50 Best Food Processing Companies to Watch in 2026

The most prominent food processing companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 44,302 companies tracked on Fsome.

44,302
Total Companies
$173.5B
Total Funding
$3.9M
Avg Funding
New York
Top Location
# Company Location Employees Total Funding Last Round Last Funded
1
good culture
good culture produces real-food cultured dairy products and simple ingredients a…
Irvine 11 - 50 $136.8M Private Equity 2026-02-03
2
Cizzle Brands
Cizzle Brands is a retail company.
King City 11 - 50 $44.9M Post Ipo Debt 2025-12-24
3
Mill
Mill offers a kitchen bin that dries, shrinks, and de-stinks leftover food, elim…
San Bruno 101 - 250 $70.4M Series Unknown 2025-12-16
4
Poppi
Poppi is a beverage company that specializes in flavored sparkling probiotic dri…
Austin 251 - 500 $39.2M Series B 2022-10-17
5
Ripple Foods
Ripple Foods specializes in making non-dairy milk with just as much protein as m…
Berkeley 101 - 250 $340.8M Series Unknown 2025-12-02
6
Mosa Meat
Mosa Meat develops cultured beef products by growing meat from animal cells, eli…
Maastricht 101 - 250 $159.9M Series Unknown 2025-12-22
7
Maia Farms
Maia Farms is a food technology company developing mushroom and mycelium-based i…
Vancouver 1 - 10 $7.2M Seed 2026-01-19
8
Wow! Momo
Wow! Momo is an Indian fast food restaurant chain that serves a diverse menu tha…
Kolkata 1K - 5K $190.3M Undisclosed 2025-12-27
9
Hyphen
Hyphen automates culinary operations for the restaurant and foodservice industry…
San Jose 11 - 50 $83.0M Series B 2025-08-13
10
Haldiram Snacks
Haldiram Snacks offers a broad range of Indian snack foods, sweets, ready-to-eat…
Noida 1K - 5K $1.6B Private Equity 2025-12-17
11
Recess
Recess is a consumer wellness brand creating products and experiences designed t…
New York 11 - 50 $54.7M Series B 2025-10-27
12
Believer Meats
Believer Meats is a food technology company focused on using clean meat and cell…
Jerusalem 51 - 100 $387.8M Series B 2021-12-17
13
Evergreen
Evergreen manufactures nutritious frozen waffles and waffle sandwiches, made fro…
Chicago 1 - 10 $20.7M Series Unknown 2025-12-30
14
The EVERY Company
The EVERY Company creates and sells animal-free egg protein ingredients using a …
South San Francisco 51 - 100 $296.8M Series D 2025-11-04
15
Checkerspot
Checkerspot is a biology driven, molecule licensing company designing fats and o…
Alameda 11 - 50 $109.0M Series C 2023-02-14
16
Meati
Meati Foods is a consumer goods company that provides fungi-based meat alternati…
Boulder 101 - 250 $374.5M Series C 2024-05-08
17
UPSIDE Foods
UPSIDE Foods is a food tech company that produces and grows sustainable cultured…
Berkeley 101 - 250 $581.0M Grant 2023-06-21
18
FLY BY JING
FLY BY JING is a food and beverage company.
Los Angeles 11 - 50 $12.0M Series B 2023-03-08
19
Prime Roots
Prime Roots makes mycelium based meats products focusing on deli and charcuterie…
Berkeley 11 - 50 $48.5M Series B 2023-05-15
20
Gooder Foods
Gooder Foods is a manufacturer of processed food products.
Santa Cruz 11 - 50 $23.2M Series A 2023-09-11
21
Pet Valu
Pet Valu is specialty retailer of pet food.
Markham 1K - 5K $958.9M Post Ipo Secondary 2025-06-03
22
Chobani
Chobani is a food company that produces and markets Greek yogurt crafted from na…
Norwich 1K - 5K $2.5B Debt Financing 2026-04-09
23
Air Protein
Air Protein develops protein-enriched food made from CO2.
