Comfortable leader
29 companies value 169 bn revenue 108 bn margin 2.2% free cash flow 10 bn avg. score 3.0
MDLZ holds 47.9% of the group's value, 2.4x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDLZ | Mondelez International United States · score 6.2 | 48% | 81 bn | 40 bn | 8.9% | 3.1 bn | 3.8% | 3.1% | Cookies, chocolates and snacks: Oreo, Cadbury and Milka · Global leader in cookies and chocolate (Oreo, Lacta, Milka) | |
| 2 | HSY | Hershey United States · score 7.3 | 20% | 34 bn | 12 bn | 12.2% | 2.2 bn | 6.6% | 3.3% | Chocolate and candy: Hershey's, Reese's and Kit Kat · Dominates US chocolate (~45% share) | |
| 3 | KHC | Kraft Heinz United States · score 5.6 | 16% | 28 bn | 25 bn | -13.6% | 3.8 bn | 13.9% | 6.9% | Branded foods: Kraft, Heinz, Philadelphia and Oscar Mayer · Iconic portfolio under restructuring; high yield and weak growth | |
| 4 | MICC | Magnum Ice Cream Co N.V. Netherlands · score 5.6 | 7% | 12 bn | 9.1 bn | 2.4% | 0.4 bn | 3.5% | 0.8% | Magnum, Ben & Jerry's and Wall's ice cream · Netherlands — revenue of $9.1bn | |
| 5 | INGR | Ingredion United States · score 6.4 | 4% | 6.1 bn | 7.2 bn | 8.2% | 0.3 bn | 5.8% | 3.5% | Starches, sweeteners and corn ingredients · Starch-based ingredients and sweeteners for the food industry | |
| 6 | MZTI | MARZETTI CO United States · score 7.3 | 2% | 2.9 bn | 1.9 bn | 9.9% | 0.2 bn | 7.2% | 3.8% | Branded sauces, dressings and croutons for supermarkets · Ohio — revenue of $1.9bn | |
| 7 | NOMD | Nomad Foods Ltd United Kingdom · score 5.9 | 1% | 1.7 bn | 3.3 bn | 4.2% | 0.3 bn | 16.9% | 5.6% | Branded frozen foods in Europe · United Kingdom — revenue of $3.3bn | |
| 8 | UTZ | Utz Brands, Inc. United States · score 1.9 | 1% | 1.2 bn | 1.4 bn | -2.0% | 0.1 bn | 4.1% | 1.8% | Salty snacks: potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels and cheese snacks · Pennsylvania — revenue of $1.5bn | |
| 9 | SENEA | Seneca Foods Corp United States · score 7.1 | 1% | 1.1 bn | 1.8 bn | 6.7% | 0.2 bn | 20.7% | — | Canned vegetables and fruit · New York — revenue of $1.8bn | |
| 10 | OFRM | Once Upon a Farm, PBC United States · score 0.5 | 0% | 0.7 bn | 0.3 bn | -3.3% | -0.0 bn | -5.0% | — | Organic foods for babies and children · California — revenue of $288m | |
| 11 | OTLY | Oatly Group AB Sweden · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 bn | 0.9 bn | -13.8% | -0.0 bn | -5.8% | — | Oat drinks · Sweden — revenue of $925m | |
| 12 | VITL | Vital Farms, Inc. United States · score 1.9 | 0% | 0.4 bn | 0.8 bn | 6.3% | -0.1 bn | -36.0% | — | Pasture-raised eggs and butter · Texas — revenue of $766m | |
| 13 | LWAY | Lifeway Foods, Inc. United States · score 2.9 | 0% | 0.3 bn | 0.2 bn | 4.5% | -0.0 bn | -9.3% | — | Kefir and dairy under the Lifeway, Fresh Made and GlenOaks brands · Illinois — revenue of $242m | |
| 14 | UCFI | CN Healthy Food Tech Group Corp. United States · score 2.3 | 0% | 0.3 bn | 0.0 bn | 21.4% | -0.0 bn | -9.9% | — | Healthy foods, through subsidiaries in China · California — revenue of $30m | |
| 15 | BGS | B&G Foods, Inc. United States · score 2.2 | 0% | 0.2 bn | 1.8 bn | -4.0% | 0.1 bn | 35.7% | 34.1% | Shelf-stable and frozen branded foods · New Jersey — revenue of $1.8bn | |
| 16 | BYND | BEYOND MEAT, INC. United States · score 1.2 | 0% | 0.1 bn | 0.3 bn | 115.9% | -0.1 bn | -106.2% | — | Plant-based meat and foods · California — revenue of $259m | |
| 17 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC United States · score 3.7 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 1.4 bn | -22.5% | 0.1 bn | 391.3% | — | Global healthy food and wellness brands · New Jersey — revenue of $1.4bn | |
