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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