2018 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies
Food Engineering's annual report ranks the world's top 100 food and beverage companies 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
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Nestlé
|
Total Sales: $91,624 Food Sales: $78,908 |
Total Sales (SwF): 89,791 Food Sales (SwF): 77,329 |
Dec-17 |
|
2
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
Total Sales: $63,525 Food Sales: $63,525 |
Total Sales ($): 63,525 Food Sales ($): 63,525 |
Dec-17 |
|
3
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev
|
Total Sales: $56,444 Food Sales: $56,444 |
Total Sales ($): 56,444 Food Sales ($): 56,444 |
Dec-17 |
|
4
|
JBS
|
Total Sales: $49,148 Food Sales: $46,188 |
Total Sales (R$): 163,170 Food Sales (R$): 153,344 |
Dec-17 |
|
5
|
Tyson Foods
|
Total Sales: $38,260 Food Sales: $38,260 |
Total Sales ($): 38,260 Food Sales ($): 38,260 |
Oct-17 |
|
6
|
The Coca-Cola Company
|
Total Sales: $35,410 Food Sales: $35,410 |
Total Sales ($): 35,410 Food Sales ($): 35,410 |
Dec-17 |
|
7
|
Mars
|
Total Sales: $35,000 Food Sales: $35,000 |
Total Sales ($): 35,000 Food Sales ($): 35,000 |
Dec-17 |
|
8
|
Archer Daniels Midland Company
|
Total Sales: $60,828 Food Sales: $34,195 |
Total Sales ($): 60,828 Food Sales ($): 34,195 |
Dec-17 |
|
9
|
Cargill
|
Total Sales: $109,609 Food Sales: $30,500 |
Total Sales ($): 109,609 Food Sales ($): 30,500 |
May-17 |
|
10
|
Danone
|
Total Sales: $27,885 Food Sales: $27,885 |
Total Sales (€): 24,677 Food Sales (€): 24,677 |
Dec-17 |
|
11
|
Kraft Heinz Company
|
Total Sales: $26,232 Food Sales: $26,232 |
Total Sales ($): 26,232 Food Sales ($): 26,232 |
Dec-17 |
|
12
|
Mondelez International
|
Total Sales: $25,896 Food Sales: $25,896 |
Total Sales ($): 25,896 Food Sales ($): 25,896 |
Dec-17 |
|
13
|
Unilever
|
Total Sales: $60,698 Food Sales: $25,363 |
Total Sales (€): 53,715 Food Sales (€): 22,444 |
Dec-17 |
|
14
|
Heineken
|
Total Sales: $24,733 Food Sales: $24,733 |
Total Sales (€): 21,888 Food Sales (€): 21,888 |
Dec-17 |
|
15
|
Smithfield Foods/WH Group
|
Total Sales: $22,379 Food Sales: $21,303 |
Total Sales ($): 22,379 Food Sales ($): 21,303 |
Dec-17 |
|
16
|
Lactalis
|
Total Sales: $19,210 Food Sales: $19,210 |
Total Sales (€): 17,000 Food Sales (€): 17,000 |
Dec-17 |
|
17
|
Suntory
|
Total Sales: $20,747 Food Sales: $18,960 |
Total Sales (¥): 2,420,286 Food Sales (¥): 2,211,724 |
Dec-17 |
|
18
|
CHS Inc.
|
Total Sales: $31,935 Food Sales: $18,800 |
Total Sales ($): 31,935 Food Sales ($): 18,800 |
Aug-17 |
|
19
|
Asahi Group
|
Total Sales: $17,872 Food Sales: $16,963 |
Total Sales (¥): 2,084,877 Food Sales (¥): 1,978,736 |
Dec-17 |
|
20
|
Diageo
|
Total Sales: $16,630 Food Sales: $16,630 |
Total Sales (£): 12,050 Food Sales (£): 12,050 |
Jun-17 |
|
21
|
Olam International
|
Total Sales: $18,767 Food Sales: $15,998 |
Total Sales (S$): 26,273 Food Sales (S$): 22,396 |
Dec-17 |
|
22
|
General Mills Inc.
