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Consumer Goods Food Beverage Industry Statistics

FDA issued 3,184 human-food inspections in FY2023—plus retail, manufacturing, and consumption stats to explain what’s driving the market.
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Consumer Goods Food Beverage Industry Statistics
Helena KowalczykWritten by Helena Kowalczyk·Edited by Abigail Foster·Fact-checked by Katherine Brennan
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The consumer goods food beverage industry at a glance

U.S. food and beverage consumption reached $2.58 trillion in 2024, with away-from-home spending accounting for 58.9% of the total as retailers, manufacturers, restaurants, and brands compete on value, convenience, and wellness.

$2.58T[83]
Total food spending, 2024
58.9%[83]
Away-from-home share, 2024
3.25M[28]
Food retail jobs, 2026
$1.04T[83]
Food-at-home spending, 2024
Market size
U.S. consumers, businesses, and government entities spent $2.58 trillion on food in 2024, up from $2.48 trillion in 2023. Food-at-home spending was $1.06 trillion, while food-away-from-home spending reached $1.52 trillion.[83]
Forecast & CAGR
Employment in food and beverage serving occupations is projected to increase from 5.143 million in 2025 to 5.424 million in 2035, equivalent to an implied CAGR of approximately 0.5%. Separately, BLS projects food and beverage retailer employment to rise from 3.255 million in 2024 to 3.283 million in 2034, an implied CAGR of approximately 0.1%.[28]
Market share & regions
The available current data show a U.S.-focused market rather than a directly comparable global regional split: away-from-home channels represented 58.9% of U.S. food expenditures in 2024, compared with 41.1% for food at home. Within the food-at-home dollar, farms received 18.5 cents in 2024 and the marketing chain received 81.5 cents.[83]
Segmentation
U.S. food manufacturing generated $1.040 trillion in sales, value of shipments, or revenue in 2023. Major subsectors included grain and oilseed milling at $129.961 billion, animal food manufacturing at $78.617 billion, and dog and cat food manufacturing at $31.473 billion.[84]
Pricing
Food prices remained under pressure in late 2026: the U.S. food index increased 0.5% in October 2026, while food at home rose 0.4% and food away from home rose 0.5% month over month. The October release also reported a 0.3% increase for food at home over the year, although the release notes that October 2025 comparison data were unavailable because of the 2025 lapse in appropriations.[28]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Convenience and foodservice remain major demand drivers: food-away-from-home spending reached $1.52 trillion in 2024, and USDA identifies convenience, social dining, and foodservice value as factors supporting the channel. Key challenges include input-cost volatility, labor needs, supply-chain disruption, packaging requirements, and changing nutrition expectations.[83][70]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumers allocated 10.4% of disposable personal income to food in 2024, down from 10.6% in 2023; food at home accounted for 4.9% and food away from home for 5.5%. Competition is increasingly shaped by convenience, functional nutrition, low-sugar products, brand engagement, and value positioning, illustrated by PepsiCo's purchase of prebiotic soda brand poppi, which has no more than five grams of sugar per serving.[83][70]
M&A
Mars completed its acquisition of Kellanova on December 11, 2025, adding brands including Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, RXBAR, and international Kellogg's cereal brands. PepsiCo completed its $1.95 billion acquisition of poppi on May 19, 2025, including a potential $300 million cash-tax benefit and a net purchase price of $1.65 billion.[85][70]
Regulation
FDA set January 1, 2028 as the uniform compliance date for final food-labeling regulations published from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, unless a rule specifies a different date. FDA also finalized an updated definition of the voluntary “healthy” nutrient-content claim, with the effective date postponed to April 28, 2025.[86]
Latest news
The latest major transactions covered by the reviewed sources were Mars's completed Kellanova acquisition in December 2025 and PepsiCo's 2025 acquisition of poppi. In October 2026, the latest available U.S. CPI release reported a 0.5% monthly increase in food prices, with both at-home and away-from-home food categories rising.[85][70][28]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Consumer Goods Food Beverage Industry

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

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

The Coca-Cola Company leads Gitnux's 2026 consumer goods food beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with operating margin 28.7%, driven by beverage operations in more than 200 countries and territories. Mars is the highest-ranked confectionery and snacking manufacturer at 9.2, with global snacking and food products, backed by brands in food and pet care categories.

