(Reuters) - Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, owned by 3G Capital and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (>> Berkshire Hathaway Inc.), is buying a majority stake in Kraft Foods Group Inc (>> Kraft Foods Group Inc) to create the third-largest North American food company, executives said on Wednesday. [ID:L3N0WR3E0]

Below is a list of the largest North American food and beverage companies ranked according to annual sales, before Wednesday's deal.

Company Annual sales Brands

PepsiCo Inc (>> PepsiCo, Inc.) $37.2 bln Pepsi, Lays, Tropicana,

Quaker

Nestle USA $27.9 bln Nestle, Maggi,

Haagen-Dazs

The Coca-Cola Co (>> The Coca-Cola Co) $21.5 bln Coca-Cola, Diet Coke,

Fanta, Sprite

Kraft Foods Group Co $17.9 bln Velveeta, Oscar Mayer,

 (>> Kraft Foods Group Inc) Maxwell House, Jell-O

ConAgra Foods Inc (>> ConAgra Foods Inc) $15.5 bln* Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim,

Hunt's, Bertolli

General Mills Inc (>> General Mills, Inc.) $13.7 bln Betty Crocker, Green

Giant, Chex, Cheerios

* Reuters calculations based on data from annual report

All figures for annual sales in North America

Sources: Kraft-Heinz conference call presentation based on company filings and Nielsen data

Heinz had sales of $4.2 billion in 2014. Its brands include Heinz, Classico, T.G.I. Fridays and Nurture.

(Reporting by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet Das)