|
Total Sales: $15,620 Food Sales: $15,620 |
Total Sales ($): 15,620 Food Sales ($): 15,620 |
May-17 |
|
23
|
Dairy Farmers of America
|
Total Sales: $14,700 Food Sales: $14,700 |
Total Sales ($): 14,700 Food Sales ($): 14,700 |
Dec-17 |
|
24
|
Royal FrieslandCampina
|
Total Sales: $13,685 Food Sales: $13,685 |
Total Sales (€): 12,110 Food Sales (€): 12,110 |
Dec-17 |
|
25
|
Bunge
|
Total Sales: $45,794 Food Sales: $13,647 |
Total Sales ($): 45,794 Food Sales ($): 13,647 |
Dec-17 |
|
26
|
Grupo Bimbo (Mexico)
|
Total Sales: $13,595 Food Sales: $13,595 |
Total Sales ($): 13,595 Food Sales ($): 13,595 |
Dec-17 |
|
27
|
Fonterra
|
Total Sales: $13,173 Food Sales: $13,173 |
Total Sales (NZ$): 19,232 Food Sales (NZ$): 19,232 |
Jul-17 |
|
28
|
Kellogg Company
|
Total Sales: $12,923 Food Sales: $12,923 |
Total Sales ($): 12,923 Food Sales ($): 12,923 |
Dec-17 |
|
29
|
Kirin Holdings
|
Total Sales: $15,975 Food Sales: $12,905 |
Total Sales (¥): 1,863,730 Food Sales (¥): 1,505,212 |
Dec-17 |
|
30
|
Coca-Cola European Partners
|
Total Sales: $12,500 Food Sales: $12,500 |
Total Sales (€): 11,062 Food Sales (€): 11,062 |
Dec-17 |
|
31
|
Ferrero
|
Total Sales: $11,865 Food Sales: $11,865 |
Total Sales (€): 10,500 Food Sales (€): 10,500 |
Aug-17 |
|
32
|
Arla Foods
|
Total Sales: $11,680 Food Sales: $11,680 |
Total Sales (€): 10,338 Food Sales (€): 10,338 |
Dec-17 |
|
33
|
Associated British Foods
|
Total Sales: $21,192 Food Sales: $11,460 |
Total Sales (£): 15,357 Food Sales (£): 8,304 |
Sep-17 |
|
34
|
Molson Coors Brewing Company
|
Total Sales: $11,003 Food Sales: $11,003 |
Total Sales ($): 11,003 Food Sales ($): 11,003 |
Dec-17 |
|
35
|
Femsa
|
Total Sales: $23,445 Food Sales: $10,380 |
Total Sales ($): 23,445 Food Sales ($): 10,380 |
Dec-17 |
|
36
|
Pernod Ricard
|
Total Sales: $10,182 Food Sales: $10,182 |
Total Sales (€): 9,010 Food Sales (€): 9,010 |
Jun-17 |
|
37
|
Brf Brasil Foods
|
Total Sales: $10,080 Food Sales: $10,080 |
Total Sales (R$): 33,469 Food Sales (R$): 33,469 |
Dec-17 |
|
38
|
NH Foods
|
Total Sales: $10,880 Food Sales: $9,720 |
Total Sales (¥): 1,269,201 Food Sales (¥): 1,133,915 |
Mar-18 |
|
39
|
Yili Group
|
Total Sales: $9,680 Food Sales: $9,680 |
Total Sales (RMB): 68,060 Food Sales (RMB): 68,060 |
Dec-17 |
|
40
|
Meiji Holdings
|
Total Sales: $10,636 Food Sales: $9,275 |
Total Sales (¥): 1,240,860 Food Sales (¥): 1,082,115 |
Mar-18 |
|
41
|
Hormel Foods Corporation
|
Total Sales: $9,168 Food Sales: $9,168 |
