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Top Food Processing Companies in the US

Name: Top Food Processing Companies in the US
Creator: Surfe
Published: 2025-09-30 13:53:48
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Last updated:30 Sep 2025

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Town of Victor, New York, United States

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Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

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Salinas, California, United States

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	Companies		Key Contacts		Annual Revenue	Funding	Company Growth	Management Team Growth	Hiring Status	Tech Stack	HQ Location
1	Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Snack Food	167	Warehouse Supervisor, Credit Analyst, National Bulk sales , Special Markets , Regional Manager	>100	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 0.6% 166 ↗ 167 Employees	📈 Strong growth: 33.33% 3 ↗ 4 Employees	Actively Hiring	26	Chicago, Illinois, United States
2	Long John Silver's Food and Beverage	361	Cashier, Fast Food Cook, Head Cook	>100	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 1.12% 357 ↗ 361 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 5% 20 ↗ 21 Employees	Actively Hiring	23	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
3	The Fresh Market Food and Beverage	2,268	Store Talent Manager, Assistant Front Office Manager, manager	>100	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 0.04% 2,267 ↗ 2,268 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 3.85% 26 ↗ 27 Employees	Actively Hiring	37	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
4	Hirebridge Human Resources	117	Founder/CEO, Vice President of Support, VP Sales & Product Evangelist	+5	$10-50M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.85% 118 ↘ 117 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 3.85% 26 ↗ 27 Employees	Actively Hiring	15	Coral Springs, Florida, United States
5	Flowers Foods Food Processing	1,523	Production Supervisor, Retired, Sales manager	>100	$>1,000M	$500M raised Post-IPO Debt, 03-02-2021	📉 Negative Growth: -0.59% 1,532 ↘ 1,523 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 2.33% 43 ↗ 44 Employees	Actively Hiring	26	Thomasville, Georgia, United States
6	The Hershey Company Food and Beverage	5,375	Unemployed, Digital Systems Specialist, Retail sales and merchandising rep	>100	$>1,000M	$750M raised Post-IPO Debt, 05-01-2023	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 5,375 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 2.04% 49 ↗ 50 Employees	Actively Hiring	22	Hershey, United States
7	Chicken Salad Chick Food Processing	564	Dish washer and kitchen worker, Prep Cook, Assistant Manager	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.57% 573 ↘ 564 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 1.79% 112 ↗ 114 Employees	Actively Hiring	21	Auburn, Alabama, United States
8	US Foods Food Processing	9,838	Night Selector, Supplier Food Safety Quality & Innovation Manager \| Value Added Frozen Grocery \| Seafood, Marketing Specialist	>100	$>1,000M	$500M raised Post-IPO Debt, 09-27-2024	📉 Negative Growth: -0.1% 9,848 ↘ 9,838 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 0.9% 111 ↗ 112 Employees	Actively Hiring	36	Rosemont, Illinois, United States
9	Jason's Deli Food Delivery	1,025	2nd Assisstant Manager, Manager, Floor Specialist	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.49% 1,030 ↘ 1,025 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 0.85% 117 ↗ 118 Employees	Actively Hiring	23	Beaumont, Texas, United States
10	PepsiCo Food and Beverage	66,757	Sales Director - North Texas, Sr Business Development Manager - Starbucks, Sales Representative	>100	$>1,000M	$18k raised Grant, 06-13-2024	📊 Modest Growth: 0.42% 66,476 ↗ 66,757 Employees	📊 Modest Growth: 0.45% 668 ↗ 671 Employees	Actively Hiring	12	Purchase, New York, United States
11	Sunwink Food and Beverage	4	Northeast Senior Sales Manager	+1	$500-1,000M	$7M raised Series A, 03-20-2020	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 4 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	39	San Francisco, California, United States
12	Get Maine Lobster Food Delivery	10	Creative Director - Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships, Technical Support Representative	+2	$500-1,000M	$225k raised Seed Round, 10-30-2018	📉 Negative Growth: -9.09% 11 ↘ 10 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 3 Employees	Not Hiring	40	Portland, United States
13	The Real Food Dietitians Food Processing	2	Registered Dietitian, Co-Founder, Co-Founder	+3	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	37	United States
14	West Acre Farms Fruit	2	Farm Manager, Farm Worker, Farm Manager	+3	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	22	TOURS CEDEX 1, Pennsylvania, United States
15	Wonder Monday Snack Food	2	Co-Founder, Co-Founder	+2	$500-1,000M	$20k raised Grant, 03-01-2022	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	29	Lewes, Delaware, United States
