Rank, Company, Revenue Ranking Among Top 1,000
Profits: $ millions; % Change From 2001
Employees: Number; % Change From 2001
1) ConAgra Foods, 50
27,630; 1.6
783.0; 22.7
89,000; --
2) PepsiCo, 62
25,112; -6.8
3,313.0; 24.5
140,000; -2.1
3) Sara Lee, 101
17,628; -0.7
1,010.0; -55.4
154,900; 9.5
4) H.J. Heinz, 194
9,431; --
833.9; 74.4
46,500; 1.5
5) Kellogg, 225
8,304; -6.2
720.9; 52.2
25,767; -2.5
6) General Mills, 235
7,949; 12.3
458.0; -31.1
29,859; 171.4
7) Smithfield Foods, 255
7,356; 24.7
196.9; -11.9
41,000; 20.6
8) Campbell Soup, 286
6,133; -8.0
525.0; -19.1
25,000; 4.2
9) Land O'Lakes, 297
5,847; -2.1
--; --
8,600; --
10) Dole Food, 371
4,392; -6.3
36.3; -75.9
44,572; -12.6
11) Hershey Foods, 390
4,120; -9.6
403.6; 94.8
13,700; -4.9
12) Hormel Foods, 408
3,910; -5.2
189.3; 3.8
15,500; -0.6
13) Interstate Bakeries, 443
3,532; 1.0
69.8; 14.2
35,000; 2.9
14) Wm. Wrigley Jr., 527
2,746; 13.0
401.5; 10.6
11,250; 4.2
15) McCormick, 608
2,320; -2.2
179.8; 22.7
9,000; 6.2
16) Corn Products Intl., 701
1,871; -0.9
63.4; 11.8
6,400; -3.0
17) Flowers Foods, 766
1,652; 1.4
-17.0; --
8,100; 1.3
18) Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, 870
1,346; -4.0
29.1; 229.1
4,600; -2.1
19) Del Monte Foods, 884
1,322; -12.5
38.5; 179.0
7,700; -6.1
20) Ralcorp Holdings, 910
1,280; 8.7
53.8; 34.8
5,400; 8.0
Kraft's revenues for 2002 were $29.7 billion. It is not included in the list because it is 84% owned by Altria.