| 18 | JVA | COFFEE HOLDING CO INC United States · score 6.6 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.1 bn | 1.4% | 0.0 bn | 29.4% | — | Coffee roasting and wholesale · New York — revenue of $97m | |
| 19 | LSF | Laird Superfood, Inc. United States · score 0.2 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.1 bn | -3.4% | 0.0 bn | -3.5% | — | High-quality functional foods and beverages · Colorado — revenue of $81m | |
| 20 | DDC | DDC Enterprise Ltd United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -123.3% | -0.0 bn | -478.3% | — | Ready meals and plant-based products, from Asia · North Carolina — revenue of $39m | |
| 21 | BRLS | Borealis Foods Inc. Canada · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -57.1% | -0.0 bn | -28.4% | — | Food science and nutritious instant noodles · Canada — revenue of $32m | |
| 22 | BRFH | BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -17.9% | 0.0 bn | -44.5% | — | Ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages and foods · California — revenue of $20m | |
| 23 | BOF | BranchOut Food Inc. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -56.6% | -0.0 bn | -26.2% | — | Clean-label dried fruit and vegetable snacks · Oregon — revenue of $14m | |
| 24 | PLAG | Planet Green Holdings Corp. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -258.2% | 0.0 bn | -3.3% | — | Consumer products, chemicals and online advertising in China · New York — revenue of $10m | |
| 25 | MLEC | Moolec Science SA Cayman Islands · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -23x | 0.0 bn | -183.2% | 6.5% | Food ingredients: textured soy protein, mycoprotein and GLA-rich safflower oil · Cayman Islands — revenue of $8m | |
| 26 | SOWG | Sow Good Inc. United States · score 0.7 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | — | -0.0 bn | -15.1% | — | Consumer goods: a pioneer of freeze-dried candy · New York | |
| 27 | FAMI | Farmmi, Inc. China · score 3.8 | — | — | 0.0 bn | -494.8% | 0.0 bn | — | — | Dried mushrooms and farm products, from China · China — revenue of $18m | |
| 28 | TWG | Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd Hong Kong · score 3.5 | — | — | 0.0 bn | 34.9% | -0.0 bn | — | — | Hairy crab and premium foods, from China · Hong Kong — revenue of $9m | |
| 29 | STKH | Steakholder Foods Ltd. Israel · score 3.1 | — | — | — | — | -0.0 bn | — | — | 3D printing of cultivated meat and protein alternatives · Israel |
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- Sector overview
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- Non-alcoholic beverages 18 companies
- Tobacco and nicotine 7 companies
- Cleaning and personal care products 12 companies
- Alcoholic beverages 12 companies
- Cosmetics 11 companies
- Pharmacies and retail health 6 companies
- Foodservice distribution 8 companies
- Packaged foods (brands) 13 companies
- Discount retail (dollar stores) 5 companies
- Agribusiness and agricultural trading 15 companies
- Supermarkets 10 companies
and 9 industries more
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- Animal protein 10 companies
- Convenience stores and fuel 3 companies
- American spirits 3 companies
- Pet retail 5 companies
- Animal feed and nutrition 3 companies
- Nutrition and supplements 18 companies
- Industrial baking 2 companies
- Fresh produce and foods 6 companies
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