The World’s Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies of 2017

Food Engineering's annual report ranks the world's top 100 food and beverage processors based on annual sales. Read the full article for insights into the operational strategies of the successful companies listed below.

Rank	Company	Sales (USD, m)	Sales (Local Currency, m)	Year End
1	Nestlé	Total Sales: $92,155 Food Sales: $79,725	Total Sales (SwF): 89,469 Food Sales (SwF): 77,402	Dec-16
2	PepsiCo, Inc.	Total Sales: $62,799 Food Sales: $62,799	Total Sales ($): 62,799 Food Sales ($): 62,799	Dec-16
3	Anheuser-Busch InBev	Total Sales: $45,517 Food Sales: $45,517	Total Sales ($): 45,517 Food Sales ($): 45,517	Dec-16
4	The Coca-Cola Company	Total Sales: $41,863 Food Sales: $41,863	Total Sales ($): 41,863 Food Sales ($): 41,863	Dec-16
5	JBS	Total Sales: $42,595 Food Sales: $38,055	Total Sales (R$): 170,381 Food Sales (R$): 152,226	Dec-16
6	Tyson Foods	Total Sales: $36,881 Food Sales: $36,881	Total Sales ($): 36,881 Food Sales ($): 36,881	Oct-16
7	Archer Daniels Midland Company	Total Sales: $62,346 Food Sales: $34,045	Total Sales ($): 62,346 Food Sales ($): 34,045	Dec-16
8	Mars	Total Sales: $33,000 Food Sales: $33,000	Total Sales ($): 33,000 Food Sales ($): 33,000	Dec-15
9	Cargill	Total Sales: $107,164 Food Sales: $30,000	Total Sales ($): 107,164 Food Sales ($): 30,000	May-16
10	Kraft Heinz Company	Total Sales: $26,487 Food Sales: $26,487	Total Sales ($): 26,487 Food Sales ($): 26,487	Dec-16
11	Mondelez International	Total Sales: $25,923 Food Sales: $25,923	Total Sales (SwF): 25,923 Food Sales (SwF): 25,923	Dec-16
12	Unilever	Total Sales: $57,985 Food Sales: $24,785	Total Sales (€): 52,713 Food Sales (€): 22,532	Dec-16
13	Danone	Total Sales: $24,140 Food Sales: $24,140	Total Sales (€): 21,944 Food Sales (€): 21,944	Dec-16
14	Heineken	Total Sales: $22,872 Food Sales: $22,872	Total Sales (€): 20,792 Food Sales (€): 20,792	Dec-16
15	Smithfield Foods/WH Foods	Total Sales: $21,534 Food Sales: $20,252	Total Sales ($): 21,534 Food Sales ($): 20,252	Dec-16
16	Suntory	Total Sales: $22,095 Food Sales: $20,038	Total Sales (¥): 2,651,479 Food Sales (¥): 2,404,330	Dec-16
17	CHS Inc.	Total Sales: $30,347 Food Sales: $17,800	Total Sales ($): 30,347 Food Sales ($): 17,800	Aug-16
18	Lactalis	Total Sales: $17,600 Food Sales: $17,600	Total Sales (€): 16,000 Food Sales (€): 16,000	Dec-16
19	General Mills Inc.	Total Sales: $16,563 Food Sales: $16,563	Total Sales ($): 16,563 Food Sales ($): 16,563	May-16
20	Diageo	Total Sales: $14,680 Food Sales: $14,680	Total Sales (£): 10,485 Food Sales (£): 10,485	Jun-16
21	Kirin Holdings	Total Sales: $17,294 Food Sales: $14,290	Total Sales (¥): 2,075,070 Food Sales (¥): 1,714,693	Dec-15
22	Asahi Group	Total Sales: $14,225 Food Sales: $14,180	Total Sales (¥): 1,706,901 Food Sales (¥): 1,701,696	Dec-16
23	Grupo Bimbo (Mexico)	Total Sales: $14,010 Food Sales: $14,010	Total Sales ($): 14,010 Food Sales ($): 14,010	Dec-16
