

Assessing the world’s 350 most influential food and agriculture companies on their commitments
Baseline assessment - December 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate lives and livelihoods around the globe, pressure is growing to move towards a food system that is robust, fair and nourishing. Following the recent announcement of the first UN Food Systems Summit in 2021, and with just a decade left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world is preparing to take stock and accelerate action to transform the way we produce and consume food.
WBA’s food and agriculture baseline assessment evaluates the commitments of the world’s 350 most influential food and agriculture companies on key topics underpinning the food systems transformation agenda. The recipe for long-lasting positive change lies in companies recognising their role in driving environmental, health and social solutions across the value chain and acknowledging their responsibility to take appropriate action. As such, the assessment considers three interlinked dimensions: environment, nutrition and social inclusion. The majority of companies fail to demonstrate a comprehensive or holistic set of commitments in one or more dimensions, making it imperative that companies do more and do it soon.

Four key findings
Companies across the food and agriculture value chain play a key role in driving systemic change in terms of the environment, nutrition and social inclusion. However, many companies have yet to recognise their role and responsibility in addressing key global challenges. Only a handful of companies demonstrate comprehensive commitments across the three research dimensions, while only half of the companies disclose targets or report on progress on topics such as reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and eliminating child and forced labour. Improving nutrition is where most companies fall short, suggesting this is an area in which many companies do not see their relevance or understand their role.

The food industry is insufficiently aligned with the sustainable development agenda
Roughly a quarter of the 350 companies do not commit to tackling environmental, nutritional and social challenges. An estimated 75% of companies disclose some commitments, however, only twelve companies demonstrate a holistic understanding of their role and responsibility in global food systems and the need to drive transformative change if the 2030 sustainable development agenda is to be achieved.
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The road to realising the Paris Agreement is long
Food production has disproportionate environmental impacts. Companies, both upstream and downstream, have a huge responsibility – and immense potential – to ensure food production stays within planetary boundaries. Currently, half of the companies assessed do not disclose targets or report on progress to reduce GHG emissions, while only 7% demonstrate holistic commitments to the range of issues that environmental stewardship entails.
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Improving nutrition poses the biggest challenge
The pivotal importance of ensuring accessibility and availability of healthy foods, particularly for the most vulnerable, is evident and widely recognised. However, the majority of companies struggle to identify how they can contribute to this urgent health challenge. Most surprisingly, even food retailers, despite their consumer-facing position in the value chain, lack a comprehensive strategy for improving access to healthy foods.
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Companies are not driving social change
Food and agriculture companies are the world’s largest employers. However, over one third of the companies assessed do not sufficiently acknowledge their responsibility to ensure that the human rights of workers in their supply chain are respected, nor do they demonstrate any intention of helping to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Worryingly, 40% of the companies have made no public commitment to eliminate child and forced labour in their own operations and supply chain.