16	Tyson Foods Food and Beverage	10,922	Assistant Plant Manager, Operador de producción, Complex Nurse Manager	>100	$>1,000M	$1,500M raised Post-IPO Debt, 02-28-2024	📉 Negative Growth: -0.14% 10,937 ↘ 10,922 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 212 Employees	Actively Hiring	50	Springdale, United States
17	Aldi Usa E-Commerce	8,096	Order Picker, Assistant Store Manager, Accounts Payable Clerk	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.46% 8,216 ↘ 8,096 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 90 Employees	Actively Hiring	15	Batavia, Illinois, United States
18	Sanderson Farms Food Processing	742	Spec_1, Manager, Cutter	+70	$>1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.4% 745 ↘ 742 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 5 Employees	Not Hiring	21	Laurel, United States
19	Raw Juicery Food and Beverage	2	Creative Director, Co-Founder, Supervisor	+4	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	26	Los Angeles, CA, United States
20	Best Foods US Food Processing	6	rentner, Ayudante de producción, Sales Specialist	+56	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 6 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	16	Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
21	Corteva Agriscience Agriculture	14,292	IT Program Manager in Bioprocess R&D, Lead Business Intelligence Analyst, Associate Investigator seed handling y processing	>100	$500-1,000M	$1,200M raised Post-IPO Debt, 05-11-2023	📉 Negative Growth: -0.43% 14,354 ↘ 14,292 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 75 Employees	Actively Hiring	22	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
22	Veggiekins Food Processing	2	Executive Coordinator, Founder & CEO	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	40	New York, New York, United States
23	Beard Papa's Food and Beverage	39	Bakery Associate, Owner, 門市代理人	+75	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 39 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	19	Long Beach, California, United States
24	The Cheesecake Factory Food and Beverage	5,451	Senior kitchen manager, Manager, Assistant General Manager	>100	$0-1M	$200M raised Post-IPO Equity, 04-20-2020	📉 Negative Growth: -0.94% 5,503 ↘ 5,451 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 163 Employees	Actively Hiring	23	Calabasas, California, United States
25	Biloxi Shrimp Co Food and Beverage		Truck Driver, Associate	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	29	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
26	Pure Indian Foods Food and Beverage	1	Director Of Operations, Co-Founder	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	31	West Windsor, New Jersey, United States
27	HALO, Purely for Pets Food and Beverage		People and Culture Generalist, Director of Sales - Western Region at Better Choice Company (NYSE: BTTR), Customer Service Specialist	+34	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	19	Tampa, Florida, United States
28	Cleveland Kitchen Food and Beverage	38	Shopper Marketing Manager, Brand Ambassador, Director, Business Intelligence & Insights	+39	$500-1,000M	$19M raised Series A, 06-13-2022	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 38 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 8 Employees	Not Hiring	12	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
29	Smithfield Foods Food and Beverage	3,411	Production Manager Trainee 1, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Supervisor, General Laborer	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.07% 3,448 ↘ 3,411 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 61 Employees	Actively Hiring	23	Smithfield, Virginia, United States
30	Graza Food and Beverage	23	Creative Director, Demand Planning Manager, Senior Creative Strategist	+31	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 9.52% 21 ↗ 23 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	32	Tucson, Arizona, United States
31	HipCityVeg Food Processing	6	Cashier, Director of Catering, Cachier	+29	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 6 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	32	Philadelphia, United States
32	Frito Lay Food and Beverage	5,763	Merchandiser, Vend co-ordinator, Route Sales Representative	>100	$500-1,000M	$337k raised Grant, 08-26-2013	📉 Negative Growth: -0.45% 5,789 ↘ 5,763 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 4 Employees	Actively Hiring	26	Plano, Texas, United States
33	The Nunes Company Food and Beverage	20	Legal Counsel, Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Vice President Sales	+32	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 5.26% 19 ↗ 20 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	9	Salinas, California, United States
34	Salsas.com Food Processing	2	Administrador, Manager, Gerente de Planeaciòn de Congelados & Retail	+23	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	38	Austin, United States
35	Taco Bamba Food and Beverage	33	Shift & Bar Lead, General Manager, Shift Lead	+49	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -2.94% 34 ↘ 33 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 7 Employees	Not Hiring	13	Falls Church, VA, United States
36	Primal Kitchen Food and Beverage	39	Head of Media & Community, Senior Graphic Artist, Social Media Manager	+58	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -2.5% 40 ↘ 39 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	27	Oxnard, California, United States
