Food industry companies
188 on the record. 11 have closed, lasting a median of 27 years. 9 were founded in the 2020s.
Where they are
- United States 48
- Germany 15
- Finland 10
- United Kingdom 8
- Japan 8
- Italy 7
- Spain 6
- China 5
Companies
- Nestlé
founded 1866 · Vevey, Switzerland · 270,000 staff
- Forever Living Products
founded 1978 · Scottsdale, United States · 100,000 staff
- Danone
founded 1919 · Paris, Spain · 98,105 staff
- Whole Foods Market
founded 1980 · Austin, United States · 91,000 staff
- Cadbury
founded 1824 · Denham · 71,657 staff
- Ferrero SpA
founded 1946 · Alba, Italy · 48,697 staff
- Agrokor
founded 1976 · Zagreb, Croatia · 40,000 staff
- General Mills
founded 1856 · Golden Valley, United States · 35,000 staff
- Dr. August Oetker KG
founded 1891 · Bielefeld, Germany · 34,060 staff
- Kellanova
founded 1906 · Chicago, United States · 33,577 staff
- Sklavenitis
founded 1954 · Peristeri, Greece · 29,000 staff
- Kraft Foods Group
founded 2012 · Northfield, United States · 22,500 staff
- Tönnies Holding
founded 1971 · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany · 19,640 staff
- Wrigley Company
founded 1891 · Chicago, United States · 16,000 staff
- M. Dias Branco
founded 1936 · Eusébio, Brazil · 14,000 staff
- Simplot
founded 1929 · Boise, United States · 13,000 staff
- Tchibo
founded 1949 · Hamburg, Germany · 12,000 staff
- Dr. Oetker
founded 1891 · Bielefeld, Germany · 11,617 staff
- Pescanova
founded 1960 · Chapela, Spain · 10,000 staff
- Altria
founded 1985 · Richmond, United States · 9,900 staff
- Roshen
founded 1996 · Kyiv, Ukraine · 9,000 staff
- Ülker
founded 1944 · Istanbul, Türkiye · 8,923 staff
- Fazer
founded 1891 · Helsinki, Finland · 8,000 staff
- Herbalife
founded 1980 · Cayman Islands, United States · 7,800 staff
- Douwe Egberts
founded 1753 · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 7,579 staff
- Nissin Food Products
founded 1958 · Nishinakajima, Japan · 7,408 staff
- Grupo Calvo
founded 1940 · Carballo, Spain · 5,200 staff
- Europastry
founded 1986 · Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain · 4,890 staff
- Chr. Hansen Holding
1874–2024 · Hørsholm, Denmark · 3,000 staff
- АVК
founded 1991 · Donetsk, Ukraine · 3,000 staff
- Coppenrath & Wiese
founded 1975 · Osnabrück, Germany · 2,600 staff
- Casa Tarradellas
founded 1976 · Gurb, Spain · 2,500 staff
- Domachay
founded 1927 · Mahilyow, Belarus · 2,000 staff
- Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation
founded 2016 · Uborki, Belarus · 1,700 staff
- Izola cannery
1881–2001 · Izola, Serbia · 1,400 staff
- illy
founded 1933 · Trieste, Italy · 1,230 staff
- Sempio Foods Company
founded 1946 · Seoul, South Korea · 815 staff
- Minsk Soft Drinks Factory
founded 1966 · Minsk, Belarus · 700 staff
- A. Le Coq
founded 1807 · Tartu, Estonia · 337 staff
- OLW
founded 1967 · Solna Municipality, Sweden · 312 staff
- FreeLife
1995–2017 · Phoenix, United States · 220 staff
- Felföldi Édességgyártó Kft.
founded 2006 · Debrecen, Hungary · 205 staff
- Meli
founded 1925 · Veurne, Belgium · 115 staff
- Leivo's Bakery
founded 1965 · Finland · 93 staff
- Linkosuo
founded 1936 · Tampere, Finland · 89 staff
- Tapola
founded 1953 · Tampere, Finland · 63 staff
- Di Luca & Di Luca
founded 1971 · Stockholm, Sweden · 45 staff
- Country Foods
founded 1997 · Spanish Lookout, Belize · 40 staff
- Eqology
1998–2025 · Bærum Municipality, Norway · 20 staff
- Yrjö Wigren Oy
founded 1917 · Tampere, Finland · 16 staff
- Kavli
founded 1893 · Midtun, Norway · 12 staff
- Foodstirs
2015–2021 · Santa Monica, United States
- Geon
2008–2013 · United Kingdom
- Agel Enterprises
2005–2018 · Provo, United States
- Metabolife
1995–2005 · San Diego, United States
- Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale
1933–2000 · Rome, Italy
- Pillsbury Company
1872–2001 · Minneapolis, United States
- Borden
1857–2001 · Columbus, United States
- Maeva
founded 2026 · Boca Raton, United States
- Helsama
founded 2025 · Tallinn, Estonia
Other industries
- technology 23,785
- health care 5,854
- business 5,204
- biotechnology 3,659
- manufacturing 2,392
- retailing 1,997
- publishing house 1,815
- restaurants 1,679
- business services 1,657
- pharmaceuticals 1,140
- computers 1,061
- company 749