Top Illinois Food Startups (81)

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!

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...

We manufacture and distribute ingredients to anyone using bulk ingredients in their baking and production.

Since 1963, Imbibe has been accelerating the growth of the food and beverage industry by designing and supplying custom ingredients as an unrivaled R&D partner. Imbibe’s end-to-end food and beverage product development services and ingredients enhance upstream and downstream operations. For companies who have limited internal resources to teams with sophisticated development capabilities, Imbibe is able to unlock the potential...

Chowbus is an online and mobile food-ordering platform that curates daily featured dishes from select ethnic restaurants and delivers them hot and fresh directly to your home or office. What makes Chowbus different is the dish-centric ordering experience so consumers can easily explore authentic ethnic food. Chowbus empowers local restaurants with the technology, tools, and marketing to grow their businesses....

Chomps is a better-for-you meat snack brand with products made from the highest-quality, sustainably sourced proteins and no hidden, harmful ingredients. Chomps beef and venison are 100% grass-fed and finished, our turkey is free range, and all of our proteins are hormone free, antibiotic free, and humanely raised. Chomps meat snacks never contain added sugar, artificial preservatives or colors, MSG...

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...

At Onyx, we’re more than a supply company. We’re the forward-thinking partner that unpacks more for our customer's business. Through our global and local manufacturing partners, a broad range of products, flexible distribution models, and custom solutions, we keep businesses of all sizes moving forward.

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...

Color Brands distributes leading food, beverage, nutrition, and health & beauty brands to over 70 countries worldwide. We work as an extension of our brand partners to develop, execute, and manage the international marketplace. Our customers are the leading retail companies around the globe, and the leading distributor operators in each market.

World’s most delicious protein coffee, that’s smooth, creamy, and rich. Quick, delicious, and healthy meal on the go is design to help you stay on track with your health goals. Made for coffee lovers.

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...

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 YESPLEASE platform helps brands and advertisers engage consumers, while helping consumers with meal planning and purchasing

In 2008, Element Bars was founded with the goal of providing custom nutrition bars directly to online customers. After developing expertise in small run energy and protein bar manufacturing, we opened our private label and contract manufacturing capacity to brands and entrepreneurs. We have grown as a food bar manufacturer alongside our wholesale co-packing partners and we are committed to...

Isn't Drinks makes zero-proof cocktails for people who drink or don't drink or are taking a break from drinking alcohol. We make three unique flavors, one for every palate and food pairing.

Atomic Brands defines itself by putting people first, creating products that consumers want and developing unparallel brands that shake up the industry. From understanding consumer trends to fine-tuning flavor profiles, the details matter and Atomic is meticulous about getting them right

Subscrybe is a hyperlocal pass that aims to be the gateway between building long lasting relationships between business and local customers! Here's how Subscrybe works: the Neighborhood Pass holder pays a monthly subscription fee that entitles them to a variety of dishes, drinks, and entertainment at hand-selected locations in the neighborhood.

Protein Bar and Kitchen is a healthy quick service restaurant. Launched in 2009, our mission is to provide active, on-the-go people with healthy, flavorful choices while having a positive impact on everyone we meet and in everything we do. Starting from Chicago, we have since expanded into the Chicago suburbs as well as the Denver, Boulder, and Washington D.C. markets....

Meez Meals is a meal kit delivery service that provides a wonderful variety of creative, great tasting, and easy to make, chef created and curated recipes. You can customize the meals for taste or allergen preferences with no ongoing commitment. We provide instructions and all the ingredients prepped and ready to cook for a meal in 20-40 minutes.