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Snack Foods Manufacturing

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Industry Description

The US snack foods manufacturing industry includes about 500 companies with combined annual revenue of $27 billion. Major companies include PepsiCo's Frito-Lay, Kraft's Nabisco subsidiary, Diamond Foods, Snyder's-Lance, and ConAgra Foods. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 50 companies account for 90 percent of industry revenue.

SIC: 2068, 2052
NAICS: 311911, 311919
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Frito-Lay North America, Inc.13,322.00MPlano, TX
FRITO-LAY, INC.5,830.00MPlano, TX
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.4,741.00MSt. Louis, MO
United Biscuits Topco Limited2,008.73MLondon, United Kingdom
Calbee Foods Co., Ltd.1,876.77MTokyo, Japan
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Industry Indicator

The consumer price index for food, an indicator of snack food values, rose 3.1 percent in April 2012 compared to the same month in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Kellogg to Acquire Top Global Snack Brand - In a bid to take advantage of growth in worldwide demand for snacks, Kellogg is set to buy the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble.
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