Kellogg Co.	8,361	8,390	8,361	1,473	1,215R
18	15	Molson Coors	8,237	8,618R	11,724	(-949)	242
19	19	Mondelez International	8,157	7,108	26,581	3,555	3,929R
20	14	Saputo Inc. (3/31/21)	8,132C	7,864C	11,333	496C	413C
21	17	J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/21)	8,003	7,801	8,003	876	780
22	18	Pilgrim�s Pride	7,496	7,637	12,092	95	456
23	20	Hershey Co.	7,416	7,082	8,150	1,279	1,150
24	22	Keurig Dr Pepper	6,688	6,359	11,618	1,325	1,254
25	25	Danone North America	6,000E	6,000E	6,000E	NA	NA
26	26	AgropurCooperative (10/31/20)	5,791E	5,563C	5,791C	29C	32C
27	27	Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/20)	5,259	5,263	5,699	1	122
28	30	Dairy Farmers of America	5,012 B	4,466	17,800	171	83
29	29	Golden State Foods	4,900	4,700	5,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
30	28	Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/21)	4,700	4,700E	8,000	NA	NA-Private
31	31	Lactalis American Group	4,400E	4,400E	4,400	NA	NA
32	33	Flowers Foods Inc.	4,388	4,124	4,388	152	165
33	43	Unilever U.S.	4,370C	3,703CER	63,302C	7,459C	6,748CR
34	32	TreeHouse Foods Inc.	4,350	4,289	4,350	14	(-361)
35	34	Constellation Brands (2/28/21)	4,308A	4,172E	8,615	1,929	76R
36	35	E&J Gallo Winery	4,100E	4,000E	5,100E	NA-Private	NA-Private
37	39	Grupo Lala	4,042C	3,309C	4,042C	95	82
38	36	Land O�Lakes Inc.	3,983B	3,955	14,000	266	207
39	38	Sanderson Farms	3,564	3,440	3,564	28	53
40	41	Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/20)	3,400	3,100	3,400	NA	NA
41	37	Great LakesCheese Co.	3,300E	3,500	3,300E	NA	NA
42	40	Koch Foods Inc.	3,200E	3,200E	3,200E	NA-Private	NA-Private
43	41	California Dairies Inc.	3,100E	3,100E	4,100	NA	NA
44	43	McCain Foods (6/30/20)	3,100E	3,000E	8,000AC	NA-Private	NA-Private
45	47	Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.)	3,069C	2,867C	20,418C	1,256C	1,673C
46	43	Hearthside Food Solutions	3,045A	3,000A	3,145E	NA-Private	NA-Private
47	46	Maple Leaf Foods	2,961C	2,752	3,538	93	55
48	51	Colgate-PalmoliveCo.	2,883P	2,525P	16,471	793P	703P
49	49	Rich Products Corp.	2,600E	2,600E	3,900E	NA-Private	NA-Private
50	49	Trident Seafoods Corp.	2,600E	2,600E	2,600E	NA-Private	NA-Private
51	52	Wonderful Co.	2,600E	2,500E	5,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
52	57	McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/20)	2,517	2,352A	5,601	747	703
53	53	Ferrara USA	2,500	2,400	2,500	NA	NA
54	53	Foster Farms LLC	2,500E	2,400E	2,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
55	53	American Foods Group LLC (9/30/20)	2,400E	2,400E	3,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
56	58	Schreiber Foods Inc.	2,397	2,350E	5,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
57	56	Mountaire Farms	2,350E	2,350E	2,350E	NA-Private	NA-Private
58	59	H.P. Hood Inc.	2,300	2,200	2,300E	NA-Private	NA-Private
59	59	Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/21)	2,284	2,220E	3,461	903	827
60	61	Wayne Farms LLC	2,200	2,100	2,200	NA	NA
61	63	Hilmar Cheese Co.	2,130	2,050E	2,700E	NA-Private	NA-Private
62	48	Premium Brands Holdings Corp.	2,087C	1,849C	3,183	65C	64C
63	61	OSI Group	2,000E	2,100E	6,100	NA-Private	NA-Private
64	64	Schwan�sCo.	2,000E	2,000E	2,000E	NA	NA
65	71	B&G Foods	1,968	1,660	1,968	131	76
66	65	SeaboardCorp.	1,941	1,851	7,126	131	60R
67	69	Associated Milk Producers	1,800E	1,700E	1,800	NA	NA
68	67	J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/20)	1,800E	1,800E	6,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
69	68	Leprino Foods Co.	1,750E	1,750E	3,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
70	66	Lindt & Sprungli	1,746C	1,812C	5,106	364C	527CD
71	82	Boston Beer Co.	1,736	1,250	1,736	192	110
72	69	Grassland Dairy	1,700	1,700	1,700	NA	NA
73	73	Weston Foods	1,680	1,585	44,573	2	53C
74	75	Bonduelle N.A.(6/30/20)	1,613C	1,452C	3,507C	134CD	139CDR
75	72	Triumph Foods	1,600E	1,600E	1,600E	NA	NA
76	76	Chobani Inc.	1,500E	1,400E	1,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
77	74	Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/21)	1,500E	1,546A	2,163	15F	(-100)F
78	76	McKee Foods Corp.	1,500E	1,400E	1,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
79	79	Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/21)	1,468	1,336	1,468	126	52
80	78	Cal-Maine Foods (5/29/21)	1,349	1,352	1,349	2	18
81	80	Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/20)	1,334	1,308	1,334	137	151
82	81	Reser's Fine Foods	1,300E	1,300E	1,300E	NA-Private	NA-Private
83	84	Borden Dairy Co.	1,250E	1,180E	1,250	NA	(-42)
84	85	CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley	1,200	1,100	1,200	48	(-5)
85	87	Darigold (3/31/21)	1,141	1,050	2,500	NA	NA
86	86	Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/20)	1,137	1,076	1,480	NA-Private	NA-Private
87	89	National Beverage Corp. (5/1/21)	1,072	1,000	1,072	174	130
88	88	HainCelestial Group (6/30/20)	1,054	1,076AR	2,054	(-80)	(-183)
89	83	J&J Snack Foods (9/30/20)	1,022	1,186	1,022	18	95
90	95	Hostess Brands Inc.	1,017	908	1,017	108	19R
91	89	AmericanCrystal Sugar Co. (8/31/20)	1,000E	1,000E	1,500E	NA	NA
92	89	Ocean Spray	1,000E	1,000E	2,000E	NA	NA
93	89	Wells Enteprises Inc.	1,000	1,000	1,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
94	93	Agri-Mark	986	993	986	NA	NA
95	94	Foremost Farms USA	966	961	1,820	NA	NA
96	NR	Utz	964	768	964	(-104)	(-16)
97	96	Johnsonville	800E	800E	800E	NA-Private	NA-Private
98	NR	Sovos Brands	800E	NA	800	NA	NA
99	99	John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/25/20)	761	736	880	54	39
100	98	SugarCreek	750E	750E	750E	NA-Private	NA-Private

Food Processing's Top 100 – 2021