This article showcases our top picks for the best Michigan based Consumer companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Consumer 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 Michigan Consumer Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Healthy Roots Dolls
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Healthy Roots is a toy company that creates dolls and storybooks aimed to teach natural hair care to young girls of color.
Banza
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Banza is a food manufacturer that focuses on producing pasta products.
AutoPets
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AutoPets is the leader in developing highly functional and connected pet care products, most notably known for the Litter-Robot.
Floyd
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Floyd is a direct to consumer furniture brand that changes the way people consume, keep, and enjoy their furniture.
Gage Cannabis
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Gage Cannabis is a craft cannabis brand and operator.
Lume Cannabis
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Lume Cannabis is a cannabis company that offers consumers a range of products including flowers, pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates, and more.
Advanced Battery Concepts
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Advanced Battery Concepts is a battery technology development company specializing in green products.
Easy Ice
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Easy Ice is the smartest way to get a commercial ice machine. We are the only national company that 100% guarantees you will never run out
WaitTime
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WaitTime is a crowd-science artificial intelligence software company, providing real-time information on crowd behavior.
HelloWorld
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HelloWorld is a marketing solutions agency that provides a rich consumer engagement platform.
Whirlpool
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Whirlpool manufactures and markets major home appliances.
Thermavance
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Thermavance is a provider of human-scaled climate control systems for innovation that brings Human Scaled Climate Control to everyday life.
CloudLaw
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CloudLaw is an online legal marketplace where consumers can find a lawyer and lawyers can connect with each other.
Inductive Intelligence
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Inductive Intelligence delivers a platform for Convenient, Controlled, Safe, and Sustainable smart inductive heating & cooking experiences.
ProQuest
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ProQuest is a software solution that provides data and analytics to academic, research, and national institutions.
TurtleCell
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TurtleCell offers a thin protective case for iPhone and iPod Touch with built-in retractable earbuds.
Alsentis
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The AlSentis® technical team has more than 25 years in thin-film sensing technologies.
FoodEpsa
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FoodEpsa is food search application, allows users to search their favorite dishes around them by their own reviews and ratings.
Carhartt
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Carhartt manufactures premium clothing known for exceptional durability, comfort, quality of construction.
Smokazon.com
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Smokazon is an online store to shop for smoking gears and accessories.
Amway Corporation
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AMWAY is the world’s no 1 direct selling company.
HoMedics
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HoMedics is widely recognized for its home massage products, and continues to be a leading innovator in massage technology today.
Consumers Energy
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Consumers Energy is one of the nation’s largest combination utilities, providing electric and natural gas service.
Shinola
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Shinola specializes in producing handcrafted watches, bicycles, leather goods, and journals.
Eighteen94 Capital
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Eighteen94 Capital takes minority stakes in startups developing new packaging, ingredients, products and technology.
LoveBook Online
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LoveBook Online is a web application that allows users to create a customizable gift book that lists the reasons why they love someone.
Direct Trade Coffee Club
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DTCC is a different kind of coffee company While they have deep relationships with some of the best suppliers of hight quality green coffee.
Gentherm
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Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ-GS:THRM) is a global developer and marketer of innovative thermal management technologies for a broad range
KitchenAid
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KitchenAid is an American home appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation.
Danlaw
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Danlaw is a provider of telematics, automotive electronics and embedded engineering services.
The Lip Bar
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The Lip Bar is a luxury cosmetic bar that produces and sells lipstics.
Mortgage Builder
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Mortgage Builder provides enterprise mortgage software solutions for today’s lenders.
Ranir
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Ranir is a leading global manufacturer of private label consumer oral and personal care products.
Brose North America Inc
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Brose North America is a consumer goods company that provides automotive supplying services.
HexArmor
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HexArmor is a consumer goods company providing cut, puncture, and impact safety products.
Champion Enterprises
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Champion Enterprises manufactures and sells manufactured and modular homes.
Acument Global Technologies
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Acument Global Technologies is the world\’s most innovative manufacturer of screws, bolts, nuts and cold formed components.
The Events Calendar
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The Events Calendar is a WordPress plugin makes it easy to manage your events.
Horizon Global
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Horizon Global is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a wide variety of high-quality, custom-engineered towing, trailering, cargo…
DS Industries
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DS Industries Sport Testing is a provider of sport specific testing combines.
Red Apple Cheese
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Red Apple Cheese is a market leader in smoked, flavored, and kosher all-natural cheeses.
Trico Products
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Trico Products is an automotive company that offers windshield wiper products.
Tecumseh
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Tecumseh Products Company is an independent, global manufacturer of hermetically sealed compressors.
Heartland Home Services
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Heartland Home Services provider of residential HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and indoor air quality services.
Pleotint LLC
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Pleotint LLC is a leader in advanced glass technologies, with a special focus on its proprietary self-tinting Suntuitive® dynamic glass.
Applied Imaging
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Applied Imaging is an online dealer of hardware and software.
eGrowcery
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eGrowcery focuses on delivering the most complete and innovative cloud-based e-Commerce platform for supermarkets and retailers.
US Mattress
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US-Mattress.com is a home furnishing website.
PaperTech
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Paper Tech is an manufacturer of paperboard packaging products for the frozen food and foodservice industries.
