The food industry is a branch of industry that deals with the processing of food for human and animal needs and its main task is to meet the food needs of consumers. In a pre-industrial society, man grew food on his own, or sometimes even marketed it, exchanged food, whereas today only a part of society is dedicated to food production. Nowadays, the meat industry, the fishing industry, the dairy industry and the bakery industry are developing. Building a name in the world of the food industry is no easy task.
People love delicious, quality food, but like everything else, tastes are always different. That's why it's not easy to build such a big name and brand, because that would mean that a large number of people have to like it. In today's article, we will list the 15 largest food companies in the world. ADM is a multinational food processing company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It employs 155,000 people and operates in 70 countries in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Cargill is another giant in the food industry with strong demand for beef and eggs fueling its commercial protein segment in North America. To meet the growing demand for protein, especially in Asia, Cargill is investing in the development and expansion of multiple facilities in several Chinese provinces. Sysco Corporation is considered one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world. It operates approximately 323 distribution facilities worldwide and employs more than 69,000 people. Its main operations are located in North America and Europe.
JBS is a leader in meat processing with more than 240,000 employees serving 80 countries on six continents including North America, South America, Europe and Australia. Weston Foods is a North American bakery specializing in commercial bread, artisanal bread, donuts, cakes, cookies, rolls and other baked goods. It has 40 bakery facilities in Canada and the United States employing approximately 6,000 people. Weston Foods' best-known brands include Wonder, Ace Bakery, Country Harvest, Casa Mendosa and D'Italiano. Danone was founded by Isaac Carasso who was inspired by Nobel Prize winner Elie Metchnikoff to invent yogurt which became popular in 1919 when Carasso began selling it in pharmacies and emphasizing its health benefits. The company is named after his son Daniel Carasso who was heavily involved in its development. PepsiCo was founded in 1898 by pharmacist Caleb D.
When Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay Inc merged in 1965 it was renamed PepsiCo. It is one of the largest companies in the world with products sold in more than 200 countries. PepsiCo owns popular brands such as Frito-Lay Gatorade Pepsi-Cola and Quaker. Mondelez International markets snacks such as cookies chocolate chewing gum candy cheese groceries and powdered beverages in more than 150 countries across Latin America North America Europe Asia Middle East and Africa. George Weston is a Canadian public company with businesses in retail trade of food and grocery real estate and consumer goods. It employs more than 200 000 people with 42 distribution centers external cold storage facilities and two research and development centers. Bunge is a global agribusiness and food company headquartered in USA with five business segments namely agribusiness edible oil products milling products sugar and bioenergy and fertilizers.
It employs approximately 25 000 people with cereal facilities oilseed processing facilities and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world. Overall during the pandemic the food and beverage industry performed admirably while there have been disruptions related to COVID-19 the industry's largest food companies have strong fundamentals and promising long-term prospects.
The 5 Largest Food Companies In The World
- ADM
- Cargill
- Sysco Corporation
- JBS
- Weston Foods
The 10 Other Largest Food Companies In The World
- Danone
- PepsiCo
- Mondelez International
- George Weston
- Bunge
