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Cpg Food and Beverage Industry Statistics

The global packaged food and beverage market is forecast to grow at a 3.9% CAGR from 2024 to 2030, even as labor costs remain a top constraint for 65% of executives and shipping inputs swing with a 3.9% year over year rise in transportation services PPI in 2024. This page connects the pressure points behind everyday CPG decisions, from functional beverages and automation adoption to food safety recalls and food loss, so you can spot what is likely to drive performance next.
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November 10, 2026Updated
Cpg Food and Beverage Industry Statistics
Priyanka SharmaWritten by Priyanka Sharma·Edited by Elif Demirci·Fact-checked by Olivia Thornton
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01 Industry overview

The cpg food and beverage industry at a glance

U.S. food manufacturing generated $1.054 trillion in 2024 shipments, while food and beverage stores produced $982.2 billion in revenue, underscoring the scale of a mature but still expanding CPG market.

$1.054T[81]
Food manufacturing shipments, 2024
3.40M[81]
Food-store jobs, 2024
56.2%[82]
Grocery share of food-at-home, 2025
2.9%[82]
Food-price forecast, 2026
Market size
U.S. food manufacturing recorded $1.054 trillion in value of shipments in 2024, while food and beverage stores generated $982.2 billion in revenue. These measures cover adjacent parts of the CPG food and beverage value chain rather than a single consolidated market total.[81]
Forecast & CAGR
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects food and beverage manufacturing to add 130,000 jobs from 2024 to 2034, the largest projected increase among manufacturing sectors. Bakery and tortilla manufacturing employment is projected to grow 5.4% over the same period, compared with 3.1% for the overall economy.[83]
Market share & regions
In 2025, grocery stores accounted for 56.2% of U.S. food-at-home expenditures, compared with 26.4% for warehouse clubs and supercenters and 17.4% for other outlets. USDA also reports total U.S. food-at-home and food-away-from-home sales of $2.51 trillion in inflation-adjusted 2025 dollars.[82]
Segmentation
USDA’s food-at-home segmentation includes grocery stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, convenience stores, and other retailers. In 2025, grocery stores represented 56.2% of food-at-home spending, warehouse clubs and supercenters 26.4%, and other outlets 17.4%; convenience stores alone represented 1.2%.[82]
Key players & concentration
Major publicly traded food and beverage CPG companies include PepsiCo, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, Mars, and Hershey. No reliable current source located in this search provided a comparable, consolidated U.S. market-share or concentration ratio for the full CPG food and beverage industry.
Pricing
U.S. food-at-home prices increased 2.3% in 2025, with nonalcoholic beverage prices rising 3.8%, beef and veal 11.6%, and eggs 21.9%. USDA’s September 2026 outlook forecasts all-food prices to rise 2.9% in 2026 and food-at-home prices to rise 2.4%.[82]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Convenience demand is supporting bakery and tortilla manufacturing, where employment is projected to grow 5.4% from 2024 to 2034. Cost pressure remains material: food-at-home prices rose 2.3% in 2025, while the sector also faces labor, commodity, disease, and supply-chain risks such as the 2025 egg-price impact from highly pathogenic avian influenza.[83][82]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumers continue shifting food-at-home spending toward value-oriented warehouse clubs and supercenters, whose share rose to 26.4% in 2025 from 9.4% in 1997, while grocery stores remained the largest channel at 56.2%. Food-at-home represented 43.7% of total U.S. food expenditures in 2025, versus 56.3% for food-away-from-home.[82]
M&A
CPG M&A remained active in 2025, including Kimberly-Clark’s approximately $49 billion acquisition of Kenvue and Keurig Dr Pepper’s approximately $24 billion acquisition of JDE Peet’s. McKinsey reported that food deal activity and value declined overall in 2025, while beverage attracted comparatively larger transactions.[3]
Regulation
FDA’s updated voluntary “healthy” claim criteria became available for use on April 28, 2025, changing eligibility for products including nuts, eggs, bread, cereal, and yogurt. FDA also proposed front-of-package nutrition labeling for most packaged foods, covering saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars; the agency estimated annualized labeling and reformulation costs of $191 million to $530 million.[84]
Latest news
Recent industry deal news includes Nestlé’s planned sale of its mainstream supplements portfolio to Yellow Wood Partners in November 2026, reflecting continued portfolio rationalization and a focus on premium, science-led brands. The transaction is part of a broader CPG trend toward divestitures and targeted acquisitions rather than indiscriminate scale expansion.[85]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Cpg Food And Beverage Industry

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

Updated November 9, 2026 · Next review December 9, 2026

Verdict

The Coca-Cola Company leads Gitnux's 2026 cpg food and beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with 200+ countries and territories. JBS is the highest-ranked protein products producer at 9.1, with 11.7% revenue growth.

