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Beverage and Food Industry Statistics

The U.S. food and beverage economy generated $2.51T in inflation-adjusted consumer food spending in 2025, explore the figures behind growth, companies and trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Beverage and Food Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The beverage and food industry at a glance

The U.S. food and beverage economy generated $2.51 trillion in inflation-adjusted consumer food spending in 2025, while manufacturers and retailers supported millions of jobs across production and distribution.

$2.51T[68]
U.S. food spending, 2025
$1.05T[103]
Food manufacturing shipments, 2024
3.40M[103]
Food and beverage retail jobs, 2024
58.5%[104]
Food spending away from home, 2024
Market size
U.S. inflation-adjusted food expenditures reached $2.51 trillion in 2025, up from $2.49 trillion in 2024. Separately, food manufacturing generated $1.054 trillion in value of shipments in 2024.[68][103]
Forecast & CAGR
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects food and beverage manufacturing to add about 130,000 jobs from 2024 to 2034. Its industry projections show food manufacturing employment rising from 1.783 million in 2025 to 1.867 million in 2035, equivalent to roughly 0.5% annual growth over that period.[105]
Market share & regions
Food-away-from-home spending represented about 58.5% of total U.S. food spending in 2024, compared with approximately 41.5% for food at home. Globally, retail food and beverage sales exceeded $5 trillion in 2025, according to Euromonitor’s global FMCG outlook.[104][106]
Segmentation
The U.S. market is commonly segmented into food at home and food away from home. In 2024, food-at-home spending totaled about $1.091 trillion, while food-away-from-home spending reached approximately $1.539 trillion; manufacturing is further divided across meat, bakery, snacks, beverages, dairy and other processed foods.[104][105]
Pricing
U.S. food-at-home prices increased 2.3% in 2025. Within that category, nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials rose 5.1% over the year, indicating stronger price pressure in beverages than in overall grocery prices.[68][105]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being supported by food-away-from-home demand, convenience and product innovation, while companies face higher input costs, labor needs and changing consumer preferences. The BLS expects food and beverage manufacturing to add approximately 130,000 jobs through 2034, with much of the increase concentrated in beverage, meat, snack and bakery production.[105][68]
Consumer behavior & competition
Food-away-from-home spending reached a record 58.5% of total U.S. food spending in 2024, reflecting sustained demand for convenience and prepared meals. Competition is increasingly focused on value, promotions, differentiated beverages and better-for-you products; McDonald’s announced new value bundles after weaker U.S. traffic in the third quarter of 2026.[104][30]
M&A
PepsiCo completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Siete Foods in 2025, adding a fast-growing Mexican-American food brand to its snacks and beverages portfolio. The transaction illustrates continued portfolio expansion toward culturally relevant and perceived better-for-you packaged foods.[46]
Regulation
Food manufacturers operate under FDA food-safety and labeling requirements, including the Food Safety Modernization Act framework and nutrition-labeling rules. USDA materials state that processed-food labeling is regulated by the FDA, while meat and poultry products remain subject to USDA oversight.[107][108]
Latest news
As of November 10, 2026, current industry coverage includes Kraft Heinz’s agreement to divest its North American coffee business to One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $650 million. The deal reflects portfolio reshaping as large food companies prioritize core brands and growth categories.[109]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Beverage And Food Industry

The leading companies in the beverage and food industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

The Coca-Cola Company stands out for non-alcoholic beverages because it reported $47.941 billion in 2025 net operating revenues, while Mars focuses on confectionery and snacks since it owns M&M'S, Snickers, Ben’s Original and Pringles.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in non-alcoholic beverages

    The Coca-Cola Company

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.2 · Non-alcoholic beverages

    Why we picked it: Non-alcoholic beverages under a global branded system, with an operating margin of 28.7% in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit coca-colacompany.com ↗

  2. Leader in confectionery & snacks

    Mars

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Confectionery & snacks

    Why we picked it: Confectionery, food and snack brands span multiple categories, including packaged snacks and candy.

    See in ranking ↓Visit mars.com ↗

  3. Leader in agriculture & ingredients

    Cargill

    US

    Ranked #3 · 9.0 · Agriculture & ingredients

    Why we picked it: Agriculture, ingredients and food processing extend across the global food system.

