TOP 100
Top 100 Food Groups Rank Company 1
Nestlé
2
PepsiCo, Inc.
3
Kraft Foods
4
Unilever
5 6
Currency
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Total Sales (local c, m)
Food Sales Total Sales Food Sales (local c, m) ($m) (£m)
SwF
Dec-08
109,908
102,364
101,580
94,606
$
Dec-08
43,251
43,251
43,251
43,251
$
Dec-08
42,201
42,201
42,201
42,201
Euros
Dec-08
40,523
21,926
59,570
32,230
The Coca-Cola Company
$
Dec-08
31,944
31,944
31,944
31,944
Archer Daniels Midland Company
$
Jun-08
69,816
30,416
69,816
30,416
Rank Company 51
Hormel Foods Corporation
52
Barilla
53
Tate & Lyle
54
Oetker Group
55
Meiji Dairies Corporation
56
Parmalat
57
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
58
Currency $
Year End
Total Sales (local c, m)
Food Sales Total Sales Food Sales (local c, m) ($m) (£m)
Oct-08
6,755
6,755
6,755
6,755
Euros Dec-08
4,535
4,535
6,670
6,670
£ Mar-09
3,553
3,553
6,575
6,575
Euros Dec-08
9,245
4,290
13,590
6,305
Yen Mar-08
706,988
706,988
6,005
6,005
Euros Dec-08
3,910
3,910
5,748
5,748
$ Dec-08
5,710
5,710
5,710
5,710
Morinaga Milk Industry
Yen Mar-09
583,910
583,910
5,650
5,650
C$ Jun-08
6,020
6,020
5,645
5,645
$ Dec-07
5,580
5,580
5,580
5,580
7
Mars
$
Dec-08
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
8
Cargill
$
May-08
120,439
27,000
120,439
27,000
9
Tyson Foods
$
Sep-08
26,862
26,862
26,862
26,862
10
SABMiller
$
Mar-09
25,302
25,302
25,302
25,302
59
McCain Foods Ltd
11
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Euros
Dec-08
16,102
16,102
23,670
23,670
60
Keystone Foods
12
Danone
Euros
Dec-08
15,220
15,220
22,375
22,375
61
Saputo
C$ Mar-09
5,793
5,793
5,465
5,465
13
Heineken
Euros
Dec-08
14,319
14,319
21,050
21,050
62
Tchibo
Euros Dec-08
9,194
3,600
13,515
5,295
63
Bongrain
Euros Dec-08
3,555
3,555
5,225
5,225
14
Kirin Brewery Co.
Yen
Dec-08
2,303,569
1,898,197
22,280
18,360
64
$ Dec-08
5,133
5,133
5,133
5,133
15
Diageo
£
Jun-08
8,090
8,090
15,580
15,580
The Hershey Company
16
CHS Inc.
$
Aug-08
32,167
15,000
32,167
15,000
65
Red Bull
Euros Dec-08
3,323
3,323
4,885
4,885
17
General Mills Inc.
$
May-09
14,691
14,691
14,691
14,691
66
$ Jun-08
83,503
4,852
83,503
4,852
18
Fonterra
NZ$
May-08
19,512
19,512
14,560
14,560
The Procter & Gamble Company
19
Royal FrieslandCampina
Euros
Dec-08
9,454
9,454
13,900
13,900
67
Molson Coors Brewing Company
$ Dec-08
4,774
4,774
4,774
4,774
20
Lactalis
Euros
Dec-08
9,300
9,300
13,670
13,670
68
Itoham Foods
Yen Mar-09
487,128
487,128
4,715
4,715
21
Asahi Breweries
Yen
Dec-08
1,462,747
1,391,642
14,150
13,460
69
Maple Leaf Foods
C$ Dec-08
5,243
5,010
4,920
4,700
22
Suntory
Yen
Dec-08
1,513,000
1,376,830
14,635
13,320
70
LVMH
Euros Dec-08
17,193
3,126
25,275
4,595
23
Kellogg Company
$
Dec-08
12,822
12,822
12,822
12,822
71
Nippon Suisan Kaisha
Yen Mar-09
505,250
464,830
4,890
4,495
24
JBS
$
Dec-08
12,745
12,745
12,745
12,745
72
Barry Callebaut
SwF Aug-08
4,815
4,815
4,450
4,450
25
ConAgra Foods Inc.
$
May-09
12,731
12,731
12,731
12,731
73
Perdue Farms
$ Mar-08
4,150
4,150
4,150
4,150
74
Nisshin Seifun Group
Yen Mar-09
466,671
429,079
4,515
4,150
26
Vion
Euros
Dec-08
8,644
8,644
12,705
12,705
27
Smithfield Foods Inc.