24	Dairy Farmers of America	Total Sales: $13,500 Food Sales: $13,500	Total Sales ($): 13,500 Food Sales ($): 13,500	Dec-16
25	Kellogg Company	Total Sales: $13,014 Food Sales: $13,014	Total Sales ($): 13,014 Food Sales ($): 13,014	Dec-16
26	Olam International	Total Sales: $14,705 Food Sales: $12,716	Total Sales (S$): 20,587 Food Sales (S$): 17,803	Dec-16
27	Bunge	Total Sales: $42,939 Food Sales: $12,322	Total Sales ($): 42,939 Food Sales ($): 12,322	Dec-16
28	Royal FrieslandCampina	Total Sales: $12,100 Food Sales: $12,100	Total Sales (€): 11,001 Food Sales (€): 11,001	Dec-16
29	Fonterra	Total Sales: $11,860 Food Sales: $11,860	Total Sales (NZ$): 17,199 Food Sales (NZ$): 17,199	Jul-16
30	Conagra Brands	Total Sales: $11,643 Food Sales: $11,643	Total Sales ($): 11,643 Food Sales ($): 11,643	May-16
31	Ferrero	Total Sales: $11,330 Food Sales: $11,330	Total Sales (€): 10,300 Food Sales (€): 10,300	Aug-16
32	Arla Foods	Total Sales: $10,525 Food Sales: $10,525	Total Sales (€): 9,567 Food Sales (€): 9,567	Dec-16
33	Coca-Cola European Partners	Total Sales: $10,045 Food Sales: $10,045	Total Sales (€): 9,133 Food Sales (€): 9,133	Dec-16
34	NH Foods	Total Sales: $10,020 Food Sales: $9,920	Total Sales (¥): 1,202,293 Food Sales (¥): 1,190,270	Mar-17
35	Pernod Ricard	Total Sales: $9,550 Food Sales: $9,550	Total Sales (€): 8,682 Food Sales (€): 8,682	Jun-16
36	Hormel Foods Corporation	Total Sales: $9,523 Food Sales: $9,523	Total Sales ($): 9,523 Food Sales ($): 9,523	Oct-16
37	Yili Group	Total Sales: $9,325 Food Sales: $9,325	Total Sales (RMB): 60,610 Food Sales (RMB): 60,610	Dec-16
38	Carlsberg	Total Sales: $9,275 Food Sales: $9,275	Total Sales (DKK): 62,614 Food Sales (DKK): 62,614	Dec-15
39	Meiji Holdings	Total Sales: $10,355 Food Sales: $9,018	Total Sales (¥): 1,242,480 Food Sales (¥): 1,082,115	Mar-17
40	Associated British Foods	Total Sales: $18,760 Food Sales: $8,912	Total Sales (£): 13,399 Food Sales (£): 6,366	Sep-16
41	Danish Crown	Total Sales: $8,895 Food Sales: $8,895	Total Sales (DKK): 60,038 Food Sales (DKK): 60,038	Sep-16
42	Femsa	Total Sales: $19,335 Food Sales: $8,600	Total Sales ($): 19,335 Food Sales ($): 8,600	Dec-16
43	Saputo	Total Sales: $8,588 Food Sales: $8,588	Total Sales (C$): 11,163 Food Sales (C$): 11,163	Mar-17
44	Brf Brasil Foods	Total Sales: $8,435 Food Sales: $8,435	Total Sales (R$): 33,733 Food Sales (R$): 33,733	Dec-16
45	China Mengniu Dairy Company	Total Sales: $8,275 Food Sales: $8,275	Total Sales (RMB): 53,779 Food Sales (RMB): 53,779	Dec-16
46	Yamazaki Baking	Total Sales: $8,684 Food Sales: $8,084	Total Sales (¥): 1,041,943 Food Sales (¥): 969,941	Dec-16
47	Campbell Soup Company	Total Sales: $7,961 Food Sales: $7,961	Total Sales ($): 7,961 Food Sales ($): 7,961	Jul-16
48	Dean Foods Company	Total Sales: $7,710 Food Sales: $7,710	Total Sales ($): 7,710 Food Sales ($): 7,710	Dec-16