    See in ranking ↓Visit cargill.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the beverage and food industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

The Coca-Cola Company

Non-alcoholic beverages · US

9.2
2

Mars

Confectionery & snacks · US

9.2
3

Cargill

Agriculture & ingredients · US

9.0
4

JBS

Meat & protein foods · BR

8.9
5

McDonald's

Quick-service restaurants · US

8.9
6

Grupo Bimbo

Bakery and snacks, global · MX

8.5
7

Starbucks

Coffeehouses and beverages, global · US

8.5
8

Tyson Foods

Protein foods, United States and global · US

8.5
9

Danone

Dairy, plant-based and nutrition, global · FR

8.5
10

ADM

Agricultural processing and food ingredients, global · US

8.3

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the beverage and food industry. In Beverage And Food Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/beverage-and-food-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest beverage and food companies

JBS leads with $86.2B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

JBS$86.2B
ADM$80.3B
Tyson Foods$54.4B
The Coca-Cola Company$47.9B
Danone$29.5B
source-verifiedmediaroom.jbs.com.br · adm.com · tysonfoods.com · investors.coca-colacompany.com · danone.com2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Adoption of AI and automation is now measurable across profit and operations, including 97% of businesses investigating AI in 2024 and 21% fully automated production scheduling in 2025.

AI in the beverage and food industry

  • 7.6% was the 2021–2022 profit growth reported by food and beverage organizations implementing or using AI.[1]
  • 7.3% was the 2024 profit growth reported by food and beverage companies with no AI plans or still investigating AI.[2]
  • 10.4% was the predicted 2025 profit growth for food and beverage companies already using AI.[2]
  • 97% of food and beverage businesses were at least investigating artificial intelligence in 2024, while more than one-third were already using it.[2]
  • 8.1% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth reported by food and beverage organizations implementing or using AI.[1]
  • 39% of North American food and beverage organizations were implementing or using AI in 2022.[1]

Automation in the beverage and food industry

  • 21% of food and beverage companies had fully automated production scheduling in 2025.[3]
  • 34% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors planned to increase automation in 2024.[2]
  • 20% of food and beverage companies had fully automated warehouse management in 2025.[3]
  • 51% of food and beverage companies had partially automated warehouse management in 2025.[3]
  • 9% of food and beverage companies had fully automated maintenance scheduling in 2025.[3]
  • 60% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors were using technology to automate more tasks in 2023.[2]

Digital Transformation in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals reported positive effects from digital transformation technologies on food-safety preventive controls in 2024.[4]
  • 40% of 423 food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their organization’s biggest operational barrier in 2026.[5]
  • 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[4]
  • 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[5]

Technology Adoption in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 50% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in artificial intelligence as part of their 2025 digital-transformation strategies.[4]
  • 23% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[4]
  • 22% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in machine-learning software in 2025.[4]
  • 31% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in robotics or robotic process automation in 2025.[4]

Cloud Computing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 18% of food manufacturers were already using cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems, while 51% planned implementation, according to a 2025 industry survey.[3]
  • 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[6]
  • 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[1]
  • 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[4]

Big Data in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[3]
  • 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[7]
  • 47% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals identified gathering, analyzing, and leveraging data for data-driven decisions as a digital-transformation investment driver in 2024.[4]
  • 35% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in big data and real-time analytics in 2025.[4]

Blockchain in the beverage and food industry

  • 20% of surveyed Canadian food businesses used blockchain or digital systems to assist food safety in 2020–2021.[8]
  • 29% of blockchain traceability providers focused on food beyond seafood in 2021.[9]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data governance and analysis readiness remain operational differentiators, with 61% of supply-management organizations having a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.

Business intelligence in the beverage and food industry

  • 93% of UK food and beverage companies were in the process of digital transformation in 2023.[2]
  • 40% of European food and beverage companies wanted to introduce BI tools during the 12 months following a 2023 survey.[2]
  • 6.8% was the actual 2021–2022 revenue growth for food and beverage companies using homegrown BI software.[1]
  • 66% higher revenue growth was reported by food and beverage companies using industry-specific BI solutions than by companies using no BI software in 2021–2022.[1]
  • 35% of UK food and beverage businesses found it difficult to quickly obtain and analyze performance and efficiency information in 2023.[2]
  • 50% of European food and beverage organizations planned to invest in technology to improve data analysis in 2024.[2]

Data analytics in the beverage and food industry

  • 0.9% of U.S. food retailers’ total sales went to technology budgets in 2023, exceeding $10 billion.[10]
  • 25% of food manufacturers said data analytics provided the most value for energy-consumption patterns and peak-usage alerts in 2025.[3]
  • 19% of food manufacturers said data analytics provided the most value for batch-quality deviation analysis in 2025.[3]
  • 23% of food manufacturers said data analytics provided the most value for quality-defect detection and root-cause analysis in 2025.[3]
  • 31% of food manufacturers said data analytics provided the most value for real-time production-line performance tracking in 2025.[3]
  • 21% of food manufacturers said data analytics provided the most value for equipment-failure prediction and prevention in 2025.[3]