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Find out how food and agriculture companies are faring on their commitment to the food systems transformation
See companies350 Companies worldwide
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Title: Schreiber Foods
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Title: Trident Seafoods
Place: United States of America
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Title: Sumitomo Chemical
Place: Japan
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Title: Van Drie Group
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Vinamilk
Place: Vietnam
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Title: Vion
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Citrosuco
Place: Brazil
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Title: Wadia Group (Bombay Burmah, Britannia Industries)
Place: India
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Title: Walmart
Place: United States of America
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Title: Want Want China
Place: China
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Title: Wengfu Group
Place: China
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Title: Wen's Foodstuff
Place: China
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Title: WH Group
Place: Hong Kong, China
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Title: Wilbur-Ellis
Place: United States of America
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Title: Wilmar International
Place: Singapore
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Title: Wm Morrison Supermarkets
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: Wonderful Company
Place: United States of America
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Title: Woolworths Group
Place: Australia
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Title: Wuliangye Yibin
Place: China
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Title: X5 Retail Group
Place: Russia
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Title: Yamazaki Baking
Place: Japan
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Title: Yanmar
Place: Japan
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Title: Yara
Place: Norway
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Title: Yildiz Holding (Godiva Chocolatier, Pladis, Ulker)
Place: Turkey
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Title: Yili Group
Place: China
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Title: Yonghui Superstores
Place: China
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Title: Yum China
Place: China
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Title: Yum! Brands
Place: United States of America
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Title: ZEN-NOH
Place: Japan
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Title: Zensho Holdings
Place: Japan
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Title: Zespri
Place: New Zealand
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Title: Sunkist Growers
Place: United States of America
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Title: Suntory
Place: Japan
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Title: Symrise
Place: Germany
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Title: Sysco
Place: United States of America
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Title: Tate & Lyle
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: Taylor Farms
Place: United States of America
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Title: Tereos
Place: France
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Title: Terrena
Place: France
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Title: Tesco
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: ThaiBev
Place: Thailand
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Title: Thai Roong Ruang
Place: Thailand
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Title: Thai Union Group
Place: Thailand
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Title: The Hershey Company
Place: United States of America
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Title: Tiger Brands
Place: South Africa
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Title: Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding
Place: China
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Title: Tokyo Seika
Place: Japan
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Title: Tongaat Hulett
Place: South Africa
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Title: Tongwei
Place: China
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Title: Tönnies
Place: Germany
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Title: Total Produce
Place: Ireland
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Title: TreeHouse Foods
Place: United States of America
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Title: Tyson Foods
Place: United States of America
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Title: Unilever
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: Union Invivo
Place: France
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Title: Uni-President
Place: Taiwan, China
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Title: Universal Robina
Place: Philippines
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Title: UPL
Place: India
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Title: US Foods Holding
Place: United States of America
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Title: Pick N Pay Group
Place: South Africa
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Title: Post Holdings
Place: United States of America
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Title: Publix Super Markets
Place: United States of America
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Title: RCL Foods
Place: South Africa
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Title: Red Chamber
Place: United States of America
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Title: Reliance Retail
Place: India
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Title: Restaurant Brands International
Place: Canada
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Title: Rewe Group
Place: Germany
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Title: Reyes Holdings
Place: United States of America
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Title: Roquette
Place: France
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Title: Sainsbury's
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: Salling Group
Place: Denmark
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Title: San Miguel
Place: Philippines
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Title: Sanderson Farms
Place: United States of America
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Title: Saputo
Place: Canada
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Title: Savencia
Place: France
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Title: Savola Group
Place: Saudi Arabia
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Title: Schouw & Co (BioMar)
Place: Denmark
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Title: Schwarz Group (Kaufland, Lidl)
Place: Germany
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Title: SDF Group
