How America's Biggest Food Companies Felt the Pinch of the Pandemic

Despite all of the pantry stocking and comfort food eating that took place in 2020, sales for the food and beverage industry’s top 100 manufacturers came in at only 1.7% over 2019’s sales figures.  In this episode, Food Processing's Dave Fusaro and Pan Demetrakakes talk with host Erin Hallstrom about the findings in Food Processing's 46th annual list of the top food and beverage processors.  Our Top 100© list for 2021 ranks food and beverage processors based on their sales of value-added, consumer-ready goods that were processed in U.S. and Canadian facilities. Throughout the episode, we talk about how the pandemic impacted many food and beverage processors' bottom lines. We cover issues like labor and lawsuits while wrapping up the episode with our predictions for the rest of 2021.  Read the analysis of the Food Processing Top 100© for 2021 Visit the interactive chart that ranks the Top Food Companies for 2021 The interactive chart also serves as a research tool for those with an interest in the business of the food and beverage industry. Within the tool, columns are sortable and each row includes a link to the company and their corresponding profile. Each company profile includes headquarters address, top executives, subsidiaries, food categories, brands, and in most cases manufacturing plants.