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 · 9.3 · Non-alcoholic beverages

    Why we picked it: Its non-alcoholic beverage footprint spans more than 200 countries and territories, aligning with the scale of U.S. away-from-home demand.

    See in ranking ↓Visit coca-colacompany.com ↗

  2. Leader in snacking and confectionery

    Mars

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Snacking and confectionery

    Why we picked it: Its global snacking, food, and pet care mix matches value competition across convenience and functional nutrition priorities.

    See in ranking ↓Visit mars.com ↗

  3. Leader in meat and prepared foods

    JBS

    BR

    Ranked #4 · 8.9 · Meat and prepared foods

    Why we picked it: Its protein scale connects to demand for prepared foods, where input-cost volatility and supply-chain disruption stay central challenges.

    See in ranking ↓Visit jbs.com.br ↗

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

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Top 10 companies in the consumer goods food beverage industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

The Coca-Cola Company

Non-alcoholic beverages · US

9.3
2

Mars

Snacking and confectionery · US

9.2
3

Ferrero

Snacking and confectionery · IT

9.0
4

JBS

Meat and prepared foods · BR

8.9
5

Nestlé

Food, beverages, and nutrition · CH

8.8
6

PepsiCo

Global beverages and convenient foods · US

8.8
7

Danone

Dairy, plant-based, water and nutrition · FR

8.8
8

Tyson Foods

Global protein and prepared foods · US

8.6
9

Grupo Bimbo

Global bakery and snack foods · MX

8.4
10

The Kraft Heinz Company

Packaged meals, condiments and sauces · US

7.5

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 11, 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

Helena Kowalczyk. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the consumer goods food beverage industry. In Consumer Goods Food Beverage Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/consumer-goods-food-beverage-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest consumer goods food beverage companies

Nestlé leads with $101.1B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

Nestlé$101.1B
PepsiCo$93.9B
JBS$86.2B
Tyson Foods$54.4B
The Coca-Cola Company$47.9B
Danone$29.5B
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04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Technology adoption spans AI investigation, automation in warehouses, and production control, with 20% reporting completely automated warehouse management in 2025.

AI in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 97% of food and beverage businesses were at least investigating artificial intelligence in 2024, according to a North American industry survey.[1]
  • 8.4% was the predicted 2025 profit growth for food and beverage companies with no artificial-intelligence plans or still investigating the technology.[1]
  • 10.4% was the predicted 2025 profit growth for food and beverage companies already using artificial intelligence.[1]
  • 7.3% was the average 2024 profit growth reported by food and beverage companies with no artificial-intelligence plans or still investigating the technology.[1]
  • More than one-third of food and beverage businesses were already using artificial intelligence in 2024, according to a North American industry survey.[1]
  • 9.6% was the average 2024 profit growth reported by food and beverage companies already using artificial intelligence.[1]

Automation in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 20% of food and beverage companies reported completely automated warehouse management in 2025.[2]
  • 21% of food and beverage companies reported completely automated production scheduling in 2025.[2]
  • 13% of food and beverage companies reported completely automated food-safety monitoring in 2025.[2]
  • 48% of food and beverage companies used partially automated inventory management in 2025.[2]
  • 60% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors were using technology to automate more tasks in 2023.[1]
  • 28% of food and beverage companies reported completely automated production-line control in 2025.[2]

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

  • 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[3]
  • 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.[3]
  • 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[4]

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

  • 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]
  • 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]

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.[2]
  • 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[5]
  • 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[4]
  • 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[6]

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

  • 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[7]
  • 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[2]
  • 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]

IoT in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 26% of food manufacturers were already using IoT sensors or equipment monitoring, while 37% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[2]
  • 31% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with the Internet of Things, while 35% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[7]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Analytics adoption concentrates on competitive advantage and operational use cases, while 22% of consumer-products companies reported lacking trust in data quality and validity in 2024.

