Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best New York City 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 New York City Food and Beverage Startups
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Goldbelly
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Goldbelly is an online delivery platform for specialty food makers and artisans.
Slice
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Slice is a provider of tools for pizzerias to manage the digital side of their businesses.
Bowery Farming
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Bowery Farming uses vision systems, automation technology, and machine learning to monitor plants and their growth.
Hungryroot
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Hungryroot is a provider of an artificial intelligence-powered personalized grocery service.
Tiny Organics
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Tiny Organics is a childhood nutrition company building a healthier generation of eaters with vegetable-first foods for babies and toddlers.
Blue Apron
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Blue Apron is a grocery delivery service company that delivers a recipe and the required ingredients right to their customer’s doorstep.
The Farmer’s Dog
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A smarter, healthier pet food — delivered. #longlivedogs
Kin Euphorics
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Kin Euphorics offers an adult beverage made from nourishing nootropics, balancing adaptogens, and replenishing botanics.
Daily Harvest
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We take care of food, so food can take care of you
Lunchbox Technologies
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Lunchbox Technologies offers digital marketing and ordering solutions for brick and mortar restaurants.
Buyk
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Buyk is a food delivery platform that offers food and grocery products.
Big Idea Ventures
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Investing in Great Entrepreneurs Solving the World’s Biggest Challenges
MealPal
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MealPal is a subscription service that provides members with affordable daily lunch options from restaurants near where they live or work.
The Nue Co.
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The Nue Co. deliver supplements made from foods.
Little Spoon
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Little Spoon designs products for a child’s most formative years, starting with a baby’s first bites.
Rind
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Rind is a producer of healthy snack food that focuses on delicious, all-natural foods.
Hydrant
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Hydrant is a wellness brand company providing a balanced mix of electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins.
Native
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A platform using A.I. to understand consumer preferences and helping companies create products that people love!
Thirstie
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E-commerce solutions for beverage alcohol brands.
OTG
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OTG Management is a operator of airport food and beverage concessions
PepsiCo
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PepsiCo operates as a food and beverage company worldwide.
Ugly Drinks
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Ugly Drinks is a beverage company that makes drinks that has no sugar, no sweetener, no calories.
SIMULATE
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SIMULATE is an early-stage biotechnology company that accelerate the transition to sustainable nutrition.
ShelfLife
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ShelfLife is a procurement solution for food and beverage brands.
Minibar Delivery
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Minibar Delivery provides on-demand delivery of wine, spirits, beer & mixers.
kencko
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kencko is a smart food company reinventing organic fruit and vegetable products.
Bluestone Lane
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Australian coffee & cafe fare, wholesale distributor, and roastery.
Figure8
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Figure8, creator of the Museum of Ice Cream, is an experience-first development company.
BABOON TO THE MOON
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BABOON is a manufacturing that provides highest-grade materials for adventure essentials.
Iris Nova
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Powering conversational commerce (SMS payments), customer service, email marketing, fulfillment, & delivery infrastructure for CPG brands.
mealco
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Mealco is a food-tech platform to create delivery-native food brands.
Pipsnacks
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Pipsnacks is the manufacturer and marketer of PipCorn, a special type of mini popcorn.
Insomnia Cookies
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Insomnia Cookies is a bakery specializing in delivering warm, delicious cookies right to the doors of individuals and companies alike.
Wandering Bear Coffee
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Wandering Bear makes extra strong organic coffee in multiple formats, including cold brew “coffee on tap” boxes, k-cup pods and grounds
Marketman
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Marketman is a restaurant inventory and vendor payment management software between foodservice operators and their suppliers.
WoodSpoon
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WoodSpoon is a food delivery service that offers on-demand, crafted foods made by home chefs and delivered to the diner.
Re-Nuble
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Re-Nuble is an agtech company that transforms unrecoverable vegetative food into a platform of sustainable technologies for soilless farming
ItsaCheckmate
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ItsaCheckmate is a leading service in integrating 3rd party delivery platforms directly into POS systems.
Omsom
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Omsom is a venture-backed CPG brand bringing proud, loud Asian flavors into American homes.
PathSpot
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PathSpot is a system that protects food service companies and their customers from the threat of food-borne illness.
SecondMarket
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SecondMarket enables private companies and investment funds to customize, control and seamlessly execute primary and secondary transactions.
Air Company
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Air Company is a technology and lifestyle company that ideates, creates, and manufactures liquor products.
Phood
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Phood is a startup developing an AI-powered food waste prevention platform that aims to reduce food waste.
Analytical Flavor Systems
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Analytical Flavor Systems uses artificial intelligence to help companies predict and personalize flavor for new food products.
By Chloe
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By Chloe is a fast-casual vegan restaurant based in New York City.
Sanzo
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Sanzo is the 1st Asian inspired sparkling water, using real fruit + no added sugar.
Sir Kensington’s
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Sir Kensington’s produces a line of natural and healthy gourmet condiments.
Plantable
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Plantable is a food delivery service company that makes it easy with plant-based, chef-crafted meals delivered to their door.
Rocean
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World’s First Personalised Water Ecosystem. Eliminating ‘disposable’ plastic bottles from our Oceans.
Owl’s Brew
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Owl’s Brew believe that tea and botanicals is the base for extraordinary beverages.