Data Quality in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 7.0 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data completeness as important in 2018.[11]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[11]
  • 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[11]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[12]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[11]
  • 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[13]

Data Governance in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 22% of consumer-products companies planned to increase investment in data infrastructure and governance over the following 12 months in 2024.[12]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[14]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[14]
  • 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[12]
  • 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[14]
  • 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[14]

KPIs in the beverage and food industry

  • 5% was the average revenue growth of sampled food and beverage companies in FY2024.[15]
  • 30% of food manufacturers measured implementation success through energy efficiency in 2025.[3]
  • 40% of food manufacturers measured digital-technology implementation success through waste reduction in 2025.[3]
  • 57% of food manufacturers measured digital-technology implementation success through cost reduction in 2025.[3]
  • 29.6 days was the average days working capital for sampled food and beverage companies in FY2024.[15]
  • 21% of food manufacturers measured implementation success through on-time delivery rates in 2025.[3]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Buyer-facing priorities track healthiness, taste and price, with 81% of respondents rating price and taste as leading influences in 2025.

Growth in the beverage and food industry

  • 7.3% was Nestlé’s organic growth in powdered and liquid beverages in 2025.[16]
  • 8% was Coca-Cola’s comparable currency-neutral net revenue growth in 2024.[17]
  • 6% was PepsiCo’s international organic revenue growth in 2024, with international beverages growing 10% and convenient foods 4%.[18]
  • 5.2% was Nestlé’s organic growth in powdered and liquid beverages in the first quarter of 2025.[16]
  • 3.7% was Nestlé’s organic growth in emerging markets in 2024, compared with 1.2% in developed markets.[19]
  • 35% of U.S. food and beverage category growth by 2025 came from small independent brands, despite their 13% share of sales in 2021.[20]

Differentiation in the beverage and food industry

  • 10.2% of surveyed consumers identified natural or organic ingredients as a leading food and beverage purchase influence in 2025.[3]
  • 58% of surveyed U.S. consumers said they pay attention to beverage ingredients in EY’s 2026 consumer beverage survey.[21]
  • 40% of respondents in a 2025 food and beverage study rated healthiness very important or essential when choosing products.[22]
  • 15.0% of surveyed consumers identified brand reputation as a leading food and beverage purchase influence in 2025.[3]
  • 57% of consumers in McKinsey’s global survey ranked healthiness among their top three food and beverage purchase factors in 2025.[20]
  • 81% of surveyed consumers rated both price and taste as leading influences on food and beverage purchases in 2025.[3]

Mergers and acquisitions in the beverage and food industry

  • 291 food and beverage transactions were recorded in the United States in 2025, comprising 243 strategic and 48 financial transactions.[23]
  • Nearly 70% was the increase in food deal value in 2025 after excluding the $36 billion Mars–Kellanova transaction.[20]
  • 14.3x was the median EBITDA multiple for beverage transactions in 2025.[24]
  • 203 food transactions and 88 beverage transactions were recorded in the 2025 food and beverage M&A market.[24]
  • 1.57x was the median revenue multiple for food transactions in 2025.[24]
  • $35.9 billion was the announced value of Mars’ acquisition of Kellanova in 2025.[24]

Strategic partnerships in the beverage and food industry

  • 20 billion social media impressions were generated by Coca-Cola’s A Recipe for Magic campaign before its 2024 continuation.[25]
  • 3 organizations—Unilever, IFF and Wageningen University & Research—collaborated on plant-based meat flavor research.[26]
  • 35 markets worldwide were scheduled to receive Coca-Cola OREO Zero Sugar through the Coca-Cola–OREO partnership.[25]
  • 2 limited-time products were launched through the Coca-Cola–OREO brand partnership in 2024.[25]
  • 3 partners—Danone, IFF and Novonesis—were named in Danone’s 2024 Partner for Growth program for food and beverage innovation.[27]
  • 2025 was the planned initial launch year for the Coca-Cola–Bacardi ready-to-drink cocktail in selected European markets and Mexico.[25]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce constraints intersect with training and engagement metrics, including 26.7 hours of training received on average by existing U.S. manufacturing employees in 2026.

