The 2015 Top 50 Food Packaging Companies

Packaging Strategies’ Top 50 Food Packaging Companies is an annual list comprised of the top food packagers around the globe, based on annual revenue from the previous year.

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Rank Company
Headquarters		 2014 Total
Revenues
(in $ Billions)		 Chief Packaging Officer,
Title		 Key Brands
1
Nestlé SA
Vevey, Switzerland		 52.83 Christian Saclier,
Global Head of Industrial Design
(Packaging, Product, Systems & Digital Innovations)		 Hot Pockets, Purina, Dreyer's, Stouffer's, Nestlé, Lean Cuisine, Herta
2
 Tyson Foods Inc.
Springdale, AR		 37.60 Morrie Milldrum,
Sr. Director of Packaging		 Tyson, Wright, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm
3
 PepsiCo Inc.
Purchase, NY		 35.35 Robert Lewis,
Senior Vice President Global Packaging
& Engineering Technology		 Lay's, Quaker, Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos, Fritos
4
 JBS USA (including
Pilgrim's Pride)
Greeley, CO		 34.04 Tim Thomas,
Head of Procurement		 Swift, Cedar River Farms, Pilgrim's
5
 Mars Inc.
McLean, VA		 30.00 Troy Wilhelm,
Sr Packaging Engineer - Innovation at Mars Inc -
Petcare, Wrigley and Chocolate Segments		 M&M's, MilkyWay, Dove, Combos, Maltesers, Seeds of Change, Uncle Ben's, Pedigree
6
 Mondeléz
International
Deerfield, IL		 28.72 Rob Hargrove,
Executive Vide President of
Research, Development & Quality		 Belvita, Honey Maid, Cadbury, Ritz, Prince, Wheat Thins
7
 General Mills Inc.
Minneapolis, MN		 17.91 Elizabeth Nientimp,
Director of Creative Content, Design + Production		 Fiber One, Pillsbury, Cascadian Farm, Häagen-Dazs, Annie's, Chex, Lärabar
8
 Lactalis Laval,
Mayenne, France		 17.90 John Neureuter,
Senior Manager, Demand Planning
at Lactalis American Group		 Sorrento, President, Rondele
9
 ConAgra Foods Inc.
Omaha, NE		 17.70 Robert Weick,
Vice President Packaging Systems Optimization		 Act II, Bertolli, Hunt's, Hebrew National, Healthy Choice
10
 Fonterra
Auckland, New Zealand		 16.31 Henry Martin,
Director of Supply Chain		 Anchor, Anlene
11
 Smithfield Foods Inc.
Smithfield, VA		 15.03 Henry Morris,
Senior Corporate Vice President,
Operations and Engineering		 Smithfield, John Morrell, Armour, Eckrich, Farmland, Margherita
12
 Kraft Foods Group
Northfield, IL		 14.76 Tom Corley,
EVP and President,
U.S. Retail Sales and Foodservice		 Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Jell-O, Cool Whip, Cracker Barrel
13
 Kellogg Co.
Battle Creek, MI		 14.58 Brent Rouget,
Manager, Packaging Procurement		 Special K, Froot Loops, Eggo, Pop-Tarts, Nutri-Grain
14
 Unilever
London, U.K.		 13.78 Sebastian Rigada,
Global Procurement Manager - Packaging		 Hellmann's, Knorr, Ragu, Cup a Soup, Marmite, Magnum, Ben & Jerry's
15
 Cargill
Minneapolis, MN		 13.50 Jonathan Paul,
Global COE Lead, Packaging
Design Engineering at Cargill		 Sterling Silver, Rumba, Diamond Crystal, Truvia
16
 Groupe Danone
Paris, France		 12.38 Jean-Philippe Paré,
General Director, Research & Development		 Activia, Actimel/DanActive, Dannon, Danone
17
 Grupo Bimbo SA
Mexico City, Mexico		 12.22 David Hernandez,
Chief Procurement Officer		 Mrs Baird's, Sara Lee, Bimbo, Home Maid Bread, Thomas', Boboli
18
 H.J. Heinz Co.
Pittsburgh, PA		 10.90 Gary Neff,
Associate Director Packaging
R&D, Heinz North America		 Heinz, Ore-Ida, Smart Ones, TGI Fridays, Classico
19
 Dean Foods Co.
Dallas, TX		 9.50 Gregg Tanner,
Executive Vice President,
Supply Chain		 Dean's, Meadow Gold, Country Fresh, Swiss Premium, Garelick Farms
20
 Ferrero Pino Torinese
Turin, Italy		 9.48 Vincenzo Bracciale,
Vice President Business Strategy,
Ferrero International		 Ferrero, tic tac, Nutella, Kinder
21
 Hormel Foods Corp.
Austin, MN		 9.31 Dan Miller,
GM - Applied Research & Package Development		 Hormel, Jenni-O, Dinty Moore, SPAM, REV, Wholly Guacamole
22
 Meiji Holdings
Tokyo, Japan		 8.47   Meiji
23
 Campbell Soup Co.
Camden, NJ		 7.55 George Dowdie,
Senior Vide President,
Global Research & Development		 Campbell's, Plum Organics, Pepperidge Farm, Prego
24
 Hershey Co.
Hershey, PA		 7.42 Mike Payne,
Senior Director, Global Packaging Innovation		 Hershey's, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, York, Lancaster
25
 Associated British
Foods, ACH Food
Companies
London, U.K.		 6.46 George Pastrana,
Chief Marketing Officer,
V.P. Marketing & Innovation		 Mazola, Tone's Durkee, Spice Islands, Karo
26
 Parmalat S.p.A.
Collecchio, Italy		 6.31   Parmalat, Beatrice, Lactantia, Black Diamond, Precious
27
 Perdue Farms
Salisbury, MD		 6.00* Parker Hall,
Vide President of Research and Design		 Perdue
28
 McCain Foods Ltd.
Florenceville, New
Brunswick, Canada		 6.00* Neeraj Sharma,
Director- Global Packaging Science
and Technology at McCain Foods		 McCain
29
 Land O'Lakes Inc.
Arden Hills, MN		 5.10 Sue Murray,
Packaging Design Manager		 Land O'Lakes, Alpine Lace, Kozy Shack
30
 Dole Food Co.
Westlake Village, CA		 4.50 Dave Spare,
Vice President, Marketing & Business
Development, Dole Packaged Foods		 Dole
31
 McCormick & Co.
Inc.
Sparks, MD		 4.24 Lisa Feustle,
Director Package Development		 McCormick, Lawry's, Kitchen Basics, Old Bay, Zatarain's
32
 Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
Coral Gables, FL		 3.93 Joseph D'Ottavio,
Regional Vice President of Operations		 Del Monte
33
 Flowers Foods Inc.
Thomasville, GA		 3.73 Greg Jenkins,
Vice President of Purchasing-
Packaging at Flowers Foods		 Nature's Own, Home Pride, Cobblestone Bread Co, Blue Bird, Sunbeam
34
 Lindt & Sprungli AG
Kilchberg, Switzerland		 3.64 Dieter Weisskopf,
CFO, Head of Operations		 Ghirardelli, Lindt, Caffarel, Hofbauer, Kufferle
35
 Schreiber Foods Inc.
Green Bay, WI		 3.50* Sara Benes,
Supply Chain Business Manager -
Packaging Sourcing		 American Heritage, Cooper
36
 The J.M. Smucker Co.
Orrville, OH		 3.48 Gregory Dalea,
Senior Manager, Package Development		 Jif, Smucker's, Pillsbury, Hungry Jack, Knott's
37
 Barilla Group
Parma, Italy		 3.34

