Food Processing's Top 100 - 2022

The three largest food and beverage companies for 2022 in the U.S. are PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, and JBS USA. That's according to our annual reporting of the top food & beverage companies in North America.

Food Processing's 47th annual Top 100© list (2022) 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 2022: A Year of Succulent Profits.

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 2021 Food Sales 2020 Food Sales 2021 Total Company Sales 2021 Net Income* (-Loss) 2020 Net Income* (-Loss)
1 1 PepsiCo Inc. 47,635 43,490 79,474 7,679 7,175
2 2 Tyson Foods Inc. (10/2/21) 45,059 41,329 47,049 3,060 2,061
3 4 JBS USA 33,678C 27,925C 62,925CD 3,678CD 884CD
4 3 Nestle (U.S. & Canada) 31,307C 30,017C 95,212 18,481D 13,050D
5 5 Kraft Heinz Co. 20,351 20,844 26,042 1,024 361
6 6 Anheuser-Busch InBev 16,257 15,622 54,304 4,670 1,405
7 7 Smithfield Foods Inc. 16,000E 15,600 16,000E NA NA
8 8 General Mills Inc. (5/31/22) 15,677 14,470R 18,993 2,707 2,340
9 10 Coca-Cola Co. 13,190 11,456 38,655 9,771 7,747
10 9 Mars Inc. 12,500E 12,000E 45,000 NA-Private NA-Private
11 11 Conagra Brands Inc. (5/30/22) 11,500 11,185 11,500 1,158E 1,301
12 12 Hormel Foods Corp. (10/30/21) 11,386 9,608 11,386 909 908
13 13 Cargill Inc. (5/31/22) 10,000E 9,900ER 134,400 NA-Private NA-Private
14 22 Pilgrim's Pride 9,114 7,496 14,777 31 95
15 16 National Beef Packing Co. 9,000E 8,400E 11,600 NA NA
16 14 Bimbo Bakeries USA (U.S. & Canada) 8,598 8,854CE 17,017 1,664 1,256CDR
17 18 Molson Coors Co. 8,485 8,237 10,280 1,009 (-949)
18 15 Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/21) 8,476 8,691 8,476 1,002 1,628
19 20 Saputo Inc. (3/31/22) 8,417C 8,132C 11,838C 216C 496C
20 19 Mondelez International 8,302 8,157 28,720 4,300 3,555
21 23 Hershey Co. 8,238 7,416 8,971 1,478 1,279
22 17 Kellogg Co. 8,174 8,361 14,181 1,430 1,377R
23 21 J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/22) 7,999 8,003 7,999 632 876
24 24 Keurig Dr Pepper 7,368 6,688 12,683 2,146 1,325
25 31 Lactalis American Group 6,045 4,400 6,045 NA NA
26 25 Danone North America 6,000E 6,000E 6,000E NA NA
27 27 Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/21) 5,749 5,259 6,227 167 1
28 26 Agropur Cooperative (10/31/21) 5,731C 5,791C 5,731C 216 29C
29 28 Dairy Farmers of America 5,434 5,012 19,300 199 171
30 39 Sanderson Farms 4,800 3,564 4,800 455 28
31 30 Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/22) 4,700E 4,700 E 8,000E NA-Private NA-Private
32 29 Golden State Foods 4,600 4,600E 5,000 NA-Private NA-Private
33 38 Land O'Lakes Inc. 4,552 3,983 16,000 295 266
34 35 Constellation Brands (2/28/22) 4,412 4,308E 8,821 1 1,929
35 32 Flowers Foods Inc. 4,331 4,388 4,331 206 152
36 34 TreeHouse Foods Inc. 4,328 4,350 4,328 (-13) 14
37 33 Unilever U.S. 4,244CE 4,370CE 59,388C 7,498C 7,459C
38 36 E&J Gallo Winery 4,200E 4,100E 5,200E NA-Private NA-Private
39 40 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/21) 3,600 3,400 3,600 NA NA
40 47 Maple Leaf Foods 3,560 2,961 3,560 81 93
41 42 Koch Foods Inc. 3,500E 3,200E 3,500E NA-Private NA-Private
42 41 Great Lakes Cheese Co. 3,400E 3,300E 3,400E NA-Private NA-Private
43 45 Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.) 3,308C 3,069C 20,672C 1,031C 1,256C
44 37 Grupo Lala 3,158 3,426 3,158 (-17) 95
45 48 Colgate-Palmolive Co. 3,111 2,883P 17,421 901P 793P
46 43 California Dairies Inc. 3,100E 3,100E 4,100E NA NA