49	The Hershey Company	Total Sales: $7,440 Food Sales: $7,440	Total Sales ($): 7,440 Food Sales ($): 7,440	Dec-16
50	The JM Smucker Company	Total Sales: $7,392 Food Sales: $7,392	Total Sales ($): 7,392 Food Sales ($): 7,392	Apr-17
51	Parmalat	Total Sales: $7,138 Food Sales: $7,138	Total Sales (€): 6,489 Food Sales (€): 6,489	Dec-16
52	Sudzucker	Total Sales: $7,125 Food Sales: $7,125	Total Sales (€): 6,476 Food Sales (€): 6,476	Feb-17
53	Maruha Nichiro Corporation	Total Sales: $7,278 Food Sales: $7,045	Total Sales (¥): 873,295 Food Sales (¥): 845,200	Mar-17
54	Ajinomoto	Total Sales: $9,095 Food Sales: $6,910	Total Sales (¥): 1,091,414 Food Sales (¥): 828,984	Mar-17
55	Barry Callebaut	Total Sales: $6,878 Food Sales: $6,878	Total Sales (SwF): 6,677 Food Sales (SwF): 6,677	Aug-16
56	Coca-Cola HBC	Total Sales: $6,840 Food Sales: $6,840	Total Sales (€): 6,219 Food Sales (€): 6,219	Dec-16
57	Kerry Group	Total Sales: $6,745 Food Sales: $6,745	Total Sales (€): 6,131 Food Sales (€): 6,131	Dec-16
58	Red Bull	Total Sales: $6,745 Food Sales: $6,745	Total Sales (€): 6,131 Food Sales (€): 6,131	Dec-16
59	Itoham Yonekyu	Total Sales: $6,605 Food Sales: $6,605	Total Sales (¥): 792,564 Food Sales (¥): 792,564	Mar-17
60	Constellation Brands	Total Sales: $6,584 Food Sales: $6,584	Total Sales ($): 6,584 Food Sales ($): 6,584	Feb-16
61	McCain Foods Ltd	Total Sales: $6,540 Food Sales: $6,540	Total Sales (C$): 8,500 Food Sales (C$): 8,500	Jun-15
62	Dr Pepper Snapple Group	Total Sales: $6,440 Food Sales: $6,440	Total Sales ($): 6,440 Food Sales ($): 6,440	Dec-16
63	Oetker Group	Total Sales: $13,450 Food Sales: $6,210	Total Sales (€): 12,226 Food Sales (€): 5,645	Dec-15
64	TreeHouse Foods	Total Sales: $6,175 Food Sales: $6,175	Total Sales ($): 6,175 Food Sales ($): 6,175	Dec-16
65	Müller Group	Total Sales: $6,160 Food Sales: $6,160	Total Sales (€): 5,600 Food Sales (€): 5,600	Dec-16
66	OSI Group	Total Sales: $6,100 Food Sales: $6,100	Total Sales ($): 6,100 Food Sales ($): 6,100	Dec-14
67	Jacobs Douwe Egberts	Total Sales: $5,720 Food Sales: $5,720	Total Sales (€): 5,200 Food Sales (€): 5,200	Dec-16
68	Ingredion Inc.	Total Sales: $5,704 Food Sales: $5,704	Total Sales ($): 5,704 Food Sales ($): 5,704	Dec-16
69	Bacardi	Total Sales: $5,700 Food Sales: $5,700	Total Sales ($): 5,700 Food Sales ($): 5,700	Mar-15
70	Sodiaal	Total Sales: $5,610 Food Sales: $5,610	Total Sales (€): 5,100 Food Sales (€): 5,100	Dec-15
71	ThaiBev	Total Sales: $5,380 Food Sales: $5,380	Total Sales (THB): 172,049 Food Sales (THB): 172,049	Dec-15
72	LVMH	Total Sales: $41,360 Food Sales: $5,320	Total Sales (€): 37,600 Food Sales (€): 4,835	Dec-16
73	Vion	Total Sales: $5,225 Food Sales: $5,225	Total Sales (€): 4,749 Food Sales (€): 4,749	Dec-16
74	DMK Deutsches Milchkontor	Total Sales: $5,060 Food Sales: $5,060	Total Sales (€): 4,600 Food Sales (€): 4,600	Dec-15
75	Schreiber Foods	Total Sales: $5,000 Food Sales: $5,000	Total Sales ($): 5,000 Food Sales ($): 5,000	Sep-15
