Dean Foods
US dairy giant Dean Foods takes the penultimate place on our list, with a turnover of £5.16bn.
Dean Foods was established in 1925 and now has 19,000 employees working in approximately 75 plants across the US.
In 2001, Dean Foods was acquired by Suiza Foods Corporation of Dallas.
Dean Foods announced a second quarter operating loss of $4M (£2.4M), compared to second quarter 2013 operating income of $44M (£26M), for the month ending June 30 2014.
Second quarter 2014 adjusted operating loss totaled $6M (£3.6M), compared to profit of $65M (£38M) in the same period last year.
Gregg Tanner, ceo of Dean Foods, said: “The second quarter was even more challenging than we had originally anticipated.
“This is by far the most difficult operating environment in the history of the company, reinforcing the importance of the initiatives we have underway.”