37	Bosco's Pizza Food and Beverage	175	Heavy Duty Production, Kitchen Staff, Bar Tender	+49	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 175 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	9	Springdale, Washington, United States
38	Force of Nature Meats Food and Beverage	30	Director, Board of Directors, Senior Manager of FP&A, Field Sales Manager	+32	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 3.45% 29 ↗ 30 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	26	Austin, Texas, United States
39	Recipes.net Food and Beverage		Catering Manager - San Francisco, East Bay, North Bay & Los Angeles, Assistant Manager, 3 comi in resturant	>100	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	33	Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
40	Pilgrim's Food Processing	2,471	sanitation worker, Manager, Proportioner	>100	$>1,000M	$500M raised Post-IPO Debt, 09-27-2023	📉 Negative Growth: -0.12% 2,474 ↘ 2,471 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 15 Employees	Actively Hiring	47	Greeley, Colorado, United States
41	Ingredion Incorporated Food and Beverage	4,184	Coordenador de Manutenção, Packaging Coordinator, Buyer Planner	>100	$>1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 0.19% 4,176 ↗ 4,184 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 47 Employees	Actively Hiring	17	Westchester, Illinois, United States
42	Del Monte Foods Food Processing	795	jefe de limpieza y sanidad, Processing Supervisor, Supervisor de producción	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.49% 807 ↘ 795 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 19 Employees	Actively Hiring	40	Walnut Creek, California, United States
43	Dole Food Company Food and Beverage	1,280	ASISTENTE DE EXPORTACIONES, Regional Sales Manager, control de calidad	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.16% 1,282 ↘ 1,280 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 18 Employees	Actively Hiring	7	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
44	Dairy Farmers of America Agriculture	2,246	Sales Representative, Farmer, Accts Receivable rep	>100	$500-1,000M	$45M raised Grant, 09-20-2022	📊 Modest Growth: 0.22% 2,241 ↗ 2,246 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 78 Employees	Actively Hiring	29	Kansas City, Kansas, United States
45	Bacino'S of Lincoln Park Food and Beverage	2	Anan, Chief Operations Officer	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	31	Chicago, Illinois, United States
46	Oh Snap! Let's Eat! Cooking	1	Founder, Food Content Creator & Live Event Host	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	25	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
47	McCormick Food Processing	4,579	Trade Marketing Manager CAM, Account Manager, Category Analyst	>100	$>1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 0.15% 4,572 ↗ 4,579 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 60 Employees	Actively Hiring	22	Cockeysville, Maryland, United States
48	Wilton Brands Bakery	302	Facilities Maintenance, Benefits Analyst, Engineer	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.31% 306 ↘ 302 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 8 Employees	Actively Hiring	43	Naperville, Illinois, United States
49	Bonnie Plants Organic Food		Plantation, Greenhouse, Sales Rep Merchandiser	>100	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	40	Union Springs, Alabama, United States
50	Lindt & Sprüngli E-Commerce	481	Machine Operator, National Account Manager, Russel Stovers	>100	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 0.21% 480 ↗ 481 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Actively Hiring	48	Stratham, New Hampshire, United States
51	Sweet Maple Food and Beverage	4	Barista, front of house team member, Waitress	+9	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 4 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	27	San Francisco, California, United States
52	Country Crock Food Processing		Farmer	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	21	Manassa, Colorado, United States
53	Butternut Bakery Bakery	1	Founder	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	42	Sparkill, New York, United States
54	Tropical Traditions Food and Beverage	2	administrator	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	38	Blum, United States
55	Stover Food and Beverage	9	Marketing Production Coordinator, Business Development Associate, Chief Financial Officer	+9	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -10% 10 ↘ 9 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	Not Hiring	27	Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States
56	DeBragga, New York's Butcher® Food Processing	11	Chief Human Resources Officer, Corporate Chef, Sales	+14	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 11 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 3 Employees	Not Hiring	30	Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
57	Costa Vida Food Delivery	228	Head Cashier, Store Manager, Franchise Business Consultant	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.44% 229 ↘ 228 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 29 Employees	Actively Hiring	20	Pleasant Grove, United States
