101 Best Missouri Food and Beverage Companies and Startups

August 9, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Missouri based Food and Beverage companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Food and Beverage 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

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Top Missouri Food and Beverage Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Panera Bread

Panera Bread

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Thirty years ago, we started with one goal: to bake fresh bread from fresh dough every day in every bakery-cafe.

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Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer goods company currently operating in the center-of-the-store, active nutrition and private label food

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Hungry Planet

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Hungry Planet is a food and beverage company providing delicious, nourishing, plant-based meats.

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Native Pet

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Native Pet is a pet food & nutrition company that makes organic, highly effective, and limited ingredient pet supplements for dogs and cats

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Dubuque Coffee Company

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Dubuque Coffee Company seeks out premium green coffees from around the world for its single-origin coffees and its blends.

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Operation Food Search

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Operation Food Search is a St. Louis-based non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area

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Three Dog Bakery

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Three Dog Bakery is a retail company providing gourmet dog pastries and customized cakes.

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Let’s Eat

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Lets Eat. Order home cooked meals as easily as you’d order restaurant takeaway, or enjoy home cooking in someone’s home.

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Pineapple Academy

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Pineapple Academy provides training and necessary tools that build a culinary culture for healthcare foodservice operators.

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Think.Eat.Live

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Think.Eat.Live, a company making high-protein, vitamin-rich “super flour” from sunflower seeds.

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Beyond Ingredients

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Beyond Ingredients is a manufacturer and innovator of customized all-natural bits.

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Soozie’s Doozies, LLC

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Soozie’s Doozies is the creator of the first pre-cut, refrigerated cookie dough in a stand up pouch.

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KC Bier

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KC Bier is a German-style beer brewed company that offers four rotating styles for winter, spring, summer, and fall.

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Moberly Natural Crush

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Moberly Natural Crush is a natural food producer and operator of soybean meal and oil products.

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ZAMBU

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ZAMBU offers a grapefruit-flavor vodka liqueur that is inspired by a flower.

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McCormick

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McCormick provides vodka distilling and alcoholic beverage importing services.

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Red Monkey Foods

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Red Monkey Foods is a provider of organic spices and all-natural seasoning to the restaurant industry.

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Restaurant Brands Iberia

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Restaurant Brands Iberia is a Quick Service Restaurant (‘QSR’) platform. developing relationships that go beyond the product or the brand.

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Hostess

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Hostess Makers of the original creme-filled snack cakes and other classic treats.

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Hussmann

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Hussmann has provided innovative products, services and solutions for preserving and merchandising fresh foods.

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Diamond Pet Foods

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Diamond Pet Foods manufacturer and marketer of animal food products.

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Schnuck Markets

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Schnuck Markets, Inc. have been serving customers a unique combination of quality food, variety and value for more than seven decades.

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National Beef Packing Co.

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National Beef Packing Co. engages in processing, packaging, and delivering fresh and frozen beef and beef by-products.

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Associated Wholesale Grocers

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Associated Wholesale Grocers is a cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets.

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EverGrain Ingredients

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EverGrain Ingredients is a sustainable ingredient company providing food and beverage-based protein and fiber barley ingredients.

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3D Corporate Solutions

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3D Corporate Solutions providing the best value-added Pet Food Ingredients to the pet food industry.

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Hostess Brands

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Hostess Brands is a packaged food company focused on developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing fresh baked sweet goods.

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Milbank | Energy at Work

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Milbank | Energy at Work is an electronic manufacturing company that produces and sells energy metering and enclosed controls.

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Solid Gold Pet

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Solid Gold Pet is a distributor of a wide array of pet food, bone broth, supplements and treats for dogs and cats.

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Italgrani USA

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Italgrani USA is a semolina and durum flour miller in North America.

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Ronnoco Coffee

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Ronnoco Coffee provides a variety of other beverages, such as cappuccino, hot chocolate, and smoothies, and coffee-related products.

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PourMeABeer

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PourMyBeer provides self-pour, self-pay dispensed drink solutions across 270 locations globally.

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Datlinq

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Datlinq is an IT company that provides Data-driven sales and marketing, Foodservice, Sales app, Big data, Marketing, Sales, CRM services.

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Centric Group, LLC

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Centric Group is a consumer goods company specializing in food services.

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Grey Eagle Distributors

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Grey Eagle Distributors is a food & beverages company that offers beer distribution and marketing services.

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Newco Enterprises

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Newco is a quality manufacturer of commercial coffee brewing equipment and related accessories in Coffee and Food Service Industries.

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Nu-Calgon

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Nu-Calgon is a chemicals firm providing chemical products for air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, and food service markets.

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Boulevard Brewing

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Boulevard Brewing Company, the Midwest’s home for fine ales and lagers since 1989.

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Madrinas Coffee

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Madrinas Coffee is a digital coffee brand for content creators, streamers, artists, and gamers.

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J. Rieger & Co.

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Jacob Rieger & Company was founded in 1887 in Kansas City’s West Bottoms Livestock Exchange district.

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Pro Food Systems, Inc.

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Pro Food Systems is a food & beverages company specializing in wholesale food and equipment.

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Bartlett & Co

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Bartlett and Company is a diverse, growth-oriented agri-business company.

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Cloud Star

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Cloud Star has been dishing up our tasty treats to canine and feline connoisseurs since 1999.

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TWOMATO

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Twomato is an online food ordering site which allows customers to conveniently and securely place orders,currently operates in 13 countries.

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AFB International

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AFB International is a food production company providing liquid and dry palatability enhancers.

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International Dehydrated Foods, Inc.

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International Dehydrated Foods is a food & beverages company that provides chicken flavor ingredients.

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LifeLine Foods, LLC

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LifeLine Foods is a food production company offering food ingredients.

