NEW YORK — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on March 20.
March 20, 2023Top 100 Private | Food Service | Grocery | Beverage | Petroleum/Chemical | Industrial Gases | Agriculture/Food Processing | Wholesale/Retail | Manufacturing
Equipment Rental | Building Materials | Waste Management | Paper/Office Products | Construction | Health Care | Uniform Rental | Media & Entertainment
Top Agriculture & Food Processing Carriers
Current Rank | Company | Tractors |
---|---|---|
1 | Agrium Inc. |
4,239 |
2 | Tyson Foods |
2,380 |
3 | Dean Foods |
2,073 |
4 | CHS Inc. |
1,781 |
5 | Frito-Lay North America |
1,431 |
6 | Darling Ingredients |
1,066 |
7 | Prairie Farms Dairy |
769 |
8 | Kellogg Snacks/Godfrey Transport |
710 |
9 | JBS Carriers |
627 |
10 | ADM Logistics |
602 |
11 | Mondelez International |
582 |
12 | Nestle Transportation Co. |
581 |
13 | Foster Farms |
545 |
14 | Valley Proteins |
482 |
15 | Sanderson Farms |
456 |
16 | Bimbo Bakeries |
386 |
17 | J.R. Simplot Co. |
377 |
18 | RWI Transportation |
373 |
19 | Wilbur-Ellis Co. |
364 |
20 | Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. |
347 |
21 | McKee Foods Corp. |
346 |
22 | Pinnacle Agriculture Distribution |
331 |
23 | Borden Dairy |
305 |
24 | Boise Cascade |
241 |
25 | International Paper Co. |
219 |
26 | Cargill Meat Solutions |
215 |
27 | Wayne Farms |
203 |
28 | Goya Foods |
178 |
29 | American Proteins Inc. |
157 |
30 | Dairy Farmers of America |
138 |
31 | Franz Family Bakery |
123 |
32 | BCT Inc. |
120 |
33 | Upstate Niagara Cooperative |
91 |
34 | Co-Alliance |
80 |
35 | MFPS Transport |
72 |
36 | Umpqua Dairy Products Co. |
68 |
37 | Perdue Farms Inc. |
65 |
38 | National Food Corp. |
64 |
39 | Land O'Lakes Inc. |
50 |
40 | Brakebush Transportation |
38 |
41 | Golden Flake Snack Foods |
35 |
42 | Giorgio Foods |
31 |
43 | Mid-South Baking |
25 |
44 | Mennel Milling |
24 |
45 | ConAgra Foods |
23 |
45 | Hillyard Inc. |
23 |
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