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Company Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand Founded: 1986 Workforce: 1,26,341 as of 31 December 2017 Company Working: Charoen Pokphand Group Company Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, focuses on Agro-industry and food, marketing and distribution, and telecommunication businesses. The Company operates in 16 countries, exports products from Thailand to over 30 countries, covering over 4 billion population around the world. The Company operates in both the livestock (swine, broilers, layers, and ducks) and aquaculture (shrimp and fish) businesses. The major products of feed business include swine feed, chicken feed, duck feed, shrimp feed and fish feed, both in the form of concentrated feed and complete feed in powder and pallets.

Company Headquarters: Camden, New Jersey, United States Founded: 1869 Workforce: ~14.1K Company Working: They are a well-focused brand powerhouse with two divisions: meals & beverages and snacks, and they were founded in 1869. As a purpose-driven business, they contribute significantly to society via everything from the food they produce and the processes they use to their ongoing dedication to the environment and the communities where they live. People have faith in the work companies do to link people to one another, to the memories they treasure, and to trustworthy, honest, and tasty food.

Company Headquarters: California U.S. Founded: 1985 Workforce: 2,187 employees as of December 2017 Company Working: Monster Beverage, through its different subsidiaries develops, markets, sells, and distributes energy drink beverages, soda, and its concentrates in the United States and globally. It operates through three segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands, and Other. It produces ready-to-drink packaged drinks, non-carbonated dairy based coffee and energy drinks, and non-carbonated energy shakes primarily to bottlers and full-service beverage distributors. The company sells its products under the brands Monster Energy, Monster Energy Ultra, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Extra Strength Nitrous Technology, Java Monster, Muscle Monster, Punch Monster, Juice Monster, Übermonster, BU, Mutant Super Soda, Monster Hydro, Espresso Monster, Caffé Monster, Nalu, NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, Ultra Energy, Play and Power Play(stylized), Relentless, BPM, Gladiator, and Samurai brands. The company was known as Hansen Natural Corporation until it changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in January 2012