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 · 9.4 · Non-alcoholic beverages

    Why we picked it: Its non-alcoholic beverage footprint across 200+ countries provides scale across grocery and convenience.

    See in ranking ↓Visit coca-colacompany.com ↗

  2. Leader in protein manufacturing

    JBS

    NL

    Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Protein manufacturing

    Why we picked it: Its global multiprotein model spans fresh, frozen, further-processed and ready-to-eat products.

    See in ranking ↓Visit jbs.com.br ↗

  3. Leader in food and nutrition

    Nestlé

    CH

    Ranked #3 · 8.7 · Food and nutrition

    Why we picked it: Its diversified food and beverages portfolio pairs manufacturing scale with stated R&D intensity at 1.8%.

    See in ranking ↓Visit nestle.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 cpg food and beverage industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

The Coca-Cola Company

Non-alcoholic beverages · US

9.4
2

JBS

Protein manufacturing · NL

9.1
3

Nestlé

Food and nutrition · CH

8.7
4

Red Bull

Energy drinks · AT

8.7
5

PepsiCo

Convenient foods · US

8.7
6

Danone

Dairy, plant-based, waters and nutrition · FR

8.5
7

Tyson Foods

Protein foods and prepared foods · US

8.5
8

General Mills

Packaged foods, snacks and pet food · US

7.9
9

Heineken

Global beer and cider · NL

7.9
10

The Kraft Heinz Company

Packaged meals, sauces, cheese and grocery · US

7.3

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 9, 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

Priyanka Sharma. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the cpg food and beverage industry. In Cpg Food And Beverage Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cpg-food-and-beverage-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Employment in food and beverage stores (NAICS 445) (United States)

Employment in food and beverage stores (NAICS 445) grew from 3,200.6 thousand jobs in 2021 to 3,271.9 thousand jobs in 2025.

3,201 thousand jobs
Start
+0.55%
CAGR · 4y
3,272 thousand jobs
Projected
20212025
source-verifiedfred.stlouisfed.org2025

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption is still mostly in pilot states: 75% of surveyed CPG companies stayed in AI pilot mode in 2026.

AI in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 27% of CPG companies reported measurable AI impact in product development in 2026, compared with 18% for retailers.[1]
  • 16.5% of CPG companies could quantify an AI return on investment in 2026, according to a US survey.[1]
  • 75% of surveyed CPG companies remained in AI pilot mode in 2026, worldwide.[2]
  • 11% of surveyed CPG companies had scaled AI in idea-to-market processes in 2026, worldwide.[2]
  • 56% of CPG leaders said they were regularly using generative AI in 2024, globally.[3]
  • 71% of CPG leaders had adopted AI in at least one business function in 2024, up from 42% in 2023, globally.[3]

Automation in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 60% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors were using technology to automate more tasks in 2023.[4]
  • 9% of food and beverage companies had fully automated maintenance scheduling in 2025.[5]
  • 37% of food and beverage companies used a mix of digital and manual processes for production-line control in 2025.[5]
  • 28% of food and beverage companies had completely automated production-line control in 2025, worldwide survey.[5]
  • 13% of food and beverage companies had fully automated food-safety monitoring in 2025.[5]
  • 22% of food and beverage companies had fully automated inventory management in 2025.[5]

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

  • 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[6]
  • 40% of 423 food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their organization’s biggest operational barrier in 2026.[7]
  • 28% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals reported positive effects from digital transformation technologies on food-safety preventive controls in 2024.[6]
  • 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[7]

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

  • 31% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in robotics or robotic process automation in 2025.[6]
  • 23% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[6]
  • 22% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in machine-learning software in 2025.[6]
  • 50% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in artificial intelligence as part of their 2025 digital-transformation strategies.[6]

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

  • 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[6]
  • 18% of food manufacturers were already using cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems, while 51% planned implementation, according to a 2025 industry survey.[5]
  • 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[8]
  • 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[9]

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

  • 35% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in big data and real-time analytics in 2025.[6]
  • 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[10]
  • 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[5]
  • 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.[6]

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.[5]
  • 33% of UK manufacturing companies had adopted IoT technologies in a 2024 national survey, with manufacturing among the sectors reporting comparatively high adoption.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data maturity remains uneven; 68% of surveyed CPG organizations faced challenges with data-management technology maturity.

