Is Nestle Bigger Than Coca-Cola?

The closest competition for Nestlé for overall size in the processed foods business comes from U.S.-based Mondelez International MDLZ -1.2% (No. 176), and more remotely from France’s Danone (No. 238), and Illinois-based Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM -4% (No. 247).

With $89.9 billion in annual sales and $13 billion in profits, Switzerland-based Nestlé is the 39 th largest company in the Global 2000, and it remains the biggest food and beverage company in the world, with significant market share in categories including coffee, tea, water, powdered drinks, pet food, milk products and ice cream.

Coca-Cola is moving beyond soda, with beverage brands including Dasani, Fuze, and Honest Tea. Unilever’s diverse list of brands includes Axe body spray, Lipton tea, Magnum ice cream, and Hellmann’s mayonnaise. In addition to Pepsi and other sodas, PepsiCo also owns brands such as Quaker Oatmeal, Cheetos, and Tropicana.

Others have even seen negative growth in recent years. In 2020, for example, Coca-Cola’s revenue decreased from $37. 3 billion in 2019 to $33 billion, according to the company’s annual reports from those years.

How much did Nestle make in 2017?

Nestle continues its reign at the top of the food industry; it dropped one spot to #34 on the 2017 Global 2000 but dominates the field thanks to the more-than $90 billion in revenue and $8.6 billion in profit it recorded for the trailing twelve months ending on April 7, 2017.

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In the latter area, the company thinks it cracked the code: in November, Nestle touted “groundbreaking” research that has the ability to reduce the sugar in its chocolate by 40% — and without sacrificing taste. Pepsi and Coca-Cola are no strangers to the vagaries of the war on sugar, either.

Why is plastic so expensive?

But when you consider the impact it has on our health and the environment, it’s clear that plastic is actually extremely expensive. It costs people a lot of money to manage illnesses with a known link to plastic.

It’s not a big shocker that giant corporations that make bottled drinks—C0ca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo— are the world’s biggest plastic polluters. But what’s a little disturbing is that these three companies were named the top plastic polluters last year as well, and none of them appear to have done anything significant to change their place in this …

Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the world’s biggest plastic polluters—again.