CORPORATIONS

I must be hungry. This month we're looking at companies related to FOOD. Check them for corporate giving opportunities -- after you eat.

To learn about a company's philanthropic interests, look for headings such as "About the Company" or "Corporate Information," or search using terms such as giving, gifts, grants, community and support.

Unfortunately, there are no hot links to the corporate sites from many of these lists, but sometimes the URL is included. If not, try typing www and then the company name followed by .com, or just Google the company name.

CONTENTS:

• Prepared Foods - Top 100 Companies
• Progressive Grocer - America's 50 Largest Chains
• Grocery Headquarters - Nation's Top Grocery Chains
• Meat & Poultry - Top 50 Companies
• ID Magazine Online - Top 50 Foodservice Distributors

PREPARED FOODS - TOP 100 FOOD COMPANIES

The Top 100 food companies accounted for $679.4 billion in total sales in 2002. This is an international list.

http://www.preparedfoods.com/special_reports/top100.pdf

PROGRESSIVE GROCER - AMERICA'S 50 LARGEST CHAINS

America's 50 largest supermarket chains are featured in the May 2003 issue. Be patient -- the six pages are slow to print.

http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/images/pdf/top50.pdf

GROCERY HEADQUARTERS.COM - NATION'S TOP GROCERY CHAINS

The June 2003 issue takes a look at the nation's top grocery chains. In each profile, look for affiliated company names under "Banners." There's bound to be one in your area. Top competitors are also listed.

http://www.groceryheadquarters.com/index.cfm?p=article&aid=166&
sec=ii&highlight=yes&highlightphrase=top%20chains&archivedarticle=1

MEAT & POULTRY - TOP 50 COMPANIES

This site includes the top 50 meat and poultry companies, corporate profiles (back to 1998), the top 50 international companies and salary and compensation surveys.

http://www.meatpoultry.com/resourcecenter/res_cohome.asp

ID MAGAZINE ONLINE - TOP 50 FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS

Here are the top 50 broadline (foodservice) distributors in the country. They are headquartered in many states, maybe yours.

http://www.idmagonline.com/idmagazine/images/pdf/top50_03.pdf

Beverly Goodwin

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