Unilever is one of UK biggest food companies. Its prime speciality in the food industry is seasoning and dressing manufacturing. However, it also produces personal care products, such as Dove bar. Last year, Unilever UK Food earned $227.4 million in revenue. This is also the company that launches "I can't believe it's not butter" promotion. The top competitors are Associated British Foods, H.J. Heinz Limited, and Premier Foods.
McCain Foods Limited, based in Canada, is the world number one producer of french fries. According to Hoover, produces frozen vegetables, appetizers, juices, pizza, entrees, and desserts at some 60 plants on six continents. The company generated $6 billion in revenue. It is the second largest private company in Canada. Its top competitors are ConAgra, JR Simplot, and Larsen Farms. Hoover rated this company as low risk to invest in.
Nestle is the largest food and beverage company in the world. It originated in Switzerland. Its top competitors are Kraft Food; Mars, Incorporated; and Danone. It is the one of the top leaders in selling coffee, bottled water and frozen pizza.
According to Hoover.
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Liang,
ReplyDeleteIn your analysis of financials, try to include past performance numbers (i.e, financial statement of the last 2-3 years) so as to compare and contrast the company's growth.
I did not assume that to be expected, however, thinking strategically, I would say we should all include companies' past stats in order for our final paper to be easier. Knowing which companies are coming up rather than staying stagnant or worse, going down, is vital to our analysis of the industry. A company is at its best when its stocks are rising in value, not staying consistent, regardless of whether or not its consistently high. Also, how is Nestle doing compared to the competitors that you mentioned in the above post? Is it miles ahead or is it a close race? I suppose the same question stands for all three of the companies you mentioned as you listed competitors for all of them, however as the largest food and beverage company in the world Nestle interests me.
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