$
Apr-09
12,488
12,488
12,488
12,488
75
Land O' Lakes Inc.
$ Dec-08
12,039
4,136
12,039
4,136
28
Dean Foods Company
$
Dec-08
12,455
12,455
12,455
12,455
76
Bacardi
$ Mar-08
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
77
Corn Products International
$ Dec-08
3,944
3,944
3,944
3,944
78
Fosters Group
A$ Jun-08
4,373
4,373
3,880
3,880
79
Constellation Brands
$ Feb-09
3,655
3,655
3,655
3,655
80
QP Corporation
Yen Nov-08
473,951
377,909
4,585
3,655
81
Del Monte Foods Company
$
Apr-09
3,627
3,627
3,627
3,627
82
Chiquita Brands International
$ Dec-08
3,609
3,609
3,609
3,609
83
Nissin Food Products
Yen Mar-09
362,057
362,057
3,505
3,505
84
Sapporo Holdings
Yen Dec-08
414,558
361,569
4,010
3,497
85
Ebro Puleva
Euros Dec-08
2,368
2,368
3,480
3,480
86
Nordmilch
Euros Dec-07
2,341
2,341
3,440
3,440
87
Coca-Cola Amatil
A$ Dec-08
4,091
4,091
3,420
3,420
88
Muller Group
Euros Dec-08
2,300
2,300
3,380
3,380
89
HK Scan
Euros Dec-08
2,295
2,295
3,375
3,375
90
CSM
Euros Dec-08
2,599
2,274
3,820
3,345
91
Sodiaal
Euros Dec-08
2,200
2,200
3,235
3,235
92
Ito En
Apr-09
332,847
332,847
3,220
3,220
93
McCormick & Company
$ Nov-08
3,177
3,177
3,177
3,177
94
Lindt & Sprungli
SwF Dec-08
2,937
2,937
3,172
3,172
95
E & J Gallo
$ Dec-07
3,150
3,150
3,150
3,150
Katokichi Company
Yen Mar-08
348,675
320,780
3,375
3,100
29
Carlsberg
DKK
Dec-08
59,944
59,944
11,768
11,768
30
Associated British Foods
£
Sep-08
8,235
6,230
15,235
11,525
31
Femsa
$
Dec-08
15,081
11,240
15,081
11,240
32
Sara Lee Corporation
$
Jun-08
13,212
10,972
13,212
10,972
33
HJ Heinz Company
$
34
Ajinomoto
35
Bunge
36
Cadbury
37
Nippon Meat Packers
38
Pernod Ricard
39
Arla Foods
40
Apr-09
10,155
10,155
10,155
10,155
Yen
Mar-09
1,190,371
1,049,590
11,515
10,153
$
Dec-08
52,574
10,026
52,574
10,026
£
Dec-08
5,384
5,384
9,960
9,960
Yen
Mar-09
1,028,449
1,028,449
9,950
9,950
Euros
Jun-08
6,589
6,589
9,880
9,880
DKK
Dec-08
49,469
49,469
9,710
9,710
Ferrero
Euros
Aug-08
6,214
6,214
9,135
9,135
41
Sudzucker
Euros
Feb-09
5,871
5,871
8,630
8,630
42
Pilgrim's Pride
$
Sep-08
8,525
8,525
8,525
8,525
43
Danish Crown
DKK
Sep-08
46,972
43,107
9,220
8,462
44
Maruha Nichiro Holdings
Yen
Mar-09
897,452
843,605
8,680
8,160
45
Campbell Soup Company
$
Aug-08
7,998
7,998
7,998
7,998
46
Dole Food Company, Inc.
$
Dec-08
7,620
7,620
7,620
7,620
47
Grupo Bimbo (Mexico)
$
48
Yamazaki Baking
49
Kerry Group
50
Grupo Modelo (Mexico)
Dec-08
7,380
7,380
7,380
7,380
96
Yen
Yen
Jan-09
811,738
750,860
7,850
7,265
97
Dairy Crest
£ Mar-09
1,648
1,648
3,050
3,050
Euros
Dec-08
4,791
4,791
7,045
7,045
98
Schreiber Foods
$ Sep-07
2,900
2,900
2,900
2,900
$
Dec-08
6,795
6,795
6,795
6,795
99
Glanbia
Euros Dec-08
2,232
1,930
3,280
2,835
100
Ralcorp Holdings
$ Sep-08
2,824
2,824
2,824
2,824
Compiled by Leatherhead Food Research from its Global Food Markets Database, which contains further in depth profiles of many of these companies. www.leatherheadfood.com
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