Mondelēz International, Inc. is the world's second-largest chocolate company and one of the two largest biscuit and baked-snack manufacturers globally, operating a portfolio of category-leading brands across more than 150 countries. The company was created in October 2012 through the spin-off of Kraft Foods Inc.'s North American grocery business, with the retained global snacking business renamed Mondelēz International. It remains legally continuous with the entity incorporated in Virginia in 2000 as Kraft Foods Inc. **Employee trend.** At 31 December 2025 the company employed approximately 91,000 people, of whom approximately 12,000 were in the United States and approximately 79,000 outside it. Union or works-council representation covered approximately 22% of the US workforce and approximately 56% of the non-US workforce. The 2024 proxy statement disclosed approximately 91,000 employees against the 2023 fiscal year. The FY2024 year-end headcount was not verified against the primary filing in this research pass and is flagged as nd. Revenue per employee on the FY2025 base was approximately $423,000. **Positioning statement (150 words).** Mondelēz International is a scale-advantaged global snacking pure-play whose competitive position rests on three reinforcing assets: category leadership in chocolate and biscuits, an unusually broad emerging-market footprint, and a route-to-market network that few packaged-food peers can replicate. Roughly 76% of revenue is generated outside the United States and roughly 40% comes from emerging markets, giving the company demographic tailwinds that most developed-market staples companies lack. The portfolio is anchored by brands with multi-decade equity — Oreo, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, LU, Ritz, Toblerone — which confer pricing power that was tested and largely validated through the 2024–25 cocoa shock. That shock, however, exposed the flip side of chocolate concentration: FY2025 adjusted operating margin compressed 300 basis points and GAAP earnings nearly halved. The investment case from here is a margin-recovery story layered on a structurally sound top line, with execution risk concentrated in developed-market volume recovery rather than in category or geographic positioning. --- ### 2.1 What the company does Mondelēz International manufactures, markets and sells snack food and beverage products globally. Its own characterisation in the FY2025 Form 10-K is direct: the company's purpose is to empower people to snack right; its core business is making and selling chocolate, biscuits and baked snacks; and it maintains additional businesses in adjacent, locally relevant categories including gum and candy, cheese and grocery, and powdered beverages. The 10-K describes global net revenues of $38.5 billion and net earnings of $2.5 billion for 2025, with products sold in over 150 countries. ### 2.2 Revenue model The revenue model is almost entirely product-based wholesale manufacturing and distribution. There is no meaningful subscription, service or recurring-contract revenue. Licensing is a marginal contributor: the company both grants third parties licences to use its trademarks, patents and trade secrets, and in turn sells certain products under licensed third-party intellectual property. A reciprocal cross-licensing framework with Kraft Foods Group (now part of The Kraft Heinz Company) survives from the 2012 spin-off, granting each party rights to use specified intellectual property in named jurisdictions. Economically, the model converts agricultural commodity inputs — cocoa, dairy, wheat, edible oils, sugar and other sweeteners, flavouring agents and nuts — plus packaging, energy and labour into branded finished goods sold at a substantial value-added spread. That spread is the central variable in the equity story: gross margin ran at 38–39% in 2021, 2023 and 2024, collapsed to 28.4% in 2025 under cocoa cost inflation and adverse derivative mark-to-market, and is the principal recovery lever into 2026–27. ### 2.3 Value chain position Mondelēz occupies the branded manufacturer tier: downstream of agricultural producers, cocoa processors, ingredient houses and packaging converters; upstream of grocery retail, wholesale, club, convenience, digital and travel-retail channels. It does not own primary cocoa production. It does operate at significant scale in secondary processing and in manufacturing, with 145 principal manufacturing and processing facilities across 49 countries as at the FY2025 10-K. The company also maintains a proprietary distribution network encompassing direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centres, third-party distributors and independent sales agents. ### 2.4 Customer types and end-markets Customers are supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercentres, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores and other retail food outlets. The company additionally sells direct to businesses and consumers through pure-play e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, its own direct-to-consumer websites and social platforms. Critically for concentration risk assessment, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of net revenues in 2025 — a materially better position than several US-centric packaged-food peers. End-markets served are consumer snacking occasions across five product categories: biscuits and baked snacks (cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, cakes and pastries), chocolate, gum and candy, beverages, and cheese and grocery. Demand is broadly balanced across the year with a fourth-quarter uplift driven by holidays and seasonal events; the timing of Easter shifts revenue between the first and second quarters. ### 2.5 Independent characterisation Three features distinguish Mondelēz from the packaged-food peer group and should frame any valuation work. First, it is a genuine emerging-market operator rather than an exporter. Emerging markets — the entirety of Latin America, AMEA excluding Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and a defined list of Central and Eastern European countries plus Russia, Ukraine and Türkiye — generated $15.4 billion of FY2025 revenue, 39.9% of the total, growing 8.5% reported and 7.2% organic. This is a structurally faster-growing revenue pool than the developed-market book, and it grew volume-led in the first half of 2026 while Europe declined. Second, the portfolio is more commodity-levered than the peer average because chocolate is roughly a third of revenue and cocoa is the single largest input. The FY2025 result is the empirical proof: an 8.0 percentage-point pricing contribution offset a 3.7 point volume/mix decline to deliver 4.3% organic growth, yet adjusted operating income still fell 15.5% at constant currency. Pricing power exists; it was not sufficient to hold margin against a commodity move of that magnitude within a single cycle. Third, the company carries an unusually negative cash conversion cycle — approximately negative 39 days at year-end 2025 — because accounts payable of $10.1 billion exceed inventories plus trade receivables. This is a real and durable funding advantage, though it also means working capital becomes a cash headwind whenever input costs deflate and payables unwind. ---

Company Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand Founded: 2001 Workforce: ~19,608 Company Working: Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) is a manufacturer and distributor of dairy products including cheese, lactose, yogurt, butter, milk, milk powders, casein, whey protein, and various other dairy ingredients and products. The company is formed and managed by a group of dairy farmers in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and currently has a network of more than 20,000 dairy farmers & workers. The company has a clientele network spread across 130 countries in the world. Anchor, NZMP, Anmum, Anlene, Anchor Food Professionals, and Farm Source are the range of brands the company is distributing its products. They are a total of 48 manufacturing sites, with the majority of manufacturing sites, 28 located in New Zealand. The global operations are carried out with the help of around 40+ offices present across the regions. Annually, the company collects around 18,455 million liters of milk with major sourcing from New Zealand followed by Australia and the rest of the world. Dairy Ingredients are sold under the brand New Zealand Milk Products (NZMP) and are presently owned by around 10,000 families involved in dairy farming. The brand’s reaching the global region with the help of its offices situated in 14 locations in compliment with a reselling network in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. NZMP sells dairy ingredients under the categories namely milk powder, protein, specialty, cheese, and dairy fats.