76	Molson Coors Brewing Company	Total Sales: $4,885 Food Sales: $4,885	Total Sales ($): 4,885 Food Sales ($): 4,885	Dec-16
77	Savencia Fromage & Dairy	Total Sales: $4,860 Food Sales: $4,860	Total Sales (€): 4,418 Food Sales (€): 4,418	Dec-16
78	Marfrig Group	Total Sales: $4,835 Food Sales: $4,835	Total Sales (R$): 19,333 Food Sales (R$): 19,333	Dec-16
79	Morinaga Milk Industry	Total Sales: $4,940 Food Sales: $4,768	Total Sales (¥): 592,617 Food Sales (¥): 571,957	Mar-17
80	Nissui	Total Sales: $5,300 Food Sales: $4,755	Total Sales (¥): 635,953 Food Sales (¥): 570,356	Mar-17
81	Agropur Cooperative	Total Sales: $4,580 Food Sales: $4,580	Total Sales (C$): 5,952 Food Sales (C$): 5,952	Dec-16
82	Dole Food Company, Inc.	Total Sales: $4,500 Food Sales: $4,500	Total Sales ($): 4,500 Food Sales ($): 4,500	Dec-15
83	McCormick Corporation	Total Sales: $4,412 Food Sales: $4,412	Total Sales ($): 4,412 Food Sales ($): 4,412	Nov-16
84	Boparan Holdings	Total Sales: $4,380 Food Sales: $4,380	Total Sales (£): 3,130 Food Sales (£): 3,130	Jul-16
85	E & J Gallo Winery	Total Sales: $4,300 Food Sales: $4,300	Total Sales ($): 4,300 Food Sales ($): 4,300	Dec-15
86	Nisshin Seifun Group	Total Sales: $4,640 Food Sales: $4,245	Total Sales (¥): 556,701 Food Sales (¥): 509,171	Mar-16
87	J R Simplot	Total Sales: $6,000 Food Sales: $4,200	Total Sales ($): 6,000 Food Sales ($): 4,200	Aug-15
88	White Wave Foods	Total Sales: $4,198 Food Sales: $4,198	Total Sales ($): 4,198 Food Sales ($): 4,198	Dec-16
89	Nissin Foods Group	Total Sales: $4,130 Food Sales: $4,130	Total Sales (¥): 495,715 Food Sales (¥): 495,715	Mar-17
90	Sapporo Holdings	Total Sales: $4,515 Food Sales: $4,025	Total Sales (¥): 541,847 Food Sales (¥): 482,794	Dec-16
91	Lindt & Sprüngli	Total Sales: $4,020 Food Sales: $4,020	Total Sales (SwF): 3,901 Food Sales (SwF): 3,901	Dec-16
92	Tsingtao Brewery	Total Sales: $4,020 Food Sales: $4,020	Total Sales (RMB): 26,106 Food Sales (RMB): 26,106	Dec-16
93	Land O' Lakes Inc.	Total Sales: $13,233 Food Sales: $4,000	Total Sales ($): 13,233 Food Sales ($): 4,000	Dec-16
94	Coca-Cola Amatil	Total Sales: $3,965 Food Sales: $3,965	Total Sales (A$): 5,151 Food Sales (A$): 5,151	Dec-16
95	Ito En	Total Sales: $3,965 Food Sales: $3,965	Total Sales (¥): 475,866 Food Sales (¥): 475,866	Apr-17
96	Flowers Foods	Total Sales: $3,927 Food Sales: $3,927	Total Sales ($): 3,927 Food Sales ($): 3,927	Dec-16
97	Brown-Forman	Total Sales: $3,857 Food Sales: $3,857	Total Sales ($): 3,857 Food Sales ($): 3,857	Apr-17
98	Tate & Lyle	Total Sales: $3,855 Food Sales: $3,855	Total Sales (£): 2,753 Food Sales (£): 2,753	Mar-17
99	Coca-Cola West	Total Sales: $3,838 Food Sales: $3,838	Total Sales (¥): 460,455 Food Sales (¥): 460,455	Dec-16
100	Barilla	Total Sales: $3,755 Food Sales: $3,755	Total Sales (€): 3,413 Food Sales (€): 3,413	Dec-16

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