Giacomo Canali,
Packaging Research & Innovation
Manager at Barilla G. e R. Fratelli spa

 Barilla, Wasa
38
 Rich Products, Corp.
Buffalo, NY		 3.30 Mike Rudney,
Vice President, Global Procurement Optimization		 SeaPak, Rich's, Farm Rich
39
 Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.
Monterrey, Mexico		 3.25 Leonel Garza Ramírez,
Chief Procurement Officer		 Mission, Guerrero, La Cima
40
 The Schwan Food Co.
Marshall, MN		 3.20 Jim McGillivray,
Director, Product Marketing National Accounts		 Freschetta, Red Baron, Tony's, Mrs. Smith's, Pagoda, Edwards, Larry's
41
 Chiquita Brands International
Charlotte, NC		 3.06** Mike Burness,
Vice President - Global Quality & Food Supply		 Chiquita, Fresh Express
42
 Sanderson Farms Inc.
Laurel, MS		 2.77 James Manning,
Manager of Central Purchasing		 Sanderson Farms
43
 Oetker Group
Bielefeld, Germany		 2.73   Oetker, Dr. Oetker
44
 Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada		 2.61 Parbinder Cheema,
Director, Packaging and Sustainability		 Maple Leaf, Swift, Larsen, Schneiders
45
 Post Holdings, Inc.
St. Louis, MO		 2.41 Joe Meehan,
Vice President of Corporate Planning		 Power Bar, Honey Bunches of Oats, Raisin Brain, Simply Potatoes
46
 Hill's Pet Nutrition
(subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive)
Topeka, KS		 2.25 Jennifer Giannotti-Genes,
Global Senior Design Manager Colgate-
Palmolive Global Packaging & Pet Care		 Hill's, Science Diet, Prescription Diet
47
 Big Heart Pet Brands
San Francisco, CA		 2.19 Dave McLain,
Senior Vice President, Chief Information
Officer & Chief Procurement Officer		 9Lives, Meow Mix, Nature's Recipe, Milk Bone
48
 Borden Dairy
Dallas, TX		 2.00* Richard Thomas,
Vice President, Commodity Procurement		 Borden
49
 HP Hood
Lynnfield, MA		 2.00* Bobby Lam,
Corporate Procurement Manager		 Hood, Lactaid
50
 NISSUI
(Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.)
Tokyo, Japan		 1.77 Naoya Kakizoe,
President/CEO		 Gorton's, Nissui, Sealord

Our Top 50 Food Packagers list uses sources that include annual company reports, news reports, company websites and direct company contacts. Sales are based on calendar year 2014 or the most recent fiscal year that conforms to that timeframe. We used XE, the online currency counter (www.xe.com), where necessary. We have also drilled down to the best of our abilities using all available resources to separate out food revenue from beverages and other segment revenue.

*= estimate
**=2013 figure. 2014 figure not available

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