List of the Largest Food Companies in Illinois

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Mondelez International NASDAQ : MDLZ Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	36,016	28	18	10
The Kraft Heinz Co. Acquired Heinz 2015-03-25 Northfield, Illinois, United States website	Food	18,218	5	3	2
Kellanova Acquired Mars 2024-08-14 $35.9B Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	13,122	-	-	-
Conagra Brands NYSE : CAG Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	12,051	48	30	18
Ingredion NYSE : INGR Westchester, Illinois, United States website	Food	8,160	11	11	-
The Hillshire Brands Co. Acquired Tyson Foods 2014-08-28 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,920	3	2	1
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Acquired Reckitt Benckiser Group 2017-02-10 $17.9B Glenview, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,742	1	1	-
TreeHouse Foods NYSE : THS Oak Brook, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,432	22	14	8
Nestlé S.A. - US Confectionary Business Acquired The Ferrero Group 2018-01-16 $3.15532B Bloomington, Illinois, United States	Food	900	-	-	-
Tootsie Roll Industries NYSE : TR Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	769	4	4	-
Stella Foods, Inc. Acquired Saputo 1997-11-10 $405M Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States	Food	725	-	-	-
Whole Earth Brands NASDAQ : FREE Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	551	1	1	-
Lifeway NASDAQ : LWAY Morton Grove, Illinois, United States website	Food	160	2	2	-
RXBAR Acquired WK Kellogg Co. 2017-10-06 $600M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	120	-	-	-
Athenos Acquired Emmi Roth 2021-09-02 Glenview, Illinois, United States website	Food	90	-	-	-
37 Baking Private Chicago, Illinois, United States	Food	-	1	1	-

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