Top Editors ... Top 1OO Food Groups

Title: Top 1OO Food Groups
Date: 06/12/2006
Autor: By Leathertlead Food International

Rank Company     Currency        Year End     Total Sales     Food Sales 
                                                                       (US$m)             ($m)

1. Nestlé......................SwF..........Dec-05..........73,150..........68,365
2. PepsiCo. Inc ................$...........Dec-05..........36,562..........36,562
3.Archer Daniels
Midland Company.............$............Jun-05..........35,944..........35,944
4.Altria Group Inc.
Kraft Foods....................$............Dec-05..........68,920..........34,113
5.Unilever.................Euros............Dec-05..........49,350..........27,570
6.Tyson Food.................$............Sep-05...........26,014..........26,014
7.Cargill........................$............May-05...........71,066..........25,500
8.Coca-Cola...................$............Dec-05...........23,104..........23,104
9.Mars..........................$............Dec-04...........18,000..........18,000
10.Diageo......................£............Jun-05...........16,555..........16,555
11.Danone................Euros............Dec-05...........16,200..........16,200
12.Anheuser-Busch...........$............Dec-05...........15,036..........15,036
13.ConAgra Foods Inc.......$............May-05...........14,567..........14,567
14.InBev..................Euros............Dec-05...........14,500...........14,500
15.Kirin Brewery Co........Yen............Dec-05...........14,825..........14,080
16.Heineken……......….Euros…..........Dec-05...........13,430..........13,430
17.SABMiller....................$...........Mar-05............12,901..........12,901
18.Asahi Breweries........Yen...........Dec-05............12,988..........11,970
19.Cadbury Schweppes......£...........Dec-05............11,838..........11,838
20.Smithfield Foods Inc. .....$...........Apr-06............11,404..........11,404
21.General Mills Inc. .........$............May-05...........11,244..........11,244
22.Sara Lee Corporation.....$...........Jun-05............19,254..........10,908
23.Suntory..................Yen...........Dec-04...........11,960..........10,880
24.Kellogg Company..........$...........Dec-05...........10,177..........10,177
25.Dean Foods Company....$...........Dec-05...........10,506..........10,106
26.Swift & Company..........$...........May-05...........9,669............9,669
27.Ajinomoto...............Yen............Mar-06...........10,050..........8,750
28.Fonterra.................NZ$............May-05...........8,685...........8,685
29.Nippon Meat Packers...Yen...........Mar-05............8,645...........8,645
30.HJ Heinz Company.........$...........Apr-06............8,643...........8,643
31.Assoc. British Foods........£...........Sep-05...........10,226..........8,395
32.Lactalis.................Euros............Dec-05............7,760..........7,760
33.Campbell Soup Comp. .....$............Jul-05............7,548..........7,548
34.Arla Foods...............DKK............Sep-05...........7,735...........7,420
35.Femsa.........................$..........Dec-05............9,935...........7,255
36.Scottish & Newcastle......£...........Dec-05............7,140...........7,140
37.Vion Food Group.....Euros............Dec-04............7,090...........7,090
38.Tate & Lyle..................£...........Mar-06............7,030...........7,030
39.Danish Crown..........DKK............Sep-05.............8,105...........6,810
40.Südzucker...............Euros..........Feb-06.............6,650...........6,650
41.Maruha....................Yen............Mar-05...........6,785............6,405
42.Carlsberg.................DKK.............Dec-05............6,346...........6,346
43.Yamazaki Baking......Yen............Dec-05................6,700............6,160
44.CHS Inc. ..................S.............Aug-05..............11,941...........5,975
45.Dole Food Comp, Inc. .$...................Dec-05............5,871...........5,871
46.Barilla.................Euros.................Dec-05.............5,725..........5,725
47.Constellation Brands....$.................Feb-06................5,707.........5,707
48.Pilgrim's Pride.............$...................Sep-05...............5,666.......5,666
49.Meiji Dairies Corp. ..Yen..................Mar-06...............6,455.........5,620
50.Allied Domecq.............£..................Aug-04..............5,925........5,510