Total Sales ($): 9,168 Food Sales ($): 9,168 |
Oct-17 |
|
42
|
Danish Crown
|
Total Sales: $9,040 Food Sales: $9,040 |
Total Sales (DKK): 62,024 Food Sales (DKK): 62,024 |
Sep-17 |
|
43
|
Carlsberg
|
Total Sales: $9,010 Food Sales: $9,010 |
Total Sales (DKK): 61,808 Food Sales (DKK): 61,808 |
Dec-17 |
|
44
|
China Mengniu Dairy Company
|
Total Sales: $8,558 Food Sales: $8,558 |
Total Sales (RMB): 60,156 Food Sales (RMB): 60,156 |
Dec-17 |
|
45
|
Saputo
|
Total Sales: $8,550 Food Sales: $8,550 |
Total Sales (C$): 11,543 Food Sales (C$): 11,543 |
Mar-18 |
|
46
|
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan
|
Total Sales: $8,500 Food Sales: $8,500 |
Total Sales (¥): 991,600 Food Sales (¥): 991,600 |
Dec-17 |
|
47
|
Yamazaki Baking
|
Total Sales: $9,028 Food Sales: $8,420 |
Total Sales (¥): 1,053,164 Food Sales (¥): 982,116 |
Dec-17 |
|
48
|
Campbell Soup Company
|
Total Sales: $7,890 Food Sales: $7,890 |
Total Sales ($): 7,890 Food Sales ($): 7,890 |
Jul-17 |
|
49
|
Südzucker
|
Total Sales: $7,890 Food Sales: $7,890 |
Total Sales (€): 6,983 Food Sales (€): 6,983 |
Feb-18 |
|
50
|
Conagra Brands
|
Total Sales: $7,827 Food Sales: $7,827 |
Total Sales ($): 7,827 Food Sales ($): 7,827 |
May-17 |
|
51
|
Dean Foods Company
|
Total Sales: $7,795 Food Sales: $7,795 |
Total Sales ($): 7,795 Food Sales ($): 7,795 |
Dec-17 |
|
52
|
Maruha Nichiro Corporation
|
Total Sales: $7,877 Food Sales: $7,627 |
Total Sales (¥): 918,820 Food Sales (¥): 889,700 |
Mar-18 |
|
53
|
Constellation Brands
|
Total Sales: $7,585 Food Sales: $7,585 |
Total Sales ($): 7,585 Food Sales ($): 7,585 |
Feb-18 |
|
54
|
Parmalat
|
Total Sales: $7,566 Food Sales: $7,566 |
Total Sales (€): 6,696 Food Sales (€): 6,696 |
Dec-17 |
|
55
|
The Hershey Company
|
Total Sales: $7,515 Food Sales: $7,515 |
Total Sales ($): 7,515 Food Sales ($): 7,515 |
Dec-17 |
|
56
|
Coca-Cola HBC
|
Total Sales: $7,370 Food Sales: $7,370 |
Total Sales (€): 6,522 Food Sales (€): 6,522 |
Dec-17 |
|
57
|
The JM Smucker Company
|
Total Sales: $7,357 Food Sales: $7,357 |
Total Sales ($): 7,357 Food Sales ($): 7,357 |
Apr-18 |
|
58
|
Ajinomoto
|
Total Sales: $9,860 Food Sales: $7,275 |
Total Sales (¥): 1,150,200 Food Sales (¥): 848,800 |
Mar-18 |
|
59
|
Kerry Group
|
Total Sales: $7,241 Food Sales: $7,241 |
Total Sales (€): 6,408 Food Sales (€): 6,408 |
Dec-17 |
|
60
|
Itoham Yonekyu
|
Total Sales: $7,130 Food Sales: $7,130 |
Total Sales (¥): 831,865 Food Sales (¥): 831,865 |
Mar-18 |