Business intelligence in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 77% of retail and consumer-products companies reported significant revenue contributions from AI-powered initiatives in 2025.[8]
  • 69% of global consumer-products leaders cited analytics as a technology helping operationalize sustainability in 2022.[9]
  • 86% of retail and consumer-products companies said AI delivered a clear and measurable competitive advantage in 2025.[8]
  • 69% of global consumer-products leaders cited AI-powered demand sensing as a technology for improving inventory management in 2022.[9]
  • 80% of retail and consumer-products companies had a clear strategy to integrate AI into long-term innovation roadmaps in 2025.[8]
  • 64% of consumer-products companies said they would use precision analytics to identify new brands and growth opportunities in 2025.[10]

Data analytics in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 34% was the increase in consumer-goods technology budgets reported in a global industry survey covering 2022.[9]
  • 62% of global consumer-products leaders cited the Internet of Things as a technology for operationalizing sustainability in 2022.[9]
  • 44% of global consumer-products leaders cited intelligent workflows as a technology for operationalizing sustainability in 2022.[9]
  • 56% of CPG leaders reported regularly using generative AI in 2024.[11]
  • 71% of global consumer-products leaders cited automation as a technology for operationalizing sustainability in 2022.[9]
  • 71% of CPG leaders reported adopting AI in at least one business function in 2024, up from 42% in 2023.[11]

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

  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[12]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[13]
  • 7.0 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data completeness as important in 2018.[12]
  • 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[14]
  • 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[12]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[12]

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

  • 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[13]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[15]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies planned to increase investment in data infrastructure and governance over the following 12 months in 2024.[13]
  • 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[15]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[15]
  • 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[15]

KPIs in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 16.5% of retail and CPG executives said they could quantify a return from AI in 2026.[10]
  • 40% of CPG companies had no defined approach to agentic commerce in 2026.[10]
  • 82% of retail and CPG executives planned to increase AI investment during the 12 months following the 2026 survey.[10]
  • 28% of total AI spending by retail and consumer-products companies came from outside IT budgets in 2025.[8]
  • 10% was the share of annual IT budgets allocated to AI by retail and consumer-products companies in 2025.[8]
  • 7%–10% was the enterprise-wide AI deployment rate reported for retail and CPG in 2026.[10]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth in e-commerce and private label stays measurable, with U.S. grocery e-commerce reaching $206.8 billion in 2023 after 26.4% annual growth from 2019 to 2023.

Growth in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • U.S. grocery e-commerce grew 26.4% annually from 2019 to 2023, reaching $206.8 billion.[16]
  • U.S. functional-beverage sales rose 54% to $9.2 billion between March 2020 and March 2024.[17]
  • Global food-and-beverage e-commerce is forecast to grow 9.0% annually from 2023 to 2028, faster than every listed store-based channel.[18]
  • Global consumer-products sales growth in developed markets fell from 7.7% in 2023 to 4.5% in 2024.[19]

Differentiation in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • U.S. national-brand food-and-beverage sales grew 1.0% in 2024, compared with 3.9% growth for store brands.[20]
  • U.S. private-label food-and-beverage products held 24% value share in 2025.[21]
  • U.S. private-label unit sales increased 2.3% from 2021 to 2024, while national-brand unit sales declined 6.8%.[20]
  • U.S. functional beverages grew 54% from March 2020 to March 2024, versus 43% growth for non-alcoholic beverages overall.[17]
  • U.S. private-label CPG sales reached $330 billion in 2025.[21]
  • U.S. store-brand food-and-beverage sales rose 3.9% year over year to $271 billion in 2024.[20]

Mergers and acquisitions in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • Food represented 76% of global mid-market food-and-beverage M&A deal value in 2025.[22]
  • Food-and-beverage M&A deal value reached $149.9 billion in 2024, compared with $83.1 billion in 2023.[23]
  • BlueTriton Brands agreed to acquire Primo Brands for $9 billion in 2024.[23]
  • U.S. food-and-beverage companies completed 165 M&A deals worth $40.8 billion in the second half of 2024.[24]
  • Asia-Pacific represented 41% of global mid-market food-and-beverage M&A deal volume in 2025.[22]
  • Mars agreed to acquire Kellanova for approximately $35.8 billion in 2024.[25]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce pressure persists, and labor turnover remains high in foodservice, including 135% hourly turnover at U.S. limited-service restaurants in Q3 2024.