51.Kerry Group.........Euros...................Dec-05.................5,510............5,510
52.Molson Coors Brewing $..................Dec-05.................5,507.............5,507
53.Royal Friesl. Fds. Euros..................Dec-05……………5,500………5,500
54.Hormel Foods Corp......$..................Oct-05..................5,414...........5,414
55.Grupo Bimbo...............$...................Dec-05..................5,150...........5,150
56.Tchibo.................Euros....................Dec-05................10,930............4,980
57.The Hershey Comp....$....................Dec-05..................4,836............4,836
58.Parmalat………..Euros……………...Dec-05..................4,820............4,820
59.Morinaga Milk Ind. .Yen....................Mar-06..................5,015............4,715
60.Itoham Foods.........Yen....................Mar-06..................4,700............4,700
61.McCain Foods Ltd...C$.....................Jun-05..................4,690.............4,690
62.Maple Leaf Foods...C$.....................Dec-05..................5,340….........4,665
63.Nippon Suisan ….Yen………………Mar-06…………….4,900………4,510
64.Pernod Ricard…Euros………………Dec-05……………4,570………4,495
65.Campiña……….Euros………………Dec-05……………4,440………4,440
66.Oetker Group….Euros......................Dec-04..................8,000...........4,290
67.Bongrain............Euros......................Dec-05..................4,167...........4,167
68.Bunge................$.............................Dec-05..................24,275..........4,164
69.Wm Wrigley.......$.............................Dec-05....................4,159...........4,159
70.Land 0' Lakes Inc. ..$.......................Dec-05....................3,905............3,905
71.Chiquita Brands Int. $.......................Dec-05....................3,904............3,904
72.Grupo Modelo ....$............................Dec-05....................3,867............3,867
73.Sapporo Hold..Yen...........................Dec-05....................4,120.............3,675
74.George Weston C$..........................Dec-05...................25,900.............3,615
75.QP Corporation..Yen………………..Nov-05………………4,131………..3,350
76.Saputo………….C$..........................Mar-06……..............3,320.............3,320
77.Bacardi.................$..........................Mar-04………………3,300……..…3,300
78.LMVH………Euros………………......Dec-05...................17,305.............3,290
79.Procter & Gamble.$...........................Jun-05....................56,741............3,140
80.Coca-Cola Amatil..A$........................Dec-05…..................3,040............3,040
81.Nissin Food........Yen.........................Mar-06......................2,975............2,975
82.Keystone Foods.....$.........................Dec-05......................2,950............2,950
83.Perdue Farms........$.........................Mar-05......................2,920.............2,920
84.Nisshin Seifun ...Yen.........................Mar-06.....................3,830.............2,910
85.Fosters Group.....A$..........................Jun-05......................2,923............2,910
86.CSM.............Euros...........................Sep-05......................3,260.............2,910
87.Katokichi .........Yen..........................Mar-06.......................3,085.............2,840
88.Schreiber Foods....$.........................Sep-05.......................2,700............2,700
89.Nordmilch.....Euros...........................Dec-05.......................2,615............2,615
90.Prima Meat P.....Yen........................Mar-06………………2,600………...2,600
91.McCormick ...........$.........................Nov-05….....................2,592...........2,592
92.Sodiaal..........Euros..........................Dec-05........................2,465...........2,465
93.Nichirei.............Yen..........................Mar-06........................4,265............2,405
94.Corn Products Int. ..$.......................Dec-05.........................2,360...........2,360
95.Royal Wessanen.Euros....................Dec-05........................2,330...........2,330
96.Gold Kist................$........................Sep-05.........................2,304...........2,304
97.Meiji Seika Kaisha..Yen...................Mar-06.........................3,475...........2,225
98.Brown-Forman Corp...$...................Apr-05..........................2,729...........2,195
99.Snow Brand…..Yen…………………Mar-06……………….2,545……......2,190
100.Fromageries Bel..Euros................Dec-05..........................2,150...........2,150