|
61
|
Red Bull
|
Total Sales: $7,099 Food Sales: $7,099 |
Total Sales (€): 6,282 Food Sales (€): 6,282 |
Dec-17 |
|
62
|
Barry Callebaut
|
Total Sales: $6,945 Food Sales: $6,945 |
Total Sales (SwF): 6,805 Food Sales (SwF): 6,805 |
Aug-17 |
|
63
|
Müller Group
|
Total Sales: $6,780 Food Sales: $6,780 |
Total Sales (€): 6,000 Food Sales (€): 6,000 |
Dec-17 |
|
64
|
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
|
Total Sales: $6,690 Food Sales: $6,690 |
Total Sales ($): 6,690 Food Sales ($): 6,690 |
Dec-17 |
|
65
|
TreeHouse Foods
|
Total Sales: $6,307 Food Sales: $6,307 |
Total Sales ($): 6,307 Food Sales ($): 6,307 |
Dec-17 |
|
66
|
McCain Foods Ltd
|
Total Sales: $6,300 Food Sales: $6,300 |
Total Sales (C$): 8,500 Food Sales (C$): 8,500 |
Jun-17 |
|
67
|
Oetker Group
|
Total Sales: $13,225 Food Sales: $6,185 |
Total Sales (€): 11,704 Food Sales (€): 5,474 |
Dec-16 |
|
68
|
OSI Group
|
Total Sales: $6,100 Food Sales: $6,100 |
Total Sales ($): 6,100 Food Sales ($): 6,100 |
Dec-16 |
|
69
|
Bacardi
|
Total Sales: $6,000 Food Sales: $6,000 |
Total Sales ($): 6,000 Food Sales ($): 6,000 |
Mar-16 |
|
70
|
Ingredion Inc.
|
Total Sales: $5,832 Food Sales: $5,832 |
Total Sales ($): 5,832 Food Sales ($): 5,832 |
Dec-17 |
|
71
|
ThaiBev
|
Total Sales: $5,808 Food Sales: $5,808 |
Total Sales (THB): 203,267 Food Sales (THB): 203,267 |
Sep-17 |
|
72
|
DMK Deutsches Milchkontor
|
Total Sales: $5,763 Food Sales: $5,763 |
Total Sales (€): 5,100 Food Sales (€): 5,100 |
Dec-16 |
|
73
|
LVMH
|
Total Sales: $48,178 Food Sales: $5,745 |
Total Sales (€): 42,636 Food Sales (€): 5,084 |
Dec-17 |
|
74
|
Vion
|
Total Sales: $5,730 Food Sales: $5,730 |
Total Sales (€): 5,070 Food Sales (€): 5,070 |
Dec-17 |
|
75
|
Jacobs Douwe Egberts
|
Total Sales: $5,720 Food Sales: $5,720 |
Total Sales (€): 5,200 Food Sales (€): 5,200 |
Dec-16 |
|
76
|
Marfrig Group
|
Total Sales: $5,595 Food Sales: $5,595 |
Total Sales (R$): 18,578 Food Sales (R$): 18,578 |
Dec-17 |
|
77
|
Savencia Fromage & Dairy
|
Total Sales: $5,485 Food Sales: $5,485 |
Total Sales (€): 4,853 Food Sales (€): 4,853 |
Dec-17 |
|
78
|
Sodiaal
|
Total Sales: $5,424 Food Sales: $5,424 |
Total Sales (€): 4,800 Food Sales (€): 4,800 |
Dec-16 |
|
79
|
Nissui
|
Total Sales: $5,855 Food Sales: $5,270 |
Total Sales (¥): 683,008 Food Sales (¥): 614,695 |
Mar-18 |
|
80
|
Schreiber Foods
|
Total Sales: $5,000 Food Sales: $5,000 |
Total Sales ($): 5,000 Food Sales ($): 5,000 |
Sep-16 |
|
81
|