Hiring in the beverage and food industry

  • 2.6 million women worked in India’s food and beverage services industry in 2025.[28]
  • 12.1 million employees worked in India’s food and beverage services industry in 2025.[28]
  • 912,000 job openings existed in the U.S. restaurants and accommodations sector in December 2024.[29]
  • 375,000 U.S. restaurant employees was McDonald’s planned summer hiring target for 2025.[30]
  • 3.2 million people worked in U.S. non-restaurant foodservice jobs in 2024.[29]

Employee retention in the beverage and food industry

  • 30% of restaurant staff surveyed in the United States were at risk of leaving within two years in 2023.[31]
  • 54.94% of restaurant operators used shoulder-to-shoulder training as their dominant training approach in 2026.[32]
  • 14% lower turnover, from 99% to 85%, would save approximately $329,000 annually for a 500-worker restaurant employer.[33]
  • 74% was the approximate annual restaurant employee turnover rate during the decade before the pandemic.[34]
  • 6% of restaurant operators reported turnover of 76% or higher in mid-2026.[32]

Remote Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • In U.S. accommodation and food services, 1.7% of employees were able to work fully remotely in 2024.[35]
  • U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[36]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[37]
  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% let employees choose to work in-person or remotely in 2025, while 73% require in-person work.[38]

Hybrid Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • In U.S. restaurant and bar businesses, 12% offered employees a choice between in-person and remote work in 2025.[38]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 27% worked in a hybrid arrangement during their first two years, according to a 2024 survey.[37]
  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[38]
  • In 2025, 80% of hospitality and food-services employers said they were still struggling to get the balance right with hybrid working.[39]

Upskilling in the beverage and food industry

  • 58% of food manufacturing companies addressed digital skills gaps through internal training programs in 2025.[3]
  • 26.7 hours of training were received on average by existing U.S. manufacturing employees in 2026.[40]
  • 72% of food manufacturing professionals reported using comprehensive staff training as a food-safety method in 2025.[41]
  • Nearly 70% of food industry leaders said their employees were eager to learn new skills in 2024.[42]
  • 60% of North American food and beverage companies used technology to prevent knowledge loss in 2024.[1]

Employee Engagement in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[43]
  • Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[44]
  • Among U.S. and Canadian frontline employees surveyed in 2024, 52% worked in foodservice, in a sample of 46,250 employees used to assess workplace engagement.[33]
  • Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[45]

DEI in the beverage and food industry

  • 42% of PepsiCo’s global entry-level professionals were women at December 31, 2024.[46]
  • 42% of PepsiCo’s global executives were women at December 31, 2024.[46]
  • 45% of PepsiCo employees at levels not disclosed were women at December 31, 2024.[46]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Channel performance is tied to loyalty and app experience, with 96% of U.S. restaurant loyalty and rewards customers saying programs were a good way to get more value in 2024.

Customer experience in the beverage and food industry

  • 86 points was the 2025 U.S. full-service restaurant score for waitstaff courtesy and helpfulness.[47]
  • 83 points was the 2025 U.S. full-service restaurant score for the speed at which food orders reached the table.[47]
  • 86 points was the 2025 U.S. full-service restaurant score for beverage quality, including taste and temperature.[47]
  • 80 points was the 2025 U.S. full-service restaurant score for mobile-app quality.[47]
  • 78 points was the 2025 U.S. full-service restaurant score for mobile-app reliability.[47]

Customer retention in the beverage and food industry

  • $4,071 in sales per 1,000 guests was associated with other restaurant marketing in 2024.[48]
  • 30% was the 2022 food-and-beverage ecommerce customer-retention rate over 12 months.[49]
  • 80 of every 1,000 restaurant guests receiving other marketing were retained in 2024.[48]
  • 17% was the overall 2024 restaurant guest-retention rate in DataDelivers’ analysis of more than 2,000 U.S. locations.[48]
  • 92% of first-time restaurant guests without targeted outreach did not return in the following year.[48]

Customer acquisition in the beverage and food industry

  • 1% of U.S. baby-boomer shoppers recalled discovering a food or beverage product through an AI chatbot during the year ending June 2025.[22]
  • 49% of U.S. millennial food-and-beverage shoppers purchased from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand during the year ending June 2025.[22]
  • 31% of U.S. food-and-beverage shoppers said tariffs led them to shop around more in June 2025.[22]
  • 82% of U.S. Gen Z food-and-beverage shoppers bought a product based on an online influencer’s recommendation during the year ending June 2025.[22]
  • 60% of food-and-beverage marketers felt pressure to meet retailer-set advertising-spend requirements in June 2025.[22]

Customer loyalty in the beverage and food industry

  • 67% of U.S. restaurant loyalty participants belonged to two or more loyalty programs in Deloitte’s survey.[34]
  • 26% of U.S. diners said restaurant-app coupons and discounts influenced their dining decisions in 2024.[50]
  • 28% of U.S. diners said restaurant loyalty programs influenced their dining behavior in 2024.[50]
  • 96% of U.S. restaurant loyalty and rewards customers said these programs were a good way to get more value for their money in 2024.[51]
  • 52% of U.S. restaurant, coffee-shop, snack-place and deli customers said they participated in loyalty programs in 2024.[51]

