Top 150 Frozen Foods Processors Report--Dairy

 

 

Top 150 Frozen Food Processors 2017 Top 150 Frozen Food Processors 2017--Snacks & Appetizers

 

Rank Company Name HQs Top Executive 2016-17 Sales FY Ended Product No. of Plants
1 Tyson Foods Inc.* Springdale, AR Tom Hayes, president, CEO $37B** 9/30/2016 Frozen novelties 62
2 General Mills Inc.* Golden Valley, MN Kendall Powell, chairman, CEO $16.6B** 5/30/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 9
3 Conagra Brands* Chicago, IL Sean Connolly, president, CEO $11.64B** 5/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties, frozen yogurt 19
4 Nestlé USA(1)* Glendale, CA Paul Grimwood, chairman, CEO $9.7B** 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties, frozen yogurt 6
5 Rich Products Corp.* Buffalo, NY Bill Gisel, president, CEO $3.5B** 12/21/2016 Frozen desserts 37
6 The Kroger Co. Cincinnati, OH Rodney McMullen, chairman, CEO $3.1B*(**) 3/3/2016 Ice cream 18
7 The Schwan Food Co.* Marshall, MN Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO $3B 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties, frozen yogurt 12
8 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. Carlinville, IL Edward Mullins, CEO, Exec. V-P. $2.6B** 9/30/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 7
9 The Dannon Co.(2) White Plains, NY Mariano Lozano, CEO, GM $2.1B** 12/31/2016 Frozen yogurt 1
10 HP Hood LLC Lynnfield, MA John Kaneb, president, CEO $2B** 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen desserts 1
11 Unilever USA(3) Englewood Cliffs, NJ Kees Kruythoff, president, North America $1.8B* 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 6
12 Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL Ed Crenshaw, CEO $1.6B*(**) 12/31/2016 Frozen yogurt 2
13 Albertsons(4) Boise, ID Bob Miller, chairman, CEO $1.5B*(a) 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 3
14 H.E. Butt Grocery Co. San Antonio, TX Charles Butt, chairman, CEO $1.1M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream 2
15 Wells Enterprises Inc. Le Mars, IA Mike Wells, president, CEO $1.029B** 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen desserts, frozen novelties, frozen yogurt 2
16 J&J Snack Foods Corp.* Pennsauken, NJ Gerald Shreiber, chairman, president, CEO $992M** 9/24/2016 Fruit bars, frozen beverages 15
17 Dean Foods Co. Dallas, TX Ralph Scozzafava, CEO $906M 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen novelties 9
18 Crystal Creamery Modesto, CA Frank Otis, president, CEO $580M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream 2
19 Shamrock Foods Co. Phoenix, AZ Kent McClelland, CEO $369M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 1
20 Blue Bell Creameries Brenham, TX Ricky Dickson, president, CEO $354M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 4
21 Mars Ice Cream(5) Burr Ridge, IL Hank Izzo, GM $302M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 1
22 Producers Dairy Foods Inc. Fresno, CA Richard Shehadey, president $250M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream 1
23 Fieldbrook Foods Inc. Dunkirk, NY Bob Charleston, president $221M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 3
24 United Dairy Inc. Martin's Ferry, OH Joseph Carson, president $173M* 12/31/2016 Ice cream, frozen novelties 1
25 SmithFoods Inc. Orrville, OH Steve Schmid, president, CEO $170M* 9/30/2016 Frozen yogurt 1

* Company declined to confirm.

** Company-wide.

(a) Reflects sales prior to Safeway acquisition.

(1) Unit of Nestlé S.A.

(2) Unit of Groupe Danone S.A.

(3) Unit of Unilever NV

(4) Unit of Albertsons

(5) Unit of Mars, Inc.