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 30.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Meanwhile, second in the ranking was contract food service company Compass Group PLC, with sales of 24.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading food and drink services companies worldwide in 2021, by sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Forbes. (May 12, 2022). Leading food and drink services companies worldwide in 2021, by sales (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096656/top-food-service-chains-sales/
Forbes. "Leading food and drink services companies worldwide in 2021, by sales (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096656/top-food-service-chains-sales/
Forbes. (2022). Leading food and drink services companies worldwide in 2021, by sales (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096656/top-food-service-chains-sales/
Forbes. "Leading Food and Drink Services Companies Worldwide in 2021, by Sales (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096656/top-food-service-chains-sales/
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