02 Aug ASK A FOOD FUTURIST: WHO ARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANIES?
- Nestlé – Swiss multinational food and drink company. Well known brands include Nescafe, KitKat, Gerber, Purina, and Smartwater.
- PepsiCo – American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation. Major brands include Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Quaker, and Tropicana.
- JBS – Brazilian company that is the largest meat processing company in the world. Owns major meat brands like Swift, Pilgrim’s, and Pierce Chicken.
- Tyson Foods – American multinational corporation and one of the world’s largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef, and pork.
- Coca-Cola Company – American multinational beverage corporation known for brands like Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, and Powerade.
- Mars – American global manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products. Brands include Mars, Snickers, M&M’s, Skittles, and Pedigree.
- Mondelēz International – American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company. Brands include Oreo, Cadbury, Toblerone, Trident, and Ritz.
- Danone – French multinational food products corporation. Known for yogurt products like Activia, Horizon Organic, and Oikos.
- General Mills – American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods. Brands include Cheerios, Yoplait, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, and Annie’s.
- Associated British Foods – British multinational food processing and retailing company that owns brands like Twinings, Dorset Cereals, Primark, and British Sugar.
- Kellogg’s – American multinational food manufacturing company known for breakfast foods like Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosted Flakes, and Pringles chips.
- Conagra Brands – Packaged foods company that produces brands like Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Bird’s Eye, Duncan Hines, and Hunt’s.
- Kraft Heinz Company – Major producer of processed food and beverages, with brands like Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, and Planters.
- General Mills – Manufacturer of cereals, snacks, yogurts and more with brands like Cheerios, Haagen-Dazs, Yoplait, Nature Valley, and Annie’s.
- JBS – Largest meat processing company globally, with brands like Swift, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Pierce Chicken.
- Kellogg’s – Known for breakfast cereal brands like Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Pop-Tarts, and Pringles chips.
- Tyson Foods – Major processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork products in the U.S.
- Unilever – Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company with food brands like Hellmann’s, Knorr, Lipton, Magnum, and Ben & Jerry’s.
- Mars – Manufacturer of chocolate, pet food, confectionery and other food items under brands like Mars, Snickers, M&M’s, and Pedigree.
- Mondelēz International – Owns brands like Oreo, Cadbury, Toblerone, Trident gum, and Ritz crackers.
- Danone – French food company specializing in dairy products, with brands like Activia, Horizon Organic, and Oikos yogurt.
- Ferrero – Italian maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tac mints, and Kinder chocolates.
- Meiji Holdings – Japanese company manufacturing confectionery, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals and more.
- Perdue Farms – Major American producer of poultry, pork, frozen foods and more.
- Kikkoman – Japanese food manufacturer known for soy sauce and other condiments.
- The Coca-Cola Company – Soda, juices, water and sports drinks under brands like Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade, and Minute Maid.
- Nestlé – Swiss company with brands like Nescafe, KitKat, Gerber baby foods, Purina pet foods, and SmartWater.
- Tingyi Holding – Instant noodle and beverage manufacturer based in Taiwan. Owner of the Master Kong brand.
- The Hershey Company – Known for chocolate bars like Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat plus Twizzlers and Jolly Rancher candy.
- Suntory Holdings – Major Japanese beer, non-alcoholic beverage and food company. Makes and distributes Pepsi products in Japan.
- Hormel Foods – American food company specializing in meat and packaged foods like Skippy peanut butter, Spam, Applegate, and Columbus meats.
- Campbell Soup Company – Known for soups, simple meals, beverages, snacks and packaged fresh foods under brands like Campbell’s, Pepperidge Farm, Snyder’s-Lance, and Pacific Foods.
- Beyond Meat – Producer of plant-based meat substitutes.
- Conagra Brands – Food manufacturer with brands like Healthy Choice, Hunt’s, Slim Jim, Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP, and Birds Eye frozen vegetables.
- Kerry Group – Irish company that manufactures food ingredients, flavors and consumer products.
- McCormick & Company – American food company that makes herbs, spices, seasonings and flavorings for restaurants and home cooks. Known for their spices.
- Hormel Foods Corporation – Meat, food and protein company with brands like Hormel, SPAM, Jennie-O, Skippy, Applegate and more.
- The Kraft Heinz Company – Major food and beverage producer that makes Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, Lunchables, Ore-Ida and Philadelphia branded products.
- ConAgra Brands – Maker of packaged foods like Slim Jim, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender’s, Duncan Hines baking mixes and Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn.
- PepsiCo – Global food & beverage company that produces Pepsi, Gatorade, Frito-Lay, Quaker Oats, Tropicana and other brands.
- General Mills – Manufacturer of cereals, yogurts, ice cream and baking products under brands like Cheerios, Yoplait, Häagen-Dazs, Pillsbury, Nature Valley and Betty Crocker.
- Land O’Lakes – Known for dairy products like butter as well as agricultural products produced by farmer-owners.
- Smithfield Foods – World’s largest pork processor and hog producer. Brands include Nathan’s Famous, Farmland, Eckrich, Armour and Cook’s hams.
- Tyson Foods – Major processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork products in the U.S. Brands include Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park and Wright Brand.
- M. Smucker Company – Known for jams, jellies, peanut butter, oils and other food products under Smucker’s, Jif, Crisco, Folgers and other brands.
- Bunge Limited – Global agribusiness and food company that purchases, stores, transports and processes oilseeds and grains to make vegetable oils, protein meals and packaged foods.
- Perdue Farms – Major American producer of poultry, pork, frozen foods and more. Brands include PERDUE, Niman Ranch, Coleman Natural and Panorama Meats.
- Yili Group – Large Chinese dairy company that makes milk, milk powder, yogurt drinks, ice cream and other dairy products.
- Danone S.A. – French multinational food products company with a focus on dairy, plant-based products and early life nutrition. Brands include Activia, Oikos, Dannon, Silk, So Delicious and more.
- Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) – Processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa to make plant-based proteins, emulsifiers, sweeteners and more.