Lead generation in the beverage and food industry

  • 22% of U.S. parents with children under 18 discovered food-and-beverage products through food websites or blogs in 2025.[3]
  • 16.7% of U.S. consumers aged 60 and older discovered new food-and-beverage products through social media in 2025.[3]
  • 75% of U.S. Gen Z food-and-beverage consumers discovered new products through social media in the 2025 Food Trends Report.[3]
  • 64% of U.S. Gen X food-and-beverage consumers discovered new products through television advertising in 2025.[3]
  • 52.4% of U.S. millennial food-and-beverage consumers discovered new products through friends or family recommendations in 2025.[3]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Advertising allocations and social-media reliance shape demand signals, including The Coca-Cola Company’s $5.010 billion advertising expense in 2023.

Marketing in the beverage and food industry

  • $5.010 billion was The Coca-Cola Company’s advertising expense in 2023.[17]
  • $12.36 billion was the projected 2024 U.S. consumer packaged goods traditional-media advertising spend.[52]
  • $62.30 billion was the projected 2024 U.S. consumer packaged goods total media advertising spend, including food and beverage categories.[52]
  • 11.0% was the projected 2024 growth rate for total U.S. consumer packaged goods media advertising spend.[52]
  • $3.9 billion was PepsiCo’s 2024 advertising expense, according to its annual-report disclosure.[53]

Digital marketing in the beverage and food industry

  • 90% of U.S. restaurants said social media was very or extremely important to their overall digital marketing approach in 2024.[54]
  • 31.2% was the projected share of U.S. consumer packaged goods digital advertising budgets allocated to social networks in 2024.[55]
  • $28.19 billion was projected U.S. consumer packaged goods display advertising spend in 2024.[55]
  • $48.79 billion was projected U.S. consumer packaged goods digital advertising spend in 2024.[55]
  • $14.86 billion was projected U.S. consumer packaged goods nonmobile digital advertising spend in 2024.[55]

Branding in the beverage and food industry

  • 81% of U.S. consumers in 2025 selected price as one of their leading food-and-beverage purchase influences.[3]
  • 29.6% of U.S. consumers in 2025 selected safety and quality as a leading food-and-beverage purchase influence.[3]
  • 81% of U.S. consumers in 2025 selected taste as one of their leading food-and-beverage purchase influences.[3]
  • 47% of U.S. cereal shoppers in 2025 were completely driven by brand rather than price.[56]
  • 25% of U.S. Gen Z consumers in 2025 prioritized brand reputation in food-and-beverage purchases.[3]

Social media in the beverage and food industry

  • 50.6 billion food advertisements were viewed on Twitter/X by U.S. adults between April 2020 and August 2021.[57]
  • 68% of U.S. Millennials trusted food or nutrition content encountered on social media in IFIC’s 2024 survey.[58]
  • 65% of surveyed consumers followed food and lifestyle topics on social media in Deloitte Digital’s restaurant research.[54]
  • 94.4 billion food advertisements were viewed on Facebook by U.S. adults between April 2020 and August 2021.[57]
  • 59% of U.S. Baby Boomers trusted food or nutrition content encountered on social media in IFIC’s 2024 survey.[58]

Influencer Marketing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 69.3% of TikTok videos featuring branded food or beverage products had no brand-relationship disclosure, based on an analysis of 648 videos published in 2025.[59]
  • 49% of U.S. millennial food and beverage shoppers said they purchased from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand in the previous year, according to a 2025 survey.[22]
  • 33% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a product from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand such as Prime or Feastables in the previous year, in 2025.[22]
  • 63% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[22]
  • 82% of U.S. Gen Z food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[22]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Automation coverage remains uneven, with 28% reporting fully automated production-line control in 2025 alongside partially automated scheduling reported by 48% in 2025.

Process optimization in the beverage and food industry

  • 21% of food and beverage companies reported fully automated production scheduling in 2025.[3]
  • 13% of food and beverage companies reported fully automated food-safety monitoring in 2025.[3]
  • 20% of food and beverage companies reported fully automated warehouse management in 2025.[3]
  • 28% of food and beverage companies reported fully automated production-line control in 2025.[3]
  • 48% of food and beverage companies reported partially automated production scheduling in 2025.[3]

Operational efficiency in the beverage and food industry

  • 26% of North American food and beverage companies cited improving product quality, accuracy and consistency as an automation driver in 2023.[2]
  • 24% of North American food and beverage companies cited increasing production speed as an automation driver in 2023.[2]
  • 27% of North American food and beverage companies cited reducing operational costs as an automation driver in 2023.[2]
  • The United Kingdom food and drink industry’s total factor productivity changed by 0.8% in 2024.[60]
  • Food and beverage automation was reported to lower operational costs by up to 12% in North American operations in 2023.[2]

