At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 35 Recipes companies in California, United States. 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 Recipes Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Liquor.com
Liquor.com is a website providing recipes, information and news on cocktails and spirits.
Founder(s): Kit Codik, Nicolas Darveau-Garneau, Steve Olsher, Warren Yamakoshi
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Information Services, Internet, News, Recipes, Wine And Spirits
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June
June is a smart oven for your home that makes cooking perfectly easy.
Founder(s): Matt Van Horn, Nikhil Bhogal
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Electronics, Recipes, Smart Home
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Copy Me That
Recipe organizer and meal planner. Copy any recipe with a single click.
Founder(s): Tine Bak
Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Information Technology, Mobile, Recipes
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TippleBox
TippleBox offers users a classy and small scale cocktail and drinking experience.
Founder(s): Sonny Charles
Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Recipes
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Mattson
Mattson operates in food industry and specializes in product designing & development, brand development, food trend tracking and others.
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Location: Foster City, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Product Design, Recipes
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Allthecooks
Allthecooks is the leading recipe app for iOS and Android. Acquired and renamed to Cookpad.
Founder(s): Rafael Sanches, Raj Singh, Silvia Curioni
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Android, Apps, Cooking, Food and Beverage, iOS, Location Based Services, Machine Learning, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Recipes
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FeastBox
FeastBox allows users find cuisines and recipes that they can make at home.
Founder(s): Tikue Anazodo
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, E-Commerce, Recipes
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RecipeMatcher
RecipeMatcher is a user-generated recipe website.
Founder(s): Mike Sasaki
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Recipes, Web Browsers
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Real Plans
Real Plans is a meal planning solution that you can customize to suit your needs.
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Location: Pacific Palisades, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Recipes
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Ramona s Mexican Food Products Inc
Ramona’s Mexican Food Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialty Mexican foods based in Gardena, CA.
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Location: Gardena, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Recipes
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JSL Foods
JSL Foods is a manufacturer and marketer of asian noodles and wrappers, long goods pasta, and baked goods.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Manufacturing, Recipes
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MacroKitchen
MacroKitchen is a platform for nutrition-focused professionals and consumers that provides tools to support healthy, flexible meal planning.
Founder(s): Adrian Divecha, Jordan Chadsey
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Nutrition, Recipes
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KitchMe
KitchMe, a web and mobile app, gives consumers access to real-time grocery deals and matches those savings with recipes and other products.
Founder(s): Gene Reddick, Max Duley, Nancy Brackner Duley, Stella Kleiman
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, E-Commerce, Grocery, Recipes
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Mastercook
Mastercook is a Cooking Software Recipes.
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Location: California City, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Recipes, Software, Web Apps
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Big Tree Organic Farms
Big Tree Organic Farms is a food processing company that grows and manufactures organic almonds and almond products.
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Location: Turlock, California, United States
Industries: Farming, Food Processing, Manufacturing, Organic Food, Recipes, Wholesale
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Slender Kitchen
Slender Kitchen is an online portal that offers meal plans and recipes.
Founder(s): Joe Memun, Kristen McCaffrey
Location: El Segundo, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Recipes
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Foodgawker
Foodgawker is an online platform that enables its users to search and share recipes, techniques, and ingredients with others.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Recipes, Web Browsers
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Punchfork
Punchfork enables users to discover recipes from top food sites and share them with friends.
Founder(s): Jeff Miller
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Online Portals, Recipes, Web Browsers
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HMC Farms
HMC Farms is a grower, packer, shipper and marketer of stone fruit and table grapes in the San Joaquin Valley, CA.
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Location: Kingsburg, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, B2B, B2C, Customer Service, Farmers Market, Farming, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing, Recipes
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Just One Cookbook
Just One Cookbook focuses on authentic and modern Japanese recipes.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Recipes
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Molecularrecipes.com
Molecularrecipes.com offers a wide range of professional quality products and tools as well as molecular gastronomy recipes and techniques.
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Location: Marina Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Recipes, Shipping
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World Chef
World Chef operates an online community that shares cooking shows, food ingredients, and various recipes.
Founder(s): Mike Duffy
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Online Portals, Recipes
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ChefsBest
ChefsBest® is the independent judging organization dedicated to recognizing and honoring the best food and food-related products in
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Recipes
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Countertop
Countertop is a producer and manufacturer of food products intended to offer traditional health-enhancing recipes.
Founder(s): Nicole Rice
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Recipes, Retail
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Gio Gelati
GIO gelati offers authentic Italian dishes and gelato recipes.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Recipes, Restaurants
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Tres Agaves Products
Tres Agaves Products produces organic agave products, tequila, margarita mixers, and organic cocktail mixers.
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Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Organic, Recipes, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Cook It Here
Commercial Kitchen Rental Directory
Founder(s): Sergio Pinon
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Food and Beverage, Recipes
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Paleo Leap
Paleo Leap is an online platform that fixates on the healthy lifestyle of people with recipes, medical, nutritional advice, and treatment.
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Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Advice, Dietary Supplements, Health Care, Medical, Online Portals, Recipes
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Dinner Hustle
Online Meal Planning service
Founder(s): Stacey Waldspurger
Location: Mill Valley, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Nutrition, Personal Health, Recipes
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Rerecipe
Rerecipe is a recipe sharing and cooking site that allows users to post and share recipes.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Recipes, Web Browsers
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Custom Bakehouse
Custom Bakehouse is an ecommerce platform that sells home-baked goods.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Fe Springs, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Food Processing, Manufacturing, Recipes, Retail, Snack Food
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The Forked Spoon LLC
The Forked Spoon is a trusted website for family-friendly recipes covering dozens of diets, courses, and cuisines.
Founder(s): Jessica Randhawa
Location: El Dorado Hills, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Marketing, Publishing, Recipes
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Loubier Gourmet
Loubier Gourmet is a food & beverage company that offers sauces, spice rub products, recipes and food services.
Founder(s): Michael Loubier
Location: Benicia, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Recipes
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Whole Health Everyday
Whole Health Everyday offers recipe lessons, dinner parties, chef services and weekly meal preparation.
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Location: Newport Beach, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Professional Services, Recipes
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Seatopia
Seatopia provides raw seafood products from sustainable fishing ways.
Founder(s): Eric Tong
Location: Marina Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Food and Beverage, Recipes, Seafood
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