Food Processing's Top 100

The three largest food and beverage companies for 2022 in the U.S. are PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, and JBS USA. That's according to our annual reporting of the top food & beverage companies in North America.

Food Processing's 47th annual Top 100© list (2022) ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities.

Learn more about the Food Processing Top 100© list as well as read our analysis by visitingTop 100 Food and Beverage Companies for 2022: A Year of Succulent Profits.

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	2021 Food Sales	2020 Food Sales	2021 Total Company Sales	2021 Net Income* (-Loss)	2020 Net Income* (-Loss)
1	1	PepsiCo Inc.	47,635	43,490	79,474	7,679	7,175
2	2	Tyson Foods Inc. (10/2/21)	45,059	41,329	47,049	3,060	2,061
3	4	JBS USA	33,678C	27,925C	62,925CD	3,678CD	884CD
4	3	Nestle (U.S. & Canada)	31,307C	30,017C	95,212	18,481D	13,050D
5	5	Kraft Heinz Co.	20,351	20,844	26,042	1,024	361
6	6	Anheuser-Busch InBev	16,257	15,622	54,304	4,670	1,405
7	7	Smithfield Foods Inc.	16,000E	15,600	16,000E	NA	NA
8	8	General Mills Inc. (5/31/22)	15,677	14,470R	18,993	2,707	2,340
9	10	Coca-Cola Co.	13,190	11,456	38,655	9,771	7,747
10	9	Mars Inc.	12,500E	12,000E	45,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
11	11	Conagra Brands Inc. (5/30/22)	11,500	11,185	11,500	1,158E	1,301
12	12	Hormel Foods Corp. (10/30/21)	11,386	9,608	11,386	909	908
13	13	Cargill Inc. (5/31/22)	10,000E	9,900ER	134,400	NA-Private	NA-Private
14	22	Pilgrim's Pride	9,114	7,496	14,777	31	95
15	16	National Beef Packing Co.	9,000E	8,400E	11,600	NA	NA
16	14	Bimbo Bakeries USA (U.S. & Canada)	8,598	8,854CE	17,017	1,664	1,256CDR
17	18	Molson Coors Co.	8,485	8,237	10,280	1,009	(-949)
18	15	Campbell Soup Co. (7/31/21)	8,476	8,691	8,476	1,002	1,628
19	20	Saputo Inc. (3/31/22)	8,417C	8,132C	11,838C	216C	496C
20	19	Mondelez International	8,302	8,157	28,720	4,300	3,555
21	23	Hershey Co.	8,238	7,416	8,971	1,478	1,279
22	17	Kellogg Co.	8,174	8,361	14,181	1,430	1,377R
23	21	J.M. Smucker Co. (4/30/22)	7,999	8,003	7,999	632	876
24	24	Keurig Dr Pepper	7,368	6,688	12,683	2,146	1,325
25	31	Lactalis American Group	6,045	4,400	6,045	NA	NA
26	25	Danone North America	6,000E	6,000E	6,000E	NA	NA
27	27	Post Holdings Inc. (9/30/21)	5,749	5,259	6,227	167	1
28	26	Agropur Cooperative (10/31/21)	5,731C	5,791C	5,731C	216	29C
29	28	Dairy Farmers of America	5,434	5,012	19,300	199	171
30	39	Sanderson Farms	4,800	3,564	4,800	455	28
31	30	Perdue Farms Inc. (4/30/22)	4,700E	4,700 E	8,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
32	29	Golden State Foods	4,600	4,600E	5,000	NA-Private	NA-Private
33	38	Land O'Lakes Inc.	4,552	3,983	16,000	295	266
34	35	Constellation Brands (2/28/22)	4,412	4,308E	8,821	1	1,929
35	32	Flowers Foods Inc.	4,331	4,388	4,331	206	152
36	34	TreeHouse Foods Inc.	4,328	4,350	4,328	(-13)	14
37	33	Unilever U.S.	4,244CE	4,370CE	59,388C	7,498C	7,459C
38	36	E&J Gallo Winery	4,200E	4,100E	5,200E	NA-Private	NA-Private
39	40	Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. (9/30/21)	3,600	3,400	3,600	NA	NA
40	47	Maple Leaf Foods	3,560	2,961	3,560	81	93
41	42	Koch Foods Inc.	3,500E	3,200E	3,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
42	41	Great Lakes Cheese Co.	3,400E	3,300E	3,400E	NA-Private	NA-Private
43	45	Beam Suntory Inc. (U.S.)	3,308C	3,069C	20,672C	1,031C	1,256C
44	37	Grupo Lala	3,158	3,426	3,158	(-17)	95
45	48	Colgate-Palmolive Co.	3,111	2,883P	17,421	901P	793P
46	43	California Dairies Inc.	3,100E	3,100E	4,100E	NA	NA