Quality management in the beverage and food industry

  • Canada recorded 14 chemical food recalls in fiscal 2025–2026.[61]
  • Canada recorded 73 microbiological food recalls in fiscal 2025–2026.[61]
  • 99% of PepsiCo company-owned sites achieved certification from a GFSI-recognized certification program in 2023.[46]
  • More than 99% of PepsiCo company-owned sites achieved certification from a GFSI-recognized certification program in 2024.[46]
  • 100% of PepsiCo company-owned sites achieved certification from a GFSI-recognized certification program in 2025.[46]

Supply chain in the beverage and food industry

  • Food and beverage manufacturers’ total cost of production increased 2.0% in Canada in 2025.[2]
  • 3% of Canadian food and beverage processors cited improved cold storage as a food-waste practice in 2024.[62]
  • 54% of North American food and beverage companies wanted to align production schedules with available inventory in 2023.[2]
  • 56% of North American food and beverage companies identified supply-chain visibility as a priority investment goal in 2023.[2]
  • Food and beverage manufacturers’ raw-material costs reached $13 billion in Canada in 2025.[2]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 47% worked with up to 10 co-manufacturers in 2023.[63]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[63]
  • Among United States and European food-services and facility-management buyers, 91% expected outsourcing budgets to increase over the five years following 2024.[64]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 55% outsourced more manufacturing in 2023 than three years earlier, according to a survey of 287 industry leaders.[63]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 52% planned to expand their international footprint in 2023, including North America, EMEA and APAC expansion.[31]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Margins and input cost pressure co-exist with pricing power in beverages, including a 2.3% U.S. food-at-home price increase in 2025 and 29.7% gross margin reported for 2025.

Pricing strategy in the beverage and food industry

  • 13% was the average menu-price increase reported by restaurant operators in 2023.[65]
  • 29.7% was the gross margin reported by the food and beverage company in 2025, with strategic pricing contributing positively.[66]
  • 4.7% to 5.6% was the regional increase in U.S. non-alcoholic restaurant beverage prices from May 2025 to May 2026.[67]
  • 2.3% was the increase in U.S. food-at-home prices in 2025 compared with 2024.[68]
  • 2.6% was the average annual increase in the U.S. all-food Consumer Price Index across 2024 and 2025.[68]

Cost reduction in the beverage and food industry

  • 420 basis points was the negative gross-margin effect of higher raw and packaging material costs at Colgate-Palmolive in 2025.[69]
  • $30 million was Sovos Brands’ program-to-date pretax savings as of October 27, 2024.[70]
  • 14.2% was the increase in snack-food product costs at the reported food company in fiscal 2025.[71]
  • 5.3% was the decline in Canadian food and beverage manufacturing capital expenditures in 2025, reflecting sector cost restraint.[2]
  • 3.3% was Canadian food and beverage manufacturing capital expenditure as a share of sales in 2025.[2]

Profitability in the beverage and food industry

  • 17.5% was the snack-food segment gross margin reported by the food company in fiscal 2025.[71]
  • 19.3% was the consolidated gross margin reported by the food company in fiscal 2025.[71]
  • 24.5% was the frozen-food segment gross margin reported by the food company in fiscal 2025.[71]
  • 23.5% was the reported underlying trading operating profit margin for another Nestlé business category in 2024.[16]
  • 11.12% was Costco’s consolidated gross margin percentage in fiscal 2025, including food and beverage merchandise.[71]

Financial planning in the beverage and food industry

  • 48% of surveyed food and beverage manufacturers included automation installations, upgrades or additions in their three-year capital plans.[72]
  • 5.3% was the decline in Canadian food and beverage manufacturing capital expenditures in 2025.[2]
  • $19.8 billion was the 2024 capital-spending budget for the 31 large publicly traded food and beverage companies tracked.[72]
  • 98% was Sysco’s 2025 free cash flow as a percentage of adjusted net earnings.[73]
  • 54th was PepsiCo’s consecutive year of dividend increases announced with its 2025 results.[18]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Regulated product oversight spans FDA and USDA categories, with 77% of U.S. food and beverage products overseen by the FDA rather than the USDA.