Hiring in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 47% of U.S. food and beverage managers cited staff recruitment, retention and training as primary challenges in 2023.[26]
  • 912,000 job openings were recorded in the U.S. restaurants and accommodations sector in December 2024.[27]
  • 130,000 jobs are projected to be added by U.S. food and beverage manufacturing from 2024 through 2034.[28]
  • 77% of U.S. restaurant operators said recruiting and retaining employees was a significant business challenge in 2025.[27]
  • 67% of culinary and hospitality organizations reported that hourly service-worker roles were somewhat or very difficult to fill in 2024.[29]

Employee retention in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 30% of U.S. restaurant-industry staff were at risk of leaving within two years in 2023.[26]
  • 59% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies restructured working patterns to retain more staff in 2023.[5]
  • 74% was the approximate annual employee turnover rate in the U.S. restaurant industry during the decade before the pandemic.[10]
  • 135% was the hourly employee turnover rate at U.S. limited-service restaurants in the third quarter of 2024.[10]
  • 6% was the approximate monthly quits rate among U.S. restaurant and hotel workers during 2021 and 2022.[30]

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

  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[31]
  • U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[32]
  • In U.S. accommodation and food services, 1.7% of employees were able to work fully remotely in 2024.[33]
  • 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.[34]

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

  • In 2025, 80% of hospitality and food-services employers said they were still struggling to get the balance right with hybrid working.[35]
  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[34]
  • In U.S. restaurant and bar businesses, 12% offered employees a choice between in-person and remote work in 2025.[34]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 27% worked in a hybrid arrangement during their first two years, according to a 2024 survey.[31]

Upskilling in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 56% of North American food and beverage companies planned technology investment to overcome supply-chain visibility challenges in 2023.[1]
  • 40% of surveyed restaurant frontline workers said more purposeful learning and development would make them stay another year in 2026.[36]
  • 23% of surveyed restaurant frontline workers selected perks such as free food or sponsored social events as a reason to stay another year in 2026.[36]
  • 59% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies had restructured working patterns to retain more staff in 2023.[5]
  • 71% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies had upskilled existing employees to reduce recruitment pressure in 2023.[5]

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

  • Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[37]
  • Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[38]
  • 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.[39]
  • Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[40]

DEI in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 43.5% of the global accommodation and food workforce was female in 2024.[41]
  • 68% of U.S. restaurant waitstaff were female in 2024.[42]
  • 21% of U.S. restaurant chefs were female in 2024.[42]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Loyalty economics drive repeat behavior; 62% average monthly loyalty-member retention for leading U.S. quick-service restaurants in 2024.

Customer experience in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 9% of global consumers said they were content with in-store retail experiences in 2023.[9]
  • 48% of beverage industry leaders planned to emphasize convenience, including online shopping and ready-to-drink products, in the United States in 2024.[43]
  • 14% of global consumers said they were content with online retail shopping experiences in 2023.[9]
  • 83% of beverage industry leaders expected the shopper experience and role of retail locations to change significantly within three years, according to a 2024 U.S. study.[43]

Customer retention in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 62% was the average monthly loyalty-member retention rate for leading U.S. quick-service restaurants in 2024.[44]
  • 57.8% was the average month-to-month loyalty-member retention rate for leading U.S. full-service restaurants in 2024.[44]
  • 85% was the average loyalty-member retention rate reached by top-performing U.S. convenience stores in 2024.[44]
  • 50% of new U.S. grocery customers did not return after their first month, based on 75 million transactions analyzed in 2025.[45]
  • 72% of U.S. grocery revenue came from uncommitted customers who routinely shop across different brands, according to 2025 research.[45]

Customer acquisition in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 84% of U.S. grocery shoppers said they had recently tried a new food or beverage brand in 2025.[46]
  • 49% was the average incremental reach from adding in-store media to another advertising channel in grocery campaigns, according to 2025 research.[46]
  • 70 new loyalty members per location per month was the average acquisition rate for leading U.S. full-service restaurants in 2024.[44]
  • 40% of U.S. shoppers were willing to switch from a name brand to a more affordable option in pantry staples, according to 2025 research.[46]
  • 75% of U.S. marketers fully leveraging in-store media measured loyalty or repeat purchase in 2025.[46]