Place: Italy
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Title: Seven & I Holdings
Place: Japan
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Title: Shandong Bohi
Place: China
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Title: Shoprite Holdings
Place: South Africa
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Title: Nutreco
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Sime Darby Plantation
Place: Malaysia
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Title: Sinomach (YTO Group)
Place: China
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Title: Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM)
Place: Chile
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Title: Sodexo
Place: France
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Title: Sodiaal
Place: France
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Title: Southern States Cooperative
Place: United States of America
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Title: SSP Group
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: Starbucks
Place: United States of America
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Title: Starzen
Place: Japan
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Title: Subway
Place: United States of America
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Title: Sucden
Place: France
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Title: Südzucker
Place: Germany
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Title: Suguna Foods
Place: India
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Title: Nutrien
Place: Canada
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Title: Ocean Spray Cranberries
Place: United States of America
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Title: OCP
Place: Morocco
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Title: Oetker
Place: Germany
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Title: Olam International
Place: Singapore
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Title: Organizacion Soriana
Place: Mexico
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Title: Orkla
Place: Norway
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Title: OSI Group
Place: United States of America
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Title: OUG Holdings
Place: Japan
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Title: Pacific Seafood Group
Place: United States of America
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Title: Parlevliet & Van der Plas
Place: Netherlands
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Title: People's Food Holdings
Place: China
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Title: PepsiCo
Place: United States of America
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Title: Perdue Farms
Place: United States of America
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Title: Perfetti van Melle
Place: Italy
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Title: Pernod Ricard
Place: France
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Title: PhosAgro
Place: Russia
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Title: PHW Group
Place: Germany
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Title: McCain Foods
Place: Canada
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Title: McCormick
Place: United States of America
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Title: McDonald's
Place: United States of America
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Title: Megmilk Snow Brand
Place: Japan
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Title: Meiji
Place: Japan
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Title: Mercadona
Place: Spain
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Title: Metro AG
Place: Germany
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Title: Mewah
Place: Singapore
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Title: MHP
Place: Ukraine
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Title: Migros
Place: Switzerland
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Title: Minerva
Place: Brazil
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Title: Mitr Phol Group (Mitr Phol Sugar Corp)
Place: Thailand
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Title: Mitsubishi Corporation
Place: Japan
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Title: Mitsui
Place: Japan
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Title: Molinos
Place: Argentina
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Title: Molson Coors
Place: United States of America
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Title: Mondelez International
Place: United States of America
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Title: Mosaic
Place: United States of America
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Title: Mowi
Place: Norway
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Title: Müller
Place: Germany
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Title: Murugappa Group (Coromandel, EID Parry, Parry Agro)
Place: India
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Title: Musim Mas
Place: Singapore
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Title: Muyuan Foods
Place: China
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Title: Nestle
Place: Switzerland
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Title: New Hope Group
Place: China
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Title: NH Foods
Place: Japan
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Title: Nichirei
Place: Japan
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Title: Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui)
Place: Japan
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Title: Nisshin Seifun Group
Place: Japan
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Title: National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NongHyup Agribusiness Group)
Place: South Korea
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Title: Nordzucker
Place: Germany
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Title: NorgesGruppen
Place: Norway
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Title: Novozymes
Place: Denmark
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Title: Nueva Pescanova
Place: Spain
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Title: Nufarm
Place: Australia
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Title: Kraft Heinz
Place: United States of America
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Title: Kroger
Place: United States of America
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Title: Kubota
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: Kweichow Moutai
Place: China
Description: -
Title: KWS
Place: Germany
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Title: Kyokuyo
Place: Japan
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Title: Lactalis
Place: France
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Title: Lamb Weston
Place: United States of America
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Title: Land O'Lakes
Place: United States of America
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Title: LDC Groupe
