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Packaging Strategies' Top 50 Food Packagers of 2014

The Best and the Brightest in Consumer Packaged Food.

Welcome to our annual top 50 food packaging companies cover story. As explained further in the methodology box that correlates with the chart to right, Food and Beverage Packaging has ranked the top 50 food companies based on 2013 total revenues. As in the past, we organize the list in ranking order (starting with number one) by revenue in billions. We also highlight chief packaging officer of the company and a list of key brands. We have broken out revenue from beverage and other non-food product sales, when possible, so that we only include revenue from packaged food sales.

The industry has had its ups and downs, but for the top three on our list, it was just ups. Nestlé has remained on top with $60.43 billion in revenue for 2013, that’s up from the reported $56.60 billion in 2012. PepsiCo remains in the number two position with $34.54 billion, up from $33.40 billion in 2012, while Tyson Foods is trailing very closely behind with $34.37 billion, up from the $33.30 billion reported in 2012.

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Rank Company
Headquarters
2013 Total
Revenues
(in $ Billions)
Chief Packaging Officer,
Title
Key Brands
1
Nestlé SA
Vevey, Switzerland
60.43 Anne Roulin,
Global Head of Packaging
Hot Pockets, Purina,
Dreyer's, Stouffer's, Nestlé,
Lean Cuisine, Edy's
2
PepsiCo Inc.
Purchase, NY
34.54 Robert Lewis,
Senior Vice President
Global Packaging & Engineering
Technology
Lay's, Quaker, Doritos,
Ruffles, Tostitos, Fritos
3
Tyson Foods Inc.
Springdale, AR
34.37 Carolyn Rehbock,
Vice President, Product Innovation
Tyson, Wright, Bosco's
4
JBS USA (including
Pilgrim's Pride)
Greeley, CO
30.55 Tim Thomas,
Head of Procurement
Swift, Cedar River Farms,
Pilgrim's, Country Pride
5
Mars Inc.
McLean, VA
30.00* Steve Ginsberg,
Director of Design
M&M's, Snickers, Twix,
Uncle Ben's, Pedigree,
Whiskas, Dove, Extra, Orbit
6
Mondeléz
International

Deerfield, IL
29.44 Jean Spence,
Executive Vice President of
Research, Development & Quality
LU, Nabisco, Cadbury,
Milka, Oreo, Trident, Ritz
7
Unilever
London, U.K.
18.60 Dennis Furniss,
Vide President of Global Design
Hellmann's, Knorr, Ragu,
Country Crock, Bertolli,
Magnum, Breyer's
8
General Mills Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
17.77 Elizabeth Nientimp,
Director of Brand Design
Cheerios, Betty Crocker,
Pillsbury, Yoplait,
Green Giant, Progresso,
Nature Valley
9
Lactalis
Buffalo, NY
17.74 John Neureuter,
Senior Manager, Demand Planning
at Lactalis American Group
Sorrento, President, Rondele
10
Groupe Danone
Paris, France
17.74 Jean-Philippe Paré,
General Director,
Research & Development
Activia, Actimel/DanActive,
Dannon, Danone
11
Fonterra
Auckland,
New Zealand
16.07 Ian Palliser,
Manager Director
Gropu Optimization & Supply Chain
Anchor, Anlene
12
Kraft Foods Group
Northfield, IL
15.54 Tom Corley,
EVP and President,
U.S. Retail Sales and Foodservice
Kraft, Oscar Mayer,
Velveeta, Cool Whip, Planters
13
ConAgra Foods Inc.
Omaha, NE
15.49 Robert Weick,
Vice President Packaging
& Sustainability
Healthy Choice, Orville
Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip,
Hunt's, PAM, Peter Pan
14
Kellogg Co.
Battle Creek, MI
14.79 Brent Rouget,
Manager, Packaging Procurement
Rice Krispies, Special K,
Nutri-Grain, Eggo, Pop-Tarts
15
Cargill
Minneapolis, MN
13.67 Jonathan Paul,
Global COE Lead, Packaging
Design Engineering at Cargill
Sterling Silver, Rumba,
Diamond Crystal, Truvia
16
Grupo Bimbo SA
Mexico City, Mexico
13.66 David Hernandez,
Chief Procurement Officer
Mrs Baird's, Bimbo,
Entenmann's, Marinela, Tia Rosa,
Boboli, Thomas
17
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Smithfield, VA
13.22 Henry Morris,
Vide President Operations
Smithfield, John Morrell, Armour,
Eckrich, Farmland, Margherita
18
H.J. Heinz Co.
Pittsburgh, PA
11.60* Jonathan Paul,
Global COE Lead, Packaging
Design Engineering at Cargill
Sterling Silver, Rumba,
Diamond Crystal, Truvia
19
Ferrero Alba
Piedmont, Italy
11.14 Vincenzo Bracciale,
Vice President Business
Strategy, Ferrero International
Ferrero, tic tac, Nutella, Kinder
20
Dean Foods Co.
Dallas, TX
9.02 Gregg Tanner,
Executive Vide President,
Supply Chain
Dean's, Meadow Gold,
Country Fresh, Swiss Dairy,
Garelick Farms
21
Hormel Foods Corp.
Austin, MN
8.75 Dan Miller,
GM - Applied Research &
Packaging Development
Hormel, Jennie-O, Dinty Moore,
SPAM, Chi-Chi's,
Wholly Guacamole
22
Meiji Holdings
Tokyo, Japan
8.3*   Meiji
23
Campbell Soup Co.
Camden, NJ
7.31 George Dowdie,
Senior Vide President,
Global Research & Development
Campbell's, Pace, Pepperidge
Farm, Prego, Swanson
24
Hershey Co.
Hershey, PA
7.15 Mike Payne,
Senior Director,
Global Packaging Innovation
Hershey's, Kisses, Reese's,
Twizzlers, York, Bliss
25
Parmalat S.p.A.
Collecchio, Italy
6.99* Alessandra Corsi,
Strategic Development &
Export Director
Parmalat, Beatrice, Lactantia,
Black Diamond, Precious
26
Associated British
Foods, ACH Food
Companies

