Top Illinois Food Startups (80)
Founded by Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, Feastables is setting out to build the most engaging brand on the planet, bringing the games, stunts and spectacle MrBeast is known for to your doorstep and grocery aisle!
Luncheon is your new location-based networking platform. Meet new people based on categories and mutual interests and never have another boring lunch!
Cardoona enables restaurant managers to make better purchasing decisions by monitoring and tracking price lists from their vendors. Restaurants can significantly increase their profitability by streamlining food purchases, which can easily constitute up to 40% of their total costs. Cardoona alerts restaurants when prices change on any of their items, and they can also log in to view trends on...
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GoodSport Nutrition is a Chicago based start-up whose mission is to provide highly effective sports nutrition products powered by natural ingredients and backed by science, and build a brand guided by the belief that greatness starts with goodness: Good For You, Good For Sport, Good for the Planet. GoodSport™ has recently launched, a first-of-its-kind natural sports drink made from the goodness...
Guild Row is a new type of social club located along the Rockwell Corridor in Avondale, Chicago. Our 12,000 SF indoor/outdoor facility was designed as a place to meet new people and try new things. Guild Row opened its doors into the global pandemic this past August believing that togetherness is an essential good. Our growing community is currently comprised...
At Bartend Chicago, we specialize in providing bar staff and beverage catering to events of all sizes. Our team of bartenders are the best in the industry. We hand pick each bartender and seek only those that are currently in the industry with experience beyond a few bartending classes. Our staff has experience in high volume bar settings, with craft...
We are FarmLead & are changing how grain is traded. Our online grain marketplace helps all farmers showcase the grain they want to sell to the broadest possible amount of buyers, helping them secure better prices. In 2.5 years, we’ve helped farmers successfully negotiate over 1.4 million tonnes of grain,
DinnDinn is a virtual fridge for all the dishes, drinks, and desserts you love or hate! It's available for free in the App Store and Google Play Store. Whether you have one Tastebud (friend) or 1000, DinnDinn is a fun tool to help you share food with friends, keep track of what and where you ate, and best of all...
Simple Mills is a rapidly-growing Chicago-based company on the forefront of the clean food movement, transforming center store grocery aisles with products made from simple, whole food, nutrient dense ingredients. In the company’s short history, Simple Mills has become the #1 bestselling natural baking mix, the #1 bestselling natural cracker, and the #2 bestselling natural cookie. Distributed in 25,000+ grocery stores...
Simply put, SmartLine is a a free app that makes line more efficient and less unbearable for consumers. Less simply put, SmartLine is a customer engagement and marketing iPad application that replaces traditional pen and paper and buzzer systems for restaurants. The application allows restaurants to manage their walk-in guests and to engage and bring back customers. Customers can join...
"The Chef's Kit for home cooking – Authentic, home cooked ethnic food made easy!" CompanyD.I.Y. Takeout delivers authentic ingredients from local ethnic restaurants directly to your kitchen. Select your dish online and everything you need to make a restaurant-quality ethnic meal arrives at your home. Our Chef's Kits are pre-packaged with all the necessary chopped fresh ingredients, secret sauces and easy-to-follow instructions. Now anyone can make an authentic ethnic...
J.K. Williams Distilling is a distillery producing craft whiskey and spirits.
Double Good is a company built on creating joy and helping others. By reimagining product-based virtual fundraising, we help expand organizations' missions by giving back 50% of every dollar sold. We make ultra-premium popcorn sold through our simple-to-use software. We've helped raise over $200 million to support organizations nationwide that tilt the playing field for all kids. Double Good is not...
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Zenblen offers freshly blended smoothies via a tech-enabled smoothie bar. Today’s consumers are busier and more health-conscious than ever, and smoothies are a great way to fulfill this trend. But there are many hurdles to making a fresh smoothie: buying ingredients, cleaning the blender, etc. And no one wants to walk 15 minutes to the nearest smoothie bar. Enter Zenblen, we...
Did you know that craft coffee hits “peak flavor" between Day 3 and Day 14 after roasting? #FreshnessMatters Javaya is the only marketplace that fresh-dates everything it sells (we coined the Future Fresh® date). Craft coffee ships within hours of roasting, guaranteeing it arrives at your doorstep just as it's hitting peak flavor.
Revolution Brewing is Illinois' largest craft brewery. Our brewpub in Chicago's Logan Square is a bustling, neighborhood institution where friends and families meet to enjoy the freshest beer in town. Opening our brewery has been a labor of love. We think you can see that in everything we do ranging from the details of our carved fists holding up o
Alocito is a web-based food ordering and reservation service that removes all wait times in restaurants. Alocito enables the ability to order and pay for food in advance: the meal is the focus of the experience rather than the transactions.