Business intelligence in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 88% of CPG companies had budget allocated to AI in 2025.[12]
  • 71% of CPG leaders had adopted AI in at least one business function in 2024.[3]
  • 15% of retail and CPG organizations had reached full operational maturity for AI-powered business intelligence in 2025.[13]
  • 50% of retail and CPG leaders reported cost-savings and employee-productivity gains from AI-powered business intelligence in 2025.[13]
  • 54% of retail and CPG leaders identified faster decisions and innovation as the top outcome of AI-powered business intelligence in 2025.[13]
  • 27% of retail and CPG leaders planned to extend AI-powered business-intelligence access to more than 20% of their workforce in 2025.[13]

Data analytics in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 41% of CPG businesses identified investment in better data and analytics capabilities as a top-three initiative in the latest Forrester survey reported by WNS.[14]
  • 35% of CPG manufacturers used collected data for sales analytics in 2025.[15]
  • 45% of CPG manufacturers used collected data for AI, applied AI, generative AI or machine learning in 2025.[15]
  • More than one-third of consumer-products executives viewed data analytics as a critical capability for profitable growth in 2025.[16]
  • 68% of surveyed CPG organizations faced challenges with data-management technology maturity in the latest Forrester survey reported by WNS.[14]
  • 37% of CPG manufacturers used collected data to improve or monitor product quality in 2025.[15]

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.[17]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[17]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[16]
  • 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[17]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[17]
  • 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[18]

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.[16]
  • 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[19]
  • 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[19]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[19]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[19]
  • 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[16]

KPIs in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 23.9% was the share of packaged food and beverage products sold in the United States that were private brand in 2025.[20]
  • 5.8% was the year-over-year increase in CPG manufacturing wages reported on the Consumer Brands Association supply-chain dashboard.[21]
  • 23.7% was the share of packaged food and beverage products sold in the United States that were private brand in 2024.[20]
  • 18.5% was private label’s supermarket dollar-sales share in the United States in 2023.[22]
  • 22.8% was private label’s supermarket unit-volume share in the United States in 2023.[22]
  • 24% was private label’s value share in food and beverage in 2026.[23]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth is visible in premium and convenience-mixed demand, alongside private-label volume up 3.3% year over year in 2024.

Growth in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • U.S. all-other MULO+ food and beverage volume increased 3.0% year over year in 2024.[24]
  • U.S. super-premium food and beverage volume increased 3.7% year over year in 2024.[24]
  • U.S. premium food and beverage volume increased 2.8% year over year in 2024.[24]
  • U.S. convenience-channel food and beverage volume declined 3.5% year over year in 2024.[24]
  • U.S. perimeter food and beverage volume increased 2.1% year over year in 2024.[24]
  • U.S. total food and beverage volume across all channels increased 1.0% year over year in 2024.[24]

Differentiation in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 67% of U.S. consumers regarded fusion cuisine as creative and a natural evolution of food in 2026.[25]
  • Tajin dollar sales grew from $55 million to $115 million in the 52 weeks ending October 10, 2024, highlighting differentiation through culturally distinctive flavor positioning.[23]
  • U.S. private-label food and beverage volume grew 3.3% year over year in 2024, outperforming mainstream branded volume, which declined 0.9%.[24]
  • 32% of Millennials ordered globally inspired restaurant dishes weekly or more in 2026.[25]
  • 71% of Gen Z consumers regarded fusion cuisine as creative and a natural evolution of food in 2026.[25]
  • 59% of U.S. consumers preferred globally inspired dishes faithful to their cultural origins over Americanized versions in 2026.[25]