Company Headquarters: Colorado, US Founded: 1899 Workforce: ~75,000 Company Working: V. F. Corporation is engaged in manufacturing and marketing outdoor apparel and goods. It operates through four business segments, namely, outdoor, active, work, and jeans. The company offers a range of products under the jeanswear, intimate apparel, occupational apparel, knitwear, outdoor apparel, and children’s playwear categories. It offers its products through several brands, including The North Face, Smartwool, Altra, Timberland, Dickies, Vans, Wrangler, and Lee. The company has a strong presence in Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and the Middle East & Africa.

Company Headquarters: Oregon, US Founded: 1938 Workforce: ~8,900 Company Working: Columbia Sportswear Company is engaged in designing, offering, and marketing branded apparel across the globe. It offers products such as footwear, sportswear, accessories, and equipment through three brands, namely, Sorel, prAna, and Columbia, across more than 100 countries across the globe. The company has a strong presence in North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East & Africa.

Company Headquarters: Nagoya, Japan Founded: 1905 Workforce: ~1,033 Company Working: Hoyu Co., Ltd is a manufacturer and distributor of hair coloring products, haircare products, and home medical supplies. The company markets products targeting various age brackets in more than 70 countries. It markets its products under brands such as Bigen, CIELO, Beautylabo, Beauteen, Men's Bigen, and Beauteen. The company has operations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, the UK, France, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

Company Headquarters: Amsterdam, the Netherlands Founded: 1919 Workforce: ~2,138 Company Working: Corbion NV is one of the leading players in the market for lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, minerals, vitamins, functional enzyme blends, and algae ingredients. The company’s business operations are majorly classified into two lines of business, namely ingredient solutions and innovation platforms. These business units are supported by globally managed R&D, operations, and business support functions. The ingredient solutions business unit comprises of ingredients and solutions for food and biochemicals. The products serve an array of industries, encompassing animal health & nutrition, (agro) chemicals, resin adhesives, pharmaceuticals, electronic components, bioplastics, and home & personal care products. Corbion markets its products through a worldwide network of sales offices and distributors, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Brazil, the Netherlands, Spain, and Thailand.

Company Headquarters: New York, US Founded: 1932 Workforce: ~1,000 Company Working: Revlon, Inc. (Revlon) manufactures and markets personal care and beauty products across the world through a diverse portfolio of over 15 brands sold in more than 150 countries. The company produces and markets a wide range of cosmetics, including eye, face, lip, and nail products. The company also sells hair color, haircare, fragrance, and hair treatment products. Revlon offers beauty tools, which include nail, eye, manicure, and pedicure grooming tools, eyelash curlers, and a full line of make-up brushes. The company offers its products to consumers through retail outlets and online stores across the world. Revlon is an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. The company markets its products under the brand names, Revlon, Almay, SinfulColors, Mitchum, Revlon ColorSilk, Llongueras, Revlon ColorStay, Revlon Age Defying, Revlon PhotoReady, Revlon Super Lustrous, Juicy Couture, Curve, AllSaints, and John Varvatos brand.

Company Headquarters: Hertfordshire, UK Founded: 1947 Workforce: ~ 464,505 Company Working: Tesco Plc engages in retailing and retail banking. It operates through segments, namely, the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI), Central Europe, Asia, and Tesco Bank. The UK and RoI segment cater to the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The Central Europe segment covers the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. The Asia segment includes Malaysia and Thailand. The Tesco Bank segment involves retail banking and insurance services.

Company Headquarters: Zaandam, Netherlands Founded: 1887 Workforce: ~380,000 Company Working: Royal Ahold Delhaize NV engages in the management and operation of supermarkets and e-commerce businesses. It operates through six segments, namely, the US, the Netherlands, Belgium, Central & Southeastern Europe, Other Retail, and Global Support Office. The US segment includes Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant & Martin's, Hannaford, Giant Food, and Peapod. The Netherlands segment consists of Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall & Gall, and bol.com. The Belgium segment handles the Delhaize operations in Belgium and Luxembourg. The Central & Southeastern Europe segment comprises of brands such as Albert, Alfa Beta, Mega Image, and Delhaize Serbia. The Other Retail segment includes the firm's joint ventures. The Global Support Office segment represents global support office operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and the US.