Product development in the beverage and food industry

  • 35.6% of U.S. beverage and tobacco-product companies reported product or business-process innovation during 2020–2022.[74]
  • £310 million was spent on business R&D in UK food manufacturing in 2020.[75]
  • 16.5% of U.S. food companies reported product innovation during 2020–2022.[74]
  • 39% of surveyed food and beverage companies cited competitive pressure as a top innovation driver in 2025.[5]
  • 21.7% of U.S. beverage and tobacco-product companies reported product innovation during 2020–2022.[74]

Product lifecycle in the beverage and food industry

  • 34% of U.S. food recalls were caused by undeclared allergens in 2024.[76]
  • 77% of U.S. food and beverage products are overseen by the FDA rather than the USDA.[76]
  • 23% of U.S. food and beverage products are overseen by the USDA rather than the FDA.[76]
  • 1,118 illnesses were reported from U.S. food-recall events in 2023.[76]
  • 296 U.S. food recalls occurred in 2024 across FDA- and USDA-regulated products.[76]

After-sales in the beverage and food industry

  • 34% of emerging-brand buyers made a repeat purchase in the cited U.S. household panel.[77]
  • 95% of U.S. households purchased an emerging brand across the measured food and beverage categories.[77]
  • 28.2% of food and beverage subscriptions ended in active churn at the first renewal in the cited benchmark.[78]
  • 29.3% of new non-alcoholic-beverage customers placed a second order within 365 days.[78]
  • 76% of consumers engaged with loyalty programs in food and beverage, according to a 2025 consumer survey.[79]

Value proposition in the beverage and food industry

  • 46% of U.S. grocery shoppers said taste defines good value in beverages in 2026.[10]
  • 61% of global consumers said price mattered more to them than two years earlier in McKinsey’s food and beverage survey.[20]
  • 40% of U.S. grocery shoppers said trusted quality defines good value in beverages in 2026.[10]
  • 20% of Gen Z respondents ranked low cost as the most important value factor in foodservice purchases.[25]
  • 61% of Americans were more likely to choose a product priced $2 less than a socially sustainable alternative.[80]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability reporting is expanding while disclosure gaps remain, including only 20% of companies in the 2026 benchmark disclosing direct engagement with workers or their representatives.

Sustainability in the beverage and food industry

  • 4.7 million acres were covered by regenerative, restorative or protective farming practices at PepsiCo in 2025 worldwide.[46]
  • 35 billion liters of water were replenished to local watersheds by PepsiCo projects in 2025 worldwide.[46]
  • 62% of Canadian food and beverage processors had food-waste-reduction measures in place in 2023–2024.[8]
  • 18% of PepsiCo’s primary plastic packaging in key markets used recycled plastic in 2025.[46]
  • 1,070 electric delivery vans were integrated into PepsiCo’s Mexican fleet in 2025.[46]

ESG in the beverage and food industry

  • 12 million metric tons were PepsiCo’s market-based Scope 3 forest, land and agriculture emissions in 2025 worldwide.[46]
  • 4.7 million acres were covered by PepsiCo’s regenerative, restorative or protective agriculture practices in 2025.[46]
  • 96% of PepsiCo’s company-owned-operation electricity came from renewable sources in 2025.[46]
  • 24% was PepsiCo’s reported 2025 reduction toward its Scope 1 and 2 goal, including system contributions, against its 2022 baseline.[46]
  • 79 billion portions of diverse ingredients were delivered by PepsiCo in 2025.[46]

Ethics in the beverage and food industry

  • 11% of food and beverage companies disclosed partial first-tier supplier lists in the 2026 benchmark.[81]
  • Only 20% of companies in the 2026 food and beverage benchmark disclosed direct engagement with workers or their representatives.[82]
  • 90% of food and beverage companies in the 2023 KnowTheChain benchmark disclosed supplier codes prohibiting forced labor.[83]
  • 18% of food and beverage companies disclosed evidence that supplier-worker grievance mechanisms had been used in 2023.[83]
  • 9 out of 100 was the average worker-voice score for food and beverage companies in 2023.[83]

CSR in the beverage and food industry

  • 50% of Canadian food and beverage processors were taking or planning plastic-reduction measures in 2023–2024.[8]
  • 71% of Canadian food and beverage processors had implemented at least one initiative addressing labor issues in 2023–2024.[8]
  • 12,716 employee volunteer hours were recorded by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits in 2024 in the United States.[84]
  • 92% of Canadian food and beverage processors reported programs to enhance public trust in 2023–2024.[8]
  • 549 volunteer events were organized by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits employees in 2024.[84]

Circular economy in the beverage and food industry

  • 65% of equivalent bottles and cans introduced by Coca-Cola into the market were collected and refilled or collected for recycling in 2024.[25]
  • 18% of PET used in Coca-Cola’s global packaging was recycled PET in 2024.[25]
  • 28% of Coca-Cola’s global primary packaging material was recycled material in 2024.[25]
  • 24 million additional unit cases of Coca-Cola finished products were served in reusable packaging in 2024 compared with 2023.[25]
  • 14% of Coca-Cola’s total beverage volume was served in reusable packaging in 2024.[25]

