Food & beverage companies, explained.

ABF owns Primark, a value clothing chain with 473 stores in 17 countries, plus food, ingredients, sugar and agriculture businesses including Twinings, Ovaltine and Kingsmill, and plans to demerge Primark from the Food businesses by December 2027.

AB InBev is the world's largest brewer, making and selling beers such as Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra through about 190 breweries and a digital ordering platform for its customers.

ADM buys crops from farmers worldwide and processes oilseeds, corn and wheat into vegetable oils, animal feed, sweeteners, biofuels, flavors and other ingredients for food, feed, fuel and industrial customers.

Ahold Delhaize is an international food retail group that runs 17 local supermarket, online and specialty brands across the United States, Europe and Indonesia, serving about 77 million customers a week in 9,551 stores and online.

Alimentation Couche-Tard runs close to 17,300 convenience stores and fuel stations, mostly under the Circle K brand, across North America, Europe and Asia, selling fuel, food, drinks and tobacco to people on the go.

Ambev is the largest brewer in Latin America: it brews and distributes Brahma, Skol, Antarctica, Quilmes, Labatt and AB InBev global brands, and bottles Pepsi and Guaraná Antarctica, in 11 countries across the Americas as the Latin American arm of AB InBev.

Arca Continental is the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the Americas: it makes and delivers Coca-Cola drinks to 1.7 million shops in northern and western Mexico, Texas and the US Southwest, Peru, Ecuador and northern Argentina, and sells Bokados, Wise and Inalecsa snacks.

Barilla is a family-owned Italian food company that makes pasta, sauces and bakery products such as Mulino Bianco, Wasa and Harrys in 30 plants and sells them in more than 100 countries.

Carlsberg Group is a Danish brewer that makes beer and soft drinks, from Carlsberg, Tuborg and 1664 Blanc to Pepsi under licence, across Europe and Asia.

Carrefour is a French retailer that runs hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience and cash & carry stores and e-commerce, selling food and everyday goods in more than 40 countries.

The Coca-Cola Company owns beverage brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and Dasani and sells concentrates and finished drinks through bottling partners and retailers in more than 200 countries and territories.

Coca-Cola FEMSA is the world's largest Coca-Cola franchise bottler by volume: it makes and delivers Coca-Cola drinks to about 2.1 million shops in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay, buying concentrate from The Coca-Cola Company.

Colgate-Palmolive makes toothpaste, soap, household cleaners and specialty pet food and sells them in over 200 countries and territories through retailers, vets and pet stores.

Diageo is a British drinks company that makes and sells spirits and beer, led by Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness, in nearly 180 countries.

Ferrero is a family-owned Italian sweet-packaged-food company that makes Nutella, Kinder, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tac in 36 plants and sells them in more than 170 countries.

General Mills is a US packaged-food company that makes and sells brands such as Cheerios, Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Old El Paso and Blue Buffalo pet food, mainly through grocery retailers.

Grupo Bimbo is the world's largest baking company: it makes bread, buns, cakes, cookies, tortillas and snacks in 249 bakeries in 39 countries and delivers them fresh to stores through more than 54,000 of its own routes.

Heineken is a Dutch brewer that makes and sells more than 340 beers and ciders, led by Heineken, Amstel, Tiger, Birra Moretti and Desperados, in over 190 countries.

Hershey is a US confectionery and snack company that makes chocolate and candy such as Hershey's, Reese's and Kisses plus salty snacks like SkinnyPop and Dot's pretzels, sold mostly in North America.

Jerónimo Martins is a Portuguese food retailer whose main business is Biedronka, Poland’s largest grocery chain, alongside Pingo Doce and Recheio in Portugal and Ara in Colombia.

Keurig Dr Pepper sells Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Snapple and other drinks plus Keurig brewers and K-Cup pods, and since April 2026 owns JDE Peet's coffee (Jacobs, L'OR, Peet's) ahead of a planned split into two companies.

Kraft Heinz is a US packaged-food company that makes and sells Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia and Lunchables across condiments, meals, cheese, meats and drinks, mostly through grocery retailers.

Luckin Coffee sells low-priced freshly brewed coffee and tea drinks ordered through its app at about 31,000 small pick-up stores in China and a few abroad, two-thirds run by itself and the rest by partners who buy its supplies.

Mahou San Miguel is a family-owned Spanish brewer that makes Mahou, San Miguel and Alhambra beer and bottled water, and delivers them to bars and shops mainly in Spain.

Marks & Spencer is a British retailer that sells its own-brand food, clothing, beauty and homeware through 1,059 UK stores and online, owns half of the Ocado.com online supermarket, and reaches 70 more countries through franchise partners.

Mars is a family-owned company that makes pet food, runs veterinary clinics and diagnostics, and makes snacks such as M&M'S, Snickers, Pringles and Kellogg's cereal and meals such as Ben's Original, sold in about 170 markets.

Mercadona is a Spanish supermarket chain that sells food, drinks, personal care, home and pet products through 1,672 stores in Spain and Portugal.

Mondelēz International is a US snack company that makes and sells chocolate, biscuits and baked snacks, led by Oreo, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Ritz, in over 150 countries.

Monster Beverage develops and markets Monster Energy, Reign, Bang and other energy drinks sold in about 158 countries, with production outsourced and distribution run mostly by Coca-Cola bottlers.

Nestlé is the world's largest food and beverage company, making and selling coffee, pet food, nutrition products and food & snacks under brands such as Nescafé, Nespresso, Purina, KitKat and Maggi in about 185 countries.

PepsiCo is a global maker of snacks and drinks, selling brands such as Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Quaker in more than 200 countries and territories.

Red Bull makes and sells the Red Bull Energy Drink, the world's best-known energy drink, in 178 countries, and promotes it through sport, events and media.

REWE Group is a German retail cooperative that runs REWE, PENNY and BILLA supermarkets, supplies independent retailers and convenience outlets, and sells holidays through DERTOUR.

Seven & i is the holding company behind 7-Eleven in Japan and North America, running convenience stores that sell fresh food, everyday goods and, in the U.S., fuel.

Sunday Natural is a Berlin maker of vitamins and food supplements that develops much of its range of more than 1,600 products in-house and sells it only through its own online shops, to over a million customers a year.

Unilever is a global consumer goods company that makes beauty, personal care, home care and food brands such as Dove, Vaseline, Axe, Domestos, Hellmann’s and Knorr and sells them in about 190 countries.