Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Consumer Goods companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Consumer Goods 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 Illinois Consumer Goods Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Bartesian
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Bartesian offers a capsule-based machine that enables individuals to make homemade cocktails.
Farmer’s Fridge
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Farmer’s Fridge provides an automated smart fridge that serves salads, bowls, snacks, and more.
Current Mobile
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We enable millions of budget-conscious consumers to earn income from their daily habits.
Mondelez International
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Mondelez International is a branded food and beverage company that specializes in snack foods such as biscuits, chocolate, gum, and candies.
BidetPlus
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In March 2010, BidetPlus was born. The site focuses heavily on product reviews, video reviews, bidet benefits, bidet articles, and other “how-to’s” in an effort to educate America. bidetsPLUS will create and publish the web’s most outstanding content and information to help with your bidet seat selection.
Chromatin
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Chromatin is a biotech company that develops sorghum for traditional agriculture and applications in the renewable energy sector.
Black Buffalo
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Black Buffalo is a smokeless tobacco alternative that has the same look, feel, smell, and experience as traditional dipping products.
Medline Industries
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Medline Industries, Inc., based in Mundelein, Illinois,
Oars + Alps
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Oars + Alps provides skincare products for men made from natural, toxin-free ingredients.
Stock+Field
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Stock+Field is a retail company offering general merchandise and DIY products.
Honey-Can-Do International
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Honey-Can-Do International is a consumer goods company that offers storage and organization products.
Hello water
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Hello water is a fiber infused water with the perfect balance of flavor and sweetness to help aid in a healthy lifestyle.
PRE Brands
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PRE Brands is a food processing company that specializes in providing grass-fed and finished beef products.
Renegade Brands
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Renegade Brands provides safe and high performance cleaning products.
GC Plus
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GC Plus is a 1-Click On-Demand Platform for Homeowners & 3X Earnings for Plumbers
Jovian Technologies
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AI SaaS platform for Food & Beverage Competitive Intelligence & Consumer data Analytics
Gekks
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Gekks manufactures a low cut liner sock for men and women to avoid foot odour.
Vapor4Life
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Vapor4Life is the world’s only company that spent years and millions of dollars to invent the finest, most technologically advanced
KeHE Distributors
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KeHE Distributors is a fresh and natural, organic wholesale foods distributor.
Blueair
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Blueair provides air purifying solutions with acclaimed leading-edge filtration technologies and design.
Mavely
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Solving the problem of rising CAC for direct to consumer brands, while driving product discover and additional income for everyday families.
Weber
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Weber is a privately held American manufacturer of charcoal, gas, and electric outdoor grills with related accessories.
MJ Holding Company, LLC
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MJ Holding Company is a consumer goods company offering impulse toys and trading card supplies.
Because, Animals
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Because Animals is creating cultured meat to feed the world’s pets.
Fortune Brands Home & Security
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Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), headquartered in Deerfield, Ill., creates products and services that help fulfill the
Voyant Beauty
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Voyant Beauty is a cosmetics company specializes in the development and manufacturing of high-performance personal care and beauty products.
Acquired Sales Corp
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Acquired Sales is a publicly-traded corporation focused upon investing in rapidly growing, profitable companies.
Synergy Flavors
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Synergy Flavors is a manufacturer and supplier of flavorings, extracts and essences, with a truly global footprint.
Seasons Sparkling
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Seasons Sparkling creates organic plant-based sparkling waters, presents them with contemporary art, and delivers nationwide.
Radio Flyer
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Radio Flyer is a consumer goods company offering wagons, ride-on, scooters, and parts.
City Grange
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City Grange is selling the right organic and local products, rethinking the supply chain, creating jobs.
REV UP BRANDS
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REV UP BRANDS is a manufacturer and wholesaler of dance apparel, costumes and accessories from Chicago.
Ex-Tech Plastics
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Ex-Tech Plastics manufactures quality sheets to meet your most demanding production requirements.
Ferrara Candy
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Ferrara Candy is virtual tours of the making of Lemonheads, Red Hots, Gummies, Jawbusters, Boston Baked Beans and Atomic Fireballs.
FAR Botanicals
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An Eco Luxury line of artisan-crafted moisturizing products designed to meet the needs of dry, damaged and / or textured hair.
Paris Presents
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A global company that creates and distributes beauty products and personal care accessories that elevate the beauty experience for women
Reynolds Consumer Products
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Reynolds Consumer Products provides quality household essentials and world-class brands.
Thermos LLC
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Thermos manufactures and sells insulated food and beverage containers, children’s lunch kits, and other consumer products worldwide.
Curion Insights
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Curion provides world-class quantitative and qualitative product insights.
Berner Food & Beverage
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Berner is a leading manufacturer of high quality shelf-stable food products and beverages
PowerCoco
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PowerCoco is a natural low-calorie, low-sugar sports drink that combines coconut water with electrolytes.
GHP Group, Inc.
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GHP Group is a consumer goods company providing electric fireplaces, log sets, heating products, and gas grills.
Serta
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Serta is a developer and manufacturer of mattresses.
Sara Lee Corporation
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Sara Lee Corporation is a U.S.-based producer of frozen baked goods, fresh and processed meats, coffee, other cosumer goods.
The Coleman Company
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The Coleman Company specializes in outdoor recreation products and especially camping gear.
Stepan Company
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Stepan Company is an international manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemical products
Signode Industrial Group
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Signode Industrial Group makes the bulk transportation of goods possible.
