Top Los Angeles, CA Food Companies (135)
WHY Brands Inc., a parent company of Munchkin and Curio Home Goods, focuses on creating, incubating, and growing the next generation of consumer lifestyle brands. Founded in 1990, Munchkin is the leading consumer product company and most loved baby lifestyle brand behind the innovative gear and products for children, mothers and caregivers. Munchkin has sold billions of dollars of products through our key retail partners: Target, Walmart, and Amazon and has global distribution in over 50 countries. Curio, a premium brand of curated collections of home goods, launched in 2023. WHY’s vision is to establish an expanding portfolio of innovative businesses that align with its commitment to inventive product design. With over 350+ patents under our belt, we continue to create solutions that leave our customers asking, "how did I ever live without this?" Recognized as #8 on America’s Most Innovative Companies list by Fortune Magazine, innovation is the core of our company DNA and has been driving our designs for 30 years! We lead with our core values and believe that investing in the community is our responsibility. We create opportunities for every child’s potential and well-being through the Radiant Colors program, work to create a sustainable future, and in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare have committed to animal conservation. Not only were we honored by LA Business Journal as The Most Sustainable Company of 2022, we were also humbled to be honored on the 2023 Fast Company’s annual “Brands That Matter” list. We put our heart into everything we do, from innovating new products to our packaging & brand design. We are honored to have our work recognized with over 250 international product and brand design awards.
King's Hawaiian is a family-run company that has been creating irresistible products since 1950. The original Hawaiian sweet bread was born at Robert Taira's bakeshop, "Robert's Bakery," in Hilo, Hawaii, and has since become a nationwide brand. Our mission is to deliver irresistible Hawaii-inspired Foods and Aloha Spirit that Families love everywhere, every day. As we grow, we're introducing new products, expanding our footprint, and connecting with the community to fulfill our vision: The KING’S HAWAIIAN® Brand is the global leader in the fast-growing Hawaii-inspired food category. Our people are recognized as the most skilled, empowered and highly motivated in the industry.
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ChowNow’s vision is to become the leading North American platform connecting diners and independent restaurants for at-home dining. The ChowNow Platform continues to grow its product offerings and bring restaurants and diners closer together. Our marketplace provides commission-free ordering for restaurants nationwide and diners with an ever-growing selection of independent restaurants. Our demand network provides diners with the ability to order where they’re already online, including Google, Yelp, Instagram, Snap, and many others. And our white-labeled online ordering system provides restaurants with a branded experience for diners on their website and their own iOS and Android apps for a reasonable monthly fee regardless of order volume. To date, we’ve created over 20,000 apps for our restaurant partners – something that’s never been done before in our category. We operate this way because of our belief in being fair, sustainable, and equitable with our restaurant partners and the same goes for our culture.
Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy and sustainable living easy and affordable for everyone. We're an online grocery store that delivers the highest-quality organic and sustainable products at member-exclusive low prices. What's more, every paid annual membership sponsors a free one-year membership for a family in financial need. Every day, we leverage innovative technology and member-first thinking to help our more than 1.5 million members find healthy products, support brands making an impact, and build a better food future in the process. In 2020, we became a Certified B Corporation, making us the largest grocer in the U.S. to earn this coveted qualification.
Our digital marketplace connects thousands of businesses and more than six million workers, actively working to help bridge the labor demand/supply gap. Instawork helps businesses in food & beverage, hospitality, and warehouse/logistics industries fill temporary and permanent roles in more than 40 U.S. markets. We have been fortunate to be funded by world-class investors in Silicon Valley including: Benchmark (Bill Gurley), Y Combinator, Spark Capital, Google Ventures, Greylock Capital, Four Rivers Group, Craft Ventures, and many more. Leveraging our accelerated growth, we will continue to expand throughout the U.S. and globally in order to revolutionize the labor market. Instawork recently raised $60 million in Series D financing, bringing a total funding to over $160 million. The new funding round allows Instawork to accelerate investment in its AI-powered mobile app and platform that connects over 6 million skilled hourly workers with tens of thousands of businesses. Our values help us craft impactful products and be extraordinary colleagues to each other: Empathy, Trust, and Candor Being empathetic helps build trust in our community and company, and fosters successful decision-making. Always Be Learning We learn eagerly, from different teams within and outside the company. Respectful debate makes our company stronger. Act Like an Owner We have a strong ownership mentality. Every person on the team has the potential to make a huge impact. Bias for Action We practice high-velocity decision-making, despite encountering ambiguity frequently.
