This article showcases our top picks for the best Maryland based Food Processing companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Food Processing industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Maryland Food Processing Startups
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Mason Dixie Foods
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Mason Dixie Foods is a frozen baked goods company that specializes in biscuits, scones, and rolls.
Mooji Meats
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Mooji Meats is developing Meat 2.0, the next generation of ethical and sustainable meat.
Rethink Water
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Rethink Brands is a solution-based beverage company that is focused on optimizing the products of everyday life.
Royal Farms
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Royal Farms is a satisfying the mid-Atlantic area’s hunger for real fresh food served real fast.
Verus Foods
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Verus Foods is a consumer company that engages in the supply of packaged goods, foodstuff distribution, and wholesale trade.
McCormick & Company
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McCormick manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments & other flavorful products to the entire food industry.
Giant Food
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Giant Food operate supermarkets in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and D.C.
Sweet Smith’s bakery
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Sweet Smith’s bakery produces hand-crafted baked goods.
TIC Gums
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TIC Gums is a global leader in food texturizer and stabilizer solutions.
Fuchs North America
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Fuchs North America is a food and beverages company.
The Mushroom Company
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The Mushroom Company manufacturers canned, refrigerated, frozen, organic and Kosher to seasoned, sauteed and sauced.
Trilogy Essential Ingredients
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Trilogy Essential Ingredients specializes in creating natural flavors and seasonings for food like paprika, oregano, cheese, and ketchup.
Cambridge International
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Cambridge International is an engineering company specializing in engineering, architectural, and environmental consulting services.
The Chesapeake Spice Company
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The Chesapeake Spice Company is a manufacturer of food products.
Bakery De France
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Bakery De France is a bread supplier to retailers and restaurants.
Chicken Out Rotisserie
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Chicken Out Rotisserie, a Maryland-based chain of 30 fast casual restaurants.
Citrus and Allied Essences
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Citrus and Allied Essences is a supplier of products like absolutes, natural aroma chemicals, botanical extracts and organic essential oils.
Vanns Spices
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Vanns Spices is a manufacturer and retailer of spices, herbs, and seasoning blends.
Northeast Foods
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Northeast Foods is a food production and distribution chain company.
Michele’s Granola
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Michele’s Granola provides handmade granola.
Capital Seaboard
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Capital Seaboard is a wholesale distributer of seafood and produce.
J.J. McDonnell
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J.J. McDonnell is a seafood wholesale company that provides high quality seafood products and services.
Elite Spice
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Elite Spice is a spice importer and custom manufacturer.
The Coastal Companies
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The Coastal Companies is a distributor and processor of fresh produce and dairy products in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Food Cowboy
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Food Cowboy uses mobile technology to safely route surplus food from wholesalers and restaurants to food banks and soup kitchens.
Sweet Spice Bake Shop
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Sweet Spice Bake Shop is a boutique-style bake shop specializing in custom cakes and dessert displays for events.
Hearn Kirkwood
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Hearn Kirkwood is a food service provider specializing in produce, meat, seafood, poultry, dairy items, and prepared foods.
Triangle Quality Foods
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Triangle Quality Foods provides development, storage, distribution, and marketing of food services.
Sudlerville Frozen Meat Locker
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Sutlersville Frozen Meat Locker is a butcher shop that offers meat online and retail.
FBIX
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Food and Beverage Information Exchange a new dimension in food and beverage ordering.
La Pasta
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La Pasta is an artisanal pasta company that specializes in pastas and sauces.
Goetze’s Candy Company
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Goetze’s Candy Company is an American confectionery company that manufactures & sells candies & sweets.
Dairy Maid Dairy
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Dairy Maid Dairy offers a wide range of milk products from local farms.
Cameron’s Seafood Market
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Cameron’s Seafood Market offers quality fresh seafood at an affordable price everyday.
Kitchen Basics
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Kitchen Basics is a line of ready-to-use stocks and broths.
Rio Grande Foods
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Rio Grande Foods is a food manufacturing company that provides frozen food, dairy, and snack products.
Shoppers Food
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Shoppers Food and Pharmacy is proud to serve the Washington D.C.
Handy Seafood
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Handy Seafood is a seafood processing company that offers a variety of seafood appetizers in retail stores.
Wagner Foodservice
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Wagner Foodservice is a foodservice distribution company.
Itaberco
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Itaberco is a food and beverage manufacturing company that produces frozen yogurt, specialty drinks, pastry, and bakery products.
NAFCO Wholesale Fish Dealers
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NAFCO Wholesale Fish Dealers is a processor and distributor of fish products.
American Fisheries Society
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American Fishery Society promotes scientific research and enlightened management of aquatic resources for optimum use to customers.
Friendship Dairies
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Friendship Dairies provides dairy products.
Uptown Bakers
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Uptown Bakers is a wholesale bakery supplier, offering a complete portfolio of dough to various restaurants, hotels, and caterers.
Pitango Gelato
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Pitango Gelato is an ice cream shop that provides artisanal gelato.
Lyon Bakery
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Lyon Bakery is a food production firm that offers artisan bread, a wholesale bakery.
Susan Gage Caterers
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Susan Gage Caterers provides event design and catering services.
Parker Flavors
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Parker Flavors offers bakery, beverage, candy, and dairy flavors.