Owen’s Craft Mixers
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Owen’s Craft Mixers is a cocktail mixer brand bringing high-quality ingredients to cocktails and never sacrificing quality for cost.
Zuul
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Zuul strives to allow for smooth and seamless expansion, helping a brand achieve new revenue channels and customer acquisition.
Dirty Lemon Beverages
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Dirty Lemon Beverages is the first consumer brand in the world to sell products exclusively via text message.
XED Beverage
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XED Beverage is a retail company that offers and sells health-conscious beverage brands for adults.
Founders Table Restaurant Group
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Founders Table Restaurant Group creates, acquires, and cultivates restaurant companies.
Cure Hydration
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Cure Hydration offers all-natural, science-backed functional beverages.
Try The World
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Discover and shop for the best foods from around the world. We are here to help M-F 10 AM-6 PM EST Questions? trytheworld.
Splendid Spoon
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Sea Bean Goods is an Alternative & Holistic Health Service.
Actual Veggies
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We make burgers with fresh veggies that are large, filling, and colorful because natural is beautiful
Good Uncle
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Good Uncle gives people access to crave-worthy food no matter where they live.
Continental Grain Company
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Continental Grain Company is a food and agribusiness investment company with a long history in grain trading.
Icelandic Provisions
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Icelandic Provisions was founded to bring that tradition to you. Skyr is an Icelandic dairy product.
Kitch
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Kitch is a commercial kitchen marketplace connecting the food world with underutilized commercial kitchens.
Roti Modern Mediterranean
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Roti Modern Mediterranean is a restaurant specializing in wraps, rice plates and salads.
Brami
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Brami is a producer and retailer of plant-based, Mediterranean diet-inspired, snacks.
Goparrot
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GoParrot is a platform that leverages point of sale integrations to provide an end-to-end solution for restaurant operators.
Georgie & Tom’s
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Georgie & Tom’s is a food and beverage company that prepares small-batch, handcrafted meals, delivered fresh, directly to customers’ homes.
FoodByUs
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Food By Us is providing services of buy and sell quality food from makers in local area.
Soozy’s
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Soozy’s is a food and beverage company that offers healthy and tasty grain-free baked goods.
Lot18
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Lot18 is an online marketer and seller of wine and gourmet goods based in New York City.
WTRMLN WTR
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WTRMLN WTR produces deliciously hydrating, healthy watermelon water.
Plantcraft
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Plantcraft is a plant-based protein innovator, developing a clean label deli range.
Nara Organics
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Nara Organics manufactures organic infant formula delivered directly to the consumers.
Wine n Dine
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Wine n Dine is a Visual Menu company that helps restaurants create & distribute menus online with our many in house tech solutions – SaaS
Anheuser-Busch InBev
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is a brewer and provider of consumer products that has a strong, balanced portfolio.
Lavit
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The ultimate beverage system. 50+ still or sparkling, customizable flavors at your fingertips.
Danone Manifesto Venture
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Danone Manifesto Ventures brings health through food to as many people as possible by partnering with entrepreneurs in the food revolution.
Ocean Hugger Foods, Inc.
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Ocean Hugger Foods makes sustainable, plant-based seafood alternatives that delight even the most discerning of palates.
Wasabi
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Wasabi is a fast food restaurant that offers Japanese food.
Liquor Lab
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Liquor Lab is an interactive craft beer, wine, spirits, and cocktail event space where people can experience quality custom beverages.
Haven’s Kitchen
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HAVEN’S KITCHEN specializes in providing food, beverages, and fresh cooking sauces.
Global Belly
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Global Belly is the first platform that monetizes the reach and IP of food influencers, by launching their branded products.
GOffee
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First Coffee delivery in Manhattan, we allow your employees to get their favorite cup of Joe delivered to their desks every day.
Zevv
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Zevv is a mobile app that enables food brands and entrepreneurs to improve food access for all.
BOU Brands
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BOU Brands produces cube-based products designed for creative cooks at all skill levels.
Fresh Bellies
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Fresh Bellies is a producer of organic baby food that trains infant palates to enjoy vegetables.
Chloe’s Soft Serve Fruit Co.
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Chloe’s Soft Serve Fruit is a company that serves ice-cream and frozen yogurt.
Campus Protein
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Campus Protein is an online resource for college students when it comes to brand-name proteins, vitamins, and sports nutrition supplements.
Shake Shack
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Shake Shack is a modern day “roadside” burger stand known for its all-natural burgers.
Nama Water
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Ethically sourced, sustainably packaged premium drinking water
ForA
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ForA is a butter brand company that makes dairy alternative solutions.
Noops
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Noops is an omnichannel brand of better for you plant-based snacks
Simply Gum
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Simply Gum features all-natural chewing gum made from 6 simple ingredients.
Crumbs Bake Shop
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Crumbs Bake Shop first opened its doors in March of 2003 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Lupii
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Lupii which is all about plant-based protein and harnessing the power of the Lupini bean
Drink Ramona
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Drink Ramona is provides free wine drinkers from rules, dinner tables & bottle openers.
Yumble
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Yumble is a weekly subscription that delivers fully cooked meals specifically designed for kids.
RISE Products
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Rise is a green startup that upcycles spent barley from microbreweries into a tasty and healthy flour.