Mergers and acquisitions in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • Beverage companies represented 33% of U.S. food and beverage M&A deal volume in the second half of 2024.[26]
  • Performance Food Group agreed to purchase Cheney Brothers for $2.1 billion in 2024.[27]
  • U.S. food and beverage M&A activity totaled 165 completed deals worth $40.8 billion in the second half of 2024.[26]
  • Food and beverage M&A deal value reached $149.9 billion in 2024, compared with $83.1 billion in 2023.[27]
  • 351 food and beverage deals closed in the fourth quarter of 2024, with reported value of $24.8 billion.[27]
  • BlueTriton Brands’ acquisition of Primo Brands was valued at approximately $9 billion in 2024.[27]

Strategic partnerships in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • Keurig Dr Pepper entered a distribution agreement with Nutrabolt for Bloom ready-to-drink sparkling energy beverages in 2024.[28]
  • China’s market for beverages consumed alongside food was projected to reach approximately $60 billion in 2028, supporting strategic investment and partnership activity in the segment.[29]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper entered a long-term sales and distribution agreement with Black Rifle Coffee Company for Black Rifle Energy in 2024.[28]
  • L Catterton made a strategic investment in Viee, a plant-based beverage company serving Sichuan and Chongqing, in 2024.[29]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce change combines upskilling and hybrid practices, with 54% of North American firms using hybrid or remote roles in 2024.

Hiring in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 146,376 workers were employed in British Columbia’s food and beverage sector in 2025.[30]
  • 32% was the growth in temporary food and beverage employment in British Columbia between 2021 and 2025.[30]
  • 34% of the global food manufacturing workforce were women in the latest Food Business Charter benchmark.[31]
  • 6% was the growth in British Columbia’s food and beverage workforce between 2021 and 2025.[30]
  • 19% was the growth in full-time food and beverage employment in British Columbia between 2021 and 2025.[30]

Employee retention in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 54% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies had created or were using hybrid or remote roles in 2024.[9]
  • 80% was the approximate annual employee turnover rate in the US restaurant industry as of January 2024.[1]
  • 135% was the hourly employee turnover rate at US limited-service restaurants in the third quarter of 2024.[1]
  • 60% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies were using technology to prevent knowledge loss in 2024.[9]
  • 59% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies were increasing labor wages or had implemented increases in 2024.[9]

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.[32]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[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]
  • U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[35]

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.[36]
  • 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.[33]
  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[34]

Upskilling in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 71% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies were upskilling existing employees in 2024.[9]
  • On-the-job training and mentorship were the most effective upskilling methods reported by food and beverage leaders in 2024.[37]
  • 24% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies planned to upskill existing employees within the next 12 months in 2024.[9]
  • 60% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies were using technology to prevent knowledge loss in 2024, supporting workforce reskilling.[9]
  • 5% of surveyed North American food and beverage companies had no plans to upskill existing employees in the next 12 months in 2024.[9]

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

  • 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.[38]
  • Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[39]
  • Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[40]
  • Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[41]

DEI in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 42% of senior executive positions at European CPG companies were held by women in 2025.[42]
  • 26% of C-suite roles at leading consumer products companies were held by women in 2025.[43]
  • 65% of US CPG executives surveyed in 2021 said their company leadership was not representative of the broader population.[44]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Loyalty still ties closely to incentives: 61% of U.S. shoppers expected reduced prices or better deals in exchange for brand loyalty in 2024.

Customer experience in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 44% of US CPG shoppers demonstrated loyalty by using a brand’s loyalty card or scheme in 2024.[45]
  • 61% of US CPG shoppers expected reduced prices or better deals in exchange for brand loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 62% of US CPG shoppers expected brands to stay away from political issues in exchange for loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 59% of consumer-goods shopping was estimated to occur through digital channels in 2024, according to Salesforce.[46]
  • 46% of US CPG shoppers demonstrated loyalty by having a brand’s app on their phone in 2024.[45]

Customer retention in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 53% of US CPG shoppers expected loyalty points or cashback from brands in 2024.[45]
  • 54% of US CPG shoppers identified brand longevity as a factor that positively affected loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 47% of US CPG shoppers expected consistent branding in exchange for loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 50% of US CPG shoppers exhibited true loyalty—strong commitment to particular products, retailers, brands or services—in 2024.[45]
  • 33% of US CPG shoppers exhibited ethical loyalty in 2024, compared with 30% for the general US sample.[45]