Balance Technology
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Balance Technology is a machinery company that provides precision measuring and test equipment services.
Omni Consumer Products
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Omni Consumer Products (OCP) is a corporatocratic megacorporation that creates products for virtually every consumer need.
Process Automation Solutions
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Process Automation Solutions is an industrial automation company that provides automation engineering solutions.
Menlo Innovations
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Menlo Innovations is a computer software company providing custom software development services.
DenScore
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DenScore is a software solution that leverages dental claims data along with patient and provider feedback.
Dunham’s Sports
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Dunham’s Sports is a sporting goods superstore chain
E&R Industrial
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E&R Industrial Sales, Inc. distributes products and services for the metal working industry.
Le Car
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Le Car is a personalized recommendation tool that simplifies car shopping decisions developed by journalists.
Alpine Power Systems
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A leading independent global solutions provider for batteries, recycling, chargers, generators, ups systems, cooling, monitoring.
QwikLeaf
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QwikLeaf, LLC is a technology company bringing click-and-collect automation to the cannabis industry.
The Stow Company
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The Stow Company is a consumer goods company that provides closet organizers and organization systems.
DTX International
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DTX International offers a wide range of specialty consumer products on Amazon.com and other third-party platforms.
Retail Velocity (Vendor Managed Technologies, Inc.)
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ERP demand data and analytics for consumer goods manufacturers to plan, forecast, market, sell and execute more profitably.
Albie’s Foods
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Albie’s Foods is producing homemade-quality convenience foods for the foodservice and retail industries.
Spice Jungle
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Spice Jungle offers bulk spices, herbs and culinary ingredients direct to consumers online.
Access-Interactive
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Access-Interactive is a computer software company offering technology solutions.
Jenn-Air
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Jenn-Air makes luxury kitchen appliances known for their sophisticated design, innovative technology and exceptional performance.
Tectonics
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Tectonics is an events services company specializing in booths, displays, and banners fabrication services.
Flat River Group
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Flat River Group specializes in storage, packing, and shipping services.
Brunswick Bowling
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A Muskegon, Mich.-based maker of bowling products
Reforma Group
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Reforma Group is a private label cosmetics and beauty products manufacturer.
3IS
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The 3IS navigation structure is configured specifically for the automotive electronics industry.
Thetford Corporation
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Thetford Corporation is a manufacturer of sanitation, wastewater & refrigeration products for the RV, marine, camping and truck markets.
Flatout
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Flatout is a leading manufacturer and marketer of highly differentiated, premium and better-for-you flatbreads and flatbread products
Green Care Network
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Green Care Network connects all cannabis users from seed to sale including growers, electricians, dispensaries and many more.
ABC Warehouse
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ABC Warehouse is a retail company that sales appliances and electronics.
Cole’s Quality Foods, Inc.
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Cole’s Quality Foods is a food production company that manufactures frozen garlic bread products.
Old Orchard Brands
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Old Orchard Brands is a privately owned juice company, located in Sparta, Michigan.
Lake Trust Credit Union
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Lake Trust Credit Union focuses on consumer lending, business lending, community development and financial services.
Bauer Controls
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Bauer Controls is Production test control; Data collection & analysis; Data reporting software; Test development; Integration services;.
QOMO
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QOMO is a leading US brand and global manufacturer of educational and corporate presentation technology.
Boast
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Boast is a software company that specializes in collecting, managing & displaying video testimonials, online reviews and customer feedback.
Coldwater Veneer
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COLDWATER VENEER Manufacturer of specialty hardwood veneer for the end markets such as building products, furniture, home furnishings.
Detroit Thermal Systems, LLC
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Detroit Thermal Systems, LLC develops and manufactures climate control systems and components.
DISHER
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DISHER is an engineering company that offers mechanical and industrial engineering solutions.
Scientific Anglers
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Scientific Anglers is a fly fishing company specializing in a variety of fly fishing tackle products.
Powell Fabrication & Manufacturing
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Powell Fabrication and Manufacturing specializes in the the sodium hypochlorite and chlorine industry.
BW Manufacturing
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BW Manufacturing is the leader in concrete floor preparation equipment.
Models & Tools
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Models & Tools has an established reputation for excellence in tool design and manufacturing, primarily for the aerospace industry, across
Affinity Tool Works
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Affinity Tool Works manufactures and distributes professional tools (hand tools and workshop accessories) for retail consumers.
Korex
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The Korex Companies are Contract Manufacturers and Packagers of a wide variety of consumer, industrial and institutional products.
ITC Incorporated / elio Lighting
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ITC is an import & export company that offers LED fixture solutions.
Mobius Labs Inc
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At Mobius Labs our mission is to provide you a smart water management system that allows you to track water consumption in real-time.
Mr Gun Dealer
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Mr Gun Dealer is a online gun store offers Cheap gun deals and bulk ammo
Check Corporation
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Check Corporation is a Company that design, manufacture, and market flexible heating systems for a variety of applications.
The Oakwood Group
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The Oakwood Group is an automotive company that manufactures vehicle safety products.
Flow-Rite Controls
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Flow-Rite Controls is a plastics company providing battery watering systems and marine livewell control systems.
Cherry Republic
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Cherry Republic is a retail company offering gourmet cherry products.