TOP100 | |||
RANK | Company/ Location | Product mix | 2003
sales (in U.S. Millions) |
1 | Coca-Cola
Co. Atlanta, Ga. |
Soft drinks, water, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES, juice | 21,004 |
2 | Nestlé
SA Vevey, Switzerland |
coffee, water, juice, dairy, mixes | 19,122 |
3 | Diageo London, U.K. |
spirits, wine, beer | 15,624 |
4 | Anheuser-Busch
Inc. St. Louis, Mo. |
beer | 14,147 |
5 | Heineken
NV Amsterdam, the Aetherlands |
beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks | 11,617 |
6 | PepsiCo
Inc. Purchase, N.Y. |
soft drinks, water,juice, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 9,903 |
7 | Interbrew Leuven, Belgium |
beer | 8,841 |
8 | Suntory
International New York, N.Y. |
water, spirits | 8,726* |
9 | SABMiller London, U.K. |
beer, wine, spirits, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 8,176 |
10 | Allied
Domecq Bristol, U.K. |
spirits, wine | 5,622 |
11 | Kraft
Foods Inc. Northfield, Ill. |
coffee, powdered drinksDAIRY drinks, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 4,567 |
12 | Unilever London, U.K. |
tea | 4,500* |
13 | Cadbury
Schweppes London, U.K. |
soft drinks, juice | 4,480 |
14 | Danone
Group Paris, France |
water, DAIRY drinks | 4,457 |
15 | Pernod-Ricard Paris, France |
spirits, wine, soft drinks | 4,436 |
16 | Starbucks
Corp. Seattle, Wash. |
coffee, tea | 4,076 |
17 | Coors
Brewing Co. Golden, Colo. |
beer | 4,000 |
18 | Constellation
brands inc. Canandaigua, N.Y |
wine, spirits, beer | 3,552 |
19 | Grupo
Modelo SA Mexico City, Mexico |
beer | 3,458* |
20 | Bacardi
Ltd. Pembroke, HM Bermuda |
spirits | 3,000 |
21 | Sara
Lee Chicago, Ill. |
coffee, tea | 2,756 |
22 | Fosters
Products Co. Southbank, Victoria, Australia |
beer, wine | 2,629 |
23 | Brown-Forman
Corp. Louisville, Ky. |
spirits, wine | 1,797 |
24 | E&J
Gallo Modesto, Calif. |
wine, spirits | 1,760* |
25 | Molson
Inc. Montreal, canada |
beer | 1,709 |
26 | Red
Bull GmbH Fuschl am See, Austria |
energy drinks | 1,600 |
27 | Cott
Corp. Toronto, canada |
soft drinks | 1,418 |
28 | Jim
Beam Brands Deerfield, Ill. |
spirits | 1,091 |
29 | The
Gambrinus Co. San Antonio, Texas |
beer | 1,045 |
30 | Ocean
Spray Cranberries Inc. Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass. |
juice | 1,000 |
31 | Schieffelin
& Somerset New York, N.Y. |
wine, spirits | 1,000 |
32 | S&P
Co. Mill Valley, Calif. |
beer | 900 |
33 | Southcorp
Ltd. Melbourne, Australia |
wine | 824 |
34 | Vitality
Beverages Tampa, Fla. |
juice | 700 |
35 | Smucker
Quality Beverage Inc. Orville, Ohio |
Juice, SOFT DRINKS | 687* |
36 | Welch's/National
Grape Cooperative Assoc. Concord, Mass. |
juice | 579 |
37 | Florida's
natural growers Lake Wales, Fla. |
juice | 528 |
38 | National
Beverage Corp. Plantation, Fla. |
soft drinks | 500 |
39 | Procter
& Gamble Cincinnati, Ohio |
soft drinks, coffee | 460* |
40 | Robert
Mondavi Corp. Oakville, Calif. |
wine | 453 |
41 | Ferolito,
Vultaggio & Sons Lake Success, N.Y. |
ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES, BEER | 400* |
42 | Kendall-Jackson
Winery Ltd. Santa Rosa, Calif. |
wine | 400* |
43 | Tetley Shelton, Conn. |
tea | 400* |
44 | CAMPBELL
SOUP CO. CAMDEN, N.J. |
JUICE, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 312 |
45 | Heaven
Hill Distilleries Inc. Bardstown, Ky. |
spirits | 300* |
46 | The
Wine Group Ripon, Calif. |
wine | 300* |
47 | Tree
Top Inc. Selah, Wash. |
juice | 300 |
48 | Banfi
Vintners Old Brookville, N.Y. |
wine | 260 |
49 | Trincero
Family Estates St. Helena, Calif. |
wine | 244* |
50 | UST Greenwich, Conn. |
spirits | 238 |
51 | Boston
Beer Co. Boston, Mass. |
beer | 208 |
52 | Farmer
Bros. Co. Torrence, Calif. |
coffee | 202 |
53 | The
