7 Best Food Stocks to Buy Now The mention of food stocks likely conjures up grocery stores and related retailers, wholesalers and suppliers. Indeed, those types of companies are present on this list, but it also includes a number of firms that make those foods possible. That said, what we’re looking for is stocks that appear poised to perform well in the near term as inflation rocks consumers, and over the longer term as well. High-Quality Stocks to Buy That Are Trading Below Fair Value Near-term performance is a tricky thing to gauge. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 8.5% in May but the rise in the cost of food was even higher , at 10.1%. The cost of food in the at-home category grew even more rapidly, at 11.9%. That means companies in the sector are left balancing rising input costs, passing those prices on to consumers, and hoping that the calculus falls in their favor. The following shares look to be among the best able to balance those issues moving forward. KO Coca-Cola $64.38 CPB Campbell Soup $48.49 BASFY BASF $10.90 TSN Tyson Foods $85.25 ADM Archer Daniels Midland $76.41 COST Costco $485.76 MDLZ Mondelez International $63.34 Coca-Cola (KO) Source: Fotazdymak | Shutterstock.com Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) is bound to pop up on all sorts of stocks to buy lists for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023.