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We’ve ranked the top 15 Grocery companies in Los Angeles, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Grocery Companies & Startups (Los Angeles, California)
Thrive Market
Thrive Market is a membership-based online company that offers natural and organic food products.
Founder(s): Gunnar Lovelace, Kate Mulling, Nick Green, Sasha Siddhartha
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Beauty, E-Commerce, Grocery, Health Care, Retail, Shopping
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Salted
Salted is a platform for developing and scaling better-for-you, QSR brands.
Founder(s): Jeff Appelbaum
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Grocery
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Halla
Halla is a taste intelligence company that creates and designs real-time personalization AI engine for grocery.
Founder(s): Gabriel Nipote, Henry Michaelson, Spencer Price
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Software
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re_ grocery
Re_ grocery is a package-free grocery store offering consumers access to affordable and healthy organic food.
Founder(s): Joseph Macrino, Lauren Macrino
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Grocery, Retail, Shopping, Sustainability
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Duffl
We deliver groceries to college communities in 10 minutes.
Founder(s): Angel Herrera, Brian Le, David Lin, Graham Farrell, Rohun Vora
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer, Food Delivery, Grocery, Snack Food
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Zevia
Zevia produces zero-calorie diet sodas and offers sodas in various flavors, such as black cherry, caffeine free cola, and cherry cola.
Founder(s): Derek A. Newman
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Grocery, Retail
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PayDragon
PayDragon is a mobile commerce app that allows users to order and pay for groceries from local stores.
Founder(s): Hamilton Chan
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Grocery, Mobile Apps
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Kozmo.com
Kozmo.com delivers groceries in about 30 minutes
Founder(s): Barnaby Montgomery
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery
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Valley Fruit & Produce
Valley Fruit & Produce is a wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable business, also shipper and distributor of fresh produce.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Farmers Market, Grocery, Retail, Supply Chain Management
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IGZU
The world’s first bottled bamboo leaf tea.
Founder(s): Courtney McCoy, Zachary Anderson
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Grocery, Organic, Organic Food, Tea
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JC Sales
JC Sales is a wholesaler that serves the discount, convenience, distributor, and grocery markets.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Retail, Toys, Wholesale
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Original Farmers Market
Original Farmers Market provides a marketplace for merchants, grocers, shops, hotels and restaurants.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Marketplace, Real Estate
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Thursday Friday
Thursday Friday is a fashion & accessories brand with a sense of humor and an appreciation for luxury.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Grocery, Retail, Retail Technology
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SK Market
SK Market provides each community with competitively-priced quality goods in a shopping environment that is convenient, and professional.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Grocery
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Abamex Distributors
Abamex Distributors is an international consumer packaged goods wholesaler, with a focus in Mexican and Latin American groceries.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Grocery, Retail, Wholesale
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