{"id":8794,"title":"These 10 companies control everything you buy","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2017-04-10T10:42:23+00:00","modified":"2017-10-23T12:02:55+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/these-10-companies-control-everything-you-buy/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/these-10-companies-control-everything-you-buy.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/these-10-companies-control-everything-you-buy.json","category":"Financial","categories":["Financial","Healthcare"],"tags":["Associated British Foods","Coca-Cola","Danone","Kate Taylor","Kellogg's","KitKat","Mars","Mondelez","Nestlé","PepsiCo","Unilever"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Only 10 companies control almost every large food and beverage brand in the world. These companies — Nestlé, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Danone, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Mars, Associated British Foods, and Mondelez — each employ thousands and make billions of dollars in revenue every year.\n\nIn an effort to push these companies to make positive changes — and for customers to realize who controls the brands they’re buying — Oxfam created a mind-boggling infographic that shows how interconnected consumer brands really are.\n\nHere’s a further breakdown of the companies that own the brands and products we use every day:\n\n### Kellogg’s\n\n![Kellogg](http://static3.uk.businessinsider.com/image/56d8a381dd0895260c8b47ec-1200/kelloggs.jpg)\n\nAP\n\n**2016 revenue:** $13 billion\n\nForget Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes — Kellogg’s also owns noncereal brands including Eggo, Pringles, and Cheez-It.\n\n### Associated British Foods\n\n![Associated British Foods](http://static2.uk.businessinsider.com/image/57ebdc45dd08954b368b47c8-1200/associated-british-foods.jpg)\n\n[flickr/danielygo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielygo/11359966654/in/photolist-kbixpa-nQeSp-iiQNj3-5MSQZs-gfbW6g-5Sk3Rj-6CAk1N-9GDK1x-7b1n17-9QWDeu-7aWyPg-dRbHmP-dRhgG9-4qYYBh-dRhgEm-dRbHoF-TmFBo-dX6fqe-9CFLsB-aybwvW-swxbb-pS6ao-5Erubi-9yKU2g-gfcvDM-8y6zMu-7c2RYQ-dXbUUJ-bxuRfW-2nQdC-9NhmBX-9NhkJn-9Nk83S-6aSpZd-3zQTD-8sne7F-6sDYit-9qnq8t-6aSpnJ-jzq1o-3HfGB1-bLpxve-bLpxzx-bxuRb7-bLpxsv-49edg3-cnoRcL-cYMfJd-ayWN6A-ayU7ND)\n\n**2016 revenue:** $16.8 billion\n\nThis British company owns brands such as Dorset Cereals and Twinings tea, as well as the retailer Primark.\n\n### General Mills\n\n![General Mills](http://static5.uk.businessinsider.com/image/57d950d7dd0895c6308b4d4b-1200/general-mills.jpg)\n\n[Facebook/Häagen-Dazs](https://www.facebook.com/HaagenDazsUS/photos/a.97365170810.101034.96339900810/10153046134610811/?type=3&theater)\n\n**2016 revenue:** $16.6 billion\n\nGeneral Mills is best known for cereals like Cheerios and Chex, but it also owns brands like Yoplait, Hamburger Helper, Haagen-Dazs, and Betty Crocker.\n\n### Danone\n\n![Danone](http://static6.uk.businessinsider.com/image/57ebdc46dd08954b368b47c9-1200/danone.jpg)\n\nJulia Calderone/Tech Insider\n\n**2016 revenue:** $23.7 billion\n\nBest known for yogurts like Activa, Yocrunch, and Oikos, Danone also sells medical nutrition products and bottled water.\n\n### Mondelez\n\n![Mondelez](http://static4.uk.businessinsider.com/image/57c4acfcdd0895ae758b474c-1200/mondelez.jpg)\n\n[Xinwei Zeng](http://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/15-recipes-make-obsessed-peanut-butter/)\n\n**2016 revenue:** $25.9 billion\n\nThis snack-centric company’s brands include Oreo, Trident gum, and Sour Patch Kids.\n\n### Mars\n\n![Mars](http://static1.uk.businessinsider.com/image/57ebdc46dd08954b368b47ca-1200/mars.jpg)\n\n[Dominic Rooney on Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rooneydom/7298143350/in/photolist-c7UTKL-A2Btnu-A3LgaT-A4GTar-A4GT9K-A1sRjJ-z6SZor-zLfwL2-zL9wud-zL9wib-A3Ldgg-A1sPD9-oBbqff-oTD31j-oBaWPp-oTpfWr-oTEZuM-oTEYSz-oRCX6W-oTD7Cq-oRD41G-oTD3EL-oBbr3C-5beoXy-oTpaFM-5h5Ppt-5beiio-5b9WiV-5b9UvZ-5b9U9a-5b14Wt-5b5hdf-5b4KTs-oBbbSA-oBbSVi-oBaNZ6-au4JnJ-oBcCAK-oTFFz6-oTEZrR-oBbS7e-oBaNTz-oBbxNm-oRD5AA-oBbiJS-oTEU7c-oBbt2N-oTEYDZ-oBaSAe-oTEV8R)\n\n**2016 revenue:**[$35 billion](http://www.mars.com/global/about-us)\n\nMars is best known for its chocolate brands, such as M&M, but it also owns Uncle Ben’s rice, Starburst, and Orbit gum.\n\n### Coca-Cola\n\n![Coca-Cola](http://static2.uk.businessinsider.com/image/56ca4199dd0895946d8b4724-1200/coca-cola.jpg)\n\n[Dasani](https://www.facebook.com/Dasani/)\n\n**2016 revenue: **$41.9 billion\n\nCoca-Cola is moving beyond soda, with beverage brands including Dasani, Fuze, and Honest Tea.\n\n### Unilever\n\n![Unilever](http://static5.uk.businessinsider.com/image/55914e80dd0895c13d8b457a-1200/unilever.jpg)\n\n[Flickr/kapowaz](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapowaz/4444971319/sizes/l/)\n\n**2016 revenue: **$48.3 billion\n\nUnilever’s diverse list of brands includes Axe body spray, Lipton tea, Magnum ice cream, and Hellmann’s mayonnaise.\n\n### PepsiCo\n\n![PepsiCo](http://static1.uk.businessinsider.com/image/57ebdc47dd08954b368b47cb-1200/pepsico.jpg)\n\n[mrbriandesign/Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbd/5351536717/sizes/l/in/photostream/)\n\n**2016 revenue:** $62.8 billion\n\nIn addition to Pepsi and other sodas, PepsiCo also owns brands such as Quaker Oatmeal, Cheetos, and Tropicana.\n\n### Nestlé\n\n![Nestlé](http://static1.uk.businessinsider.com/image/56855645dd089547748b4614-1200/nestl.jpg)\n\n[Erik Charlton/Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikcharlton/2720782431/sizes/l/)\n\n**2016 revenue:** $90.2 billion\n\nBrands you may not have known that Nestlé owns include Gerber baby food, Perrier, DiGiorno, and Hot Pockets — plus, of course, candy brands including Butterfinger and KitKat.\n\n##### Author [Kate Taylor](http://uk.businessinsider.com/author/kate-taylor) \n\n##### Kate is a retail reporter for Business Insider. She has previously covered food and franchises for Entrepreneur. Find her on Twitter [@Kate_H_Taylor.](https://twitter.com/kate_h_taylor)"}