Food Processing's Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2019

According to our analysis, the three largest food and beverage companies for 2019 in the U.S. are PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, and Nestle.

Food Processing generates annual lists of the top 100 food and beverage companies in the United States and Canada.

Food Processing's 44th annual Top 100© list (2019) ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities.

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	2018 Food Sales	2017 Food Sales	2018 Total Company Sales	2018 Net Income* (-Loss)	2017 Net Income* (-Loss)
1	1	PepsiCo Inc.	39,883	39,237	64,661	12,515	4,857
2	2	Tyson Foods Inc. (10/1/18)	39,452	37,660	40,052	3,027	1,778
3	3	Nestle (U.S. & Canada)	29000E	28,991	93,366	7271*	10,348R*
4	4	JBS USA	27,000	27,900R	46,796	79*	2080*
5	5	Kraft Heinz Co.	20,295	20,543	26,268R	(-10,254)	10,941R
6	6	Anheuser-Busch InBev	15,504	15,588	54,619	5691*	9183*
7	7	Smithfield Foods Inc.	15,500	15,300	15,500	NA	NA
8	9	General Mills Inc. (6/1/19)	13,325	12,046	46,796	1,753	2,131
9	8	Coca-Cola Co.	11,691	14,727	31,856	6,434	1,182
10	10	Mars Inc.	11666E	11,666E	35,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
11	17	Conagra Brands Inc. (5/26/19)	9,538	7,938	9,538	678	808
12	14	Hormel Foods Corp. (10/30/18)	8,922	8,623	9,546	1,013	847
13	11	Cargill Inc. (5/31/19)	8900E	9,000E	113,500	2,560*	2840*
14	13	Kellogg Co.	8,688	8,710	13,547	1,336	1,269
15	16	Molson Coors Co.D	8,570	8,852R	10,770	1,117	1,413
16	12	Saputo Inc. (3/31/19)	8460 CC	8,890CC	8,460CC	625Cc	582CC
17	NR	Keurig Dr Pepper	8457A	NA	11,020	589	NA
18	19	J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/19)	7,838	7,357	7,838	514	1,339
19	18	Dean Foods Co.	7,755	7,795	7,755	(-327)	62
20	15	Pilgrim�s Pride	7426A	8,540A	10,938	247	718R
21	22	Hershey Co.	6,902	6,621	7,791	1,178	783
22	20	Mondelez International	6,885	6,797	25,938	3381*	2936*
23	24	Danone North America	6000E	6000E	28,200	1919*	2935*
24	23	TreeHouse Foods Inc.	5,812	6,307	5,812	(-61)	(-286)
25	27	Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/18)	5,740	5,226	6,257	467	48
26	25	Bimbo Bakeries USA	5,549	5,434	5,549	NA	235C
27	26	Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/18)	5,186	5,292	8,685	261	887
28	29	National Beef Packing Co.	5100E	5,000E	7,400	NA-Private	NA-Private
29	28	Agropur Cooperative (10/28/18)	4921 CC	5,106CC	4,921CC	50CC	354CC
30	30	Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/19)	4400E	4,300E	6,700	NA-Private	NA-Private
31	33	Land O�Lakes Inc.(2)	4,240	3,900	14,900	255	365
32	35	Constellation Brands (2/28/19)	4,058	3,793E	8,116	3,436	2,303R
33	39	Grupo Lala	3964CC	3318CC	3,964CC	NA	177C
34	32	Flowers Foods Inc.	3,952	3,921	3,952	157	150
35	34	Lactalis American Group	3,860	3,860	3,860	NA	NA
36	31	Dairy Farmers of America (2)	3,830	4,140	13,600	109	127
37	37	E&J Gallo Winery	3700E	3,600E	4,800E	NA-Private	NA-Private
38	36	Unilever U.S.	3330A	3,700A	64,697CC	12,447CC	7769CC
39	38	Sanderson Farms	3,236	3,342	3,236	61	280
40	40	Koch Foods Inc.	3200E	3,100E	3,200E	NA-Private	NA-Private
41	40	Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/18)	3,100	3,100	3,100	NA	NA
42	40	California Dairies Inc.	3100E	3100E	4,100	NA	NA
43	40	Great Lakes Cheese Co.	3,100	3,100	3,100	NA	NA
44	44	McCain Foods (6/30/18)	2820E	2,825E	6,963cc	NA-Private	NA-Private
45	74	Hearthside Food Solutions LLC	2,814	1,330	2,940	NA-Private	NA-Private
46	46	Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.)	2,698	2,601	2,698C	NA	NA
47	45	Maple Leaf Foods	2,562	2,805	2,562	74	131
