Top Los Angeles, CA Food Companies (134)
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.
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.
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.
Care of Chan is a trusted resource for all things convivial, providing a fresh perspective on event planning with purpose. We offer curated guides showcasing some of our favorite chefs, venues, florists and other event vendors; stories from creative hosts and producers behind some of the most memorable gatherings; and interviews, op-eds, and personal essays exploring themes such as craft and tradition. Our resources not only aim to offer practical knowledge, but also inspire, entertain, and foster meaningful connections, leaving you hungry for more. Consider us your trusted partner for eating and drinking in good company. C/O/C Projects is a creative marketing agency powered by Care of Chan that offers production, programming, and partnerships services. While we specialize in food and hospitality, we work with brands across various industries looking for meaningful and impactful experiences. We’ve been called community organizers, connectors, ringleaders, restaurant mavens, social chairs, and party planners. We bring people together over ideas, in real life, and over food whenever possible. Our collaborators value conviviality, respect tradition, and act purposefully. Past and current collaborators include: A24, Altro Paradiso, American Express, AWAY, Coach, Cosme, The Four Horsemen, Gucci Osteria, Ghia, HAY, J.Crew, MillerKnoll, Palm Heights, Kwame Onwuachi, Laila Gohar, Maison Kitsune, The New York Times, Opening Ceremony, Resy, Sean Brock, The Standard Hotels, Wildair, YOLA Mezcal and others
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.
Miso Robotics is robotic kitchen assistant developer. The company focuses on using AI and automation to solve the high pain points in restaurants and food preparation.
At City Storage Systems, we're building Infrastructure for Better Food. Our goal is to make food more affordable, higher quality and convenient for everyone. We’re helping restaurants expand their online food delivery businesses and streamline their operations. Currently, that means investing in our two core businesses, CloudKitchens and Otter. CloudKitchens is focused on the physical world - the world’s largest real estate business that focuses on building hyper-efficient ghost kitchens in the heart of delivery demand zones. Otter is focused on the digital world - the fastest growing SaaS company that organizes online food delivery operations for restaurants on a single, all-inclusive, and intuitive platform. Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?
The truth is, every body needs high performance energy. Whether you’re a top-performing ultra marathoner, or on the eleventh hour of cramming for finals, we all need healthier, more elite energy. We’ve developed a family of products steeped in the legacy of endurance athletics, designed to function for every day use. From cyclists winning the Tour de France, to EMT workers pulling a double-shift, Ketone-IQ is a new kind of energy - not only what gets you off the starting line, but across the finish. Ketone-IQ helps you start strong and finish stronger
Stellar is up-ending the quick service food industry with their automated, robotic mobile pizza truck – it’s a restaurant that drives directly to the customer, removing the need for expensive real estate while reducing the cost of labor. The robotics allow Stellar to serve high-quality, delicious, and affordable pizzas. Rather than selling the technology to restaurants and venues, Stellar is building a fleet of mobile pizza restaurants to build a nationwide brand in the next five years.
The iPad-based POPP (point-of-purchase platform) for restaurants. An open platform enables Restaurant Operators to leverage new technology and the internet to gain new customers, fulfill orders faster, take online orders, accept credit cards, mobile payments and do all the rest.Truck-n, the First Ever, built just for Food Trucks POPP, is Krave-n's first product to market and leads the way for Food Truck operators to run a successful mobile business. A bluetooth ticket printer, state of the art reliable credit card swiper and an iPad with internet service is all that is needed for a mobile business to run using Krave-n's platform.Krave-n offers another missing product: Legendary Human Service.
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.
As part of the Clean Eating movement, Real Good Foods makes real food you feel good about eating; always from real food, high in protein, with almost no sugar or carbs.
goop is a lifestyle brand with its roots in content across key pillars: wellness, beauty, food, style, and travel. Within those pillars, goop curates and sells a tightly edited array of products and makes its own goods in beauty, fashion, and wellness. goop launched in the fall of 2008 out of Gwyneth Paltrow’s kitchen as a homespun weekly newsletter. Paltrow wanted to share her unbiased travel recommendations, health-centric recipes, and shopping discoveries, and she also wanted to get her own questions—about health, fitness, and the psyche—answered. goop continues to be a place for Paltrow, now the company’s CEO, to introduce readers to incredible experts who have mentored her throughout her life, along with new ideas about where to shop, eat, and stay, plus clean recipes.
Pixsweet is an innovative 3D food platform that brings together tastemakers and creative consumers into one innovative marketplace. Our production process delivers customization at unparalleled speed.
Artisan Kitchen seeks to bring together a community of food lovers who wish to discover and purchase the best artisan foods from around the country
We are a Los Angeles based coffee company with locations in Larchmont, Los Feliz, the Arts District, The ROW (Downtown Los Angeles), Highland Park and more. We celebrate our communities by providing great service, awesome drinks and delicious food/pastries.
GamerFood creates the ultimate gaming snacks, designed with the core needs of gamers in mind. To most snack companies, gamers are just another target demographic – not here friends! You are the only thing we are laying awake thinking about at night. At GamerFood, we strive to embody everything that is great about the gaming community. We work with top gamers, casters, youtubers, and gaming companies across all platforms in ways that traditional snack food companies never will. We have exciting things planned for the future!
Spending Karma is a platform that allows merchants and customers to use word-of-mouth mechanics to share shopping experiences that convert to cash for both.
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