Mid-Cap Food and Beverage Stocks
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:
List of Food and Beverage Companies
In parentheses you will find a short description or areas of focus for the company. A comparison widget that shows trend, earnings per share (EPS), P/E ratio and beta for each of the companies on this list can be accessed through the link below.
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Agricultural Companies
Cosan Limited (CZZ) (Brazil: agricultural land and sugar)
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
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)
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)
Wendy’s Company (WEN) (Quick-service hamburger company: over 6,500 companies owned restaurants and franchises)
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) (Licenses Yum! Brands restaurants (KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell) in China)
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)
US Foods Holding Corp. (USFD) (IPO May 26, 2016: foodservice distributor)
Grocery Stores
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD) (Brazil: Supermarkets, hypermarkets, drugstores, electronic stores, cash and carry)
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
Balchem Corporation (BCPC) (Specialty performance 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
BRF S.A. (BRFS) (Brazil, packaged protein foods: poultry, swine, processed meat along with a number of non-meat products which include dairy, frozen pizza, margarine 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)
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)
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (LW) (Frozen potato products)
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)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) (LongHorn Steakhouse and Olive Garden)
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)
Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) (Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins)
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)
Snack Foods
J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) (SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE)
Soft Drinks
National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) (Brands include Everfresh Juices, Faygo, Rip It and Shasta)
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