Terlato Wine Group Lake Bluff, Ill. |
wine, spirits | 200 |
54 | Halewood
International Liverpool, England |
spirits | 190* |
55 | Naked
Juice Co. Stamford, Conn. |
Juice, water | 183 |
56 | LE-NATURE’S
LATROBE, PA |
WATER, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 156 |
57 | Veryfine
Products Inc. Westford, Mass. |
juice | 150* |
58 | Skyy
Spirits San Francisco, Calif. |
spirits | 150 |
59 | Sazerac
Co. New Orleans, La. |
spirits, wine | 128* |
60 | Peet's
Coffee & Tea Emeryville, Calif. |
coffee | 120 |
61 | White
Rock Distilleries Inc. Lewiston, Maine |
spirits | 120 |
62 | Green
Mountain Coffee Waterbury, Vt. |
coffee | 117 |
63 | Langers
Juice Co City of Industry, Calif. |
juice | 115 |
64 | Old
Orchard Brands Sparta, Mich. |
juice | 112 |
65 | Hansen
Natural Corp. Corona, Calif. |
juice, soft drinks, alternative beverages | 110 |
66 | Big
Red Inc. Waco, Texas |
soft drinks | 100* |
67 | D.G.
Yuengling & Son Pottsville, Pa. |
beer | 100 |
68 | Northland
Cranberries Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. |
juice | 96 |
69 | Todhunter
International Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla. |
spirits | 90 |
70 | Apple
& Eve L.P. Roslyn, N.Y. |
juice | 85 |
71 | United
States Distilled Products Co. Princeton, Minn. |
spirits | 85* |
72 | Vermont
Pure Holdings Ltd. Stamford, Conn. |
water | 76 |
73 | Glacier
Water Services Inc. Carlsbad, Calif. |
water | 72 |
74 | SEbastiani
Vineyards Sonoma, Calif. |
wine | 71* |
75 | Chalone
Wine Group Napa, Calif. |
wine | 67 |
76 | Brooklyn
Bottling Co. Brooklyn, N.Y. |
soft drinks | 57* |
77 | Deidrich
Coffee Irvine, Calif. |
coffee | 55 |
78 | Tully's
Coffee Corp. Seattle, Wash. |
Coffee | 51 |
79 | Leading
Brands Richmond, Canada |
juice, water, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 47 |
80 | Laird
& Co. Scobeyville, N.J. |
spirits | 45* |
81 | Crystal
Geyser Roxane Water Olancha, Calif. |
water | 42* |
82 | Redhook
Ale Brewery Seattle, Wash. |
beer | 39 |
83 | Wissahickon
Mountain Spring Water Co. Philadelphia, Pa. |
water | 38* |
84 | The
Lion Brewery Inc. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
beer | 37* |
85 | Pittsburgh
Brewing Co. Pittsburgh, Pa. |
beer | 35* |
86 | Pyramid
Breweries Seattle, Wash. |
beer | 35 |
87 | Brooklyn
Brewery Brooklyn, N.Y. |
beer | 33* |
88 | Mountain
Valley Spring Water Co. Hot Springs, Ark. |
water | 32* |
89 | Redco
Foods Inc. Windsor, Conn. |
tea | 28* |
90 | Klarbrunn
Inc. Watertown, Wis. |
water | 27* |
91 | LE
BLEU ADVANCE, N.C. |
WATER, SOFT DRINKS, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 25 |
92 | Widmer
Bros. Brewing Co. Portland, Ore. |
beer | 20 |
93 | Jones
Soda Co. Seattle, Wash. |
Soft drinks, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 20* |
94 | Choice
USA Beverages Gastonio, N.C. |
soft drinks, water | 17* |
95 | Freixenet
USA Sonoma, Calif. |
wine | 16* |
96 | R.H.
Phillips Inc. Esparto, Calif. |
wine | 15* |
97 | White
Rock Products Corp. Whitestone, N.Y. |
soft drinks, water | 14* |
98 | Clearly
Canadian Vancouver, canada |
soft drinks, bottled water | 13 |
99 | MERIDIAN
BEVERAGES ATLANTA, GA. |
WATER, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES | 12 |
100 | Anchor
Brewing San Francisco, Calif. |
beer | 10* |
*estimate Beverage Industry's Top 100 list is based on worldwide sales for U.S. companies and foreign-held companies that have significant sales in the United States. Figures represent published sales for public companies, voluntarily disclosed sales for private companies, and estimates based on industry sources and publicly available business reporting sources. |
TOP 100 Beverage Companies of 2003
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