Welp MagazineThis article showcases Welp Magazine’s top picks for the best ‘Food and Beverage’ startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the Food and Beverage industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We selected these startups 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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1. BIOMILQ
The idea behind this startup: We’re on a mission to provide the next generation every opportunity to thrive through better infant nutrition – human cultivated breastmilk!
Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Industries: AgTech, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
Founders: Unknown
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2. The LIVEKINDLY Co
The idea behind this startup: The LIVEKINDLY co. is a collective of plant-based heritage and start-up brands.
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Roger Lienhard
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3. Otipy
The idea behind this startup: Otipy offers fresh fruits and vegetables sourced directly from farms.
Headquarters: Delhi, Delhi, India
Industries: AgTech, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
Founders: Unknown
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4. Oco Meals
The idea behind this startup: Oco Meals delivers ready-to-eat meals at the doorstep on a weekly basis.
Headquarters: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants
Founders: Unknown
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5. Todos Comemos
The idea behind this startup: Todos Comemos delivers ready to cook meal kits by directly sourcing food from production facilities to offer meal kits at affordable prices.
Headquarters: Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia
Industries: Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Marketplace
Founders: Unknown
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6. Actual Veggies
The idea behind this startup: We make burgers with fresh veggies that are large, filling, and colorful because natural is beautiful
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Jason Rosenbaum
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7. Nama Water
The idea behind this startup: Ethically sourced, sustainably packaged premium drinking water
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Sustainability, Water
Founders: Deepika Phakke
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8. Happy Ocean Foods
The idea behind this startup: Plant-Based Seafood
Headquarters: Munich, Bayern, Germany
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Julian Hallet, Robin Drummond
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9. MeliBio
The idea behind this startup: The future of honey. Better for humans. Better for bees.
Headquarters: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Nutrition
Founders: Aaron M. Schaller, Darko Mandich
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10. Sibö
The idea behind this startup: Biotech company with the purpose to find new efficient and clean raw materials and create healthy and sustainable solutions for the world
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, Dietary Supplements, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Snack Food
Founders: Alejandro Ortega, Daniela Arias
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11. SATIS.AI
The idea behind this startup: Food that makes sense | Delicious, Nutritious and affordable, while green and fair
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, B2B, Computer Vision, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants, Software
Founders: Mohammad Khodadadi
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12. Importeria.com
The idea behind this startup: Online Italian Wine Marketplace
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Hans Ensing
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13. Behave Candy
The idea behind this startup: Behave Candy makes delicious, low sugar, all-natural ingredients, guilt-free candy.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Snack Food
Founders: Unknown
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14. WAJU: Fruit Squeezed Water
The idea behind this startup: Waju is a beverage company that produces a line of Organic Sparkling Fruit Waters which actually sources water within REAL FRUIT
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Chris Oates
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15. Food Bear
The idea behind this startup: Cloud kitchen for healthy food with social environment concept.
Headquarters: Semarang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Organic Food
Founders: Unknown
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16. Sugar VR
The idea behind this startup: Smart Supply Chain , Warehouse & Procurement Solutions.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing
Founders: Gary Brar, Shubhangi Sharma
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17. VelourIt
The idea behind this startup: Automated import/export
Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States
Industries: E-Commerce Platforms, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Retail, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Brooke S. Sinclair
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18. Artemilife
The idea behind this startup: Artemilife blends innovative technology and cutting-edge science with the power of a natural plant protecting well-being.
Headquarters: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Product Research, Wellness
Founders: Unknown
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19. Bring-x.com
The idea behind this startup: Bringx is a marketplace app that lets people buy fresh produce and meats from local farms at good prices.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Grocery, Logistics, Marketplace, Mobile Apps, Organic Food, Retail Technology
Founders: Unknown
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20. Better Dairy
The idea behind this startup: Building the future of food, starting with dairy.
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: AgTech, Food and Beverage
Founders: Jevan Nagarajah
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21. Bbite Foods
The idea behind this startup: Bbite uses insects and food waste to make food ingredients and functional snacks
Headquarters: Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Industries: Dietary Supplements, Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Snack Food
Founders: Alejandro Ortega, Daniela Arias
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22. Humdinner, Inc.
The idea behind this startup: TrueContactless™ Multi-lane Drive-thru for restaurants and retail. SaaS, Hardware, Mobile App
Headquarters: Apsley, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Consulting, Food and Beverage, Information Technology, Real Estate, Retail, Software
Founders: Unknown
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23. Squared Circles
The idea behind this startup: New Venture Studio – Leading brand builders, operators, investors and innovators to help shape businesses that promise a better future.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Electric Vehicle, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Marketing, Retail, Sustainability
Founders: Alexander Gilkes, Lukas Derksen
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24. Pumpkin Kart
The idea behind this startup: Pumpkin Kart is a mobile application for on-demand food, stationery, alcohol, and grocery delivery service.
