U.S. Food, Beverage & Tobacco Top Dividend Payers

Universal

Market Cap: US$1.3b

A business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide.

Flowers Foods

Market Cap: US$3.5b

Produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States.

General Mills

Market Cap: US$27.0b

Manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide.

Altria Group

Market Cap: US$107.8b

Through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States.

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Market Cap: US$27.8b

Engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

McCormick

Market Cap: US$18.9b

Manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry.

Coca-Cola FEMSA. de

Market Cap: US$17.8b

A franchise bottler, produces, markets, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Hershey

Market Cap: US$37.4b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally.

Ingredion

Market Cap: US$8.1b

Manufactures and sells sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients, and biomaterial solutions derived from wet milling and processing corn, and other starch-based materials to a range of industries worldwide.

Marzetti

Market Cap: US$4.9b

Engages in the manufacturing and marketing of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels in the United States.

Conagra Brands

Market Cap: US$9.2b

Operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States.

Campbell's

Market Cap: US$9.7b

Manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States and internationally.

Cal-Maine Foods

Market Cap: US$5.2b

Engages in the production, grading, packaging, marketing, and distribution of shell eggs, egg products, and prepared foods.

Coca-Cola

Market Cap: US$302.7b

A beverage company, manufactures and sells various nonalcoholic beverages in the United States and internationally.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Market Cap: US$739.7m

Through its subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC, processes and distributes tree nuts and peanuts in the United States.

J&J Snack Foods

Market Cap: US$2.1b

Manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack food and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Constellation Brands

Market Cap: US$30.1b

Produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy.

Calavo Growers

Market Cap: US$491.1m

Calavo Growers, Inc. markets and distributes avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods to retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors, and wholesale customers worldwide.

Bunge Global

Market Cap: US$16.6b

Operates as an agribusiness and food company worldwide.

Kellanova

Market Cap: US$27.8b

Manufactures and markets snacks and convenience foods in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa.

Hormel Foods

Market Cap: US$15.7b

Develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally.

Brown-Forman

Market Cap: US$14.5b

Manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a variety of alcohol beverages.

Nomad Foods

Market Cap: US$2.4b

Manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Tyson Foods

Market Cap: US$20.3b

Operates as a food company worldwide.

J. M. Smucker

Market Cap: US$11.8b

Manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products worldwide.

Molson Coors Beverage

Market Cap: US$10.0b

Manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

Fresh Del Monte Produce

Market Cap: US$1.8b

Through its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally.

Mondelez International

Market Cap: US$80.0b

Through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.