PepsiCo Tops LinkedIn List of Best CPG Companies to Grow a Career

PepsiCo is the best company to grow a career in the consumer goods industry, according to the CPG edition of LinkedIn’s Top Companies report. PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay also made the list, coming in at #24.

To determine the rankings, LinkedIn assessed companies with at least 500 U.S. employees as of April 30, 2022. Any company with attrition or layoffs that amounted to more than 10% of their workforce in the previous 12 months were not eligible. The companies were rated on seven factors: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, and educational background.

These are the food and beverage companies that made the list:

• PepsiCo (#1)

• AB InBev (#2)

• Danone (#5)

• Red Bull (#9)

• Del Monte Foods (#10)

• J.M. Smucker (#11)

• General Mills (#12)

• Land O’Lakes (#13)

• The Wonderful Company (#14)

• Constellation Brands (#15)

• Impossible Foods (#16)

• Campbell Soup (#18)

• Morton Salt (#19)

• Niagara Bottling (#20)

• Boar’s Head (#21)

• Smithfield Foods (#22)

• Frito-Lay (#24)

• Driscoll’s (#25)

While the food and beverage industry made an impressive showing, occupying 18 of 25 spots on the CPG list, no F&B company made the main Top Companies list, which evaluated businesses across industries. This suggests an opportunity for F&B companies to improve their employee experience and become more competitive in the tight labor market.