Carbon footprint in the beverage and food industry

  • 125,000 metric tons of annual Scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions were expected from PepsiCo decarbonization projects funded through green bonds.[46]
  • 58,400 metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions were reported by U.S. Food Waste Pact foodservice signatories in 2024.[85]
  • 793,000 metric tons of methane emissions were associated with U.S. foodservice surplus food in 2024.[86]
  • 63.6 million metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions were associated with U.S. foodservice surplus food in 2024.[86]
  • 1,070 electric delivery vans were integrated into PepsiCo’s Mexican fleet in 2025 to reduce logistics emissions.[46]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Trade and sourcing patterns shape product inputs, including global coffee production exceeding 11 million tonnes in 2024.

Globalization in the beverage and food industry

  • Global coffee production exceeded 11 million tonnes in 2024.[95]
  • Five countries accounted for 70% of world coffee exports in 2024.[95]
  • Brazil and Viet Nam together accounted for nearly 50% of world coffee production in 2024.[95]
  • 86% of crop and livestock product trade consisted of food commodities in 2024.[95]
  • 57% of global biodiversity-based exports were food, beverages and pharmaceuticals in 2024.[96]

Cultural adaptation in the beverage and food industry

  • 69% of U.S. diners were likely to choose restaurants using locally sourced ingredients in 2024.[97]
  • 65% of U.S. Gen Z diners were likely to visit restaurants offering vegetarian food in 2024.[97]
  • One in four global consumers were drawn to exotic tastes in 2024.[98]
  • 41% of U.S. restaurant customers wanted more food featuring combinations of flavors in 2024.[99]
  • Around half of global consumers preferred familiar flavors in 2024.[98]

Supplier management in the beverage and food industry

  • Viet Nam held a 6% share of global aquatic-food exports in 2024.[95]
  • Coffee production supported the livelihoods of up to 25 million farmers and their families worldwide in 2024.[95]
  • Up to 80% of coffee farms worldwide were estimated to be smallholder farms in 2024.[95]
  • Brazil, Viet Nam, Colombia, Uganda and Indonesia accounted for 70% of world coffee exports in 2024.[95]
  • Coffee exports exceeded the food-import bills of Uganda and Ethiopia in 2024.[95]

Stakeholder management in the beverage and food industry

  • Smallholder farms represented as much as 80% of coffee farms worldwide in 2024.[95]
  • Up to 25 million coffee farmers and their families depended on the coffee sector for livelihoods in 2024.[95]
  • North America and Europe were the major net importers of aquatic animal products in 2024.[95]
  • Food and beverage products and pharmaceuticals together represented 57% of biodiversity-based exports in 2024.[96]
  • About 36% of global aquatic animal production was traded internationally in 2024, linking producers with global markets.[95]

Distribution channels in the beverage and food industry

  • U.S. grocery e-commerce sales grew at a 26.4% compound annual rate from 2019 to 2023.[100]
  • U.S. grocery e-commerce sales reached $206.8 billion in 2023.[100]
  • Global foodservice delivery accounted for 9% of consumer foodservice spending in 2019.[101]
  • U.S. food-and-beverage-store e-commerce sales reached $33.420 billion in 2023.[102]
  • U.S. hypermarket sales reached $502.9 billion in 2024.[100]

Key questions about the beverage and food industry

How large is the U.S. food and beverage market in 2025?
U.S. inflation-adjusted consumer food spending reached $2.51T in 2025.
What is driving job growth in food and beverage manufacturing?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects food and beverage manufacturing to add about 130,000 jobs from 2024 to 2034, with employment rising from 1.783 million in 2025 to 1.867 million in 2035.
Which companies lead the beverage and food industry?
The Coca-Cola Company stands out for non-alcoholic beverages because it reported $47.941 billion in 2025 net operating revenues, while Mars focuses on confectionery and snacks since it owns M&M'S, Snickers, Ben’s Original and Pringles.
What technology shifts are showing measurable adoption in operations?
In 2025, 21% of food and beverage companies reported fully automated production scheduling and 20% reported fully automated warehouse management.
How is U.S. food spending split between at-home and away-from-home?
In 2024, food-at-home spending totaled about $1.091 trillion and food-away-from-home spending reached approximately $1.539 trillion, with away-from-home at 58.5% of total U.S. food spending.
How do beverage and food pricing dynamics differ in the U.S. grocery basket?
In 2025, U.S. food-at-home prices increased 2.3%, while nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials rose 5.1% over the year.
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