Food Processing's Top 100 – 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)
11PepsiCo Inc.43,49041,29070,3727,1757,314
22Tyson Foods Inc. (10/1/20)41,32941,11643,1852,0712,035
33Nestle (U.S. &Canada)30,017C34,141C89,982C 13,050D12,698D
44JBS USA27,925AC28,010R51,948C884CD1,510CD
55Kraft HeinzCo.20,84419,726R26,1853561,935
67Anheuser-Busch InBev15,62215,48846,8811,4059,171D
76Smithfield Foods Inc.15,600E15,500E16,100NANA
88General Mills Inc. (5/31/21)12,72814,26218,1272,3402,181
910Mars Inc.12,000E11,700E37,000ENA-PrivateNA-Private
109Coca-Cola Co.11,45611,92533,0147,7478,920
1111Conagra Brands Inc. (5/30/21)11,18511,05411,1851,301842
1212Hormel FoodsCorp. (10/30/20)9,6088,9049,608908979
1313Cargill Inc. (5/31/20)9,000E8,900E114,600NA2,560
1424Bimbo Bakeries (U.S. &Canada)8,8547,63516,641C530CD391CD
1521Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/20)8,6918,107R8,6911,628211
1623National Beef PackingCo.8,400E7,400ER9,400NANA
1716Kellogg Co.8,3618,3908,3611,4731,215R
1815Molson Coors8,2378,618R11,724(-949)242
1919Mondelez International8,1577,10826,5813,5553,929R
2014Saputo Inc. (3/31/21)8,132C7,864C11,333496C413C
2117J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/21)8,0037,8018,003876780
2218Pilgrim�s Pride7,4967,63712,09295456
2320Hershey Co.7,4167,0828,1501,2791,150
2422Keurig Dr Pepper6,6886,35911,6181,3251,254
2525Danone North America6,000E6,000E6,000ENANA
2626AgropurCooperative (10/31/20)5,791E5,563C5,791C29C32C
2727Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/20)5,2595,2635,6991122
2830Dairy Farmers of America5,012 B4,46617,80017183
2929Golden State Foods4,9004,7005,000NA-PrivateNA-Private
3028Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/21)4,7004,700E8,000NANA-Private
3131Lactalis American Group4,400E4,400E4,400NANA
3233Flowers Foods Inc.4,3884,1244,388152165
3343Unilever U.S.4,370C3,703CER63,302C7,459C6,748CR
3432TreeHouse Foods Inc.4,3504,2894,35014(-361)
3534Constellation Brands (2/28/21)4,308A4,172E8,6151,92976R
3635E&J Gallo Winery4,100E4,000E5,100ENA-PrivateNA-Private
3739Grupo Lala4,042C3,309C4,042C9582
3836Land O�Lakes Inc.3,983B3,95514,000266207
3938Sanderson Farms3,5643,4403,5642853
4041Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/20)3,4003,1003,400NANA
4137Great LakesCheese Co.3,300E3,5003,300ENANA
4240Koch Foods Inc.3,200E3,200E3,200ENA-PrivateNA-Private
4341California Dairies Inc.3,100E3,100E4,100NANA
4443McCain Foods (6/30/20)3,100E3,000E8,000ACNA-PrivateNA-Private
4547Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.)3,069C2,867C20,418C1,256C1,673C
4643Hearthside Food Solutions3,045A3,000A3,145ENA-PrivateNA-Private
4746Maple Leaf Foods2,961C2,7523,5389355
4851Colgate-PalmoliveCo.2,883P2,525P16,471793P703P
4949Rich Products Corp.2,600E2,600E3,900ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5049Trident Seafoods Corp.2,600E2,600E2,600ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5152Wonderful Co.2,600E2,500E5,000ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5257McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/20)2,5172,352A5,601747703
5353Ferrara USA2,5002,4002,500NANA
5453Foster Farms LLC2,500E2,400E2,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5553American Foods Group LLC (9/30/20)2,400E2,400E3,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5658Schreiber Foods Inc.2,3972,350E5,000ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5756Mountaire Farms2,350E2,350E2,350ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5859H.P. Hood Inc.2,3002,2002,300ENA-PrivateNA-Private
5959Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/21)2,2842,220E3,461903827
6061Wayne Farms LLC2,2002,1002,200NANA
6163Hilmar Cheese Co.2,1302,050E2,700ENA-PrivateNA-Private
6248Premium Brands Holdings Corp.2,087C1,849C3,18365C64C
6361OSI Group2,000E2,100E6,100NA-PrivateNA-Private
6464Schwan�sCo.2,000E2,000E2,000ENANA
6571B&G Foods1,9681,6601,96813176
6665SeaboardCorp.1,9411,8517,12613160R
6769Associated Milk Producers1,800E1,700E1,800NANA
6867J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/20)1,800E1,800E6,000ENA-PrivateNA-Private
6968Leprino Foods Co.1,750E1,750E3,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
7066Lindt & Sprungli1,746C1,812C5,106364C527CD
7182Boston Beer Co.1,7361,2501,736192110
7269Grassland Dairy1,7001,7001,700NANA
7373Weston Foods1,6801,58544,573253C
7475Bonduelle N.A.(6/30/20)1,613C1,452C3,507C134CD139CDR
7572Triumph Foods1,600E1,600E1,600ENANA
7676Chobani Inc.1,500E1,400E1,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
7774Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/21)1,500E1,546A2,16315F(-100)F
7876McKee Foods Corp.1,500E1,400E1,500ENA-PrivateNA-Private
7979Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/21)1,4681,3361,46812652
8078Cal-Maine Foods (5/29/21)1,3491,3521,349218
8180Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/20)1,3341,3081,334137151
8281Reser's Fine Foods1,300E1,300E1,300ENA-PrivateNA-Private
8384Borden Dairy Co.1,250E1,180E1,250NA(-42)
8485CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley1,2001,1001,20048(-5)
8587Darigold (3/31/21)1,1411,0502,500NANA
8686Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/20)1,1371,0761,480NA-PrivateNA-Private
8789National Beverage Corp. (5/1/21)1,0721,0001,072174130
8888HainCelestial Group (6/30/20)1,0541,076AR2,054(-80)(-183)
8983J&J Snack Foods (9/30/20)1,0221,1861,0221895
9095Hostess Brands Inc.1,0179081,01710819R
9189AmericanCrystal Sugar Co. (8/31/20)1,000E1,000E1,500ENANA
9289Ocean Spray1,000E1,000E2,000ENANA
9389Wells Enteprises Inc.1,0001,0001,000NA-PrivateNA-Private
9493Agri-Mark986993986NANA
9594Foremost Farms USA9669611,820NANA
96NRUtz964768964(-104)(-16)
9796Johnsonville800E800E800ENA-PrivateNA-Private
98NRSovos Brands800ENA800NANA
9999John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/25/20)7617368805439
10098SugarCreek750E750E750ENA-PrivateNA-Private