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Chestnut Labs

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Chestnut Labs provides food testing laboratory services.

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Russell Stover Candies

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Russell Stover Candies is the nation’s leading manufacturer of boxed chocolates and the third largest American chocolate manufacturer.

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Bunge Biofuels

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Bunge Biofuels is an Company that invests in food ingredients to provide the best agriculture product to a wide range of customers.

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Bunzl Processor Division

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Bunzl Processor Division is a plant operating and food processing supplies firm.

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Hiland Dairy

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Hiland Dairy is a dairy food company.

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American Dehydrated Foods, Inc.

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American Dehydrated Foods is a food & beverages company specializing in egg protein for pet food industry.

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Hantover

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Hantover is a business supplies and equipment firm providing food processing and industrial supplies.

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Frank About Tea

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Frank About Tea is a company which serves fresh tea from the source to the doorstep.

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The Roasterie

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The Roasterie is a specialty coffee roaster in Kansas City, MO.

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Fresh Ideas

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Fresh Ideas is a food service management company.

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Lohr Distributing

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Lohr Distributing is a beer, wine and spirits distributor company.

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Lasco Foods

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Foods is producing quality food products specifically designed for fine restaurants and other areas of the food service industry.

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Triumph Foods LLC

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Triumph Foods is a food production company that provides meat production services.

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Arcobasso Foods

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Arcobasso Foods is a manufacturer of refrigerated dressings, sauces and beverage mixers.

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Global Granite & Marble

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Global Granite & Marble is a wholesale company specializing in natural stone.

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Fides Food

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Fides Food is a consumer food service company.

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ICL Food Specialties

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ICL Food Specialties is a food production company offering food and beverage additives.

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Coastal Carriers LLC

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Coastal Carriers is a transport company offering food transportation services.

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Cosentino’s Price Chopper

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Cosentino’s Price Chopper is a supermarkets company that offers grocery, floral, baked goods, and hand cut meat.

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Horizon Beverage Company

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Horizon Beverage Company is a wholesale company providing beer and beverages.

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Partner Logistics

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Partner Logistics provides automated warehousing and frozen storage solutions.

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Ott Food Products

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Ott Food Products is the highest quality dressings and sauces food and beverage company located in Carthage.

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New Star Holdings International

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New Star Holdings International manufactures commercial cooking equipment including griddles, hot plates, charbroilers, fryers, ovens.

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Christopher Elbow Chocolates

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Christopher Elbow Chocolates has been bringing modern culinary artistry together with a craftsman-like work ethic to create beautiful.

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Tom Lange Company, Inc.

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Tom Lange Company is a food & beverages company providing retail, wholesale and food service trades.

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Lion’s Choice Restaurants

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Lion’s Choice Restaurants is a chain of over 25 corporate and franchised quick-serve restaurants in St. Louis.

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DairiConcepts

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DairiConcepts provides dairy ingredients for the food industry.

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Belfonte

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Belfonte is a manufacturer of ice cream and dairy foods.

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Frick’s Quality Meats

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Frick’s Quality Meats is a food & beverages company specializing in smoked meats and sausages.

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Second Harvest Heartland

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Second Harvest Heartland believes no one should ever go hungry, as our region produces more than enough food for everyone.

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Western Dairy Transport

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Western Dairy Transport offers bulk food-grade transportation services for soft-drinks and food processing industries.

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Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier

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Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier is a food & beverages company providing handmade gourmet chocolate confections.

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Burd & Fletcher

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Burd & Fletcher is to provide the highest quality printed folding cartons that run over high speed packaging lines.

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Askinosie Chocolate

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Askinosie Chocolate is a bean to bar chocolate maker in Springfield

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HERITAGE FOODS

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Heritage Foods offers heirloom pork that produced and processed by authentic and artisan practices.

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UBC Group USA

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UBC Group USA is a distribution center for beer and beverage equipment.

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Pub Corn

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Pub Corn is producing popcorns in beer and cocktail flavors.

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Wells Bloomfield

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Wells Bloomfield provides commercial foodservice equipment and beverage systems.

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Southeast Missouri Food Bank

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Southeast Missouri Food Bank is an organization that donates food for charity and disaster relief programs.

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Koupe

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Koupe is a startup born out of love for food and healthy living.

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Kansas City Sausage

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Kansas City Sausage is the U.S. pre-rigor sausage producer and processor.

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Kelley Green Biofuel

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Kelley Green Biofuel focuses on the development of renewable energy solutions and produces biofuel from waste cooking oil.

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Pickleman’s Franchising

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Pickleman’s Franchising is an upscale, fast casual sandwich shop.

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Planet Sub

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Planet Sub is a growing fast-food restaurant based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Volpi Foods

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Volpi Foods is a food production company specializing in cured meats products.

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Great American

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Great American Food is a locally owned company providing food services to the corporate community including office staff & factory workers.

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Sensient Food Color

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Sensient Food Color is a food & beverages company offering food colors, flavors, and fragrances.

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Jack Stack Barbecue

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Jack Stack Barbecue is a food & beverages company offering dining services.

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Lovin Oven

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Lovin Oven is a company which provides gluten, dairy and soy-free baked goods.

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Muncharoo

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Muncharoo is an operator of a website that provides local restaurant deals

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Trilogy Analytical Laboratory

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Trilogy Analytical Laboratory provides research and certification services and adds a line of mycotoxin testing products.

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t.Loft

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All Natural Food . Fresh Pressed Juices . Protein Shakes . Tea . Smoothies . Protein Balls . Superfood Shooters

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Thompson Sales Co

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Thompson sales is family owned and operated and has been serving customers.

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Urban Chestnut Brewing Co

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Urban Chestnut Brewing Company is a local brewpub based in Washington Ave, USA.

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