TOP 100 Beverage Companies of 2003

TOP100
RANK	Company/ Location	Product mix	2003 sales (in U.S. Millions)
1	Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta, Ga.	Soft drinks, water, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES, juice	21,004
2	Nestlé SA Vevey, Switzerland	coffee, water, juice, dairy, mixes	19,122
3	Diageo London, U.K.	spirits, wine, beer	15,624
4	Anheuser-Busch Inc. St. Louis, Mo.	beer	14,147
5	Heineken NV Amsterdam, the Aetherlands	beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks	11,617
6	PepsiCo Inc. Purchase, N.Y.	soft drinks, water,juice, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	9,903
7	Interbrew Leuven, Belgium	beer	8,841
8	Suntory International New York, N.Y.	water, spirits	8,726*
9	SABMiller London, U.K.	beer, wine, spirits, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	8,176
10	Allied Domecq Bristol, U.K.	spirits, wine	5,622
11	Kraft Foods Inc. Northfield, Ill.	coffee, powdered drinksDAIRY drinks, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	4,567
12	Unilever London, U.K.	tea	4,500*
13	Cadbury Schweppes London, U.K.	soft drinks, juice	4,480
14	Danone Group Paris, France	water, DAIRY drinks	4,457
15	Pernod-Ricard Paris, France	spirits, wine, soft drinks	4,436
16	Starbucks Corp. Seattle, Wash.	coffee, tea	4,076
17	Coors Brewing Co. Golden, Colo.	beer	4,000
18	Constellation brands inc. Canandaigua, N.Y	wine, spirits, beer	3,552
19	Grupo Modelo SA Mexico City, Mexico	beer	3,458*
20	Bacardi Ltd. Pembroke, HM Bermuda	spirits	3,000
21	Sara Lee Chicago, Ill.	coffee, tea	2,756
22	Fosters Products Co. Southbank, Victoria, Australia	beer, wine	2,629
23	Brown-Forman Corp. Louisville, Ky.	spirits, wine	1,797
24	E&J Gallo Modesto, Calif.	wine, spirits	1,760*
25	Molson Inc. Montreal, canada	beer	1,709
26	Red Bull GmbH Fuschl am See, Austria	energy drinks	1,600
27	Cott Corp. Toronto, canada	soft drinks	1,418
28	Jim Beam Brands Deerfield, Ill.	spirits	1,091
29	The Gambrinus Co. San Antonio, Texas	beer	1,045
30	Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass.	juice	1,000
31	Schieffelin & Somerset New York, N.Y.	wine, spirits	1,000
32	S&P Co. Mill Valley, Calif.	beer	900
33	Southcorp Ltd. Melbourne, Australia	wine	824
34	Vitality Beverages Tampa, Fla.	juice	700
35	Smucker Quality Beverage Inc. Orville, Ohio	Juice, SOFT DRINKS	687*
36	Welch's/National Grape Cooperative Assoc. Concord, Mass.	juice	579
37	Florida's natural growers Lake Wales, Fla.	juice	528
38	National Beverage Corp. Plantation, Fla.	soft drinks	500
39	Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, Ohio	soft drinks, coffee	460*
40	Robert Mondavi Corp. Oakville, Calif.	wine	453
41	Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons Lake Success, N.Y.	ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES, BEER	400*
42	Kendall-Jackson Winery Ltd. Santa Rosa, Calif.	wine	400*
43	Tetley Shelton, Conn.	tea	400*
44	CAMPBELL SOUP CO. CAMDEN, N.J.	JUICE, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	312
45	Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. Bardstown, Ky.	spirits	300*
46	The Wine Group Ripon, Calif.	wine	300*
47	Tree Top Inc. Selah, Wash.	juice	300
48	Banfi Vintners Old Brookville, N.Y.	wine	260
49	Trincero Family Estates St. Helena, Calif.	wine	244*
50	UST Greenwich, Conn.	spirits	238
51	Boston Beer Co. Boston, Mass.	beer	208
