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Procter and Gamble
Procter and Gamble (P&G) is a Cincinnati based consumer packaged goods company. With keystone brands Tide, Pampers, and Tampax, P&G holds near monopoly positions in most CPG categories it competes in. Procter and Gamble is widely considered one of the forerunners in the consumer goods industry and uses a mixture of brand management, innovation and operational excellence to deliver annual revenue of $80 billion with gross margins nearing 50%.
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Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands is a Chicago-based manufacturer of consumer packaged goods. The company's keystone brands include Slim Jims, Duncan Hines and Hunts. Conagra Brands operates a mixture of premium and consumer staples. In aggregate, the company regularly has annual sales revenue of $12 billion with gross margins below 25%.
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Amazon
Amazon is a Seatle-based retailer that dominates e-commerce in America. Estimates vary, but most experts believe that Amazon captures between 35% and 50% of the $600 billion American e-commerce market. The company operates as a hybrid retailer. It sells goods to consumers while also facilitating transactions for third-party merchants. The company is under increasing scrutiny from American regulators due to its near dominance of American e-commerce.
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Kraft-Heinz
Kraft Heinz is an American multinational consumer products company that primarily produces packaged foods. The company is a result of a merger of Kraft Foods and Heinz orchestrated by 3G and Warren Buffett. Its keystone brands include Oscar Meyer, Heinz Ketchup, Kool-Aid, and Philadelphia cream cheese. The company regularly records revenue over $25 billion a year.
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General Mills
General Mills is one of America's largest and most successful consumer goods companies. The company began as a flour miller and primarily focuses on cereals, snacks, and baking goods. General Mills brands include Pillsbury, Cheerios, Annie's and Natural Valley. Annual revenues exceed $18 billion its legacy of quality and innovation allows the company to earn gross margins of 35% regularly.
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Dollar General
Dollar General is America's fastest-growing retail store. In 2015 it became the largest pure pay "dollar store" when it acquired Family Dollar. As of 2022, the Tennessee-based company exceeds annual revenue $34 billion a year. Despite marketing itself as a dollar store, the company's operating margins regularly near 10% and are partially achieved through its real estate strategy. Management locates bare-bones stores in impoverished areas--allowing it to minimize real estate and labor costs.
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Coca-Cola
The Coca-Cola Company is an iconic Atlanta-based manufacturer of carbonated beverages. The company's brands include Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite and Fanta. Due to a poor business decision at the start of the 20th century, Coca-Cola does not own its bottling operation. Instead, the company produces syrup (that it sells to bottlers) and markets the brand to end users. Coca-Cola is considered one of the world's most valuable brands.
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Campbell Soup Co.
Campbell Soup Co. is a New Jersey-based packaged food company. The company is synonymous with its eponymous canned soup product. Campbell's owns other major food brands, including Pepperidge Farm, Synder's of Hanover, V8, and Swanson. Since the pandemic, Campbell's has regularly commanded over $8 billion in annual sales with gross profit margins above 30%.
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J.M. Smucker
J.M. Smucker Co. is an Ohio-based manufacturer of branded consumer products. The company is perhaps most famous for its jams and spread but currently operates in three separate categories: Dog Food, Consumer Foods, and Coffee. J.M. Smucker makes significant investments in advertising, regularly spending 5% of sales on supporting its brands. Major brands include Folgers, Dunkin, Jif, Smucker, and Milk-Bone.
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Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark is a consumer goods company that manufacturers personal care products. The Texas-based organization primarily produces paper-based products. Its popular consumer brands include Cottonelle, Huggies, and Kotex. It generates nearly $20 billion a year in revenue.
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Kellogg Co.
The Kellogg Company is a major American processed food manufacturer. Located in Michigan, the company manufacturers and markets a variety of leading brands, including Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Cheez-its and Pringles. In 2022, management announced it was breaking up the company into three independent entities: Cereal, Snacking, and Plant-based protein.
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Clorox
Clorox is a $6 billion consumer products company that primarily operates in the cleaning category. Clorox's major brands include Clorox bleach, Formula 409, and Liquid-Plumr. The company owns various packaged food and household brands, including Burt's Bees, Glad, and Hidden Valley. Clorox is a premium brand, regularly delivering gross margins above 30%.
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Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands is a premium alcohol manufacturer and marketer. The company is located in New York and has a near monopoly of the Mexican beer market in America. It owns Modelo, Corona and Pacifo. Its strong brands and marketing ability enables the company to earn gross margins of above 50%.
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King Arthur
The King Arthur Baking Company is an American consumer goods company that primarily supplies flour and other baking ingredients. The Vermont-based company was founded in 1790.
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Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat is a California-based manufacturer of plant-based meat substitutes. The company has significant distribution across American retail and foodservice channels, including Kroger and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Beyond Meat went public in 2019 and has struggled with production and sales. Management has not turned a profit since entering the public markets.
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Casey's General Store
Casey's Retail Company is a vertically integrated chain of convenience stores. In addition to servicing its gas, the company is increasingly expanding into private-label products. In 2022, the company passed $12 billion in annual sales. Casey's is headquartered in Iowa.
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Dart Container
Dart Container Corporation is believed to be the world's largest manufacturer of foam cups and containers. Industry analysts estimate that the company reaches annual revenue of $3 billion. The Dart family privately holds the Michigan-based company.
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Dean Foods is a now-bankrupt American dairy company. At Dean Foods' peak, the firm controlled nearly 12% of the American dairy market. The company operated a split model--offsetting private label production with a host of innovative milk products.
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Hershey Company
The Hershey Company is one of the most successful CPG companies in America. The company dominates America's confectionery, regularly capturing almost 50% of all sales. Hershey's major confectionery brands include Reese's, Hershey, and Jolly Ranchers. The company recently entered the savory snacks market through acquisitions, including Skinny Pop and Dots Pretzels. The company earns upwards of $8 billion a year and achieves gross margins of 45%.
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Albertsons
Albertsons Companies, Inc. is a Boise, Idaho-based grocer. Albertsons operates over 2,000 stores in America and is the second largest pure-play grocer after Kroger. The company owns over a dozen banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, and Shaws. Albertsons generates over $62 billion of annual revenue, primarily in the Western states.
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Keurig Dr. Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper is an American coffee and soft drink manufacturer. A result of multiple mergers, the Massachusetts-based company owns popular brands Dr. Pepper, Snapple, Keurig and 7-Up. The company owns and manages a single-serve coffee platform and generates income from coffee and licensing the technology. The company's soft drinks do not compete directly with major competitors, allowing it to leverage its DSD network as a profit center. It earns around $12 billion in revenue each year.
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