Company Headquarters: Croix, Lille Métropole, France Founded: 1961 Workforce: ~354,851 Company Working: Auchan SA operates supermarkets and hypermarkets. It offers products and services covering the essential needs of customers. The holding company includes Auchan Retail International; Ceetrus, which operates shopping centers; and Oney, which offers financial services. It operates as Alcampo in Spain, Auchan in Portugal, and Aшан in Russia and Ukraine. It has a direct presence in France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Luxembourg, Hungary, China, and Taiwan.

Company Headquarters: Leeds, UK Founded: 1949 Workforce: ~ 165,000 Company Working: ASDA is a retailing company and fully owned subsidiary of Walmart Incorporated. Its store formats include Asda Supercenters, Asda Superstores, Asda Supermarket, Asda Living, George Stores, Asda Essentials, and Asda Petrol. Besides its core supermarkets business, the company also offers a number of other services, including financial services, Asda Money, and a mobile phone provider that uses the existing EE network. Its brand includes Asda Smart Price, Chosen by You, and George clothing. It has over 25 distribution depots across the UK, which distribute across the network of stores.

Company Headquarters: Idaho, US Founded: 1939 Workforce: ~267,000 Company Working: Albertsons Companies, Inc. is one of the largest foods and drug retailers in the US region. The company has both a strong local and national scale presence. Company has about 23 dedicated distribution centers, 20 manufacturing facilities and various online platforms. The company is engaged in the operation of food and drug retail stores that offer grocery products, general merchandise, health, and others. It offers more than 11,000 products under its own brands portfolio. The company majorly works on brick and mortar supermarket business model.

Company Headquarters: Ohio, US Founded: 1902 Workforce: ~ 435,000 Company Working: The Kroger Co. is one of the largest retailers in across the globe. The company also manufacture and process some of the food for sale under its own brand name. The company has about 2,757 supermarkets under a variety of local banner names, of which 2,270 had pharmacies and 1,567 had fuel centers. The company has only one reportable segment which is retail operations, as due to all the operating divisions having similar economic characteristics with similar long-term financial performance. The company operates only in American region.