Customer acquisition in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 55% of CPG/FMCG marketers identified generative AI as an important consumer trend for 2024.[47]
  • 31% of US consumers using generative AI for product discovery reported using it for grocery shopping in 2025.[3]
  • 54% of CPG/FMCG marketers planned to increase retail-media spending in 2024.[47]
  • 31% of US consumers who use generative AI to discover products, brands and services said they use it for grocery purchases, according to research conducted in 2025.[3]
  • 56% of CPG/FMCG marketers identified CTV or streaming as an important consumer trend for 2024.[47]

Customer loyalty in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 47% of US CPG shoppers exhibited silent loyalty in 2024, compared with 52% of the general US sample.[45]
  • 61% of US CPG shoppers expected reduced prices or better deals in exchange for loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 69% of US CPG shoppers demonstrated loyalty by recommending brands to friends and family in 2024.[45]
  • 58% of US CPG shoppers exhibited incentivized loyalty in 2024, compared with 48% of the general US sample.[45]
  • 50% of US CPG shoppers displayed true loyalty to specific products, retailers, brands or services in 2024.[45]

Lead generation in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 14% of CPG/FMCG marketers said they used generative AI for SEO in 2024.[47]
  • 36% of CPG/FMCG marketers identified first-party data mastery as a critical advertising capability or media investment in 2024.[47]
  • 19% of CPG/FMCG marketers identified demand generation as a critical advertising capability or media investment in 2024.[47]
  • 41% of CPG/FMCG marketers said they used generative AI for data analysis in 2024.[47]
  • 62% of CPG/FMCG marketers identified performance-driven paid media as a critical advertising capability or media investment in 2024.[47]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Media-process fragmentation shows up in operations: 94% of respondents said media and creative processes were not fully synchronized in 2024.

Marketing in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 45% of CPG/FMCG marketers identified brand advertising as a critical capability or media investment in 2024.[47]
  • 94% of CPG/FMCG respondents said their media and creative processes or technologies were not fully synchronized in 2024.[47]
  • 56% of CPG/FMCG marketers planned to increase connected-TV spending in 2024.[47]
  • 41% of CPG/FMCG marketers reported using generative AI for data analysis in 2024.[47]
  • 72% of CPG/FMCG marketers planned to increase digital display or video spending in 2024.[47]

Digital marketing in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • $28.19 billion was forecast for US CPG display advertising spending in 2024.[48]
  • 5.4% growth was forecast for US food digital advertising spending in 2024.[49]
  • 22.1% growth was forecast for US alcoholic-beverage digital advertising spending in 2024.[49]
  • $48.79 billion was forecast for US CPG digital advertising spending in 2024.[48]
  • $19.53 billion was forecast for US CPG search advertising spending in 2024.[48]

Branding in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 74% of consumer-goods consumers reported switching brands within the previous year in 2024, highlighting the challenge of sustaining brand preference.[46]
  • 66% of US CPG shoppers said high-quality products positively affected loyalty in 2024.[45]
  • 73% of consumer-goods consumers felt treated by brands as unique individuals in 2024, compared with 39% in 2023.[46]
  • 62% of US CPG shoppers expected brands to avoid political issues in exchange for loyalty in 2024.[45]

Social media in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 31.2% of US CPG digital advertising spending was forecast to go to social networks in 2024.[48]
  • 67% of CPG/FMCG marketers planned to increase spending on social platforms in 2024.[47]
  • 15.1% year-over-year growth was forecast for US CPG social-network advertising spending in 2024.[48]
  • Diageo more than doubled Guinness social sharing between 2023 and 2024 through its “Splitting the G” campaign and social amplification.[3]
  • 46% of US CPG shoppers said they demonstrated loyalty by having a brand’s app on their phone in 2024.[45]

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

  • 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.[50]
  • 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.[51]
  • 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.[51]
  • 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.[51]
  • 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.[50]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Launch timing risk clusters in logistics and sourcing: 33% of delayed launches in 2026 were at logistics and freight.

