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257. CHS

Rank: 257 (Previous rank: 490)
CEO: John D. Johnson
Employees: 8,123
Address: 5500 Cenex Dr.
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077
Country: U.S.
Website: www.chsinc.com

	$ millions	% change from 2007
Revenues	32,167.5	86.8
Profits	803.0	7.0
Assets	8,772.0	—
Stockholders' equity	2,955.7	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	2.5
Assets	9.2

Industry: Wholesalers: Food and Grocery

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Sysco	204	37,522.1
2	CHS	257	32,167.5
3	Edeka Zentrale	391	23,349.3

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From the July 20, 2009 issue

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Figures are for fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008.

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