London, U.K.
6.47 George Pastrana,
Chief Marketing Officer,
V.P. Marketing & Innovation
Mazola, Tone's, Durkee,
Spice Islands, Weber, French's
27
Perdue Inc.
Salisbury, MD
6.39* Parker Hall,
Vide President of
Research and Design
Perdue
28
McCain Foods Ltd.
Florenceville, New
Brunswick, Canada
5.85* Neeraj Sharma,
Director- Global Packaging Science
and Technology at McCain Foods
McCain
29
Barilla Group
Parma, Italy
4.77 Giacomo Canali,
Packaging Research & Innovation
Manager at Barilla G. e R.
Fratelli spa
Barilla, Wasa
30
Land O'Lakes Inc.
Arden Hills, MN
4.50 Carol Kitchen,
Senior Vice President
& General Manager,
Global Ingredients - Dairy Foods
Land O'Lakes, Alpine Lace
31
Maple Leaf Foods
Inc.

Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
4.41 Andrew Pollock,
Senior Vice President,
Marketing and Innovation
Maple Leaf, Villaggio,
Tenderflake, Dempster's
32
Dole Food Co.
Westlake Village, CA
4.25* Dave Spare,
Vide President, Marketing &
Business Development,
Dole Packaged Foods
Dole
33
McCormick & Co.
Inc.

Sparks, MD
4.12 Lisa Feustle,
Director Package Development
McCormick, Lawry's,
Grill Mates, Zatarain's, Old Bay
34
Gruma, S.A.B.
de C.V.

Monterrey, Mexico
4.10 Leonel Garza Ramírez,
Chief Procurement Officer
Mission, Guerrero, Selecta
35
Hillshire Brands
Chicago, IL
3.92 Martha Cassens,
Director Research & Development
Sara Lee, Jimmy Dean,
Hillshire Farm, Ball Park
36
Big Heart Pet
Brands

San Francisco, CA
3.82 Nils Lommerin,
Executive Vide President and
Chief Operating Officer
9Lives, Meow Mix,
Nature's Recipe, Milk Bone
37
Flowers Foods Inc.
Thomasville, GA
3.75

Greg Jenkins,
V.P. of Purchasing-Packaging
at Flowers Foods

Nature's Own, Tastykake,
Cobblestone Mill, Blue Bird,
Sunbeam
38
Fresh Del Monte
Produce Inc.

Coral Gables, FL
3.70 Joseph D'Ottavio,
Regional Vice President
of Operations
Del Monte
39
The J.M. Smucker
Co.

Orrville, OH
3.60 Gregory Dalea,
Senior Manager,
Package Development
Jif, Smucker's, Pillsbury,
Hungry Jack, Knott's
40
Schreiber Foods Inc.
Green Bay, WI
3.50* Myron Geiser,
Director of Packaging
American Heritage, Cooper
41
Procter & Gamble
Co.