Process optimization in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 35% of Canadian food and beverage processors used measurement, tracking, process optimization or waste assessments to reduce food loss in 2024.[52]
  • 3% of Canadian food and beverage processors improved cold storage to manage food waste in 2024.[52]
  • 3% of Canadian food and beverage processors optimized their supply chains by reducing transportation time to manage food waste in 2024.[52]
  • 15% of Canadian food and beverage processors used enhanced employee training as a food-waste reduction practice in 2024.[52]
  • 15% of Canadian food and beverage processors developed new food products or ingredients, including upcycling, to reduce food waste in 2024.[52]

Operational efficiency in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 21% of surveyed food and beverage facilities had fully automated production scheduling in 2025.[5]
  • 47.0% was the median baseline overall equipment effectiveness for food and beverage factories in the 2025 productivity benchmark.[5]
  • 26.3% was the 90-day productivity increase reported for food and beverage factories in the 2025 productivity benchmark.[5]
  • 22% of surveyed food and beverage facilities had fully automated inventory management in 2025.[5]
  • 51% of surveyed food and beverage facilities had partially automated warehouse management in 2025.[5]

Quality management in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 7% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2020–2023 involved foreign objects.[53]
  • 91% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2002–2023 were attributed to product contaminants.[54]
  • 48% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2020–2023 involved biological contamination.[53]
  • 28% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2020–2023 involved allergens.[53]
  • 3% of U.S. food and beverage recalls from 2020–2023 involved current good manufacturing practice issues.[53]

Supply chain in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 76% of Canadian food and beverage processors had implemented traceability systems in 2024.[55]
  • 60% of Canadian food and beverage processors had implemented sustainable packaging programs in 2024.[55]
  • 33% of delayed CPG product launches in 2026 were delayed at the logistics and freight stage.[56]
  • 20% of delayed CPG product launches in 2026 were delayed at the raw-material-sourcing stage.[56]
  • 78% of Canadian food and beverage processors had implemented food-safety communication programs in 2024.[55]

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

  • Among United States and European food-services and facility-management buyers, 91% expected outsourcing budgets to increase over the five years following 2024.[57]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 47% worked with up to 10 co-manufacturers in 2023.[29]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[29]
  • 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.[29]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 36% used co-manufacturers for finished-product manufacturing in 2023.[29]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Price levers face limits; 51% of CPG executives said they could not count on price hikes for revenue growth in 2025.

Pricing strategy in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 60% of surveyed CPG companies had implemented multiple price increases during the previous 18 months in the BCG survey.[58]
  • 18% of consumer spending on packaged goods went to private-label products in the KPMG 2025 survey.[16]
  • 51% of CPG executives said they could not count on price hikes to drive revenue growth in 2025.[48]
  • 49% of surveyed CPG companies said price increases were their source of revenue growth in the latest survey period.[16]
  • More than 70% of surveyed CPG companies said they needed additional levers to balance growth and profits in 2025.[58]

Cost reduction in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 3.7% was the forecast decrease in food and beverage manufacturers’ production costs in Canada for 2026.[59]
  • 93% of surveyed manufacturers rated identifying and implementing immediate cost-reduction opportunities as an important cost-takeout strategy in 2025.[60]
  • 31% of surveyed manufacturers engaged in value engineering or product redesign to reduce costs in 2025.[60]
  • 59% of food and beverage innovation survey respondents said cost reduction influenced their product-development priorities in 2024.[61]
  • 87% of surveyed manufacturers rated investment in high-return and future-payback opportunities as an important cost-takeout strategy in 2025.[60]

Profitability in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 9% of food and beverage manufacturers surveyed by Food Engineering expected gross throughput to decline in 2025.[62]
  • 58% of profitable growers focused on product mix in Deloitte’s prior-year consumer-products outlook survey.[1]
  • 84% of surveyed New York and New Jersey food and beverage manufacturers expected revenue and profit to increase in 2024.[63]
  • 78% of food and beverage manufacturing survey respondents reported higher total cost per product in 2025 than in 2024.[62]
  • 68% of food and beverage manufacturing survey respondents reported higher total cost per product in 2024 than in 2023.[62]

Financial planning in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 44% of U.S. CPG operations teams described their operations posture as primarily reactive in 2026.[56]
  • 32% of U.S. CPG operations leaders said they would be caught off guard if tariffs or freight costs spiked in 2026.[56]
  • 25% of U.S. CPG product launches ran behind schedule during the 12 months covered by the 2026 DOSS survey.[56]
  • 16% was the average planned increase in operations-technology budgets among U.S. CPG teams increasing budgets in 2026.[56]
  • 36% of U.S. CPG operations leaders made a significant decision based on outdated or incorrect data during the prior 12 months in 2026.[56]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Incremental innovation dominates launches; 65% of global CPG launches were renovations rather than genuinely new products in January–May 2024.

