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101 Best Ohio Food and Beverage Companies and Startups - Best Startup US

101 Best Ohio Food and Beverage Companies and Startups

September 7, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Ohio 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 Ohio Food and Beverage Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Gathered Foods

Gathered Foods

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Gathered Foods produces plant-based products intended to provide an alternative to seafood and other plant-based proteins.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Flynn Restaurant Group

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Flynn Restaurant Group is a chain of food restaurants.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Uprising Food

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Uprising foods are superfood keto chips and keto bread with 2 net carbs.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Sbarro

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Sbarro is a restaurant that specializes in Italian foods and known for its handmade pizza.

Flynn Restaurant Group

BeeHex, LLC

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We are changing the way food is made by using technology that increases efficiency and improves lives.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Smart Soda

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Smart Soda offers vitamin-infused flavored sparkling alkaline waters and sodas made with only organic cane sugar.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Cleveland Kraut

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Cleveland Kraut operates as a producer of crafted fermentation.

Flynn Restaurant Group

The Single Origin Food Co

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Home of the world’s first plant-based honey substitute.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Hilo Nutrition

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Hilo Nutrition is changing the sports nutrition game one gummy at a time.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Locals Only Vodka

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Locals Only Vodka is a distillery company that produces and sells handcrafted vodka.

Flynn Restaurant Group

OnTrak Software

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OnTrak Software is a technology company that develops software solutions for the beverage distribution industry.

Flynn Restaurant Group

C.Krueger’s

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C.Krueger’s is a cookie and sweets shop dedicated in the creation of world’s finest cookies and gifts.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Functional Formularies

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Functional Formularies is a maker of meal replacement products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

TrueChoicePack Corp.

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TrueChoicePack provides packaging and disposable solutions for private label and customized disposable products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Beau Joie Champagne

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Beau Joie Champagne is an alcohol brand that provides zero-dosage champagne with none of the added sugars common in other champagnes.

Flynn Restaurant Group

SupplyNow LLC

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Our platform lets chefs and owners auction their orders to foodservice suppliers and distributors through an all in one procurement solution

Flynn Restaurant Group

polar delight

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PolarDelight has developed a proprietary method for serving Gourmet Ice Cream in a convenient way with no maintenance.

Flynn Restaurant Group

The Toasted Oat

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The Toasted Oats offers 100% gluten-free granola.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Lopaus Point

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Lopaus Point offers gluten-free waffles that use whole, organic fruit to lightly sweeten its batters.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Holmes Mouthwatering

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Holmes Mouthwatering is a nutrition focused and socially conscious brand selling premium applesauce and real-fruit products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Voila

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Voilà makes the World’s best instant coffee without compromise.

Flynn Restaurant Group

MANCAN Wine

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MANCAN Wine is a operator of a winery intended to manufacture and market crafted alcoholic beverages.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Ultima Health Products

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Ultima Health Products is a provider of sugar-free electrolyte hydration products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

ilixer

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ilixer creates nutritionally-complete meals providing an optimal ratio of macronutrients and micronutrients from actual food.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Vegy Vida

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A healthy, all-natural veggie dip .

Flynn Restaurant Group

Livewell Collective

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Livewell Collective specializes in researching, developing, and produces formula AM beverage to reduce the impact of hangovers.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Stoneface Brewing

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Stoneface Brewing is a food & beverages company which produces beer.

Flynn Restaurant Group

SmartLife Chocolate

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SmartLife Chocolate offers probiotic premium chocolate and antioxidant premium chocolate.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Jeni’s Ice Creams

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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams offers a variety of ice cream and frozen yoghurts.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Sonder Brewing

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Sonder will have the capacity to brew 6,000 barrels annually and will start with keg distribution to Mason initially before expanding.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Sprinly

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Organic plant-based meals shipped fresh to you. We’re on a mission to make it easier for America to eat & live healthier.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Avitae Holdings

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Avitae Holdings is an energy drink beverage company that produces carbonated caffeine water by using natural ingredients.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Marco’s Pizza (Marco’s Franchising, LLC)

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Marco’s Pizza is a pizza company with relatively inexpensive.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Cheryl & Co

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Cheryl & Co is a manufacturer and direct marketer of premium cookies.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Hickory Farms

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Hickory Farms is an American specialty foods company.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Shearer’s Foods

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Shearer’s Foods is a manufacturer of processed foods including snack products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Fresh Mark Inc.