Cincinnati, OH
3.40* Stewart Atkinson,
P&G Global Purchases
Iams, Eukanuba
42
Lindt & Sprungli AG
Kilchberg,
Switzerland
3.25 Dieter Weisskopf,
CFO, Head of Operations
Ghirardelli, Lindt, Caffarel,
Hofbauer, Kufferle
43
Rich Products Corp.
Buffalo, NY
3.10 Mike Rudney,
Director, Global Procurement
Optimization
SeaPak, Rich's, Farm Rich
44
Chiquita Brands
International

Charlotte, NC
3.06 Mike Burness,
Vice President - Global Quality
& Food Safety
Chiquita, Fresh Express
45
California Dairies
Visalia, CA
3.00* David Bush,
Senior Vide President Operations
Challenge
46
The Schwan Food
Co.

Marshall, MN
3.00* Jim McGillivray,
Director, Product Marketing
National Accounts
Freschetta, Red Baron, Tony's,
Mrs. Smith's, Pagoda Express,
Edwards, Larry's, Chicago Town
47
Oetker Group
Bielefeld, Germany
2.96**   Oetker, Dr. Oetker
48
Nippon Suisan
Kaisha Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan
2.77 Naoya Kakizoe,
President/CEO
Gorton's, Nissui, Mrs. Friday's
49
Sanderson Farms
Inc.

Laurel, MS
2.68 James Manning,
Manager of Central Purchasing
Sanderson Farms
50
Hill's Pet Nutrition
(subsidiary of
Colgate-Palmolive)
Topeka, KS
2.26 Alta Bradford,
Global Design Manager
Colgate-Palmolive Global
Packaging & Pet Care
Hill's, Science Diet,
Prescription Diet

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 2013 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
**= 2012 figure. 2013 figure not available

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Packaging Strategies' Top 25 Beverage Packagers of 2014

Let's Raise a Glass to the Biggest Names in Beverage!

Welcome to our top beverage packagers list. This year, we are bringing you the top 25 beverage packagers, most of which are the large household names in the industry. Our top 25 beverage packagers list shows yet again that Coca-Cola is the beverage giant of today. The company has a reported $46.85 billion in revenue for 2013. A close second is Anheuser-Busch InBev with a reported $43.20 billion in revenue.

These two global giants recently released some interesting new packages and used unique platforms to launch them. Coca-Cola’s video introducing its new Friendly Twist Bottle recently went viral. The video depicted the first day of college and featured a Coca-Cola machine set up with the new packages inside. The kicker here is that the bottle cannot be opened without another bottle’s cap; it takes two people, using their caps together to open both bottles. We linked to this video in the Food and Beverage LinkedIn group – join today and check it out. Anheuser-Busch InBev also used video to introduce a new package. The company showed the world its new 16-ounce Bud Light Cool Twist reclosable aluminum bottle in a Super Bowl ad. The blue bottle is designed for convenience and on-the-go consumers as it is reclosable and the aluminum keeps the beer ice cold.

The beverage industry is changing and expanding with new packaging formats to not only “wow” consumers, but also to bring a new level of convenience and fun to users. Now that’s something I think we can all toast to.

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Rank Company
Headquarters
2013 Total
Revenues
(in $ Billions)
Chief Packaging Officer,
Title
Key Brands
1
The Coca-Cola Co.
Atlanta, GA
46.85 Scott Vitters,
General Manager,
PlantBottle Packaging
Innovation Platform
Cocoa-Cola, Powerade,
Fanta, Dasani, Odwalla,
Fuze, Honest Tea, Sprite,
smart water
2
Anheuser-Busch
InBev

Leuven, Belgium
43.20 Claudio Braz Ferro,
Chief Supply Officer
Budweiser, Corona, Beck's,
Stella Artois, Leffe
3
PepsiCo Inc.
Purchase, NY
31.88 Robert Lewis,
Senior Vice President
Global Packaging &
Engineering Technology
Pepsi, Gatorade, Tropicana,
Aquafina, Sierra Mist,
Mountain Dew, Brisk, Naked
4
Nestlé SA
Vevey, Switzerland
31.06 Anne Roulin,
Head of Packaging
Perrier, Juicy Juice, Nestea,
Milo, Nesquik, Nescafe,
Nestle Pure Life
5
Heineken
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
29.60 Marc Gross,
Chief Supply Chain
Director
Heineken, Amstel, Sol,
Dos Equis, Tecate
6
SABMiller
London, U.K.
23.21 Susanne Terharn,
Manager, Design Engineering
Leinenkugel, Miller Genuine
Draft, Grolsch, Peroni,
Pilsner Urquell, Redd's
7
Kirin Holdings Co.
Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan /
Torrence, CA
22.17* Keisuke Nishimura,
Managing Director
Kirin, Kirin Ichiban, Lion,
Berri
8
Diageo
London, U.K.
19.58 Kelly Chesney,
Diageo North America,
Senior V.P., Procurement
Ketel One, Ciroc, Guiness,
Captain Morgan, Smirnoff,
Bailey's, Tanqueray
9
Unilever Group
London, U.K.
13.04 Dennis Furniss,
V.P. of Global Design
Lipton
10
Carlsberg Group
Copenhagen,
Denmark
12.39 Peter Ernsting,
Senior Vice President,
Group Supply Chain
Carlsberg, Kronenbourg
1664, Holsten, Tuborg Gold,
Baltika no. 3
11
Pernod-Ricard
Paris, France
11.76 Dan Denisoff,
Senior Vice President of
Operations, Pernod Ricard
USA
Absolut, Chivas Regal,
Kahlua, Jameson, Malibu,
The Glenlivet, Beefeater,
Seagram's
12
Grupo Modelo Sa
Mexico City, Mexico
7.77** Daniel del Rio, COO,
and José Parés,
V.P., Chief Sales and
Marketing Officer
Negro Modelo, Corona Extra,
Corona Light, Pacifico,
Victoria, Barrilito
13
Dr Pepper Snapple
Group