Product development in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 200 New Product Pacesetters contributed 28% of overall store growth in 2024.[64]
  • 39% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products in 2022.[65]
  • 38% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products in 2023.[65]
  • 200 New Product Pacesetters generated $8.4 billion in sales in 2024 across food, beverage and nonfood CPG.[64]
  • 40% of global CPG launches were genuinely new products in 2021.[65]

Product lifecycle in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 59% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2020.[65]
  • 60% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2021.[65]
  • 62% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2022.[65]
  • 58% of global CPG launches were renovations in 2019.[65]
  • 65% of global CPG launches were renovations rather than genuinely new products in January–May 2024.[65]

Value proposition in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 69% of consumers said private brands innovated as much as national brands in March 2026.[3]
  • 28% of global consumers said they purchased more private-label products in 2025 than two years earlier.[3]
  • 53.2% of consumers said transparency about ingredients and production processes contributed to their trust in a food brand in 2025.[5]
  • 15.4% of consumers said sustainability practices contributed to their trust in a food brand in 2025.[5]
  • Private-label food and beverage products were priced about 30% below name-brand products in 2025.[3]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability targets show quantified progress, including Nestlé’s 28% reduction in virgin-plastic use versus 2018 baseline in 2025.

Sustainability in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 28% was Nestlé’s reduction in virgin-plastic use versus its 2018 baseline in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 97.9% of Nestlé’s primary supply chains for meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soy and sugar were assessed deforestation-free in 2023, globally.[66]
  • 8% was Danone’s reduction in virgin fossil-based packaging use between 2020 and 2024, excluding EDP Russia.[67]
  • 20.7% of Nestlé’s key-ingredient volumes were sourced from farmers using regenerative-agriculture practices in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 39% of Danone’s main ingredients were sourced directly from producers that had begun transitioning to regenerative agriculture in 2024, globally.[67]

ESG in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 70.3% of Nestlé’s key-ingredient spend was covered by a human-rights and environmental due-diligence maturity assessment in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 15% of Nestlé management’s short-term incentive was dependent on sustainability-related targets in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 40.4% of Nestlé’s total workforce were women in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 20% of Nestlé management’s long-term incentive was dependent on sustainability-related targets in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 135.4 billion servings of affordable micronutrient-fortified nutrition were provided by Nestlé in 2025, globally.[66]

Ethics in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 70% of Alcoa’s 932 audited suppliers had an active whistleblower procedure in 2024; the company supplies food-and-beverage packaging markets.[68]
  • 2,874 messages were received through Nestlé’s Speak Up system in 2023, globally.[66]
  • 225 Nestlé Speak Up messages concerned bribery and corruption, including conflicts of interest, in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 3,753 messages were received through Nestlé’s Speak Up system in 2025, globally.[66]
  • 35 Nestlé Speak Up messages concerned sexual harassment in 2025, globally.[66]

CSR in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 24.6 million trees were secured for planting by Nestlé in 2023, globally.[66]
  • 1,386,240 forest and fruit trees were distributed to Nestlé cocoa farmers in 2023, globally.[66]
  • 186 Nestlé CARE-audit gaps were closed in 2023, globally.[66]
  • 194 CARE audits were performed by Nestlé in 2023, globally.[66]
  • 135.4 billion affordable micronutrient-fortified servings were provided by Nestlé in 2025, globally.[66]

Circular economy in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 111% of Unilever’s plastic-packaging sales volume was matched by reported collection and processing volumes in 2025, within the target scope.[69]
  • 16.8% was the average recycled-material content of Danone plastic packaging in 2024, globally.[67]
  • 29.2% was the average recycled-PET content used by Danone’s Waters category in 2024, globally.[67]
  • 57% of Unilever plastic packaging was reusable, recyclable or compostable in 2025, within the company’s target scope.[69]
  • 75% of Unilever rigid plastic packaging was reusable, recyclable or compostable in 2025, within the company’s target scope.[69]

