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Top 25 Food manufacturing companies worldwide

RevenueBase identified 7,267 food manufacturing companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 502,184 professional contacts across them, including 86,978 with verified work emails and 41,253 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.

This list covers food manufacturing companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 2026. Country and city lists for food manufacturing companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
7,267Companies
502,184Contacts tracked
86,978Verified emails
41,253Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest food manufacturing companies worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 7,267 food manufacturing companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food manufacturing companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceWayzata, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+57,955 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cargill is a family company committed to nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
2Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+22,651 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
3Strong evidenceRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+21,987 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1977, Almarai Company is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in MENA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMexico City, MexicoHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+18,078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Grupo Bimbo es la empresa líder en panificación y un jugador relevante en snacks.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+15,562 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Presente há mais de 65 anos nos lares brasileiros, a Seara tem um dos portfólios mais diversificados do setor de alimentos - com opções que vão de proteína animal (frango e…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
6Indirect evidencePlano, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+11,113 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We believe every consumer should have access to their favorite snack, everywhere.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSopó, ColombiaHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0005,816 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hace 80 años abrimos nuestras puertas para brindarle a las personas productos de alto valor nutricional, con los más altos estándares de calidad y sabores deliciosos.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
8Partial evidenceWestville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+4,701 contacts →

Partial evidence

“RCL FOODS is one of South Africa’s leading food manufacturers, producing a broad basket of branded and private label food products in multiple categories, from household staples…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
9Partial evidenceBarlborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+4,572 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Greencore is the UK’s leading convenience food manufacturer.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
10Partial evidenceThomasville, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+4,111 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga, Flowers Foods, Inc.(NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2025 sales of $5.3 billion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
11Indirect evidenceOrrville, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0003,852 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At The J.M.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
12Partial evidenceSt Albans, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0003,447 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As one of the UK's largest food producers, we’re passionate about food and believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich life for everyone.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
13Indirect evidenceSao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0003,351 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Panco: uma história de sabor e qualidade!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
14Indirect evidenceBielefeld, GermanyHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+3,262 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since our beginnings in 1891, we have remained true to our origins as a family business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+3,211 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are one of British business's most compelling success stories of the past 20 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
16Indirect evidenceEskişehir, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0003,014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“1961 yılında Eskişehir’de kurulan ve 1962’de ilk üretimine başlayan ETİ, bugün köklü mirasını yenilikçi bakış açısıyla geleceğe taşıyan güçlü bir gıda şirketidir.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0002,947 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Estamos presentes na rotina de milhões de brasileiros com produtos que são sinônimo de momentos prazerosos, pois a nossa paixão é alimentar a sua vida.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
18Indirect evidenceNagpur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 6, 20265,001-10,0002,399 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“THE STORY SO FAR : Making India’s Favorite Snacks Since 1937 Over the course of eight decades, a lot has changed about us.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
19Partial evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0002,237 contacts →

Partial evidence

“National Foods Limited (NFL) enriches lives beyond borders by connecting cultures, communities, and cuisines through the universal language of food.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
20Partial evidenceMacquarie Park, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0002,095 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Goodman Fielder is a leading regional food company across Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
21Strong evidenceDowners Grove, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 6, 202610001+2,052 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Manufacturing the world’s most iconic foods.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
22Indirect evidenceVictoria, ArgentinaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0002,047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Molinos Río de la Plata S.A.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
23Partial evidenceKarachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0001,955 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Shan Foods (Pvt.) Ltd is a renowned & fast-growing FMCG company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
24Indirect evidenceFortaleza, BrazilHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0001,873 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Prestes a completar 85 anos, a J.Macêdo é uma empresa cearense e uma das maiores companhias de alimentos do Brasil.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026
25Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 6, 20261,001-5,0001,798 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Give & Go (a Mondelēz company) has been baking the products our consumers and retailers love since 1989.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026

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Food manufacturing companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026
17.3%Verified-email coverage
8.2%Mobile-number coverage
69.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.2%Largest-city concentration · Sao Paulo
Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,881
11-50
2,511
51-200
1,474
201-500
700
501-1,000
300
1,001-5,000
277
5,001-10,000
36
10001+
39

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among food manufacturing companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
33 countries, largest first: the United States, India, Brazil, Italy, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Spain, France, Germany, Canada and 23 more. Country and city lists for food manufacturing companies are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “food manufacturing companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names food manufacturing companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among food manufacturing companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 86,978 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph between September 6, 2026 and September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Food manufacturing companies by location

39 lists · largest first

Every Food manufacturing companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names food manufacturing companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many food manufacturing companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 7,267 food manufacturing companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Cargill, headquartered in Wayzata, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most food manufacturing companies?

The United States leads with 1,068 companies, followed by India (986) and Brazil (855). Every food manufacturing companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most food manufacturing companies?

Sao Paulo leads with 85 headquartered companies, followed by New Delhi (64) and Istanbul (62).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 86,978 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 7,267 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled from the company graph between September 6, 2026 and September 14, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.