**Employee trend (3-year):** Approximately 2.1 million associates has been the disclosed headcount in each of FY2024, FY2025 and FY2026 — Walmart discloses this figure only to the nearest 0.1 million, so year-on-year movement inside that band is not publicly disclosed. The composition, however, has shifted materially: the FY2026 10-K frames workforce strategy explicitly around "a digitally skilled, AI-enabled workforce," reshaping roles toward "uniquely human strengths" and "identifying areas where AI can automate repetitive tasks." ### Positioning statement (150 words) Walmart is the world's largest retailer by store count and, until fiscal 2026, by revenue — a $713 billion omnichannel platform serving approximately 280 million customers weekly across more than 10,900 stores in 19 countries. Its structural advantage is a grocery-anchored, high-frequency U.S. store base (68% of net sales) that has been converted into the densest last-mile fulfilment network in American retail: substantially all U.S. stores now offer same-day pickup and delivery, and store-fulfilled delivery is the primary engine of 24% global e-commerce growth. The strategic story of the current cycle is margin-mix transformation. Advertising (up 46% to nearly $6.4 billion in FY2026), membership fees (up 15.5% to $4.4 billion), marketplace and fulfilment services are growing several times faster than merchandise and carry materially higher incremental margins. Under John Furner, who succeeded Doug McMillon as CEO on 1 February 2026, Walmart is positioning as "people-led, tech-powered," with agentic AI (Sparky) as the discovery layer above that ecosystem. --- ### The company's own description (paraphrased from the FY2026 Form 10-K, Item 1) Walmart characterises itself as a people-led, technology-powered omnichannel retailer whose purpose is to help people around the world save money and live better, by offering the opportunity to shop in physical stores, through e-commerce, and to access a widening set of service offerings. Its stated strategy has four pillars: make every day easier for busy families; operate with discipline; sharpen the culture and become more digital; and make trust a competitive advantage. Two pricing doctrines sit underneath: EDLP (everyday low price — items priced low every day so customers need not wait for promotional cycles) and EDLC (everyday low cost — a commitment to expense control so savings can be passed through). The filing describes the ecosystem as "mutually reinforcing pieces" — membership, advertising, marketplace and fulfilment services, and financial services — organised around customers "increasingly seeking convenience." ### Independent characterisation Walmart is best understood today not as a merchant but as a *distribution utility with an attached media and membership business*. Three distinct economic engines operate inside one legal entity: **Engine 1 — Merchandise retail (the volume engine).** Roughly 97% of consolidated revenue is net sales of goods. This is a high-turn, low-margin business: consolidated gross margin of 24.2% and operating margin of 4.2% in FY2026. Within it, grocery is the strategic anchor: $285.5 billion of Walmart U.S. net sales, 59.1% of the U.S. segment. Grocery is not primarily a profit centre — it is a *traffic acquisition mechanism* whose visit frequency creates the data density and delivery route density that the other two engines monetise. **Engine 2 — Commerce services (the margin engine).** Advertising (Walmart Connect in the U.S., plus VIZIO's connected-TV inventory and Flipkart Ads internationally), marketplace commissions, Walmart Fulfillment Services, data and insights products for suppliers, and financial services. Global advertising grew 46% in FY2026 to nearly $6.4 billion and a further 37% in Q1 FY2027. Management attributes operating income growing faster than sales for three consecutive years principally to this mix shift. Critically, advertising revenue is recorded *either* in net sales *or* as a reduction of cost of sales depending on the contract structure, so it flatters gross margin rather than appearing as a clean line item — a disclosure limitation analysts should note. **Engine 3 — Membership (the retention engine).** Sam's Club U.S. (Club at $50/year, Plus at $110/year, add-on cards at $45) and Walmart+ in the U.S., plus Sam's Club China and international membership formats. Worldwide membership fee income rose 15.5% to $4.4 billion in FY2026 and 17.4% in Q1 FY2027. Membership income is near-100% incremental margin and is the single largest contributor to Sam's Club segment operating income. **Revenue model mix (FY2026):** Product sales $706.4bn (99.05% of total revenue); membership and other income $6.75bn (0.95%). This understates the services contribution materially, because advertising, marketplace commission and fulfilment fees are embedded within net sales or within cost of sales rather than in "membership and other income." A truer read: management has repeatedly guided that higher-margin "business mix" contributions — advertising, membership, marketplace, fulfilment services — are the reason operating income can compound faster than the top line. **Value chain position.** Walmart occupies the retail node but has integrated backwards and forwards further than any peer of its size: private brands (Great Value, Equate, Member's Mark, bettergoods, onn., Mainstays, Marketside and roughly a dozen more) give it manufacturing-adjacent margin control; 192 U.S. and 179 non-U.S. distribution facilities plus a private truck fleet give it inbound logistics control; store-fulfilled delivery and a gig driver network (Spark) give it last-mile control; and Walmart Connect/VIZIO give it demand-generation control. The marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services invert the model — Walmart becomes the *supplier* of logistics and audience to third-party sellers. **Customer types.** (i) Retail consumers across the income spectrum — management noted in Q4 FY26 continued share gains from households earning above $100,000, while describing below-$50,000 households as "stretched" and managing paycheck to paycheck; (ii) Sam's Club members (individual and business); (iii) suppliers and brands purchasing advertising, data and fulfilment; (iv) third-party marketplace sellers; (v) health-plan payers and PBMs through pharmacy and optical. **End-markets served.** Food and consumables; general merchandise (entertainment, hardlines, fashion, home); health and wellness (pharmacy, OTC, optical, hearing); fuel; digital advertising; e-commerce fulfilment and logistics services; consumer financial services (money orders, prepaid access, money transfers, check cashing, bill payment, certain instalment lending); and, internationally, digital payments (PhonePe) and travel (Cleartrip). ---

Company Headquarters: Florida, US Founded: 1886 Workforce: ~38,000 Company Working: Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. is the vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables and prepared foods across the globe. The company sells its products under the brand name DEL MONTE, as well as other propriety brands such as UTC and Rosy. The company produces fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables, pineapples, avocados, non-tropical fruit, prepared food, melons, tomatoes, vegetables, other fruit and vegetables, bananas, and other products and services. The company has its manufacturing sites in North America, the Middle East, and Europe.

