Below you can see our list of the 5 largest beverage companies in the world. For a more comprehensive list please see this article.
5. Mars Inc
Market capitalization in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 101
Total revenue for 2019 (in billions of dollars): 38
When you think of Mars, you might be thinking of the chocolate bar, but it is one of the many global behemoths responsible for some of the most famous brands we consume on a daily basis including Wrigley and employs over 100,000 people while some of its biggest drinks include Galaxy drinks and Maltesers Hot Chocolate, among others.
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4. Anheuser-Busch Inbev (Euronext: ABI)
Market capitalization in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 163.22
Total revenue for 2019 (in billions of dollars): 52.32
Headquartered in Belgium is the biggest alcohol company in the entire world, in Anheuser-Busch Inbev, which came into being 12 years ago after the Inbev acquired Anheuser-Busch. It’s revenue of $52 billion was actually less than 2018, while it employs approximately 190,000 people worldwide.
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3. Coca Cola (NYSE:KO)
Market capitalization in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 235.6
Total revenue for 2019 (in billions of dollars): 37.2
I know you were all waiting for the ranking that Coca Cola would obtain, and by market cap, it is actually the largest pure beverage company in the world. Founded 134 years ago, Coca Cola is one of the most recognized names in the world, from the US to the favelas in Brazil to the slums in India and anywhere else, everyone knows about Coke. Each day, more than 1.8 billion servings of Coke are consumed, a figure which is truly mind boggling. Coke and its products are sold in over 200 countries across the world.
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2. PepsiCo. (NASDAQ:PEP)
Market capitalization in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 189.39
Total revenue for 2019 (in billions of dollars): 67.16
The eternal rival of coke surpasses it into second place, earning an amazing $67 billion in revenue in 2019. The rivalry between Coke and Pepsi has been going on for decades but if there’s one name as globally recognized as coke, it is Pepsi. The company may be 127 years old but its presence is still very strongly felt and has dozens of beverages available, first gaining significant popularity during the Great Depression.
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1. Nestle (SWX:NESN)
Market capitalization in 2019 (in billions of dollars): 311.59
Total revenue for 2019 (in billions of dollars): 87.45
Topping the list of 5 largest beverage companies in the world is Nestle, even after removing billions of dollars of revenue from its water business. The caveat here is that we couldn’t separate the food sales from the beverage sales, but even then, Nestle is a behemoth in its own right. It has a strong presence in dozens of countries across the world. Even in Pakistan, if you go to any grocery store, you will find tons of Nescafe beverages and products available. Of course, this shouldn’t detract from the tons of controversy the Swiss giant has endured, which includes aggressive marketing of breast milk substitutes, especially in poorer countries, slavery and child labor exploitation, anti-union activities in Columbia and deforestation accusations, and these are just some of the bigger ones.
See also: 15 best selling champagne brands in the world and top 15 drinking countries with high alcoholism rates.
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