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Fresh Mark is a food production company that provides bacon, ham, dry sausage, hot dogs, deli, and specialty meats.

Flynn Restaurant Group

G&J Pepsi

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G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Inc. is the largest family-owned and operated Pepsi franchise bottler at 13 locations in Ohio and Kentucky,.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Dart Container Corporation

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Dart Container Corporation develops, manufactures and distributes food and beverage packaging solutions.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Graeter’s

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Graeter’s is a food and beverage creating artisanal ice cream company located in Cincinnati.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Great Lakes Cheese Co

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Great Lakes Cheese Company makes specialty and regular cheeses for grocery stores and other stores to sell.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream

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Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is made fresh every day on the premises.

Flynn Restaurant Group

PetPeople

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PetPeople is the neighborhood place for natural foods and quality supplies for dogs and cats

Flynn Restaurant Group

T Marzetti

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The T. Marzetti Company markets a wide variety of foods for both the retail and foodservice markets.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Eagle Foods

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Eagle Foods is a leading producer and marketer of canned sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

D’s Naturals

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D’s Naturals is revolutionizing the healthy foods industry by bringing cutting edge.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Hobart Service

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Hobart Service is the leading nationwide provider of food equipment service.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Country Pure Foods

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Country Pure Foods is a provider of branded and private label beverage products to healthcare and education markets.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Spritz Beverages

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RTD sparkling tea manufacturer

Flynn Restaurant Group

Piada Italian Street Food

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A Columbus, Ohio-based fast-casual Italian eatery chain

Flynn Restaurant Group

Lakeview Farms

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A Delphos, Ohio-based maker of refrigerated desserts, dips and sour cream

Flynn Restaurant Group

City Barbeque

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City Barbeque is a high-growth, fast-casual restaurant company focused on authentic, “smoker-to table” barbeque.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Bettcher Industries

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A manufacturer of novel products for food processing, foodservice, and industrial markets.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Select Sires Inc.

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Select Sires Inc. is a biotechnology firm specializing in enhancing productivity and profitability of dairy and beef producers

Flynn Restaurant Group

Frozen Specialties, Inc.

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Frozen Specialties is a consumer goods company that produces frozen pizza

Flynn Restaurant Group

Life Support India

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Life Support is an award-winning recovery shot that stops hangovers.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Home City Ice

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Home City Ice is a food production company that produces ice products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Henny Penny

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Henny Penny is a restaurant offering food service solutions.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Superior Dairy, Inc. 4719 Navarre Rd SW Canton,Ohio 44706

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Superior Dairy is a food production company providing milk, cheese, and sour cream.

Flynn Restaurant Group

BrightPet Nutrition Group

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BrightPet Nutrition Group manufactures premium and super-premium pet foods for U.S.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Biery Cheese Co.

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Biery Cheese Co. is a food production company offering dairy, deli, and specialty food products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co., Inc.

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Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co. is a food production company offering supply chain consolidation and distribution

Flynn Restaurant Group

Heinen’s

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Heinen’s is an regional supermarket chain.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Buffalo Wings & Rings

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Buffalo Wings & Rings is a restaurant offering specialty burgers, gyros, and salads.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Acme Fresh Market

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Acme Fresh Market is a supermarkets company specializing in pharmacy and food items.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Kalmbach Feeds Inc.

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Kalmbach Feeds is a farming company that offers animal feed and nutritional products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Rhinegeist Brewery

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Rhinegeist team knows the power of beer to bring along great people, to foster great ideas, and to create a culture that values craft beer.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Cooper-Atkins Corporation

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Cooper-Atkins Corporation is a food & beverages company that provides food safety thermometers and industrial test instruments.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Enson Group

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Enson Group is focused on the food distribution industry with emphasis on Asian food-service products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

The Iams Company, Inc.