58	Darigold Food and Beverage	596	Lead Customer Buisness Partner, Supply Chain Coordinator, Palletizer	>100	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 1.02% 590 ↗ 596 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 12 Employees	Actively Hiring	25	Seattle, Washington, United States
59	Hurricane Grill and Wings Food Processing	120	Hostess, Bartender, Cook	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.64% 122 ↘ 120 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 12 Employees	Actively Hiring	37	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
60	Taylor Farms Food and Beverage	1,155	Mecanico B, Supervisor, Trimmer	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.17% 1,157 ↘ 1,155 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 13 Employees	Actively Hiring	31	Salinas, California, United States
61	Bubba Gump Shrimp Co Food and Beverage	353	Host, Server, Food Server	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.12% 357 ↘ 353 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 12 Employees	Actively Hiring	9	Houston, Texas, United States
62	New York Apple Assn Food and Beverage	1	Assistant Communications and Analytics Manager	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	36	Town of Victor, New York, United States
63	Mrs. Fields E-Commerce	71	Assistant Manager, Mrs.fields, Cake Decorator	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.39% 72 ↘ 71 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 8 Employees	Not Hiring	28	San Francisco, California, United States
64	Innophos Chemical	490	Operator, Superintendente de Producción, Customer support	>100	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 0.2% 489 ↗ 490 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 5 Employees	Actively Hiring	9	Cranbury Township, New Jersey, United States
65	Fresh Express Food and Beverage	389	Empaking, Food Safety, Warehouse Associate	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.02% 393 ↘ 389 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Actively Hiring	25	Windermere, United States
66	Heinz Food Processing		Purchasing Manager, Swasta, Account Manager	>100	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	24	Anaheim, United States
67	Tomato Growers Supply Company Agriculture		Ptab	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	15	Fort Myers, United States
68	Millican Pecan Food and Beverage	1	Baker, Vice President, Packager	+6	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	27	San Saba, Texas, United States
69	Buonissimo Food Processing	2	Truck Driver, Sales Associate, Waitress	+8	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	27	New Providence, New Jersey, United States
70	Nutritious America Food Processing		nu am, Scoala, elev	+3	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	25	New York, United States
71	ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG Cosmetics	8,096	Chef de mission	+1	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.46% 8,216 ↘ 8,096 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 90 Employees	Actively Hiring	5	Camas, Washington, United States
72	Jbt Corporation Food and Beverage	870	Sales Account Manager, Regional Technical Service Engineer, Mechanical Engineer	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.92% 887 ↘ 870 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 4 Employees	Not Hiring	27	Chicago, Illinois, United States
73	Russo’s New York Pizzeria Food Delivery	73	Cook, marketing manager, Pizza Maker	+9	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 73 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 12 Employees	Not Hiring	28	Houston, United States
74	NatureSweet Agriculture	523	Inspector de inocuidad, Nature Sweet, High Tech Manufacturing Finance Manager	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.76% 527 ↘ 523 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 17 Employees	Actively Hiring	51	San Antonio, Texas, United States
75	Sickies Garage Burgers AND Brews Food and Beverage	35	Food Server, Line Cook, Sales ambassador	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -2.78% 36 ↘ 35 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 3 Employees	Actively Hiring	21	Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
76	Cargill Food and Beverage	3	Customer Service Representative Cocoa, Shipping, Digital Business Studio	>100	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 3 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	23	Wayzata, United States
77	Cut Da Carb Foods Food and Beverage		E-commerce Logistics Manager	+1	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	39	Cerritos, California, United States
78	Ardent Mills Agriculture	788	Quality Manager, Elevator Manager, Instructional Designer	>100	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 788 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 17 Employees	Actively Hiring	21	Denver, Colorado, United States
79	Chubby Snacks Food Processing	14	Chief Development Officer (CDO), Food Server, Food Production Manager	+8	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 14 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 4 Employees	Not Hiring	29	Los Angeles, United States