Morinaga Milk Industry
|
Total Sales: $5,075 Food Sales: $4,898 |
Total Sales (¥): 592,087 Food Sales (¥): 571,404 |
Mar-18 |
|
82
|
Total Produce
|
Total Sales: $4,845 Food Sales: $4,845 |
Total Sales (€): 4,286 Food Sales (€): 4,286 |
Dec-17 |
|
83
|
McCormick Corporation
|
Total Sales: $4,834 Food Sales: $4,834 |
Total Sales ($): 4,834 Food Sales ($): 4,834 |
Nov-17 |
|
84
|
Agropur Cooperative
|
Total Sales: $4,750 Food Sales: $4,750 |
Total Sales (C$): 6,412 Food Sales (C$): 6,412 |
Dec-17 |
|
85
|
E & J Gallo Winery
|
Total Sales: $4,700 Food Sales: $4,700 |
Total Sales ($): 4,700 Food Sales ($): 4,700 |
Dec-16 |
|
86
|
Boparan Holdings
|
Total Sales: $4,540 Food Sales: $4,540 |
Total Sales (£): 3,289 Food Sales (£): 3,289 |
Jul-17 |
|
87
|
Dole Food Company, Inc.
|
Total Sales: $4,455 Food Sales: $4,455 |
Total Sales ($): 4,455 Food Sales ($): 4,455 |
Oct-17 |
|
88
|
Nissin Foods Group
|
Total Sales: $4,428 Food Sales: $4,428 |
Total Sales (¥): 516,400 Food Sales (¥): 516,400 |
Mar-18 |
|
89
|
Nisshin Seifun Group
|
Total Sales: $4,560 Food Sales: $4,337 |
Total Sales (¥): 532,040 Food Sales (¥): 505,899 |
Mar-18 |
|
90
|
J R Simplot
|
Total Sales: $6,000 Food Sales: $4,200 |
Total Sales ($): 6,000 Food Sales ($): 4,200 |
Aug-16 |
|
91
|
Sapporo Holdings
|
Total Sales: $4,728 Food Sales: $4,170 |
Total Sales (¥): 551,548 Food Sales (¥): 486,427 |
Dec-17 |
|
92
|
Lindt & Sprüngli
|
Total Sales: $4,170 Food Sales: $4,170 |
Total Sales (SwF): 4,088 Food Sales (SwF): 4,088 |
Dec-17 |
|
93
|
Land O' Lakes Inc.
|
Total Sales: $13,740 Food Sales: $4,050 |
Total Sales ($): 13,740 Food Sales ($): 4,050 |
Dec-17 |
|
94
|
Ito En
|
Total Sales: $3,965 Food Sales: $3,965 |
Total Sales (¥): 475,866 Food Sales (¥): 475,866 |
Apr-17 |
|
95
|
Flowers Foods
|
Total Sales: $3,921 Food Sales: $3,921 |
Total Sales ($): 3,921 Food Sales ($): 3,921 |
Dec-17 |
|
96
|
Barilla
|
Total Sales: $3,910 Food Sales: $3,910 |
Total Sales (€): 3,460 Food Sales (€): 3,460 |
Dec-17 |
|
97
|
Brown-Forman
|
Total Sales: $3,857 Food Sales: $3,857 |
Total Sales ($): 3,857 Food Sales ($): 3,857 |
Apr-17 |
|
98
|
Groupe Bel
|
Total Sales: $3,780 Food Sales: $3,780 |
Total Sales (€): 3,346 Food Sales (€): 3,346 |
Dec-17 |
|
99
|
Tate & Lyle
|
Total Sales: $3,740 Food Sales: $3,740 |
Total Sales (£): 2,710 Food Sales (£): 2,710 |
Mar-18 |
|
100
|
Maxingvest/Tchibo
|
Total Sales: $11,370 Food Sales: $3,740 |
Total Sales (€): 10,062 Food Sales (€): 3,308 |
Dec-16 |