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From a sugar-free cereal subscription service to sustainably sourced Vietnamese pour-over coffee, the entrepreneurial food scene in the United States is diverse. Companies across the country are constantly and creatively changing how we find, share, and eat our food. This is our list of must-watch makers.
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The food industry is evolving fast, and everyone is trying to keep up. A confluence of forces are behind this massive change in what we eat and how we find our food. The advent of smart kitchens, digital natives, and the public’s insatiable thirst for unique food experiences has given rise to a new set of entrepreneurs in food & beverage.
These new food makers are former corporate attorneys, bartenders, professors, long time food entrepreneurs, and others. They have found, or are looking for, a niche to call their own in this golden age of food choice.
Unlike tech startups, or movie creators, these food & beverage makers don’t congregate around one singular geographic location. We set out to identify must-watch F&B makers in every state to watch, listen to, learn from, and hopefully, some day feast upon!
Please click to enlarge. This list and map was created in November 2018 by Foodboro staff and friends.
(Note: As we built this map, we looked at food and beverage makers of all sizes, who were growing their businesses in innovative ways – no matter what stage their company was. Alcohol companies, wholesale food providers, small makers, shared kitchen tenants, and bigger, established food companies all were considered. From there, we chose one must-watch food startup from each state (and DC), except for California – where we chose one company each from SoCal and NorCal.)
STATE :: COMPANY :: INSTAGRAM
Alabama :: Ice Box Coffee :: @iceboxcoffee
Alaska :: Barnacle Foods :: @barnaclefoods
Arizona :: Snow Time :: @snowtimeaz
Arkansas :: Cinnalightful :: @cinnalightful
California (NorCal) :: Nona Lim :: @nonalim
California (SoCal) :: Copper Cow Coffee :: @coppercowcoffee
Colorado :: Love The Wild :: @i.lovethewild
Connecticut :: Rise Brewing Co :: @risebrewingco
Delaware :: Dogfish Head :: @dogfishhead
District of Columbia (DC) :: Snacklins :: @eatsnacklins
Florida :: Salt Water Brewery :: @saltwaterbrewery
Georgia :: Chuice :: @lovechuice
Hawaii :: Wow Wow :: @wowwowhawaiianlemonade
Idaho :: Snacktivist Foods :: @snacktivistfoods
Illinois :: Simple Squares :: @simplesquares
Indiana :: Sochatti:: @sochatti
Iowa :: Wake Up Iowa :: @wakeup_iowacoffee
Kansas :: Hilary’s :: @hilaryseatwell
Kentucky :: Grateful Grahams :: @gratefulgrahams
Louisiana :: New Orleans Ice Cream :: @neworleansicecream
Maine :: Good To Go :: @goodtogofoods
Maryland :: Rethink Water :: @rethinkwater
Massachusetts :: IQ Bar :: @eatiqbar
Michigan :: Banza :: @eatbanza
Minnesota :: Sota :: @sotahotandcold
Mississippi :: Easy Kale :: @easykaleshaker
Missouri :: Crispy Edge :: @crispyedge
Montana :: Glacier Distilling :: @glacierdistilling
Nebraska :: Snowshoe Candy Co :: @snowshoecandyco
Nevada :: Lucky Jack Coffee :: @luckyjackcoffee
New Hampshire :: Port City Pretzel :: @portcitypretzel
New Jersey :: Eat Pops :: @eatbrands
New Mexico :: Zia Energia :: @zia_energia
New York :: Catalina Crunch :: @catalinacrunch
North Carolina :: Big Spoon Roasters :: @bigspoonroasters
North Dakota :: Lucid Bakery :: @lucidbakery
Ohio :: Skinny Piggy Kombucha :: @skinnypiggykombucha
Oklahoma :: Okie Dough :: @okie_dough
Oregon :: Red Duck Foods :: @redduckfoods
Pennsylvania :: The Better Box :: @thebetterboxllc
Rhode Island :: Beautiful Day :: @beautifuldayri
South Carolina :: The New Primal :: @thenewprimal
South Dakota :: Intoxibakes :: @intoxibakessd
Tennessee :: Dinner Belle Nashville :: @dinnerbellenashville
Texas :: Malk Organics :: @malkorganics
Utah :: Boisson :: @craveboisson
Vermont :: Venetian Ginger Ale :: @venetianbeverages
Virginia :: Ames Hot Southern Honey :: @ameshotsouthernhoney
Washington :: Ayako and Family :: @ayakoandfamily
West Virginia :: Elevate Elixirs :: @elevateelixirs
Wisconsin :: Press Waffles :: @presswaffles
Wyoming :: Jackson Hole Pop :: @jhpopcorn
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