Customer loyalty in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 69% of U.S. CPG shoppers demonstrated loyalty by recommending a brand to friends or family in 2024.[47]
  • 57% of consumer spending represented the average share of wallet for loyal food and beverage goods shoppers in 2022.[48]
  • 87% was Coca-Cola's Customer Loyalty Engagement Index score in the U.S. food and beverage category in 2024.[49]
  • 61% of U.S. CPG shoppers expected reduced prices or better deals in exchange for brand loyalty in 2024.[47]
  • 66% of U.S. CPG shoppers identified high-quality products as a factor that most positively affected brand loyalty in 2024.[47]

Lead generation in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 70% of food and beverage loyalty campaigns were segmented rather than sent to the entire loyalty database in 2024.[44]
  • 32% of U.S. diners checked restaurant websites before visiting or booking in 2024.[50]
  • 80% of QSR and convenience-store loyalty campaigns relied on email to generate customer engagement in 2024.[44]
  • Less than 10% of food and beverage loyalty campaigns used predictive model scores in 2024.[44]
  • More than 20% of QSR and convenience-store loyalty campaigns included mobile-app push messages in 2024.[44]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Channel mix reflects where engagement concentrates, with 182% and 182% reported increases in food and beverage advertising impressions across social platforms versus pre- and post-COVID comparisons.

Marketing in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 35% of food and beverage companies cited increasing sales as the main reason for having a loyalty program in the EY 2025 study.[51]
  • 23% of U.S. consumers identified Yelp as the most popular online source for restaurant ratings in 2024.[50]
  • 46% of U.S. consumers identified Google Reviews as the most popular online source for restaurant ratings in 2024.[50]
  • 56% of U.S. food businesses planned to keep advertising spending unchanged from 2023 in 2024.[50]
  • 9% of U.S. food businesses planned to decrease advertising spending in 2024.[50]

Digital marketing in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 105% was the increase in food and beverage advertising impressions across Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram during the study's pre- versus post-COVID-19 comparison.[52]
  • 68.7% of QSR marketers used email as an engagement channel in the 2025 food and beverage cross-channel marketing survey.[53]
  • 58.2% of QSR marketers used social media as an engagement channel in the 2025 food and beverage cross-channel marketing survey.[53]
  • 182% was the increase in food and beverage advertising expenditure across Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram during the study's pre- versus post-COVID-19 comparison.[52]
  • 335 billion food and beverage advertising impressions were viewed by adult social-media users between April 2020 and August 2021.[52]

Branding in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 56% of U.S. shoppers were completely driven by brand rather than price when choosing coffee in 2025.[54]
  • 86% was Chobani's Customer Loyalty Engagement Index score in the U.S. CPG and personal-products category in 2024.[49]
  • 45% of U.S. shoppers were completely driven by brand rather than price when choosing condiments in 2025.[54]
  • 53% of U.S. CPG shoppers identified consistent branding as something they expected from brands in 2024.[47]
  • 92% was Häagen-Dazs's Customer Loyalty Engagement Index score in the U.S. CPG and personal-products category in 2024.[49]

Social media in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 65% of consumers followed food and lifestyle topics on social media in Deloitte Digital's 2024 research.[55]
  • 31% of U.S. restaurants used Snapchat for promotion in 2024.[56]
  • 74% of U.S. restaurants used Instagram for promotion in 2024.[56]
  • 56% of U.S. restaurants used Twitter/X for promotion in 2024.[56]
  • 81% of U.S. restaurants used Facebook for promotion in 2024.[56]

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

  • 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.[57]
  • 47.6% of TikTok videos featuring food products from top influencers included a branded product, based on an analysis of 1,360 videos published in 2025.[58]
  • 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.[57]
  • 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.[58]
  • 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.[57]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational automation and digital transformation show up in inventory and production activities, while supply-chain visibility remains a stated investment priority for 56% of firms in 2024.