Marshall Associates Inc.
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Marshall Associates is a consumer goods company that provides direct sales and marketing services.
SeaStar Solutions
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SeaStar Solutions (formerly Teleflex Marine) is the leading global provider of OEM and aftermarket products and accessories for the
Weiman Products
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In 1941, the Weiman family pioneered a new revolution of ‘clean’ by giving its customers a complementary bottle of special polish to
Travelon
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Travelon designs and manufactures innovative travel solutions, including anti-theft bags and packing accessories.
L&W Supply
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L&W Supply is a distributors of gypsum wallboard and building materials.
786 Cosmetics
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786 Cosmetics is a nail polish line that is dedicated to creating vegan, breathable & halal products.
Merisant
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Merisant is a manufacturer and marketer of sweetener products such as Equal, Canderel, and Pure Via.
Blommer Chocolate Company
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Blommer Chocolate Company is a consumer goods company that processes chocolate ingredients.
Nexgen Packaging
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Nexgen Packaging, LLC is a leading global supplier of Brand Identification products to Retailers and Apparel & Textile Brands.
Ovie
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Ovie develops and offers a smart food storage system.
MillerCoors
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MillerCoors is a conglomerate of beer breweries that specializes in the business and marketing end of beer production.
PepperBall
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PepperBall-branded products are developed, manufactured and distributed by United Tactical Systems.
Turtle Wax, Inc
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Turtle Wax is a consumer goods company that offers liquid car polish.
Alpine Home Air Products
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Alpine Home Air Products sells contractor-grade furnaces, heaters, air conditioners, and indoor air-quality products.
Votre Vu French Skin Care
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Votre Vu French Skin Care is a consumer goods company providing French skin care and custom-blended cosmetics.
Scrip Products
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Scrip Products provides wellness products for healthcare practitioners.
Adesso Solutions
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Adesso Solutions provides integrated technology solutions for the consumer goods industry.
Camelot Illinois
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Camelot Illinois operates the Illinois Lottery, a modern enterprise that truly benefits the people of Illinois.
Plumrose USA
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Plumrose is a manufacturer with over 80 years of experience in providing delicious, high quality meat products throughout the United States.
Sloan Valve
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Sloan Valve is a supplier of water efficient bathroom products.
Bioelements
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Bioelements is a cosmetics company specializing in skin care products.
Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
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Kolcraft Enterprises is a consumer goods company manufacturing crib mattress.
Universal Beauty Products Inc.
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Universal Beauty Products is a consumer goods company manufacturing health and personal care products.
Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet
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Manufacturer of worlds best outdoor cooking and entertaining equipment
The Popcorn Factory
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The Popcorn Factory is a manufacturer and direct marketer of giftable premium popcorn.
Schutt Sports
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Schutt Sports is a sporting goods company offering sports protective gear.
Universal Air Filter
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Universal Air Filter designs and manufactures custom air filters and EMI shielding products.
Aquion
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Aquion is a manufacturer and marketer of premium water treatment equipment and water quality solutions that serve a variety of markets.
Agri-Fab
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Agri-Fab is a consumer goods company that offers lawn care products.
Solo Cup Company
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A $1.8 billion publicly reporting international consumer products company.
Blistex
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Blistex develops, produces, and markets lip care products.
NeuEve
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NeuEve manufactures all-natural remedies for menopause
Bio Bidet
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Bio Bidet is a recognized leader in bathroom technology and sustainability.
Champro Sports
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Champro Sports is a sporting goods company that manufactures sports equipment and apparel.
KeySmart
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KeySmart the premise that complex problems often have straightforward solutions Michael became dissatisfied with his bulky, noisy key chain.
O2COOL
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O2COOL is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of creative outdoor consumer products.
American Almond
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American Almond is a premier producer of almond paste, marzipan & other nutty ingredients.
Cannabistry Labs
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World-class cannabis-infused product research and development company
Premier Beauty Supply
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Premier Beauty Supply is a consumer goods company that supplies salon beauty products.
Ace Hardware International
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Ace Hardware International is a retail company that offers hardware products and services.
Winston Brand Inc
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Winston Brand Inc. is an online retailer and multi-channel merchandiser that offers a wide variety of goods.
Handi-Foil
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Handi-Foil is an aluminum container manufacturer that makes pans and lids from green and recycled materials.
Empire Comfort Systems
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Empire Comfort Systems is a consumer goods company that provides heating solutions.
Avlon
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Avlon is a cosmetics company that provides hair color products and hair care system.
Simplicity Creative Group
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Simplicity Creative Group is a consumer goods company providing knitting needles and quilting tools.
1o8
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1o8 is an in-house digital marketing partner for consumer oriented brands and products.
Benestar Brands
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Benestar Brands operates as a holding company for a diverse range of leading snack products, including pork rinds and corn tortilla chips.
Melrose International
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Melrose International is a wholesale company providing Home Decor products.
Tru Vue
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Tru Vue is a fine art company that manufactures glazing products.
Bisco Inc.
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Bisco, Inc. develops and manufactures dental products & offers aesthetic and restorative products to the dental profession.
Convenience Valet
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Based in Melrose Park, IL, is an industry leader in trial and travel-size consumer products.
Wahl Clipper Corporation
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Wahl Clipper Corporation is a manufactures and supplies professional styling,home styling and animal grooming products.
Restaurantware
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Online platform for selling eco friendly tableware
