When looking at the leading food and drink services chains by sales, as ranked by Forbes in its "Global 2000" list of the largest companies worldwide, Starbucks came out on top. The coffee shop chain generated sales of approximately 34 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Meanwhile, second in the ranking was contract food service company Compass Group, with sales of 32.5 billion U.S. dollars.
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Leading food and drink services companies worldwide in 2023, sales (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, June 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096656/top-food-service-chains-sales/