Company Headquarters: Britain, UK Founded: 1837 Workforce: ~4,175 Company Working: Premier Foods Plc is one of the leading food company in Britain with 15 manufacturing sites and offices in Europe. The company operates primarily in the ambient food and grocery business with portfolio brands that include Flavorings & Seasonings; Cooking Sauces & Accompaniments; Quick Meals, Snacks & Soups; Ambient Desserts, and Ambient Cakes. In addition to this, the group has a portfolio of other branded food products and a non-branded food business that manufactures products, such as cakes and desserts. The company markets its product in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA, South Africa, and Canada.

Company Headquarters: Granada, Spain Founded: 2000 Workforce: 152 Company Working: Biosearch, SA is a multinational organization that focuses on research & development, production and marketing of probiotic products, botanical extracts, and omega 3. These products manufactured by the company are mainly used in two functional areas, which are, food & nutrition and pharma & nutraceutical. It has more than 200 products in its portfolio and serves customers from more than 30 countries across the globe.

Company Headquarters: Hørsholm, Denmark Founded: 1874 Workforce: 3,151 Company Working: CHR-Hansen is a multinational company, which offers solutions to improve food and health. The company manufactures different products under five broad segments including food cultures and enzymes, natural colors, plant health, animal health, and probiotic supplements & infant formula. It offers probiotic strains, which are used in different areas such as gastrointestinal balance, immune system support, and women’s microflora. The company has production units located in Denmark, Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Brazil, China, Italy, Peru, and the US. The company caters to customers present globally.

Company Headquarters: Massachusetts, US Founded: 2004 Workforce: ~1,107 Company Working: DD IP Holder LLC (DD) is one of the world’s leading franchisors of quick-service restaurants (QSRs) serving hot and cold coffee & baked goods, as well as hard serve ice creams. The company franchise restaurants under its well-known brands, Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins. DD has more than 20,900 distribution centers in over 60 countries globally. It has 12,900 Dunkin’ restaurants and over 8,000 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. DD also utilizes a multi-franchise system in the UK, Germany, China, and Mexico. Additionally, it has a joint venture with a publicly-traded company for the Baskin-Robbins brand in Japan and joint ventures with local companies in Australia for the brand and in South Korea for both the Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins brands.

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Company Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Founded: 1909 Workforce: ~34,452 Company Working: Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto) manufactures and markets various food products across the globe. The company operates through five segments: Japan food products, international food products, life support, healthcare, and others. The Japan food products segment offers household seasonings and processed foods for use in restaurants. The international food products segment provides seasonings, processed foods, and frozen foods. The healthcare segment provides amino acids for use in pharmaceuticals and food products. The life support segment offers animal nutrition products and specialty chemicals. The company also offers edible oils, sweeteners, and packaging and logistics services. The company has 123 factories and sells its products in more than 130 countries across the globe. The company provides pasta products under the Bernardi brand.

Company Headquarters: Aabenraa, Denmark Founded: 1953 Workforce: ~N/A Company Working: Abena A/S (Abena) is a manufacturer and distributor of incontinence and health care solutions and related products such as disposables, protective wear, gloves, waste management, food service, paper and cleaning supplies. The company supplies more than 25,000 products and operates in more than 60 countries across the globe. The company in collaboration with MediSens Wireless developed innovative and unique wearable sensor technology for intelligent diapers and incontinence products.

Company Headquarters: Cincinnati, US Founded: 1837 Workforce: ~90,000 Company Working: Procter & Gamble Co. is one of the leading companies across the world. The company operates in five major business segments namely, fabric & home care, baby, feminine & family care, beauty, health care, and grooming markets. It sells and distributes its chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products under more than 300 brands in approximately 180 countries worldwide. The prominently deals in the sales and marketing of baby care, fabric care, family care, feminine care, grooming, hair care, home care, oral care, personal health care, and skin & personal care products under its product portfolio. Procter & Gamble Co. offers medicated confectionary under the brand name Vic. The company has a strong presence across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific region with a strong distribution network which leads to a strong business process and management.

Company Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland Founded: 2008 Workforce: ~17,269 Company Working: Aryzta AG is specialized in the manufacturing and sale of bakery products such as bread, cookies, sweets, and pastries among other products. The company primarily operates in three regional segments namely, Europe, North America, and the rest of the world. The company has its production facilities in North America, South America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The company has a strong presence in 29 countries across the globe. The company caters to large retail, convenience and independent retail, quick-service restaurants (QSR), and other foodservice categories.