47 43 McCain Foods (6/30/21) 3,100E 3,100E 8,000C NA-Private NA-Private
48 46 Hearthside Food Solutions LLC 3,050E 3,045E 3,150E NA-Private NA-Private
49 58 H.P. Hood Inc. 2,700 2,300 2,700 NA-Private NA-Private
50 52 McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/21) 2,700 2,517A 6,318 755 747
51 53 Ferrara USA 2,600E 2,500E 12,700D NA NA
52 49 Rich Products Corp. 2,600E 2,600 E 4,000E NA-Private NA-Private
53 49 Trident Seafoods Corp. 2,550E 2,600E 2,550E NA-Private NA-Private
54 49 Wonderful Co. 2,500E 2,600E 4,800 NA-Private NA-Private
55 55 American Foods Group LLC (9/30/21) 2,400E 2,400E 3,500E NA-Private NA-Private
56 53 Foster Farms LLC 2,400E 2,400E 2,500E NA-Private NA-Private
57 57 Mountaire Farms 2,400E 2,350E 2,400E NA-Private NA-Private
58 56 Schreiber Foods Inc. 2,397E 2,397E 5,000E NA-Private NA-Private
59 62 Premium Brands Holdings Corp. 2,337C 2,087C 3,859C 104C 65C
60 60 Wayne Farms LLC 2,250E 2,200 2,250E NA NA
61 61 Hilmar Cheese Co. 2,209E 2,130E 2,800E NA-Private NA-Private
62 71 Boston Beer Co. 2,058 1,736 2,058 15 192
63 65 B&G Foods 2,056 1,968 2,056 67 131
64 66 Seaboard Corp. 2,010 1,941 9,229 227 131
65 NR Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream 2,000E NA 2,000E NA-Private NA-Private
66 63 OSI Group 2,000E 2,000E 6,100E NA-Private NA-Private
67 63 Schwan's Co. 2,000E 2,000E 2,000E NA NA
68 59 Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/22) 1,917 1,748R 3,933 838 903
69 67 Lindt & Sprungli 1,852C 1,746C 5,010C 536C 364C
70 66 Grassland Dairy 1,815E 1,700E 1,815E NA NA
71 64 J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/21) 1,800E 1,800E 6,000E NA-Private NA-Private
72 77 Cal-Maine Foods (5/29/22) 1,777 1,349 1,777 133 2
73 88 Hain Celestial Group (6/30/21) 1,773A 1,848A 2,054 77 (-80)
74 68 Leprino Foods Co. 1,750E 1,750E 3,500E NA-Private NA-Private
75 68 Triumph Foods 1,700E 1,600E 1,700E NA NA
76 74 Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/22) 1,650 1,500 2,300 57F 15F
77 68 Associated Milk Producers 1,600E 1,800E 1,600E NA NA
78 73 Bonduelle N.A.(6/30/21) 1522C 1,613C 3,308C 68C 134CD
79 87 American Crystal Sugar Co. (8/31/21) 1,500 1,000E 1,500 NA NA
80 75 Chobani Inc. 1,500E 1,500E 1,600E NA-Private NA-Private
81 75 McKee Foods Corp. 1,500E 1,500E 1,500 NA-Private NA-Private
82 80 Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/21) 1,467 1,334 1,467 142 137
83 78 Borden Dairy Co. 1,400E 1,250E 1,400E NA NA
84 81 Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/22) 1,385 1,468 1,385 85 95
85 79 Reser's Fine Foods 1300E 1,300E 1,300E NA-Private NA-Private
86 83 CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley 1,200 1,200 1,200 25 48
87 87 Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/21) 1,200E 1,137E 1,500E NA-Private NA-Private
88 96 Utz 1,181 964 1,181 8 (-108)
89 82 J&J Snack Foods (9/30/21) 1,145 1,022 1,145 71 18
90 93 Hostess Brands Inc. 1,142 1,017 1,142 119 108
91 86 National Beverage Corp. (4/30/22) 1,138 1,072 1,138 159 174
92 85 Darigold (3/31/22) 1,049 1,141 2,300 NA NA
93 87 Agri-Mark 1,012 986 1,012 NA NA
94 92 Ocean Spray 1,000E 1,000E 1,000E NA NA
95 87 Wells Enteprises Inc. 1,000E 1,000E 1,000E NA-Private NA-Private
96 93 Foremost Farms USA 902E 966E 1,700 NA NA
97 NR SunOpta Inc. 813 789 813 (-4) 76
98 95 Johnsonville 800E 800E 900E NA-Private NA-Private
99 97 John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/24/22) 766 761 858 60 54
100 100 SugarCreek 760E 750E 760E NA-Private NA-Private