80	Freeman Enterprises Insurance	1	Irrigation Technician, agent, Builder	+5	$1-10M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	0	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
81	GoWISE USA Services Food and Beverage	1	Loader, Product Manager, Shipping and Receiving Clerk	+4	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	21	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
82	TRĒ House Food and Beverage	6	Marketing Specialist, President, Senior CRM & Email Marketing Manager	+5	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 6 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	40	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
83	The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Food Processing		Cook, Waitress, Line Cook	>100	$>1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	3	Calabasas, California, United States
84	Over The Fire Cooking Food and Beverage	1	Founder/CEO, Security Guard	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	32	Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
85	Paleovalley Food and Beverage	36	Customer Care Advocate, UGC Manager, Supply Chain Analyst	+54	$500-1,000M		📊 Modest Growth: 5.88% 34 ↗ 36 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Actively Hiring	29	Boulder, Colorado, United States
86	Somisomi Food Processing	72	Cashier, Marketing & Branding Designer, Crew Member	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -2.7% 74 ↘ 72 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 6 Employees	Not Hiring	8	Los Angeles, California, United States
87	Food Engineering Manufacturing	1	I am working company, Event Content Manager, Senior Technical Contributing Editor	+3	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	18	Birmingham, Michigan, United States
88	Seafood Nutrition Partnership Food Processing	10	Driver, Development Director, VP of Marketing & Communications	+6	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 10 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 5 Employees	Not Hiring	32	Arlington, Virginia, United States
89	Pepperidge Farm Food Processing	695	Retail Merchandiser, Driver, Maintenance Planner	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.14% 703 ↘ 695 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 35 Employees	Not Hiring	26	Norwalk, United States
90	PuckerButt Pepper Company Food and Beverage		Brand Manager, Chief Executive Officer	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	24	Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
91	Uncle Bens Food Processing	2	Packager, Warehouse Associate, Forklift Operator	+22	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	24	Greenville, United States
92	Swanky Recipes Food and Beverage	3	Social Media Marketing Project Manager, Recipe Developer, Freelance Food Writer, and Blog Owner	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 3 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	34	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
93	Food Industry Executive Food and Beverage	7	Contributing Editor, Food Technologist, Quality Assurance Analyst	+30	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 7 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 2 Employees	Not Hiring	28	Denver, Colorado, United States
94	Snake River Farms Food Delivery	1	Visual Content Specialist, Granjero	+2	$500-1,000M		⏸️ No Growth: 0% 1 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% Employees	Not Hiring	31	Lewes, Delaware, United States
95	Joe's Crab Shack Food Delivery	454	Server, Lead Bartender, Restaurant Manager	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.22% 455 ↘ 454 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 24 Employees	Actively Hiring	11	Houston, Texas, United States
96	Kwik Trip Food and Beverage	3,544	Food Service Worker, Guest Service Coworker, Kitchen Food Server	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.78% 3,572 ↘ 3,544 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 6 Employees	Actively Hiring	46	La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
97	BRU Burger Bar Food and Beverage	86	Server, Food Server, Team Lead Manager	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -4.44% 90 ↘ 86 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 4 Employees	Not Hiring	11	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
98	Smashburger Food and Beverage	558	Marketing Manager, Cashier, Fast Food Cook	>100	$500-1,000M	$99M raised Venture Round, 10-12-2015	📉 Negative Growth: -1.06% 564 ↘ 558 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 85 Employees	Actively Hiring	38	Denver, Colorado, United States
99	Fresh Del Monte Produce Food and Beverage	1,328	Maintenance Manager, coordinator, Logistics Operations Coordinator	>100	$>1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -0.45% 1,334 ↘ 1,328 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 41 Employees	Actively Hiring	33	Coral Gables, Florida, United States
100	Fareway Stores, Inc. Food Delivery	711	grocer, Courtesy Clerk, Clerk	>100	$500-1,000M		📉 Negative Growth: -1.66% 723 ↘ 711 Employees	⏸️ No Growth: 0% 7 Employees	Actively Hiring	8	Boone, Iowa, United States