Place: France
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Title: Les Mousquetaires (Intermarche)
Place: France
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Title: Limagrain
Place: France
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Title: Lindt & Sprüngli
Place: Switzerland
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Title: Lingyunhai Sugar Group
Place: China
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Title: Lotte Corporation
Place: South Korea
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Title: Louis Dreyfus Company
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Lovol
Place: China
Description: -
Title: M Dias Branco
Place: Brazil
Description: -
Title: Magnit
Place: Russia
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Title: Mahindra and Mahindra
Place: India
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Title: Marfrig
Place: Brazil
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Title: Mars
Place: United States of America
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Title: Marubeni Corporation
Place: Japan
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Title: Maruha Nichiro
Place: Japan
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Title: Groupe Pomona
Place: France
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Title: Gruma
Place: Mexico
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Title: Grupo Arcor
Place: Argentina
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Title: Grupo Bimbo
Place: Mexico
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Title: Grupo Lala
Place: Mexico
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Title: Grupo Nutresa
Place: Colombia
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Title: Gruppo Cremonini
Place: Italy
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Title: Gruppo Veronesi
Place: Italy
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Title: Guangdong Haid Group
Place: China
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Title: Harim Holdings
Place: South Korea
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Title: Heineken
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Hormel Foods
Place: United States of America
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Title: ICA Gruppen
Place: Sweden
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Title: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
Place: India
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Title: Inghams
Place: Australia
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Title: Ingredion
Place: United States of America
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Title: Intercorp (InRetail)
Place: Peru
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Title: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Place: United States of America
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Title: Iseki
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: ICL
Place: Israel
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Title: Itochu
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: Itoham Yonekyu
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: J.D. Heiskell & Company
Place: United States of America
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Title: J.R. Simplot
Place: United States of America
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Title: Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Place: Netherlands
Description: -
Title: Astra Agro Lestari
Place: Indonesia
Description: -
Title: JBS
Place: Brazil
Description: -
Title: JCB
Place: United Kingdom
Description: -
Title: Jeronimo Martins
Place: Portugal
Description: -
Title: JM Smucker
Place: United States of America
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Title: Jollibee
Place: Philippines
Description: -
Title: Juan Garcia Lax
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: K+S
Place: Germany
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Title: Kellogg's
Place: United States of America
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Title: Kernel Holding
Place: Ukraine
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Title: Kerry Group
Place: Ireland
Description: -
Title: Keurig Dr Pepper
Place: United States of America
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Title: Kewpie Corporation
Place: Japan
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Title: Kikkoman Corporation
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: Kirin Holdings
Place: Japan
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Title: Koch Foods
Place: United States of America
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Title: Ferrero
Place: Luxembourg
Description: -
Title: FGV Holdings
Place: Malaysia
Description: -
Title: Firmenich
Place: Switzerland
Description: -
Title: Indofood
Place: Hong Kong, China
Description: -
Title: Flour Mills of Nigeria
Place: Nigeria
Description: -
Title: FMC
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA)
Place: Mexico
Description: -
Title: Fonterra
Place: New Zealand
Description: -
Title: Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Place: India
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Title: ForFarmers
Place: Netherlands
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Title: FrieslandCampina
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Fufeng Group
Place: China
Description: -
Title: Fuji Oil Holdings
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: Fujian Sunner Development Corporation
Place: China
Description: -
Title: General Mills
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: George Weston (Weston Foods & Loblaw)
Place: Canada
Description: -
Title: Givaudan
Place: Switzerland
Description: -
Title: Viterra
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Golden Agri-Resources
Place: Singapore
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Title: Graincorp
Place: Australia
Description: -
Title: Greenyard
Place: Belgium
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Title: Groupe Bigard
Place: France
Description: -
Title: Groupe Casino
Place: France
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Title: Dongwon Enterprise
Place: South Korea
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Title: Driscoll's
Place: United States of America
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Title: DSM
Place: Netherlands
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Title: E.Leclerc
Place: France
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Title: Ebro Foods
Place: Spain
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Title: ECOM Agroindustrial
Place: Switzerland
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Title: ED&F Man
Place: United Kingdom
Description: -
Title: Edeka Zentrale
Place: Germany
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Title: Elior Group
Place: France
Description: -
Title: E-Mart
Place: South Korea
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Title: Sobeys
Place: Canada
Description: -
Title: EuroChem
Place: Switzerland
Description: -
Title: Evonik
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: EW Group
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: Ezaki Glico
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: FCF Co., Ltd.