Plano, TX
5.99 Christian Freberg,
Director, Commodities
Dr. Pepper, Clamato, Canada
Dry, A&W, 7Up, Squirt,
Sunkist, Snapple, Mott's
14
Red Bull Gmbh
Fuschl am See,
Austria
5.90* Bill Conners,
Brand Director
Red Bull, Red Bull Cola,
Red Bull Energy Drink
15
LVMH (Moet
Hennessy)

Paris, France
5.81 Ed Kukol,
Consumer Development
Manager
Moet & Chandon, Belvedere,
Hennessy, Don Perignon,
Grand Marnier, Krug, Veuve
Clicquot
16
Bacardi Ltd.
Pembroke, HM
Bermuda
5.55* Jon Grey,
SVP Global Operations,
Regional President MEA
Bacardi, Martini,
Bombay Sapphire, Dewar's,
Grey Goose, Cazadores
17
Danone Group
Paris, France
5.28 Frédéric Jouin,
Director of Global Productivity
Program for Dairy Products
Aqua, Bonafont, Evian
18
Molson Coors
Brewing Co.

Denver, CO
4.20 Curtis Babb,
Director of Packaging
Materials and Development
Coors Light, Blue Moon,
Molson, Keystone, Carling,
Cobra, MGD 64
19
Brown-Forman
Corp.

Louisville, KY
3.78 Ed Mayrose,
External Manufacturing
Operations
Jack Daniel's, Southern
Comfort, Finlandia, Sonoma-
Cutrer Vineyard, Korbel
20
Ito En Group
Tokyo, Japan
3.57* Ed Mayrose,
External Manufacturing
Operations
Oi Ocha, Tully's, Tea's Tea
21
Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters Inc.

Waterbury, VT
3.53* Jon Wettstein,
Vice President Supply
Chain Operations
Green Mountain Coffee,
Tully's, The Original Donut
Shop Coffee
22
Constellation
Brands Inc.

Victor, NY
3.17 Michael Othites,
Senior Vice President
Production Management
Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois,
SVEDKA, Black Velvet
Canadian Whisky, Arbor Mist
23
Kraft Foods Inc.
Northfield, IL
2.68 Darlyne Freedman,
Sr. Director of Procurement,
Beverages
Capri Sun, Kool-Aid, Maxwell
House, Crystal Light, Gevalia
24
Beam Inc.
Deerfield, IL
2.50** Ian Gourlay,
Senior Vice President
Operations and Supply Chain
Jim Beam, Canadian Club,
Cruzan, Courvoisier, Maker's
Mark, Sauza, Pinnacle
25
J.M. Smucker Co.
Orrville, OH
2.30 Gregory Dalea,
Senior Manager, Package
Development
Dunkin Donuts retail coffee,
Folgers, Millstone,
R.W. Knudsen, Café Bustelo

Food & Beverage Packaging wants to credit our sister publication Beverage Industry for much of the information for our Top 25 Beverage Packagers chart. We have confirmed and added key information, particularly the Chief Packaging Officers as well as Brands. Another notable difference is that we take a global view; BI’s list is based on worldwide sales for U.S. companies and foreign-held companies that have signifi cant sales in the U.S. F&BP research includes annual company reports, 10-K filings, perusing company websites and, last but not least, making direct company contact.

Sales are based on calendar year 2013 or the most recent fi scal year that conforms to that timeframe. We attempt to separate out these company’s beverage earnings and data from other sources such as foods and other categories when possible. We used XE, the online currency converter, where necessary.

*= estimate
**= 2012 revenue

View the top beverage packagers from previous years:

2013 2012 2011

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