MQDi 2008
Microquest Diversity Index
Ranking the Most Diversified Companies in Corporate America

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By Segment: FOOD & BEVERAGE

Updated: October 1, 2008



1. PepsiCo, Inc.
58%
Diversity of 12 board seats (5 minorities, 3 females, 7 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 4 Diverse C-Level VPs / 11 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 7
MQDi Points: 718 / MQDi Grade:
86.8

2. McDonald's Corporation
38%
Diversity of 13 board seats (3 minorities, 2 females, 5 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 5 Diverse C-Level VPs / 10 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 31
MQDi Points: 655 / MQDi Grade:
79.2

3. Starbucks Corporation
33%
Diversity of 9 board seats (2 minorities, 2 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 23 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 37
MQDi Points: 637 / MQDi Grade:
77
4. General Mills, Inc.
40%
Diversity of 15 board seats (3 minorities, 5 females, 6 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 12 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 45
MQDi Points: 629 / MQDi Grade:
76.1

5. Kraft Foods Inc.
50%
Diversity of 12 board seats (2 minorities, 5 females, 6 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 4 Diverse C-Level VPs / 3 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 46
MQDi Points: 625 / MQDi Grade:
75.6

6. Darden Restaurants Inc.
42%
Diversity of 12 board seats (5 minorities, 2 females, 5 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 5 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 51
MQDi Points: 621 / MQDi Grade:
75.1

7. Sara Lee Corporation
60%
Diversity of 10 board seats (2 minorities, 4 females, 6 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 4 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 55
MQDi Points: 617 / MQDi Grade:
74.6

8. Coca-Cola Company
21%
Diversity of 14 board seats (1 minorities, 2 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 4 Diverse C-Level VPs / 15 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 59
MQDi Points: 612 / MQDi Grade:
74

9. Jack in the Box Inc.
43%
Diversity of 7 board seats (1 minorities, 3 females, 3 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 118
MQDi Points: 564 / MQDi Grade:
68.2

10. Brinker International Inc.
30%
Diversity of 10 board seats (1 minorities, 2 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 10 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 127
MQDi Points: 559 / MQDi Grade:
67.6

11. Corn Products International
50%
Diversity of 10 board seats (3 minorities, 2 females, 5 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 128
MQDi Points: 559 / MQDi Grade:
67.6

12. Coca-Cola Enterprises
42%
Diversity of 12 board seats (3 minorities, 3 females, 5 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 7 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 147
MQDi Points: 547 / MQDi Grade:
66.1

13. Wrigley Jr. Company
30%
Diversity of 10 board seats (2 minorities, 1 females, 3 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 4 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 158
MQDi Points: 544 / MQDi Grade:
65.8

14. Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
55%
Diversity of 11 board seats (3 minorities, 4 females, 6 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 7 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 161
MQDi Points: 542 / MQDi Grade:
65.5

15. Wendy's International, Inc.
31%
Diversity of 13 board seats (2 minorities, 3 females, 4 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 4 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 169
MQDi Points: 539 / MQDi Grade:
65.2

16. Campbell Soup
27%
Diversity of 15 board seats (1 minorities, 3 females, 4 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 7 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 179
MQDi Points: 535 / MQDi Grade:
64.7

17. Altria Group
50%
Diversity of 8 board seats (3 minorities, 1 females, 4 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 4 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 182
MQDi Points: 534 / MQDi Grade:
64.6

18. Anheuser-Busch
19%
Diversity of 16 board seats (3 minorities, 2 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 14 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 194
MQDi Points: 526 / MQDi Grade:
63.6

19. Tyson Foods, Inc.
40%
Diversity of 10 board seats (2 minorities, 2 females, 4 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 6 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 198
MQDi Points: 525 / MQDi Grade:
63.5

20. Kellogg Company
36%
Diversity of 11 board seats (2 minorities, 2 females, 4 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 6 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 206
MQDi Points: 519 / MQDi Grade:
62.8

21. Molson Coors Brewing
31%
Diversity of 13 board seats (1 minorities, 3 females, 4 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 4 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 211
MQDi Points: 516 / MQDi Grade:
62.4

22. Chiquita Brands International
33%
Diversity of 9 board seats (2 minorities, 1 females, 3 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 224
MQDi Points: 510 / MQDi Grade:
61.7

23. YUM! Brands, Inc.
25%
Diversity of 12 board seats (3 minorities, 2 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 4 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 233
MQDi Points: 507 / MQDi Grade:
61.3

24. Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
22%
Diversity of 9 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 2 total)
1 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 3 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 250
MQDi Points: 498 / MQDi Grade:
60.2