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The Iams Company, Inc. is a popular brand name for dog food and cat food manufactured by Spectrum Brands in Europe and Mars, Inc worldwide.

Flynn Restaurant Group

United Dairy Farmers

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United Dairy Farmers is a retail company that provides produces ice cream and operates ice cream parlors.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Wyandot Inc

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Wyandot is a food & beverages company providing grain-based snack foods and cereals.

Flynn Restaurant Group

SugarCreek

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SugarCreek is a brandworthy food solutions.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Jungle Jim’s International Market

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Jungle Jim’s International Market is a retail company that offers groceries, fruits, and vegetables.

Flynn Restaurant Group

JTM Food Group

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JTM Food Group is a food production company providing culinary support and marketing solutions.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Bibibop

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Bibibop is a Korean-inspired fast casual that encourages wellbeing through healthy eating and an active, balanced lifestyle.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Sandridge Food Corporation

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Sandridge Food Corporation is a food production company offering potato salads, macaroni, pasta, seafood, and specialty salads.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Mitsubishi International Food Ingredients, Inc.

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Mitsubishi International Food Ingredients is a food & beverages company specializing in food, beverage, and bakery ingredients.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Main Street Gourmet

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Main Street Gourmet is a food production company providing cookies, muffins, brownies, granola, loaf cakes, toppings, and desserts.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Kaufman Container Company

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Kaufman Container Company is a packaging and containers company specializing in glass bottles, plastic bottles, and jars.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken (FRFC Springfield Inc.)

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Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken is a restaurant specializing in chicken and chicken dishes.

Flynn Restaurant Group

CookinGenie

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CookinGenie is a digital restaurant enabling culinary experts to shop and cook for customers. The cooking happens in the users kitchen

Flynn Restaurant Group

Crisco

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Crisco brings to mind memorable family mealtimes and delicious home-made recipes.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Arooga’s Grill House & Sports Bar

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GEM&D Corp LLC will establish Arooga’s Grill House and Sports Bar of Lima a successful presence in the food and beverage service .

Flynn Restaurant Group

Gold Medal

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Gold Medal manufacture and supplies beverage equipment, waffle bakers, cotton candy, popcorn and hot dog machines.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Charleys Philly Steaks

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Charleys Philly Steaks is a restaurant offering Philly cheesesteaks.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Sofo Foods

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Sofo Foods is a food & beverages company that offers Italian foods and distribution services.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Lancaster Colony Corporation

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Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Heidelberg Distributing Company

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Heidelberg Distributing Company is a wine and spirits company providing alcoholic beverages.

Flynn Restaurant Group

RoadTrip

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Craft beer subscription service delivering the best beers from a new city every month

Flynn Restaurant Group

Empire Marketing Strategies

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Empire Marketing Strategies is a food production company that offers perishable sales and merchandising services.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Premium Beverage Group Inc

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Premium Beverage Supply works with enthusiasm to inform beer customers, inspired by the introduction of innovative offerings.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Melt Bar and Grilled

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Melt Bar and Grilled features gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, craft beers and signature cocktails.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Perio Products

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Perio Products company produce men’s and women’s shaving cream brands.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Swensons Drive In Restaurants

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Swensons Drive In Restaurants is a food and beverage company specializes in of great food, great service, great quality.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Fresh Encounter, Inc.

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Fresh Encounter is a retail company offering groceries, spices, meats, and vegetables.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Dewey’s Pizza

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Dewey’s Pizza is a restaurant that provides beer, salads, pizza, and music.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Robert Rothschild Farm

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Robert Rothschild produces food products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

The Zidian Group

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The Zidian Group is a company which produces and distributes Italian products.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Great Lakes Brewing Co

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Great Lakes Brewing Company is an environmentally and socially conscious brewer.

Flynn Restaurant Group

Lyco Manufacturing, Inc.

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Lyco Manufacturing is a machinery company that provides food processing equipment.

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