Pleasanton 11 - 50 $107.0M Series Unknown 2023-05-18
24
Savor
Savor is commercializing a transformational approach for producing delicious fat…
San Jose 11 - 50 $33.0M Non Equity Assistance 2024-09-05
25
Big Tree Farms
Big Tree Farms is a supply chain management company that provides its services t…
Hinesburg 11 - 50 $16.0M Series Unknown 2026-01-13
26
Gousto
Gousto is an online meal-kit manufacturer and retailer, using AI and automation …
London 251 - 500 $675.7M Debt Financing 2023-03-05
27
Green Rebel Foods
Green Rebel Foods is a manufacturer of whole-cut plant-based meats.
Kedoya Selatan 51 - 100 $17.5M Series Unknown 2026-01-21
28
Beyond Oil
Beyond Oil is a food-tech company that produces, develops, and designs filtering…
Agudat Israel 11 - 50 $14.8M Post Ipo Equity 2025-05-01
29
Stella & Chewy's
Stella & Chewy's features natural, raw dinners and treats for dogs and natural, …
Oak Creek 251 - 500 $150.0M Debt Financing 2025-03-26
30
Pro Mach Group
Pro Mach is an automated packaging solutions provider serving manufacturers of a…
Covington 1K - 5K $25.8M Private Equity 2023-05-03
31
Melt&Marble
Melt&Marble is a biotechnology company that creates designer fats and lipids thr…
G├╢teborg 11 - 50 $21.8M Series A 2025-12-08
32
Balaji Wafers
Balaji Wafers provides food products.
Rajkot 1K - 5K $281.9M Secondary Market 2025-11-15
33
Akorn Technology
Akorn uses upcycled, non-GMO corn by-products to manufacture edible coatings tha…
Berkeley 1 - 10 $2.1M Grant 2026-01-14
34
NextFoods
NextFoods is a company that offers foods and juices that are good for digestion.
Boulder 11 - 50 $51.2M Series Unknown 2025-12-18
35
Journey Foods
Journey Foods the leading AI -powered Operations Scientist for Supply Chain Mana…
Austin 11 - 50 $6.6M Seed 2025-06-08
36
Actual Veggies
Actual Veggies is a food and beverages manufacturing company.
New York 11 - 50 $12.2M Series A 2025-02-25
37
The Protein Brewery
The Protein Brewery specializes in developing and making animal-free-based prote…
Breda 11 - 50 $64.0M Grant 2025-12-16
38
Calavo Growers
It is the worldwide leader in the distribution and marketing of fresh avocados.
Santa Paula 1K - 5K $80.8M Post Ipo Debt 2025-01-15
39
The Better Meat Co.
We harness the power of fermentation to make versatile mycoprotein ingredients
West Sacramento 11 - 50 $42.0M Series A 2025-08-19
40
Insomnia Cookies
Insomnia Cookies is a bakery specializing in delivering warm, delicious cookies …
New York 1K - 5K $4.4M Private Equity 2024-07-22
41
Sprouts Farmers Markets
Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market is a neighborhood grocery store offering al…
Phoenix c 10001 max $600.0M Post Ipo Debt 2025-07-25
42
Redefine Meat
Redefine Meat uses 3D printing technology, meat digital modeling, and food formu…
Tel Aviv 101 - 250 $170.0M Series Unknown 2022-01-23
43
Siete Family Foods
Siete Family Foods creates Mexican-American food using healthier ingredients.
Austin 101 - 250 $90.0M Series Unknown 2018-11-30
44
Rebel Foods
Rebel Foods is a foodtech company that operates multiple food brands using a clo…
Mumbai 5K - 10K $829.6M Debt Financing 2025-09-17
45
McCormick & Company
McCormick manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condime…
Baltimore c 10001 max $2.0B Post Ipo Debt 2025-05-13
46
UMAMI Bioworks
UMAMI Bioworks is building the development and production platform for seafood t…
Singapore 11 - 50 $2.4M Convertible Note 2023-08-30
47
Bettani
Bettani creates plant-based ingredients and products using data-driven technolog…
Berkeley 11 - 50 $33.1M Series A 2025-10-06
48
THIS
THIS is a plant-based product brand that provides alternative meat products.
London 51 - 100 $78.4M Secondary Market 2024-06-17
49
Revyve
Revyve is a food-tech company that produces texturizing ingredients from yeast t…
Wageningen 11 - 50 $37.8M Series B 2025-09-23
50
Simply Solventless Concentrates
Simply Solventless Concentrates specializes in the production of cannabis produc…
Airdrie 51 - 100 $7.6M Post Ipo Debt 2025-01-28