Process optimization in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 35% of Canadian food and beverage processors used process optimization or waste assessments as a food-waste reduction strategy in 2024.[59]
  • 22% of food and beverage facilities reported fully automated inventory management, while 48% used partial automation in 2025.[2]
  • 28% of food and beverage facilities reported fully automated production-line control, while 37% used a partly automated process in 2025.[2]
  • 21% of food and beverage facilities reported fully automated production scheduling, while 48% used partial automation in 2025.[2]
  • 9% of food and beverage facilities reported fully automated maintenance scheduling, while 37% used partial automation in 2025.[2]

Operational efficiency in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • Automation was associated with up to 12% lower operational costs for surveyed North American food and beverage companies in 2023.[1]
  • Technology-using North American food processors, manufacturers and distributors achieved 1.3 percentage points higher revenue growth than manual-operation companies in 2021–2022.[5]
  • U.K. food and drink manufacturing total factor productivity decreased 0.5% in 2024.[60]
  • 90% of surveyed North American food processors, manufacturers and distributors were undergoing digital transformation in 2023.[5]
  • 60% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors were using technology to automate more tasks in 2024.[1]

Quality management in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 6% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were classified as Class III recalls.[52]
  • 91% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were attributed to product contaminants rather than processing issues.[52]
  • 28% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2002–2023 involved allergens.[52]
  • 9% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were attributed to processing issues.[52]
  • 40% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2002–2023 involved Listeria or Salmonella.[52]

Supply chain in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 75% of food, grocery and restaurant supply-chain leaders said reducing waste was a challenge in 2025.[61]
  • 42% of food, grocery and restaurant supply-chain leaders cited limited inventory visibility as a waste-reduction challenge in 2025.[61]
  • 37% of food, grocery and restaurant supply-chain leaders cited manual waste-tracking processes as a waste-reduction challenge in 2025.[61]
  • 56% of North American food and beverage companies identified supply-chain visibility as an investment priority in 2024.[1]
  • 46% of North American food and beverage companies wanted to improve inventory-level management in 2024.[1]

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

  • 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.[62]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 47% worked with up to 10 co-manufacturers in 2023.[62]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 36% used co-manufacturers for finished-product manufacturing in 2023.[62]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[62]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 52% planned to expand their international footprint in 2023, including North America, EMEA and APAC expansion.[26]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Food price pressure is uneven across categories, with U.S. food index up 0.5% in October 2026 and 0.4% for food at home.

Pricing strategy in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • U.S. food prices were 31% higher in the third quarter of 2025 than in 2019, according to McKinsey's consumer analysis.[11]
  • 8% of U.S. consumers reported no change in food and beverage costs in 2025.[63]
  • 25% of U.S. consumers described food and beverage cost increases as minor in 2025.[63]
  • 86% of U.S. consumers reported noticing higher food and beverage costs in 2025, including 62% describing the increase as major.[63]
  • U.S. consumer prices overall were 26% higher in the third quarter of 2025 than in 2019.[11]

Cost reduction in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • $42.7 billion was the estimated value of surplus food generated by U.S. food manufacturing in 2024.[64]
  • 482,000 tons of U.S. manufacturing food waste went to landfill in 2024.[64]
  • 38.6 million metric tons of CO2e were associated annually with U.S. manufacturing-sector surplus food generated in 2024.[64]
  • 7% of U.S. food manufacturing sales was represented by surplus-food value in 2024.[64]
  • 21.1 billion meals were equivalent to U.S. manufacturing-sector surplus food in 2024.[64]

Profitability in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 7.6% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using manufacturing-execution systems.[5]
  • 7.3% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using shipping software.[5]
  • 7.7% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using enterprise asset management or maintenance-management software.[5]
  • 7.8% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using electronic data interchange in Aptean's survey.[5]
  • 7.3% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using business-intelligence software.[5]

Financial planning in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 7.1% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using supply-chain-management software.[5]
  • 5.6% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies not using electronic data interchange.[5]
  • 5.1% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies not using quality-management systems.[5]
  • 6.4% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using online payment platforms.[5]
  • 6.7% was the 2021–2022 revenue growth rate for food and beverage companies using enterprise-resource-planning software.[5]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Health and wellness demand is explicit in planning; 89% of surveyed food and beverage companies said they were investing more in products for 2026.