Place: Taiwan, China
Description: -
Title: Conagra Brands
Place: United States of America
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Title: Constellation Brands
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Cooke
Place: Canada
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Title: COOP Group
Place: Switzerland
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Title: Coöperatie Coforta
Place: Netherlands
Description: -
Title: Copersucar
Place: Brazil
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Title: Corteva
Place: United States of America
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Title: Cosan
Place: Brazil
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Title: Costco
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Cosun
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Dairy Farmers of America
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Dangote Industries
Place: Nigeria
Description: -
Title: Danish Agro
Place: Denmark
Description: -
Title: Danish Crown
Place: Denmark
Description: -
Title: Danone
Place: France
Description: -
Title: Darden Restaurants
Place: United States of America
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Title: De Heus
Place: Netherlands
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Title: Deere & Co
Place: United States of America
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Title: Del Monte Pacific
Place: United States of America
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Title: Diageo
Place: United Kingdom
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Title: DLG Group
Place: Denmark
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Title: DMK (Deutsches Milchkontor)
Place: Germany
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Title: Dole Food
Place: United States of America
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Title: Arla Foods
Place: Denmark
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Title: Asahi Group
Place: Japan
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Title: Associated British Foods
Place: United Kingdom
Description: -
Title: Auchan
Place: France
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Title: Aurora Alimentos
Place: Brazil
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Title: Austevoll Seafood
Place: Norway
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Title: Autogrill
Place: Italy
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Title: Avril Group
Place: France
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Title: B&G Foods
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Bachoco
Place: Mexico
Description: -
Title: Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar
Place: India
Description: -
Title: Barilla
Place: Italy
Description: -
Title: Barry Callebaut
Place: Switzerland
Description: -
Title: BASF
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: Bayer
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: BayWa
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: Beidahuang Group
Place: China
Description: -
Title: BetAgro
Place: Thailand
Description: -
Title: Bidcorp
Place: South Africa
Description: -
Title: Bloomin' Brands
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Blue Diamond Growers
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Bonduelle
Place: France
Description: -
Title: Boparan Holdings (2 Sisters Food Group)
Place: United Kingdom
Description: -
Title: BRF
Place: Brazil
Description: -
Title: Bright Food Group
Place: China
Description: -
Title: Bunge
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: C&S Wholesale Grocers
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Calavo Growers
Place: United States of America
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Title: Campbell's
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Cargill
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Carlsberg
Place: Denmark
Description: -
Title: Carozzi
Place: Chile
Description: -
Title: Carrefour
Place: France
Description: -
Title: Cencosud
Place: Chile
Description: -
Title: Central Retail
Place: Thailand
Description: -
Title: CF Industries
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Charoen Pokphand Group
Place: Thailand
Description: -
Title: China Mengniu Dairy
Place: China
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Title: Syngenta Group
Place: Switzerland
Description: -
Title: China Resources Holdings
Place: China
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Title: Chipotle Mexican Grill
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Cutrale (Chiquita)
Place: Brazil
Description: -
Title: CHS
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Claas
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: CNH
Place: Netherlands
Description: -
Title: Coamo Agroindustrial Cooperativa
Place: Brazil
Description: -
Title: Coca-Cola Company
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: COFCO
Place: China
Description: -
Title: Coles Group
Place: Australia
Description: -
Title: Colruyt
Place: Belgium
Description: -
Title: Compass Group
Place: United Kingdom
Description: -
Title: Conad
Place: Italy
Description: -
Title: AGD Group
Place: Argentina
Description: -
Title: Aeon
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: AGCO
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: AGP
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Agrifirm
Place: Netherlands
Description: -
Title: Agropur
Place: Canada
Description: -
Title: Ahold Delhaize
Place: Netherlands
Description: -
Title: Ajinomoto Group
Place: Japan
Description: -
Title: Albertsons Companies
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Aldi Nord
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: Aldi Süd
Place: Germany
Description: -
Title: Sigma Alimentos
Place: Mexico
Description: -
Title: Alicorp
Place: Peru
Description: -
Title: Alimentation Couche-Tard
Place: Canada
Description: -
Title: Allana Group
Place: India
Description: -
Title: Amaggi Group
Place: Brazil
Description: -
Title: American Crystal
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Amul
Place: India
Description: -
Title: Anheuser-Busch InBev
Place: Belgium
Description: -
Title: Aramark
Place: United States of America
Description: -
Title: Arca Continental
Place: Mexico
Description: -
Title: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
Place: United States of America
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Spotlight benchmarks
Specific industries need deeper analysis beyond the scope of the Food and Agriculture Benchmark. These ‘spotlight benchmarks’ help WBA learn, remain credible, stay relevant and scale the lessons learnt.