The agriculture and food industry employed over 1 billion people globally last year, accounting for one-third of the world's workforce. China Candy has compiled a list of the 11 most influential food companies worldwide, which have a huge impact on human dietary habits and the environment. Notably, most of these giants have a presence in the confectionery and chocolate sector, with companies like Mars and Mondelez having it as their core business. Engaging in the confectionery, chocolate, and snack industry could also lead to becoming a giant.
Associated British Foods. Last year's revenue was $21.1 billion, with profits of $837 million and 112,652 employees. ABF is a major retailer of well-known branded foods and family foods, owning many household names such as Allinson, Kingsmill, Mazola, Ovaltine, Ryvita, Silver Spoon, and Twinings tea. Its food sectors include hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, bread, condiments, meat products, and agriculture.
Coca-Cola. Last year's revenue was $46.9 billion, with profits of $8.6 billion and 130,600 employees. Mainly soft drinks, with carbonated beverage brands including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Fanta, Fresca, and C+; non-carbonated beverage brands include Ice Dew, Yuan Ye Tea, Sokenbicha, Glaceau, and Minute Maid.
Danone. Last year's revenue was $29.3 billion, with profits of $2 billion and 104,642 employees. Danone owns several well-known brands such as Danone, LU, EVIAN, Dumex, Mizone, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Yili, Robust, Nutricia, and Cow Gate. Danone is the world's largest producer of fresh dairy products, the second-largest producer of mineral water, the second-largest producer of baby nutrition, and Europe's largest producer of clinical nutrition.
General Mills. Last year's revenue was $17.9 billion, with profits of $1.8 billion and 43,000 employees. Major brands include Häagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker, Fruit by the Foot, Green Giant, Wanchai Ferry, and several breakfast cereal brands like Cheerios.
Kellogg. Last year's revenue was $14.8 billion, with profits of $1.8 billion and 32,277 employees. Kellogg is a global manufacturer of breakfast cereals and snacks. Its products include breakfast cereals, crackers, baked snacks, frozen waffles, pie crusts, and ice cream cones. The company's brands include Kellogg's, Keebler, Pop-Tarts, Eggo, Cheez-It, Nutri-Grain, Rice Krispies, Special K, Murray, Austin, Morningstar Farms, Famous Amos, Carr's, Plantation, and Ready Crust. As of 2013, Kellogg has a history of 107 years and sells in over 180 countries and regions.
Mars Inc. It is the only privately held company among the world's top ten food companies. Have you eaten M&M's chocolate? It is one of the brands under this company. Last year's revenue was $33 billion, with 60,000 employees and undisclosed profits. It owns many world-renowned brands. Among these, brands worth over a billion dollars include Dove, Mars, M&M's, Snickers, UNCLE BEN'S, Pedigree, Whiskas, Royal Canin, and Twix.
Mondelez International. Last year's revenue was $35.3 billion, with profits of $3.9 billion and 107,000 employees. A world-renowned manufacturer of chocolate, biscuits, gum, candy, coffee, and powdered beverages. The company owns several star brands with annual revenues of over $1 billion, such as Cadbury, Milka chocolate, Jacobs coffee, LU biscuits, Nabisco and Oreo cookies, Tang powdered drinks, and Trident gum.
Nestlé. Last year's revenue was $103.5 billion, with profits of $11.2 billion and 333,000 employees. Main businesses: coffee, beverages, dairy products, adult cereals, culinary foods, chocolate, candy, ice cream, and bottled water. Nestlé has expanded its business in China by acquiring leading brands in the industry, including Totole, Haoji, Hsu Fu Chi, and Yinlu.
PepsiCo. Last year's revenue was $66.4 billion, with profits of $6.7 billion and 274,000 employees. Main businesses include Pepsi beverages, Frito-Lay snacks, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana juices, and Quaker oatmeal foods. Its major well-known brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Lay's, Pepsi Light, Tropicana, Doritos, 7 Up, and Mirinda.
Unilever Group. Last year's revenue was $68.5 billion, with profits of $7.4 billion and 174,381 employees. In the general supermarket category (condiments, tea, ice cream) and the foodservice category (condiments and tea), it has brands like Knorr, Lipton, Wall's, and Skippy.
COFCO Group. Last year's revenue was $31.7 billion, with profits of $580 million, ranking first among China's top 100 food industry enterprises. Its main areas include agricultural products, grain and oil foods, tomato and fruit/vegetable products, beverages, wine, sugar, feed, meat, and biomass energy, real estate and hotels, and finance. Its food brands include Fulinmen cooking oil, Great Wall wine, Le Conte chocolate, COFCO Tunhe tomato products, Jiajiakang meat products, Xiangxue flour, Wugudaochang instant noodles, Yuehuo juice, and Mengniu dairy products.
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