Product development in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 45% of food and beverage respondents identified demand for healthier products as a top innovation driver in 2025.[3]
  • 89% of surveyed food and beverage companies said they were investing more in products addressing consumers’ health and wellness preferences for 2026.[10]
  • 10% of food and beverage sales among 2025 New Product Pacesetters came from co-licensed products.[21]
  • 30% of surveyed food and beverage companies said they were changing strategy in anticipation of demand effects from weight-loss drugs in 2026.[10]
  • 27% of retail and consumer-products companies reported their AI initiatives were producing impact in product development in 2026.[10]

Product lifecycle in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 39% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products in 2022.[65]
  • 62% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2022.[65]
  • 38% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products in 2023.[65]
  • 40% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products in 2021.[65]
  • 60% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2021.[65]

After-sales in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 20% of benchmarked retail and consumer-goods companies did not respond to customer emails within 48 hours.[66]
  • 79% of grocery shoppers surveyed preferred live chat because of its promptness of service.[67]
  • 59% of benchmarked retail and consumer-goods companies went above and beyond to accommodate a special customer request.[66]
  • 14% of benchmarked retailers sent a customer-satisfaction survey to check whether the resolution satisfied the customer.[66]
  • 60% of grocery loyalty-program members surveyed said program incentives led them to spend more with the brand.[67]

Value proposition in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 69% of surveyed consumer-products executives worked at companies planning to increase marketing and advertising expenditure as a share of revenue in 2025.[10]
  • 21% of total store dollar growth came from 2025 New Product Pacesetters across food, beverage and nonfood categories.[21]
  • $19 million was the median first-year sales figure for 2025 New Product Pacesetter products.[21]
  • 76% of surveyed consumer-products executives planned to offer more sales discounts and promotions in 2025 than in 2024.[10]
  • 85% of surveyed food-and-beverage executives said they were increasingly orienting strategy around occasion-based selling in 2025.[10]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability reporting emphasizes plastics, sourcing, and emissions, with Nestlé reporting a 24.5% greenhouse-gas emissions reduction versus its 2018 baseline in 2025.

Sustainability in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 28% was Nestlé’s reduction in virgin plastic versus its 2018 baseline in 2025 globally.[68]
  • 100% of Mondelēz’s palm-oil volume was RSPO-certified in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 96.9% of Nestlé’s primary supply chains for specified high-risk commodities were assessed deforestation-free in 2025 globally.[68]
  • 20.7% of Nestlé’s key ingredient volumes came from farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices in 2025 globally.[68]
  • 24.5% was Nestlé’s net greenhouse-gas emissions reduction versus its 2018 baseline in 2025 globally.[68]

ESG in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 96% of Mondelēz packaging was designed to be recyclable in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 98% of Mondelēz palm oil was traceable to the mill in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 257,000 farmers were registered in Mondelēz’s Cocoa Life program in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 135.4 billion servings of affordable nutrition with micronutrient fortification were provided by Nestlé in 2025 globally.[68]
  • 48.2% of Nestlé management positions were held by women in 2025 globally.[68]

Ethics in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 186 CARE audit gaps were closed by Nestlé in 2023 globally.[68]
  • 104 Speak Up messages concerned violations of law or regulations at Nestlé in 2023 globally.[68]
  • 298 CARE audit improvement opportunities were identified by Nestlé in 2023 globally.[68]
  • 194 CARE audits were performed by Nestlé in 2023 globally.[68]
  • 172 Speak Up messages concerned violence and discrimination at Nestlé in 2023 globally.[68]

CSR in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 65% of Mondelēz dairy supply was sourced from suppliers with formal animal-welfare standards in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 100% of Mondelēz cocoa volume for chocolate brands was sourced through Cocoa Life in 2024 globally.[69]
  • $400 million was the first-ten-year investment backing Mondelēz’s Cocoa Life program from 2012 globally.[69]
  • 100% of wheat volume needed for Mondelēz’s European biscuits business was grown under the Harmony charter in 2024.[69]
  • 100% of Mondelēz’s palm-oil suppliers were aligned with its Palm Oil Action Plan in 2024 globally.[69]