We are one of the largest Organic Medjool Date growers in California. Our organic farms are based in the sunny Coachella Valley with our HQ based in Santa Monica. We are a fast growing, healthy food start-up seeking to associate with those who share our passion and energy. Unlike many start-ups, we are will funded to fuel our growth.
Best Food Trucks is reinventing the $30B office lunch market with a platform for offices to book & order ahead online from food trucks and mobile vendors.
Edible is an app that simplifies dining out for people with dietary restrictions by allowing them to filter menu items based on their diets such as vegan, gluten-free, and vegetarian. Users can then view the menu item’s price, description and restaurant location in addition to being able to write reviews. Currently this app caters to Los Angeles.
Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands. Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries. We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más. At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels.
Panavision is the world-class provider of end-to-end solutions that power the creative vision of filmmakers. Panavision’s comprehensive offerings include unparalleled optics, proprietary camera and lighting systems, and state-of-the-art post production services. Driven by a passion for collaborative innovation, Panavision provides the content creation industry with the highest standard of quality and service. Panavision’s portfolio includes the renowned brands Light Iron, Panalux, LEE Filters, Direct Digital and Island Studios. For more information and locations worldwide, visit Panavision.com.
At Our Place, we believe in the power of home-cooking to bring people together. Our mission is to create products and experiences that celebrate cultures, honor traditions, and cultivate connections.
Inventory and budgeting software for bars and restaurants
Easy customer retention for small and medium businesses.
Sugarfina is on a mission to disrupt the $200B confections industry with an innovative approach to candy, gifting, and the customer experience. Recently named to Fast Company’s “World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies” and “World’s 10 Most Innovative Retailers” list, Sugarfina is on an exciting path to becoming a dominant player in the global confections space. Sugarfina has retail locations in major cities across North America and Hong Kong, a successful eCommerce and mobile gifting platform, a fast-growing corporate and custom gifting business, and high-profile wholesale partners such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Paper Source. We’re growing quickly, with a laser-focused, collaborative, small-company culture. We believe that people make a company great and we’re working to build a team of smart, passionate, high-integrity individuals who love working together and can take our brand into the future. Our leaders inspire and empower their teams to build our brand, innovating constantly.
Copper Cow Coffee is a premium specialty Vietnamese Coffee Company based in Los Angeles. CCC supports sustainable agriculture in Vietnam, and works to make specialty Vietnamese coffee more accessible in the US through modern design, innovative packaging, as well as socially and environmentally-conscious sourcing, .
A dedicated catering company focused on servicing the needs of your organization with delicious box lunches, breakfast meals, salad bowls, wrap platters and more. Our guarantee is that we will work to deliver the best in food and best in service to your organization.
"We are committed to the people we work with and those we serve. Very simply, we look to provide the best service and work to improve upon it every day." Our brand is Nature's Partner, and the Giumarra Companies strives to live by this promise every day, working together as partners with our customers and growers. We are a family-based produce marketing company working with more than 2,000 growers worldwide. Our 13 sales and operating divisions are each unique in product offering, but all bound under our uncompromising dedication. Grow with us and join our mission to feed the world in a healthy way.
Crateful is an Italian inspired gourmet meal delivery service. Farm Picked, Chef Packed, Daily.
Natuza: Making fresh gourmet steamed cooked meals accessible in minutes with it's Nespresso like device.
Exclusive craft beer, delivered monthly.
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