52	Farmer Bros. Co. Torrence, Calif.	coffee	202
53	The Terlato Wine Group Lake Bluff, Ill.	wine, spirits	200
54	Halewood International Liverpool, England	spirits	190*
55	Naked Juice Co. Stamford, Conn.	Juice, water	183
56	LE-NATURE’S LATROBE, PA	WATER, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	156
57	Veryfine Products Inc. Westford, Mass.	juice	150*
58	Skyy Spirits San Francisco, Calif.	spirits	150
59	Sazerac Co. New Orleans, La.	spirits, wine	128*
60	Peet's Coffee & Tea Emeryville, Calif.	coffee	120
61	White Rock Distilleries Inc. Lewiston, Maine	spirits	120
62	Green Mountain Coffee Waterbury, Vt.	coffee	117
63	Langers Juice Co City of Industry, Calif.	juice	115
64	Old Orchard Brands Sparta, Mich.	juice	112
65	Hansen Natural Corp. Corona, Calif.	juice, soft drinks, alternative beverages	110
66	Big Red Inc. Waco, Texas	soft drinks	100*
67	D.G. Yuengling & Son Pottsville, Pa.	beer	100
68	Northland Cranberries Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.	juice	96
69	Todhunter International Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla.	spirits	90
70	Apple & Eve L.P. Roslyn, N.Y.	juice	85
71	United States Distilled Products Co. Princeton, Minn.	spirits	85*
72	Vermont Pure Holdings Ltd. Stamford, Conn.	water	76
73	Glacier Water Services Inc. Carlsbad, Calif.	water	72
74	SEbastiani Vineyards Sonoma, Calif.	wine	71*
75	Chalone Wine Group Napa, Calif.	wine	67
76	Brooklyn Bottling Co. Brooklyn, N.Y.	soft drinks	57*
77	Deidrich Coffee Irvine, Calif.	coffee	55
78	Tully's Coffee Corp. Seattle, Wash.	Coffee	51
79	Leading Brands Richmond, Canada	juice, water, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	47
80	Laird & Co. Scobeyville, N.J.	spirits	45*
81	Crystal Geyser Roxane Water Olancha, Calif.	water	42*
82	Redhook Ale Brewery Seattle, Wash.	beer	39
83	Wissahickon Mountain Spring Water Co. Philadelphia, Pa.	water	38*
84	The Lion Brewery Inc. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.	beer	37*
85	Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Pittsburgh, Pa.	beer	35*
86	Pyramid Breweries Seattle, Wash.	beer	35
87	Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, N.Y.	beer	33*
88	Mountain Valley Spring Water Co. Hot Springs, Ark.	water	32*
89	Redco Foods Inc. Windsor, Conn.	tea	28*
90	Klarbrunn Inc. Watertown, Wis.	water	27*
91	LE BLEU ADVANCE, N.C.	WATER, SOFT DRINKS, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	25
92	Widmer Bros. Brewing Co. Portland, Ore.	beer	20
93	Jones Soda Co. Seattle, Wash.	Soft drinks, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	20*
94	Choice USA Beverages Gastonio, N.C.	soft drinks, water	17*
95	Freixenet USA Sonoma, Calif.	wine	16*
96	R.H. Phillips Inc. Esparto, Calif.	wine	15*
97	White Rock Products Corp. Whitestone, N.Y.	soft drinks, water	14*
98	Clearly Canadian Vancouver, canada	soft drinks, bottled water	13
99	MERIDIAN BEVERAGES ATLANTA, GA.	WATER, ALTERNATIVE BEVERAGES	12
100	Anchor Brewing San Francisco, Calif.	beer	10*
*estimate Beverage Industry's Top 100 list is based on worldwide sales for U.S. companies and foreign-held companies that have significant sales in the United States. Figures represent published sales for public companies, voluntarily disclosed sales for private companies, and estimates based on industry sources and publicly available business reporting sources.

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