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Intelligent Prospecting, Backed by Signals

How can understanding the operational complexities of large food processors enhance the effectiveness of personalized sales pitches?

Stop pitching features. Start naming the bottlenecks on their plant floor. Large food processors juggle short shelf life, strict allergen changeovers, and retailer penalties for late or incomplete orders. When you show you understand that mix, your message shifts from generic to surgical. Tie your offer to the business outcomes that ops leaders live and die by. Less downtime becomes more cases per hour. Faster traceability becomes fewer recall hours and protected brand equity. Better demand signals become higher case fill and fewer fines. Minutes are margin in food.

Use their realities to personalize with precision. Reference the SKU count, private label exposure, and seasonal spikes they face. Call out the friction you know hurts: weekend sanitation cycles that steal capacity, promotion-driven forecast swings from a top retailer, packaging hiccups that cause rework. Then ask targeted questions that open doors and budgets:
- Which allergen changeovers cost you the most lost run time this quarter?
- How are you protecting OTIF on short-dated items when a promo lands two weeks early?
- If a customer requests full traceability records in 24 hours, what slows your response?
- Where do labor gaps most often trigger line stops or quality holds?
- Which co-man partners are hardest to keep in sync on specs and schedules?

Two lines to keep handy: Talk to the constraint and the CFO will listen. If you help them ship more good cases with fewer surprises, you just wrote their memo to leadership. Understanding operational complexity lets you speak in the language that wins deals: throughput, yield, service, and risk. That is how you move from a nice-to-have tool to a line-item that saves a plant its quarter.

What are the most common purchasing obstacles faced by top-tier food processing companies, and how can B2B solutions directly address these challenges?

They do not lack suppliers. They lack proof. The biggest obstacles are simple to name and costly to ignore. First, fragmented buying across plants erodes leverage and creates spec drift, which invites audit risk and uneven quality. If your plants buy like islands, you pay mainland prices. Second, raw material and energy volatility punch margins, slow quoting, and trigger ugly customer conversations when you miss OTIF targets. Third, long validation cycles stall good initiatives because quality, food safety, and regulatory teams need rock-solid evidence before they greenlight change. One recall can cost millions, so inertia often wins over innovation.

B2B solutions that win here do three things well. They centralize visibility, so leaders see total spend by plant, SKU, and supplier, enforce approved specs, and maintain clean digital records for audits and customer certifications. They turn volatility into decisions, with indexed pricing, alerts tied to commodity moves, and clear cost-to-serve views that protect margin before price changes hit the P&L. They remove friction from proof, with fast pilots, prebuilt HACCP and SQF templates, and simple ERP connectors, so ops and quality get the documentation they need and finance sees time-to-value. In food, slow is expensive.