Circular economy in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 11.5% was Mondelēz’s reduction in overall virgin plastic versus 2020 in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 3.7% was Mondelēz’s recycled-plastic content in packaging in 2024 globally.[69]
  • 8.4% was Mondelēz’s reduction in virgin rigid plastic versus 2020 in 2024 globally.[69]

Carbon footprint in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 30% is PepsiCo’s target reduction for value-chain forest, land and agriculture emissions by 2030 versus its 2022 baseline.[70]
  • 72% is PepsiCo’s target reduction for Scope 3 forest, land and agriculture emissions by 2040 versus its 2022 baseline.[70]
  • 90% is PepsiCo’s target reduction for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040 versus its 2022 baseline.[70]
  • 42% is PepsiCo’s target reduction for Scope 3 energy and industry emissions by 2030 versus its 2022 baseline.[70]
  • 125,000 metric tons per year was the expected Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction from PepsiCo decarbonization projects completed between 2020 and 2023.[70]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

International scale and e-commerce growth frame category expansion, with global food-and-beverage e-commerce forecast to reach $325.9 billion in 2028.

Globalization in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 1,625 billion litres is the projected worldwide packaged-beverage consumption in 2027, compared with 2024 consumption growing at 2.7% annually.[79]
  • €13.4 billion was Unilever’s 2024 Foods segment revenue worldwide.[78]
  • Mars’s acquisition of Kellanova added operations in 20 countries and distribution in more than 180 markets.[80]

Cultural adaptation in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • 72% of Millennials and 69% of Gen Z consumers want broader global food options at restaurants in 2025.[81]
  • Tajín’s U.S. dollar sales increased from $55 million to $115 million in the 52 weeks ending October 10, 2024, reflecting Hispanic-oriented product demand.[21]
  • 59% of U.S. consumers prefer global dishes faithful to their cultural origins over Americanized versions in 2025.[81]
  • 61% of consumers want more global foods and beverages at nearby restaurants, according to Datassential’s 2025 research.[81]
  • 53% of U.S. consumers order globally inspired dishes at restaurants at least monthly in 2025.[81]

Distribution channels in the consumer goods food beverage industry

  • Global food-and-beverage e-commerce is forecast to reach $325.9 billion in 2028, with a 9.0% CAGR from 2023 to 2028.[18]
  • U.S. grocery e-commerce retail sales grew at a 26.4% CAGR from 2019 to 2023, reaching $206.8 billion in 2023.[16]
  • Grocery e-commerce represented 11.8% of total U.S. grocery sales in 2023, nearly doubling its share from 2019.[16]
  • Supermarkets and neighborhood stores accounted for 39.3% of global chain food-and-beverage retail sales in 2023.[18]
  • U.S. in-store food-channel unit sales fell by 3.6 billion units over the year ending in 2024.[82]

Key questions about the Consumer Goods Food Beverage Industry

How large is the U.S. consumer food and beverage market in 2024?
U.S. consumers, businesses, and government entities spent $2.58 trillion on food in 2024.
What part of U.S. food spending is away from home?
Away-from-home spending accounted for 58.9% of the total in 2024, at $1.52 trillion.
Which companies lead the consumer goods food beverage industry?
The Coca-Cola Company leads Gitnux's 2026 consumer goods food beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.3, with operating margin 28.7%, driven by beverage operations in more than 200 countries and territories. Mars is the highest-ranked confectionery and snacking manufacturer at 9.2, with global snacking and food products, backed by brands in food and pet care categories.
How fast is employment growing across food and beverage serving occupations?
Employment in food and beverage serving occupations is projected to rise from 5.143 million in 2025 to 5.424 million in 2035, about a 0.5% implied CAGR.
What technology shifts show up in industry operations and data systems?
More than one-third of food and beverage businesses were already using AI in 2024, while 40% of professionals cited disconnected systems and data as a top operational barrier in 2026.
What does market structure look like for manufacturing scale and concentration?
U.S. food manufacturing generated $1.040 trillion in 2023 sales (value of shipments), with major subsectors including grain and oilseed milling at $129.961 billion.
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