Amazon.com Inc. is laying off more than 18,000 employees — the biggest reduction in its history — in the latest sign that a tech-industry slump is deepening.
January 5, 2023Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
Equipment Rental | Building Materials | Waste Management | Paper/Office Products | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Agriculture & Food Processing Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Nutrien |
4,349 |
2 | Tyson Foods |
2,819 |
3 | CHS Inc. |
1,595 |
4 | Frito-Lay North America |
1,192 |
5 | Darling Ingredients |
835 |
6 | Mondelez International |
779 |
7 | Dean Foods |
765 |
8 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
761 |
9 | JBS Carriers |
665 |
10 | ADM Logistics |
602 |
11 | Nestle Transportation Co. |
581 |
12 | Foster Farms |
536 |
13 | Valley Proteins |
466 |
14 | Sanderson Farms |
436 |
15 | Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. |
371 |
16 | Bimbo Bakeries |
353 |
17 | Boise Cascade |
351 |
18 | McKee Foods Corp. |
346 |
19 | Pinnacle Agriculture Distribution |
331 |
20 | J.R. Simplot Co. |
310 |
21 | Wilbur-Ellis Co. |
300 |
22 | Borden Dairy |
295 |
23 | Dairy Farmers of America |
255 |
24 | Wayne Farms |
208 |
25 | Cargill Meat Solutions |
185 |
26 | America's Service Line |
184 |
27 | Goya Foods |
178 |
28 | American Proteins Inc. |
157 |
29 | International Paper Co. |
156 |
30 | RWI Transportation |
134 |
31 | Franz Family Bakery |
113 |
32 | BCT Inc. |
99 |
33 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative |
90 |
34 | Co-Alliance |
80 |
35 | MFPS Transport |
70 |
36 | Umpqua Dairy Products Co. |
68 |
37 | Castellini Co. |
67 |
38 | National Food Corp. |
64 |
39 | Land O'Lakes Inc. |
50 |
40 | Brakebush Transportation |
41 |
41 | Golden Flake Snack Foods |
35 |
42 | Perdue Farms Inc. |
32 |
43 | Giorgio Foods |
31 |
44 | ConAgra Foods |
23 |
44 | Hillyard Inc. |
23 |
46 | Mennel Milling |
19 |
47 | Mid-South Baking |
17 |
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Amazon to Take Hawaiian Airlines Stake in Cargo-Hauling Deal
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Amazon Boosts Fort Worth Alliance to One of Nation’s Busiest Cargo Airports
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Amazon’s Hurricane Disaster Program Provides Relief in Tampa Bay
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Kroger Eyes Merger With Albertsons
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October 13, 2022PepsiCo Lifts Outlook as Drink, Snack Sales Buck Inflation
PepsiCo Inc. said its playbook for battling inflation is still working, with price hikes fueling double-digit gains in sales despite lower volumes of snack purchases.