25. H.J. Heinz Company
25%
Diversity of 12 board seats (1 minorities, 2 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 3 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 254
MQDi Points: 497 / MQDi Grade:
60.1

26. Burger King Corporation
20%
Diversity of 10 board seats (2 minorities, 0 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 5 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 269
MQDi Points: 493 / MQDi Grade:
59.6

27. Hershey Foods Corporation
11%
Diversity of 9 board seats (1 minorities, 0 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 6 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 311
MQDi Points: 485 / MQDi Grade:
58.6

28. Dean Foods Corporation
25%
Diversity of 12 board seats (3 minorities, 1 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 4 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 341
MQDi Points: 477 / MQDi Grade:
57.7

29. Hormel Foods
38%
Diversity of 13 board seats (1 minorities, 4 females, 5 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 353
MQDi Points: 474 / MQDi Grade:
57.3

30. Brown-Forman
21%
Diversity of 14 board seats (0 minorities, 3 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 2 Diverse C-Level VPs / 3 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 391
MQDi Points: 462 / MQDi Grade:
55.9

31. ConAgra Foods
0%
Diversity of 10 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 3 Diverse C-Level VPs / 3 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 396
MQDi Points: 461 / MQDi Grade:
55.7

32. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
40%
Diversity of 10 board seats (1 minorities, 3 females, 4 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 409
MQDi Points: 459 / MQDi Grade:
55.5

33. J.M. Smucker Company
30%
Diversity of 10 board seats (1 minorities, 3 females, 3 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 472
MQDi Points: 447 / MQDi Grade:
54.1

34. McCormick Inc.
18%
Diversity of 11 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 3 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 473
MQDi Points: 447 / MQDi Grade:
54.1

35. Flowers Foods
20%
Diversity of 10 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 507
MQDi Points: 441 / MQDi Grade:
53.3

36. Smithfield Foods Inc.
18%
Diversity of 11 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 525
MQDi Points: 437 / MQDi Grade:
52.8

37. Publix Super Markets, Inc.
10%
Diversity of 10 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 562
MQDi Points: 430 / MQDi Grade:
52

38. CBRL Group, Inc.
20%
Diversity of 10 board seats (0 minorities, 2 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 605
MQDi Points: 422 / MQDi Grade:
51

39. PepsiAmericas, Inc.
20%
Diversity of 10 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 620
MQDi Points: 421 / MQDi Grade:
50.9

40. Del Monte Foods
22%
Diversity of 9 board seats (0 minorities, 2 females, 2 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 647
MQDi Points: 417 / MQDi Grade:
50.4

41. UST Inc.
11%
Diversity of 9 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 742
MQDi Points: 404 / MQDi Grade:
48.9

42. Seaboard Corporation
20%
Diversity of 5 board seats (1 minorities, 0 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 765
MQDi Points: 401 / MQDi Grade:
48.5

43. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
8%
Diversity of 12 board seats (1 minorities, 1 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 788
MQDi Points: 397 / MQDi Grade:
48

44. Constellation Brands Inc.
11%
Diversity of 9 board seats (0 minorities, 1 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 796
MQDi Points: 395 / MQDi Grade:
47.8

45. Interstate Bakeries Corporation
0%
Diversity of 7 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 1 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 808
MQDi Points: 394 / MQDi Grade:
47.6

46. Universal Corporation
8%
Diversity of 12 board seats (1 minorities, 0 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 842
MQDi Points: 390 / MQDi Grade:
47.2

47. Ingles Markets, Inc.
11%
Diversity of 9 board seats (0 minorities, 1 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 870
MQDi Points: 385 / MQDi Grade:
46.6

48. Land O'Lakes, Inc.
0%
Diversity of 26 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 2 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 883
MQDi Points: 384 / MQDi Grade:
46.4

49. Graphic Packaging Corporation
8%
Diversity of 13 board seats (0 minorities, 1 females, 1 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 902
MQDi Points: 380 / MQDi Grade:
45.9

50. CHS
0%
Diversity of 16 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 1 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 918
MQDi Points: 374 / MQDi Grade:
45.2

51. Alliance One International
0%
Diversity of 11 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 941
MQDi Points: 365 / MQDi Grade:
44.1

52. Dole Food Company
0%
Diversity of 10 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 958
MQDi Points: 365 / MQDi Grade:
44.1

53. Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
0%
Diversity of 11 board seats (0 minorities, 0 females, 0 total)
0 Diverse CEO or chair / 0 Diverse C-Level VPs / 0 Diverse VPs
Segment: Food & Beverage / Over-all MQDi Rank: 985
MQDi Points: 365 / MQDi Grade:
44.1

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