47	43	McCain Foods (6/30/21)	3,100E	3,100E	8,000C	NA-Private	NA-Private
48	46	Hearthside Food Solutions LLC	3,050E	3,045E	3,150E	NA-Private	NA-Private
49	58	H.P. Hood Inc.	2,700	2,300	2,700	NA-Private	NA-Private
50	52	McCormick & Co. Inc. (11/30/21)	2,700	2,517A	6,318	755	747
51	53	Ferrara USA	2,600E	2,500E	12,700D	NA	NA
52	49	Rich Products Corp.	2,600E	2,600 E	4,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
53	49	Trident Seafoods Corp.	2,550E	2,600E	2,550E	NA-Private	NA-Private
54	49	Wonderful Co.	2,500E	2,600E	4,800	NA-Private	NA-Private
55	55	American Foods Group LLC (9/30/21)	2,400E	2,400E	3,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
56	53	Foster Farms LLC	2,400E	2,400E	2,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
57	57	Mountaire Farms	2,400E	2,350E	2,400E	NA-Private	NA-Private
58	56	Schreiber Foods Inc.	2,397E	2,397E	5,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
59	62	Premium Brands Holdings Corp.	2,337C	2,087C	3,859C	104C	65C
60	60	Wayne Farms LLC	2,250E	2,200	2,250E	NA	NA
61	61	Hilmar Cheese Co.	2,209E	2,130E	2,800E	NA-Private	NA-Private
62	71	Boston Beer Co.	2,058	1,736	2,058	15	192
63	65	B&G Foods	2,056	1,968	2,056	67	131
64	66	Seaboard Corp.	2,010	1,941	9,229	227	131
65	NR	Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream	2,000E	NA	2,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
66	63	OSI Group	2,000E	2,000E	6,100E	NA-Private	NA-Private
67	63	Schwan's Co.	2,000E	2,000E	2,000E	NA	NA
68	59	Brown-Forman Corp. (4/30/22)	1,917	1,748R	3,933	838	903
69	67	Lindt & Sprungli	1,852C	1,746C	5,010C	536C	364C
70	66	Grassland Dairy	1,815E	1,700E	1,815E	NA	NA
71	64	J. R. Simplot Co. (8/31/21)	1,800E	1,800E	6,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
72	77	Cal-Maine Foods (5/29/22)	1,777	1,349	1,777	133	2
73	88	Hain Celestial Group (6/30/21)	1,773A	1,848A	2,054	77	(-80)
74	68	Leprino Foods Co.	1,750E	1,750E	3,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
75	68	Triumph Foods	1,700E	1,600E	1,700E	NA	NA
76	74	Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (4/30/22)	1,650	1,500	2,300	57F	15F
77	68	Associated Milk Producers	1,600E	1,800E	1,600E	NA	NA
78	73	Bonduelle N.A.(6/30/21)	1522C	1,613C	3,308C	68C	134CD
79	87	American Crystal Sugar Co. (8/31/21)	1,500	1,000E	1,500	NA	NA
80	75	Chobani Inc.	1,500E	1,500E	1,600E	NA-Private	NA-Private
81	75	McKee Foods Corp.	1,500E	1,500E	1,500	NA-Private	NA-Private
82	80	Lancaster Colony Corp. (6/30/21)	1,467	1,334	1,467	142	137
83	78	Borden Dairy Co.	1,400E	1,250E	1,400E	NA	NA
84	81	Seneca Foods Inc. (3/31/22)	1,385	1,468	1,385	85	95
85	79	Reser's Fine Foods	1300E	1,300E	1,300E	NA-Private	NA-Private
86	83	CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley	1,200	1,200	1,200	25	48
87	87	Sargento Foods Inc. (6/30/21)	1,200E	1,137E	1,500E	NA-Private	NA-Private
88	96	Utz	1,181	964	1,181	8	(-108)
89	82	J&J Snack Foods (9/30/21)	1,145	1,022	1,145	71	18
90	93	Hostess Brands Inc.	1,142	1,017	1,142	119	108
91	86	National Beverage Corp. (4/30/22)	1,138	1,072	1,138	159	174
92	85	Darigold (3/31/22)	1,049	1,141	2,300	NA	NA
93	87	Agri-Mark	1,012	986	1,012	NA	NA
94	92	Ocean Spray	1,000E	1,000E	1,000E	NA	NA
95	87	Wells Enteprises Inc.	1,000E	1,000E	1,000E	NA-Private	NA-Private
96	93	Foremost Farms USA	902E	966E	1,700	NA	NA
97	NR	SunOpta Inc.	813	789	813	(-4)	76
98	95	Johnsonville	800E	800E	900E	NA-Private	NA-Private
99	97	John B. Sanfilippo & Son (6/24/22)	766	761	858	60	54
100	100	SugarCreek	760E	750E	760E	NA-Private	NA-Private

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