Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Kansas 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 Kansas Food and Beverage Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Main Street Data
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Main Street Data is an ag-focused, data-driven product company that brings precise data science practices to agriculture.
Life Equals
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Life Equals is a delicious superfood shot delivers 1/2 your daily organic superfoods in a convenient 2oz shot.
Rawxies
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Rawxies is a cookie production company that specializes in producing cookies that are vegan, gluten, soy and guilt-free.
Scoby Masters Tea-Biotics
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Tea-Biotics are passionate about organic ingredients, sustainability, the environment, and their community!
TechAccel
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TechAccel is a technology and venture development company focused on the advancement of science in agriculture and animal health.
Dean & Deluca
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Provide to you the world’s best epicurean treats for cooking, eating and entertaining.
MGP Ingredients
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MGP Ingredients is a supplier of premium distilled spirits and producer of specialty wheat proteins and starches.
KanPak
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The industry leader in aseptically packaged coffee, dairy and fruit beverages and desserts.
MagicKitchen.com
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MagicKitchen.com healthy, delicious frozen meals are quick to prepare & ideal for senior meals and for busy families.
C.J. Foods, Inc.
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C.J. Foods is a food production company that manufactures pet food.
Triple T Foods
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Triple T Foods is manufacturing a broad spectrum of dry pet foods, including super premium brands.
NPC International
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NPC International is a consolidator and developer of great, time-tested restaurant brands.
PMG
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PMG is a platform that offers category information, availability, fresh trends and data analysis on the fresh fruit and vegetable industry.
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
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Wenger Manufacturing is a machinery company providing food, feed, and industrial grain processing.
Happy Food
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Happy Food is a provider of meal kit delivery services intended to help people to get food ingredients to prepare dinner.
Ogden Publications
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Ogden Publications, Inc., based in Topeka, Kan., is the leading information resource serving the sustainable living, rural lifestyle.
Lambert Vet Supply
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Lambert Vet Supply is a veterinary company that sales pet food, pet vaccination, and Heartgard.
Suture Express
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Suture Express is a specialty distributor of suture, endomechanical, and other surgical products.
Houlihan Restaurant
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Houlihan restaurant procures serves in restaurant and food services in an effective manner.
JS Ventures
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J.S. Ventures is a franchisee of Applebee’s International, the world’s largest casual dining restaurant chain with over 1,900 restaurants
Marcus Food Company
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Marcus Food is a financial services company that offers import/export, seafood, and financial services.
Old World Spices & Seasonings
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Old World Spices & Seasonings manufactures and distributes custom blended, packaged, dry food products and seasonings.
Western Associates
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Western Association is a one-stop-shop for custom branded merchandise, apparel, and online corporate stores.
Company Kitchen
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Company Kitchen is a food & beverages company specializing in workplace food services.
LDF Sales and Distributing
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LDF Sales and Distributing is a food & beverages company that offers beer sales and distribution services.
Bedrock International
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Bedrock International operates as a distributor for natural stone.
Barkman Honey LLC
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Barkman Honey has earned global recognition as a trusted, high quality True Source Certified® honey distributor.
Champps
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Champps’ chefs prepare fresh burgers piled high with toppings; made-from-scratch entrees, pasta, sandwiches and more
The Kansas City Steak Company
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The Kansas City Steak Company is a provder of steaks and steak gift baskets.
The Yes Group
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The Yes Group is a manufacturer of foodservice equipment, inventories, operational dish rooms, disposers, supplies, and tabletop.
Taco Tico
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Taco Tico is a Mexican fast food restaurant chain that offers freshest ingredients and food with an emphasis on quality and taste.
Spangles
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Spangles is a family-owned fast-food chain based in Wichita, KS.
Rufus Teague
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Rufus Teague sauces and rubs have gone from winning the nation’s premier BBQ competitions
Plaza Belmonst Management Group
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Plaza Belmont Management Group is a food products manufacturing company that manufactures food products.
Inclusion Technologies
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Inclusion Technologies is a nut-free food manufacturer specializing in allergy considerations and cost savings.
Creative Consumer Concepts
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Creative Consumer Concepts is a branding agency that specializes in kids and family marketing for restaurants.
F & A Food Sales Co., Inc.
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F & A Food Sales Co. is a wholesale company offering distribution services.
ChowCrew.com
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ChowCrew designs free websites and mobile apps as well as has a free online food ordering platform for restaurants.
Good Natured Family Farms
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Good Natured Family Farms offers local food and food products from sustainable family farms and small businesses to consumers.
Kansas Food Bank
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Kansas Food Bank is a hunger relief organization that provides food to senior citizens, homeless, chronically ill, and poor people.
