List of Mid-Cap Food and Beverage Stocks Listed on U.S. Exchanges
This list includes mid-sized food and beverage and agricultural focused companies with a market capitalization between two and ten billion dollars. We update this page at the start of every month so it is possible that a stock’s market cap might fall below two billion dollars or go above ten billion dollars between updates. Additional food and beverage and agriculture companies can be found in the following sections:
Large-Cap Food and Beverage
Small-Cap Food and Beverage
Micro-Cap Food and Beverage
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Agricultural Companies
Bunge Limited (BG) (Diversified activities: bioenergy, ingredients, fertilizer, sugar and agribusiness network facilities)
Bread and Bakery
Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) (Brands in include Nature’s Own, Tastykake, Whitewheat and Wonder Bread; pastries and snack cakes)
Brewing Companies and Distributors
Boston Beer Company, Inc. (The) (SAM) (Sam Adams)
Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. (CCU) (Chile: beverage company)
Embotelladora Andina S.A. (AKO.A) (Coca-Cola and Beer Distribution in Latin America)
Diversified Food Companies
B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS) (Shelf-stable food products: brands include Cream of Wheat, Emeril’s, Mrs. Dash and Ortega)
Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC) (Specialty food products: salad dressings and dips, New York Brand Texas toast and Sister Schubert’s homemade rolls)
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. (PF) (Brands include Aunt Jemima, Birds Eye, Comstock, Duncan Hines, Hungry-Man, Lender’s, Mrs. Butterworth’s, Mrs. Paul’s, Van de Kamp’s and Vlasic)
Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) (Brands include Crystal Farms, Honey Bunches of Oats, Golden Puffs, Grape-Nuts, Honeycomb, Malt-O-Meal and PowerBar; Michael Foods Group: cheese, dairy case products, dry pasta products, egg products, refrigerated potato products)
Treehouse Foods, Inc. (THS) (Cereals, creamers, jams, macaroni and cheese, powdered drink mixes, salad dressings, salsa, soups and snack foods)
Whitewave Foods Company (The) (WWAV) (Plant-based foods: brands include Silk, So Delicious and Alpro; coffee creamers and iced coffee: International Delight brand, Land O’ Lakes brand)
Donuts and Candy
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR) (Brands include Tootsie Roll, Charms Blow Pop, Charleston Chew, Junior Mints and Sugar Daddy)
Eggs
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) (Fresh shell eggs)
Fast Food
Jack In The Box Inc. (JACK) (Jack in the Box fast food restaurants; Qdoba Mexican Grill which is a fast-casual dining restaurant chain)
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) (Brands include Tim Hortons and Burger King)
Wendy’s Company (WEN) (Quick-service hamburger company: over 6,500 companies owned restaurants and franchises)
Food Distribution
Aramark (ARMK) (Food and facilities services for numerous industries)
Performance Food Group Company (PFGC) (IPO in October 2015: Food distributor)
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) (Distributes natural, organic and specialty foods)
Grocery Stores
Cencosud S.A. (CNCO) (Chile: large retailer in Latin America; supermarkets, home improvement stores, department stores)
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) (Regional chain)
Health Food, Natural and Organic Food Companies
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN) (Natural and organic food company: brands include Celestial Seasonings, Earth’s Best, FreeBird, Hain Pure Foods, Health Valley, Rosetto and Spectrum Essentials)
Ingredients
Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) Natural ingredients from both edible and inedible bio-nutrients)
Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) (Nutritionals, starches, sweeteners and texturants)
Meat Producers and Packaged Meat Products
Industrias Bachoco, S.A. de C.V. (IBA) (Mexico: one of the larger poultry producers in the world; beef value-added products, chicken, eggs, swine, turkey)
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (PPC) (One of the largest producers of chicken products in the world)
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (SAFM) (One of the largest poultry producers in the United States)
Seaboard Corporation (SEB) (Seaboard foods: pork producer; Seaboard Marine: shipping; also involved in sugar and citrus production and owns Butterball, one of the largest turkey producers)
Pet Food
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (BUFF) (IPO in July 2015: all natural pet food)
Pizza
Domino’s Pizza Inc. (DPZ) (Over 11,000 locations)
Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA) (Over 4,600 locations)
Produce Companies
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (FDP) (Producer and distributor of produce)
Restaurants
Bloomin Brands, Inc. (BLMN) (Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar)
Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) (Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy)
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (BWLD)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) (LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden)
Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) (Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins)
Panera Bread Company (PNRA)
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)
Seafood Companies
Marine Harvest ASA (MHG) (Norway)
Snack Foods
J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) (SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE)
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. (LNCE) (Brands include Archway, Cape Cod, Hanover, Jays, Lance and Quitos)
Soft Drinks
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX) (Controls Coco-Cola bottler FEMSA and owns over 13,000 small-format stores)