Gill Grilling
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Gill Grilling provides meal service and kitchen management to fraternities and sororities.
Hadley Farms Bakery
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Hadley Farms bakes makes handcrafted, croissants, and sweet goods.
Spring Mill Bread Company
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Spring Mill Bread Company is a seller of bread, pastries, and sandwiches.
Cookies-n-Milk
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Cookies-n-Milk is a bakery that provides sugar cookies, no-egg cookies, salted caramel blondies, chocolate chip cookies, and brownies.
Lexington Market
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Lexington Market provides fresh meats, seafood, produce, international cuisine, prepared foods, and in-market dining.
Pure Raw Juice
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Pure Raw Juice is a juice shop that sells friut bowls, smoothies, and shots.
Friel’s
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Friel’s is involved in food processing and canning services for the private label industry that supplies to customer around the world.
Clement’s Pastry Shop
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Clement’s Pastry Shop is a bakery that provides desserts, pastries, and daily breakfast items.
Forman, Inc.
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Forman is a food service disposables and sanitary maintenance products.
R. House
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R. House continues to serve the neighborhood by providing food and beverages for pick-up, delivery, and patio eating.
Simply Fresh Events
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Simply Fresh Events offers catering services for weddings and events.
Thymly Products
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Thymly Products is a manufacturer of food ingredients.
Green Plate Catering
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Green Plate Catering is a catering company that offers organic and fresh foods for weddings, private events, and corporate events.
Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes & More
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Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes & More is a food processing firm that engages in preparing crab cakes, seafood, and desserts.
THB Bagelry
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THB serves breakfast and lunch, with a full deli offering.
Conrad’s Crabs
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Conrad’s Crabs offers seafood such as steamed crabs, fish, and prepared seafood, through an online platform.
Gorlion
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A United States agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain.
Fibred-Maryland
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Fibred-Maryland is developed and maintain close relationships with established organizations in the baking and food industries.
Green Valley Marketplace
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Green Valley Marketplace sells foods, groceries, and dairy products.
Congressional Seafood
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Congressional Seafood is a fish wholesaler and distributor.
Potomac Pizza
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Potomac Pizza is a family restaurant that offers traditional and specialty pizzas.
Giolitti
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Giolitti is a delicatessen that sells bread, meats, and cheeses.
Maui Wowi DC
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Maui Wowi DC provides coffee and smoothie catering services.
Abbott’s Candies
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Abbott’s Candies manufactures and sells caramels, chocolates, truffles, and sugar-free candies.
Renaissance Chef Catering Company
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Renaissance Chef Catering Company provides catering services for events, weddings, and corporate events.
Nightside Distillery
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Nightside Distillery specializes in offering handcrafted wine, spirits, and other food and beverage products.
High’s of Baltimore
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High’s of Baltimore is a chain of ice cream stores that offers snack food and premium coffee and cold beverages.
Berries by Quicha
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Berries by Quicha is a gourmet shop that offers chocolate covered strawberries.
Chaps Pit Beef
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Chaps Pit Beef is a restaurant that serves pit beef, turkey, and pork, as well as BBQ chicken and ribs, and it takes catering orders.
Squier Associates
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Squier Associates is a manufacturer’s representative in the food service industry.
KOL Foods
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KOL Foods is an e-commerce platform for various types of meats.
Deli Brands of America
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Deli Brands of America is a food production firm that processes and distributes steak, veal, pork, mutton and other meat products.
State Street Poultry & Provisions
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State Street Poultry & Provisions is a retail industry that supplies a range of meats, poultry, fish, and other proteins.
Real Raw Organics
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Real Raw Organics is a health food company that specialize in raw and living kombucha.
Jimmie Cone
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Jimmie Cone is a seller of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, black raspberry, and orange ice creams.
Lettuce Eat
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Trendy, organic, local, healthy, Eco friendly, sleek, and fun. This is a chipotle/moe’s style “salad bar” concept.
Bakery Express
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Bakery Express is a huge selection and great prices on our gourmet desserts,cakes,delicious donuts,pasteries,cookies and rolls and etc.
Tortilla Werks
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Tortilla Werks is a food processing company that provides tortilla flour and corn products for restaurants.
Broom’s Bloom Dairy
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Broom’s Bloom Dairy is a dairy farm that offers agricultural products and dairy products along with their special hand-dipped ice creams.
Parpan Breads
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Parpan Breads is a food company that specializes in making frozen artisan bread.
Occasional Cakes
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Occasional Cakes provides cakes for weddings, anniversaries, and birthday events.
Harbor Spice Company
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Harbor Spice Company is a manufacturer and distributor of seasonings.
Mouth Party
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Mouth Party, LLC produces Mouth Party caramels, which are sold online and in retail locations.
City Seeds
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City Seeds is a caterer that provides seasonal fare and exceptional food service.
Forward Brewing
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Forward Brewing is a food and beverage company that provides soups, salads, and beers.
High Country Creamery
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High Country Creamery is a artisan cow’s milk cheese manufacturing facility.
Bucciarelli’s Butcher Shop & Deli
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Bucciarelli’s Butcher Shop & Deli sells meats and poultry.
BOA
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BOA is a manufacturer of hog, sheep, lamb, and beef sausage casings.