Carbon footprint in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 140,000 acres were covered by Danone North America’s regenerative-agriculture program after four years, across the United States and Canada.[70]
  • 63% of Danone North America program acreage used reduced- or no-till practices, compared with 33% nationally, across the United States and Canada.[70]
  • 14% of Danone’s carbon footprint was attributed to packaging in the company’s climate disclosures, globally.[67]
  • 119,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions were reduced through Danone North America’s regenerative-agriculture program after four years, in the United States and Canada.[70]
  • 19% was the reduction in dairy emissions achieved through Danone’s partnership with Royal FrieslandCampina between 2015 and 2022, globally.[67]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Global footprint keeps expanding, with PepsiCo’s international business at 41% of company revenue in 2026.

Globalization in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • PepsiCo’s international business accounted for 41% of company revenue in 2026, according to reporting on its latest quarterly results.[20]
  • Kellanova operated in 20 countries and distributed products in more than 180 markets before its acquisition by Mars.[78]
  • Danone reported operations in more than 120 markets in 2025, reflecting the geographic breadth of its food and beverage portfolio.[28]
  • Nestlé sells products in 185 countries, according to its 2025 facts and figures, demonstrating the global reach of a major food and beverage CPG company.[66]
  • E-commerce was projected to increase its share of global chain food and beverage retail category sales from 6.6% in 2023 to 8.2% in 2028.[79]

Cultural adaptation in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • 34% of Gen Z consumers and 32% of Millennials reported ordering globally inspired restaurant dishes weekly or more in 2026.[25]
  • 53% of U.S. consumers reported ordering globally inspired dishes at restaurants at least monthly in 2026.[25]
  • 59% of U.S. consumers preferred globally inspired dishes faithful to their cultural origins rather than Americanized versions in Datassential’s 2026 survey.[25]
  • Hispanic CPG and food and beverage dollar growth exceeded non-Hispanic growth, at 3.5% versus a lower rate, in Circana’s 2024 U.S. data.[23]
  • 54% of U.S. consumers preferred ordering globally inspired dishes from specialist restaurants rather than generalist restaurants in 2026.[25]

Distribution channels in the cpg food and beverage industry

  • U.S. grocery e-commerce sales reached $206.8 billion in 2023, compared with $81.1 billion in 2019.[80]
  • U.S. convenience-store grocery sales reached $31.9 billion in 2023, compared with $26.9 billion in 2019.[80]
  • U.S. food, drink and tobacco specialist sales reached $107.8 billion in 2023, compared with $86.7 billion in 2019.[80]
  • U.S. hypermarket grocery sales reached $490.8 billion in 2023, compared with $407.5 billion in 2019.[80]
  • Global food and beverage e-commerce sales were projected to grow from $211.8 billion in 2023 to $325.9 billion in 2028.[79]

Key questions about the Cpg Food and Beverage Industry

What is the current scale of U.S. CPG food and beverage manufacturing?
U.S. food manufacturing generated $1.054 trillion in 2024 shipments, while food and beverage stores produced $982.2 billion in revenue.
How fast is demand and employment expected to change in this category through 2026?
Food-price forecasts for 2026 show 2.9% growth, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects food and beverage manufacturing to add 130,000 jobs from 2024 to 2034.
Which companies lead the cpg food and beverage industry?
The Coca-Cola Company leads Gitnux's 2026 cpg food and beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.4, with 200+ countries and territories. JBS is the highest-ranked protein products producer at 9.1, with 11.7% revenue growth.
What technology shifts matter most across AI, data, and automation?
In 2026, 27% of CPG companies reported measurable AI impact in product development, and 60% of North American processors were using technology to automate more tasks in 2023.
How concentrated is the market structure across channels and retailers?
In 2025, grocery stores accounted for 56.2% of U.S. food-at-home expenditures versus 26.4% for warehouse clubs and supercenters and 17.4% for other outlets.
Which operational issues most often disrupt launches and execution?
In 2026, 33% of delayed CPG product launches were delayed at the logistics and freight stage, and 20% at the raw-material-sourcing stage.
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