48	47	Rich Products Corp.	2540E	2,500E	3,800	NA-Private	NA-Private
49	56	Ferrero USA	2,500	2,000	2,500	NA	NA
50	47	Foster Farms LLC	2500E	2,500E	2,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
51	NA	Trident Seafoods Corp.	2400E	2,400E	2,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
52	49	American Foods Group LLC (9/30/18)	2400E	2,400E	3,600	NA-Private	NA-Private
53	51	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	2,388	2,292	15,544	2,400	2,024
54	50	Schreiber Foods Inc.	2350E	2300E	5,100	NA-Private	NA-Private
55	55	McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/18)	2297A	2,024A	5,409	933	477
56	62	Premium Brands Holdings Corp.	2218CC	1,751CC	2,218CC	72CC	64CC
57	52	Wayne Farms LLC	2200E	2200E	2,200E	NA-Private	NA-Private
58	58	Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/19)	2194A	1,949A	4,096	684	717
59	53	H.P. Hood Inc.	2100E	2100E	2100E	NA-Private	NA-Private
60	53	OSI Group	2,100	2,100E	6,300	NA-Private	NA-Private
61	56	Hilmar Cheese Co.	2050E	2,000E	2,600	NA-Private	NA-Private
62	60	Seaboard Corp.	1,958	1,795	6,583	(-17)	232
63	59	Keystone Foods B	1900E	1,900E	2,700E	NA	NA
64	63	J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/18)	1800E	1,750E	6,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
65	67	B&G Foods	1,701	1,668	1,701	172	217
66	65	Grassland Dairy	1,700	1,700	1,700	NA	NA
67	85	Lindt & Sprungli	1686CC	1,500E	4,380	495*	NA
68	69	Triumph Foods	1,600	1,600	1,600	NA	NA
69	65	Associated Milk Producers	1,600	1,700	1,600	NA	NA
70	69	Schwan�s Co.	1600E	1,600E	3,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
71	72	Leprino Foods Co.	1600E	1,500E	3,200	NA-Private	NA-Private
72	61	Weston Foods	1555CC	1,787CC	1,555CC	161CC	188CC
73	91	Bonduelle N.A.(6/30/18)	1,463	959	3114CC	82*CC	72* R, CC
74	68	Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/19)	1420 A	1,600	2,000	(-20)	(-37)R
75	73	McKee Foods Corp.	1400E	1400E	1400E	NA-Private	NA-Private
76	76	Chobani Inc.	1400E	1,300E	1,500	NA-Private	NA-Private
77	71	Cal-Maine Foods (6/1/19)	1,361	1,503	1,361	54	126
78	77	Borden Dairy Co.	1,250	1,250	1,250	NA-Private	NA-Private
79	78	Reser's Fine Foods	1,225	1,225	1,225	NA-Private	NA-Private
80	79	Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/18)	1,223	1,202	1,223	135	115
81	75	Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/19)	1,188	1,163R	1,188	6	(-8)R
82	82	J&J Snack Foods (9/30/18)	1,138	1,084	1,138	104	79
83	80	CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley	1,100	1,100	1,100	(-7)	(-10)
84	64	Hain Celestial Group (6/30/18)	1,085	1,701	2,458	12/30/1899	67
85	83	Darigold (3/31/19)	1,032	1,050	2,260	NA	NA
86	90	National Beverage Corp. (4/28/19)	1,014	975	1,014	141	150
87	85	American Crystal Sugar Co. (8/31/18)	1000E	1,000E	1,515	NA	NA
88	84	Golden State Foods	1000E	1,040	6,855	NA-Private	NA-Private
89	85	Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/18)	1000E	1,000E	1,300	NA-Private	NA-Private
90	85	Wells Enteprises Inc.	1,000	1,000	1,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
91	89	Agri-Mark	1000E	990	1,000E	NA	NA
92	93	Boston Beer Co.	996	863	1,058	93	99
93	92	Foremost Farms USA	850	850	1,600	NA	NA
94	96	Hostess Brands Inc.	850	776	850	81	258
95	80	Johnsonville	800E	800E,R	800E	NA-Private	NA-Private
96	95	SugarCreek	750E	750	750E	NA-Private	NA-Private
97	100	John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/28/18)	734	682	889	32	36
98	97	Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.	700	710E	700E	NA-Private	NA-Private
99	98	Glanbia USA	645	645	881	NA	NA
100	99	Cott Corp.	588	602	2,373	384	7

Food Processing's Top 100 – 2019