Conversation starters you can use:
- How many plants are still buying off contract for your top five ingredients, and what did that cost last quarter?
- When oil or corn jumps 8 percent in a month, how fast can you reprice and protect margin on active quotes?
- What is your average supplier onboarding time from spec to first PO, and how does that impact new product launches?
- When was your last mock recall, and how quickly could you produce a full digital trail for a top customer?
- Where do you see the biggest gap between approved specs and what is actually received on the dock?

The pattern is clear, proactive beats reactive. Efficiency is the strategy, not a side effect.

What specific metrics do decision-makers at top food processing companies prioritize when evaluating new B2B technologies or services?

Here is the quiet filter they use: if it does not move more good cases out the door, reduce risk, and pay back fast, it gets ignored. The scoreboard is simple, and it is ruthless. They watch throughput per hour, uptime, and first pass yield. They track waste and rework, changeover minutes, and labor minutes per case. Unit cost is king, framed as cost per case or per pound, plus energy and water used per unit. Retail service is nonnegotiable, so OTIF, case fill, and chargebacks sit near the top. Food safety and compliance get board-level attention: defect rate, holds and releases, lot trace time to isolate a recall, audit findings, and temperature excursion counts. They care about resilience: supplier OTIF, lead time variability, and days of inventory on critical inputs. Sustainability is now a gate, not a nice-to-have, so energy intensity, water intensity, waste-to-landfill, and packaging reduction matter. Finance reads the last word: payback period, ROI, total cost of ownership, time to integrate, and user adoption. Minutes are margin.

Turn those into crisp conversations. Ask: Which line is your bottleneck, and what is the target cases per hour you are missing today. Where do you lose the most yield, raw trim, moisture loss, or overfill. How many changeover minutes can you claw back this quarter. What is your current case fill to top 5 retailers, and what is it costing in penalties. How fast can you trace a lot from plant to pallet when the auditor asks. What is your cost per case sensitivity to a 5 percent labor or energy swing. What payback window gets funded, 6, 9, or 12 months. A 1 percent yield lift on a 100 million pound category is 1 million more saleable pounds. A 10 minute changeover cut on three shifts adds hours of runtime every week. Yield is the quiet P and L lever. Traceability is a stopwatch, not a slogan.

In what ways can sales teams leverage insights about seasonal trends and production cycles in the food processing industry to time their outreach for maximum impact?

The calendar is your best lead list. In food processing, demand rides the seasons, not the inbox. Meat ramps with grilling season. Ice cream peaks with the first heat wave. Confectioners live for Q4 holidays. When you time outreach to those cycles, you show up when problems are expensive and budgets are flexible. Miss it and you land in a quiet week when no one cares, or worse, in the red zone when your buyer only wants more labor, more lines, more trucks. Sell into the calendar, not the org chart.

Use simple timing plays that map to revenue moments. For summer grills, target meat, buns, condiments, and beverages by contacting ops and sales leaders in February and March. Offer ways to cut changeover time before May volumes hit. For back to school, engage snack and beverage makers in May and June while they lock promo calendars. For Q4 holidays, connect with confectionery and bakery in July to August, ahead of capacity locks and retailer fines. For seafood, ask about Lent plans in December. For produce-based canning and frozen, call 60 to 90 days before regional harvests, when yields and co-packer overflow are being set. Pair those with downtime windows. Many plants run maintenance in early January or the week of July 4. That is pilot season. Also watch retail category resets in spring and fall, when reformulations and packaging changes create line changeovers.

Conversation starters that land:
- What is the one week this season you cannot miss, and what breaks when you do?
- Where do you lose the most hours during peak changeovers?
- How early do you lock co-packer capacity, and what is your Plan B if promotion lift surprises you?
- Which retailer penalties hurt you last peak, and what would it take to avoid a repeat?
- When does your team finalize Q4 or back-to-school forecasts, and who owns that meeting?
- What is the first weather, crop, or promo signal that makes you re-plan a shift?
- If I could buy you 2 percent more line uptime in the two weeks before your spike, where would you spend it?