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Delivery Service, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Grocery
Founders: Philip Correya, Visal Varghese
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25. Hometaste Holdings
The idea behind this startup: Hometaste is the next generation of frozen food distributing concept that utilized the technology and ai to bring product closer to end user
Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Information Technology, Internet, Machine Learning
Founders: Allen Tan Chee Hoe, Joe Yee Lee, Shir Nee Ng
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26. FUL Foods
The idea behind this startup: Inspiring a planet positive future through earth-powered products derived from microalgae
Headquarters: Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: AgTech, Food and Beverage, Nutrition
Founders: Julia Streuli
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27. Minutri
The idea behind this startup: Minutri aims to make life easier for people who seek to eat well.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Beauty, Food and Beverage, Nutraceutical
Founders: Unknown
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28. Yump
The idea behind this startup: Yump is a platform that focuses on mobile order pickup at local restaurants
Headquarters: Seville, Andalucia, Spain
Industries: Apps, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Mobile Apps, Social, Software
Founders: Unknown
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29. REBELS 0.0%
The idea behind this startup: Truly alcohol-free 0.0% Spirit Alternatives
Headquarters: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Christof Tremp
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30. MealDrop
The idea behind this startup: MealDrop is the world’s 1st “Home Room Service” and hyperlocal food delivery platform that connects people with nearby restaurants and chefs
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Internet, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Software
Founders: Andrew Fede, Ryan Widgeon, Thomas Allen
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31. Fybraworks Foods
The idea behind this startup: Fybraworks Foods is a new entrant in the substitute meat market, using fermentation and protein ingredients to replicate the taste.
Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage
Founders: Unknown
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32. The Leaf Protein Company
The idea behind this startup: Producer of high quality and sustainable plant-based protein ingredients
Headquarters: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Nutrition
Founders: Fern Ho, Rob Blum
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33. Orders.co
The idea behind this startup: SaaS, Mobile App, Online Ordering, Master Menu Management, Social Media Ordering
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Food and Beverage, Information Technology, SaaS, Software
Founders: Unknown
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34. Farmers To You
The idea behind this startup: Farmers To You is a provider of fresh sustainably grown products, meat, and grains.
Headquarters: Calais, Vermont, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming, Food and Beverage
Founders: Unknown
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35. Chime Menu
The idea behind this startup: SaaS company providing mobile ordering and analytics
Headquarters: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Unknown
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36. SFP Market
The idea behind this startup: Enterprise Marketplace Platform for Grocery Wholesalers and Distributors
Headquarters: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Industries: E-Commerce Platforms, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Marketplace, Retail Technology, Supply Chain Management, Wholesale
Founders: Unknown
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37. Cereal Squad
The idea behind this startup: Manufacturers of Keto Krunch, an ultra low carb cereal with a sweet and crunchy flavor you’ll love!
Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Organic Food
Founders: Jaron Lukas, Yo Sub Kwon
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38. Kanguro
The idea behind this startup: Kanguro is an online supermarket in Ecuador
Headquarters: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Industries: Delivery, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Same Day Delivery
Founders: Unknown
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39. All Things Legal
The idea behind this startup: All Things Legal is a full service lifestyle assistance provider.
Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Industries: Events, Food and Beverage, Media and Entertainment, Office Administration, Shopping, Travel
Founders: Unknown
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40. RangoHunt
The idea behind this startup: Food delivery data startup helping restaurants to improve their results in delivery channel and helping users to find the best food offer
Headquarters: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants
Founders: João Victor Rocha Soares, Rodrigo Meurer
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41. Twelve Fifty
The idea behind this startup: Twelve Fifty is an innovation hub for sustainable food, beverage, agriculture, and food & ag tech.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage
Founders: Jan Vichr, Markus Okumus, Rene Jacquat
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42. Platoo
The idea behind this startup: Contactless solutions for restaurants
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Food and Beverage, Software
Founders: Jonathan Velasquez
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43. The Harika Group
The idea behind this startup: The Harika Group manages over 50 brands in different industries and is based in Europe at the moment
Headquarters: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Hospitality, Real Estate, Social Media
Founders: Joe Harika
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44. Venue for Menu
The idea behind this startup: Restaurants Smart Digital Server
Headquarters: Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Trucks, Hospitality
Founders: Alex Pashkevych, Roman Hamretskyi, Yaroslav Masiuk
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45. BonAPI B.V.
The idea behind this startup: World’s first data-driven ingredient replacement algorithm. Substitutions are based on diet, allergies/intolerances and cooking technique.
Headquarters: Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Recipes
Founders: Fabian Apel, Moritz Pill
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46. cuismo
The idea behind this startup: SAAS
Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, SaaS
Founders: Unknown
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47. CookinGenie
The idea behind this startup: CookinGenie provides fresh home cooking right into your kitchen. Our Genies will shop, cook in your kitchen & clean up after themselves.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery
Founders: Unknown
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48. Farm Taste
The idea behind this startup: Online subscription “farm-to-doorstep” fresh produce delivery service
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Industries: Delivery Service, Farmers Market, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery
Founders: Kirill Litovchenko
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49. Goody
The idea behind this startup: On Demand Snack Delivery Service
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Mobile
Founders: Reza Marashi
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50. We Visit
The idea behind this startup: We Visit simplifies UK government test and trace requests for Pubs, Restaurants and any organisation who welcomes the public without booking
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Food and Beverage, Information Services, Mobile Apps, Software
Founders: Nick Davies
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51. Birch Moon Wellness Co.
The idea behind this startup: Providing nutrient rich herbal teas and chaga mushroom teas with no artificial flavours or added sugars.
Headquarters: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Fruit, Tea
Founders: Roch St-Georges
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