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Home » The World’s Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies of 2015

The World’s Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies of 2015

 

Food Engineering’s annual report on the world’s top 100 food and beverage companies recorded significant changes from some of the industry’s biggest players as global volatility in both socioeconomic and political terms, shifting demographics and an explosion in e-commerce created an increasingly challenging backdrop to activities during the past year.
 


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Rank Company Food Sales ($ millions) Year Ending
1
Nestlé 72,245 Dec. 14
2
PepsiCo, Inc. 66,683 Dec. 14
3
JBS 52,580 Dec. 14
4
Anheuser-Busch InBev 47,063 Dec. 14
5
The Coca-Cola Company 45,998 Dec. 14
6
Archer Daniels Midland Company 43,232 Jun. 14
7
Tyson 37,580 Sep. 14
8
Mondelez International 34,244 Dec. 14
9
Cargill 33,700 May 14
10
Mars 33,000 Dec. 14
11
Unilever 29,070 Dec. 14
12
Danone 28,545 Dec. 14
13
Kraft Heinz 28,000 Dec. 14
14
SABMiller 26,177 Mar. 15
15
Heineken 26,000 Dec. 14
16
Lactalis 22,240 Dec. 13
17
Suntory 21,540 Dec. 14
18
Kirin Holdings 18,653 Dec. 14
19
Fonterra 18,565 Jul. 14
20
General Mills Inc. 17,910 May 14
21
ConAgra Foods Inc. 17,703 May 14
22
Asahi Group 17,017 Dec. 14
23
Diageo 15,900 Jun. 14
24
Royal FrieslandCampina 15,320 Dec. 14
25
Kellogg Company 14,580 Dec. 14
26
CHS Inc. 14,500 Aug. 14
27
Grupo Bimbo (Mexico) 14,390 Dec. 14
28
Arla Foods 14,330 Dec. 14
29
Smithfield Foods Inc. 13,221 Apr. 13
30
Brf Brasil Foods 13,185 Dec. 14
31
NH Foods 12,108 Mar. 15
32
Carlsberg 11,730 Dec. 14
33
Ferrero 11,355 Aug. 14
34
Femsa 11,330 Dec. 14
35
Pernod Ricard 11,045 Jun. 14
36
Vion 10,975 Dec. 13
37
Danish Crown 10,550 Sep. 14
38
Meiji Holdings 10,218 Mar. 15
39
Bunge 10,035 Dec. 14
40
Saputo 9,690 Mar. 15
41
Marfrig Group 9,580 Dec. 14
42
Dean Foods Company 9,503 Dec. 14
43
Yili Group 9,390 Dec. 14
44
Hormel Foods Corporation 9,316 Oct. 14
45
Yamazaki Baking 9,220 Dec. 14
46
Sudzucker 9,180 Feb. 15
47
Associated British Foods 9,020 Sep. 14
48
Coca-Cola HBC 8,790 Dec. 14
49
Maruha Nichiro Corporation 8,390 Mar. 15
50
China Mengniu Dairy Company 8,340 Dec. 14
51
Campbell Soup Company 8,268 Jul. 14
52
Coca-Cola Enterprises 8,264 Dec. 14
53
Kerry Group 7,770 Dec. 14
54
Parmalat 7,490 Dec. 14
55
The Hershey Company 7,422 Dec. 14
56
DMK Deutsches Milchkontor 7,365 Dec. 13
57
Sodiaal 7,290 Dec. 14
58
Oetker Group 7,100 Dec. 13
59
Red Bull 6,900 Dec. 14
60
McCain Foods Limited 6,860 Jun. 13
61
Muller Group 6,810 Dec. 13
62
Ajinomoto 6,485 Mar. 15
63
Savencia Fromage & Dairy 6,220 Dec. 14
64
Dr Pepper Snapple Group 6,121 Dec. 14
65
Constellation Brands 6,028 Feb. 15
66
Ingredion Inc. 5,998 Dec. 14
67
The JM Smucker Company 5,963 Apr. 15
68
Morinaga Milk Industry 5,948 Mar. 15
69
Nissui 5,818 Mar. 15
70
Bacardi 5,800 Mar. 14
71
LVMH 5,365 Dec. 14
72
Barry Callebaut 5,300 Aug. 14
73
Land O' Lakes Inc. 5,098 Dec. 14
74
ThaiBev 5,065 Dec. 14
75
Barilla 4,915 Dec. 13
76
Tsingtao Brewery 4,840 Dec. 14
77
Itoham Foods 4,810 Mar. 15
77 tie
Maxingvest/Tchibo 4,810 Dec. 13
79
Schreiber Foods 4,800 Dec. 14
80
Sapporo Holdings 4,650 Dec. 14
81
Nisshin Seifun Group 4,507 Mar. 14
82
Dole Food Company, Inc. 4,500 Dec. 14
83
Coca-Cola Amatil 4,495 Dec. 14
84
Nissin Foods Group 4,315 Mar. 15
85
Ito En 4,305 Apr. 15
86
McCormick Corporation 4,243 Nov. 14
87
Agropur Cooperative 4,240 Dec. 14
88
Tate & Lyle 4,175 Mar. 15
89
Molson Coors Brewing Company 4,146 Dec. 14
90
QP Corporation 4,105 Nov. 14
91
J R Simplot 4,000 Aug. 14
92
Brown-Forman 3,946 Dec. 14
93
Coca-Cola West 3,905 Dec. 14
94
E & J Gallo Winery 3,800 Dec. 14
95
Groupe Bel 3,757 Dec. 14
96
Flowers Foods 3,749 Dec. 14
97
DE Master Blenders 1753 3,645 Dec. 14
98
Keurig Green Mountain 3,605 Sep. 14
99
WhiteWave Foods 3,437 Dec. 14
100
Japan Tobacco International 3,425 Dec. 14

Source: Global Food Markets (GFM), Leatherhead Food Research; www.leatherheadfood.com

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