Top Kentucky Food Startups (15)
Ale-8-One is a Kentucky-based soft drink company known for its signature ginger-ale soda. Established in 1926 and headquartered in Winchester, Kentucky, the company has maintained a closely guarded family recipe for a century. Beyond its flagship beverage, Ale-8-One produces a variety of flavors and branded merchandise, distributing its products through retail partnerships and its own online store to fans across...
We are a holding company of businesses serving areas of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama and Mississippi. For detailed company history, visit our website! Clark Beverage Group, Inc. Clark Distributing Company, Inc.
Brown Foodservice, Inc. operates out of our state-of-the-art facility in Louisa, KY. In our more than 75 years in the foodservice business, we have narrowed our offering to just a little over 8,000 items. With our vast experience in food storage and delivery, we’ve come to know the industry well and have stocked the items most restaurant operators need on...
Dan-O’s Seasoning develops and sells all-purpose seasoning blends intended to make home cooking flavorful, approachable, and fun. Founded by Dan Oliver in Louisville, the company promotes healthier cooking without sacrificing taste, using premium ingredients and blends it describes as lower in salt than other brands, with zero calories. Its products are sold nationwide through retail outlets, and its mission is...
GattiTown is a member of the Mr. Gatti's Franchise Network, operating as a family entertainment center. It offers a comprehensive experience combining a huge pizza buffet and salad bar with a massive arcade and game room. With attractions such as bumper cars, a carousel, and over 150 video games, GattiTown provides a safe, non-smoking atmosphere perfect for birthday parties, field...
Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Phoenix Airport is an all‑suite, airport‑adjacent hotel serving business and leisure travelers. The property offers complimentary airport shuttle service, a heated outdoor pool, an on‑site restaurant (Brix Kitchen + Cocktails), fitness facilities, and meeting and event spaces (including 17 unique rooms). Staff emphasize guest comfort and service — including the brand’s signature warm chocolate‑chip cookie at...
Pizza Wholesale of Lexington, Inc. (PWL), established in 1976, is a privately held, family-owned and operated direct store distribution business. As a founding distributor of Hunt Brothers® Pizza, the company specializes in providing baked convenience store pizza. PWL develops and services the brand across multiple states, focusing on creating opportunities for families through its dedicated team, customer development, and community...
IJW Whiskey Company, LLC is a fully integrated spirits company that develops and manages an extensive library of aged Kentucky bourbon and rye. Founded in 2017, it operates a 40-acre campus in Danville, offices in Beverly Hills, Louisville, and Tokyo, and produces private-label bourbon, tequila, and mezcal brands for markets across the United States and internationally. Its operations span whiskey...
Thrive365 is a nutritional meal scoring platform that focuses on diabetes, health coaching, and technology-driven preventative medicine.
Offering an unparalleled selection of quality professional beverage equipment to best serve our customers’ needs. From before dinner drinks to after-dinner coffee, our mission is to help your business become easy, successful, and profitable.
God's Pantry Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) regional food bank serving Central and Eastern Kentucky. It partners with local pantries to distribute nutritious food, operates warehouses and mobile/pantry programs, and runs large-scale rescue and purchasing efforts. In FY2025 it distributed over 51 million pounds across 50 counties and is expanding capacity to meet growing meal demand.
QSR Automations® has been helping thousands of restaurants of all sizes and concepts around the world for well over a decade to effectively enhance productivity and profit while providing unsurpassed personalized care for every guest. Today, QSR Automations' innovative restaurant technology solutions include kitchen display, recipe viewer, seating and wait list management with in-store and online call aheads, in-store and online...