Track simple signals to trigger outreach: USDA crop reports, heat waves, early retailer promotions, and public maintenance shut notices. Reach out before peaks to shape plans, or right after peaks to debrief and seed next year’s fixes. One-liner to keep: If you miss the harvest, you miss the order. Timing beats volume.

What are the best strategies to identify and engage with the key decision-makers within the food processing industry’s leading firms?

Start with this rule: find the person who gets the 2 a.m. call when a line stalls or a spec drifts. That is your path to budget. In top processors, the money sits where margin is won or lost. Downtime burns dollars per minute. A failed audit risks a recall that can erase a quarter’s profit. Late shipments trigger retailer penalties. Lead with that reality and you will get attention.

Build a two-level map. Corporate sets policy and funding. Plants feel the pain and validate the use case. At corporate, look for COO, SVP Operations, VP Quality or Food Safety, VP Supply Chain, and Finance leaders who approve ROI. In plants, target Plant Managers, Quality Directors, Maintenance or Engineering, and Continuous Improvement. Use LinkedIn to filter by “plant,” “food safety,” “continuous improvement,” or “operational excellence.” Cross-check plant locations via FDA or USDA establishment lists and SQF or BRCGS certification directories to see where product is made. Scan press releases, capex permits, and job postings for clues like new lines, new allergens, sustainability retrofits, or automation hires. Recent recalls, retailer scorecard misses, or expansion news are your urgency triggers.

Engage with simple, outcome-first questions. Try: How do you protect margin when changeovers increase SKUs and allergens. Where does yield loss hit hardest between blending, cooking, and packaging. Who owns on-time, in-full when labor is tight and demand is spiky. What is the plan to pass the next customer audit without overtime spikes. Anchor to numbers they live with: downtime minutes, first pass quality, chargebacks avoided, waste reduced. Multi-thread early. Pair a plant champion who feels the fire with a corporate sponsor who releases funds. Offer a short working session to map one high-cost failure mode and the payback. Two lines to keep in your pocket: Find the person who gets yelled at when a line stops, then bring them a quiet line. If they own recall risk or retailer scorecards, they own the budget.

How can sales professionals use competitive intelligence to differentiate their offerings in a crowded market specifically targeted at top food processing companies?

Competitive intel is your edge when every processor looks the same on a slide. Start with public, plant-level signals. Expansion press releases, job postings for aseptic or pouch specialists, ESG water targets, packaging changes from rigid to recyclable film, FDA inspection findings, and recall notices. Tie those facts to dollars. A single recall averages about 10 million in direct costs. On-time in-full penalties can shave a point or two off margin in a quarter. If you can speak to yield, scrap, and service level during changeovers or new line ramps, you are not another vendor. You are a margin story. One-liner to keep: Win the changeover, win the quarter.

Turn intel into talk tracks your prospects can say yes to:
- I saw your new pouch line in Springfield. Similar plants see a 2 to 3 point yield swing in the first 90 days. How are you protecting margin during ramp-up without missing retailer service levels?
- Your ESG report targets a 20 percent water cut by 2027. Where do sanitation cycles and allergen changeovers threaten that goal, and what will it cost if the target slips?
- A competitor just got flagged for traceability gaps. Are you using that to win shelf space with retailers, and what would tighter lot-level visibility do for your sell-in story?
- You are hiring controls and maintenance talent across three sites. Is that to curb downtime or to prepare for more automation, and where is repair time hurting fill rates?
- You are moving to recyclable film. Many teams see scrap spike during tuning. What is your plan to keep orders whole while you dial in sealing and speed?
- Edible oil volatility is back. How much of your margin target comes from procurement moves versus in-plant yield gains?

Be the rep who knows their plant calendar better than their last consultant. The moral is simple: efficiency and clarity beat brute force outreach. Lead with proof that you understand their next 90 days, not their last 5 years.