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Top 25 Alternative protein companies based in the United States

Name: Alternative protein companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 227 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 227 alternative protein companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 5,214 professional contacts across them, including 1,527 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers alternative protein companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

227Companies

5,214Contacts tracked

1,527Verified emails

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The 25 largest alternative protein companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 227 alternative protein companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to alternative protein companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Beyond Meat	Indirect evidence	El Segundo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	658 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “By shifting from animal to plant-based meat, we can positively impact four growing global issues: human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources, and animal…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Impossible Foods	Indirect evidence	Redwood City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	515 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Impossible Foods is on a mission to positively impact people and the planet by making delicious, nutritious meat from plants with a fraction of the environmental footprint of meat…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	EAT Just, INC	Indirect evidence	Alameda, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	234 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Eat Just is a food technology company with a mission to build a healthier, safer and more sustainable food system in our lifetimes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Applegate	Indirect evidence	Bridgewater Township, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	192 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is Changing the Meat We Eat.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Perfect DAY	Indirect evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	185 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re rethinking everything.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	The Every Company	Indirect evidence	Daly City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The EVERY Company combines industry-leading expertise in food technology and flavor to enable the foods of tomorrow, today, for the world’s global food and beverage industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	KOIA	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	150 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We’re Koia, your new favorite protein shake.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	ALOHA	Partial evidence	Littleton, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	149 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ALOHA is an employee-owned and operated company committed to making the healthiest, best-tasting plant-based protein products on the planet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	PURIS	Indirect evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PURIS cultivates a spectrum of pure, plant-based foods and ingredients from U.S-based organic and non-GMO sources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Nature's Fynd	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	121 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nature’s Fynd is a Chicago-based food company creating versatile alternative proteins to nourish the world’s growing population while nurturing the planet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	MEATI	Indirect evidence	Boulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe that good food should be good for the planet, too.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Livekindly Collective	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	112 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LIVEKINDLY Collective is founded on the belief that plant-based protein is the future and that taking it mainstream has the power to make the global food system sustainable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	International Dehydrated Foods, INC	Indirect evidence	Springfield, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	90 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IDF® creates ingredients with integrity, bringing chicken’s foundational flavor and nutrition to our partners’ food, beverage, and supplement applications and is proud to be part…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Ripple Foods	Partial evidence	Berkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plant-based dairy alternatives that are good for you and good for the planet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Greenleaf Foods	Indirect evidence	Lisle, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Greenleaf Foods is committed to shaping the future of plant-based foods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	NO COW	Strong evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Strong evidence “No Cow, is a foodtech company revolutionizing the nutrition industry using alternative, plant-based proteins.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Laird Superfood	Indirect evidence	Boulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Laird Superfood was born when pioneering big wave surfer Laird Hamilton set out to find a better morning routine to improve and sustain his performance on the waves.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Plantible	Partial evidence	San Marcos, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plantible Foods is a B2B food technology company with the goal to develop the most functional and applicable plant-based protein in the world using scalable and sustainable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	AIR Protein	Partial evidence	San Leandro, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Air Protein is a modern food company, the pioneer in making protein from elements of the air.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Chunk Foods	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We set out to create a new category of food for every day - one that brings together the unrivaled nutritional benefits of plants with the deeply satisfying taste, texture and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Simply Essentials	Partial evidence	Overland Park, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Simply Essentials™ is a premium line of protein products that has unique characteristics that make it naturally better for you.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Mission Barns	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Meat without the animal, for a more sustainable food system We're hiring!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	OWYN	Indirect evidence	NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OWYN is a plant-based nutrition company that is true to its name, Only What You Need.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Juicy Marbles	Partial evidence	Dover, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We developed proprietary protein texturing technology that enables us to produce plant-based whole cuts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Atlantic Natural Foods	Partial evidence	Nashville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission is to make sure there are sustainable sources of protein available everywhere.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: alternative protein companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names alternative protein companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of alternative protein companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name alternative protein companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Alternative protein companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

29.3%Verified-email coverage

23.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

11.9%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

125

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 227 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among alternative protein companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “alternative protein companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names alternative protein companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among alternative protein companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,527 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Alternative protein companies by metro

Alternative protein companies in Los Angeles27

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names alternative protein companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many alternative protein companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 227 alternative protein companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Beyond Meat, headquartered in El Segundo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most alternative protein companies?

Los Angeles leads with 27 headquartered companies, followed by New York (15) and Chicago (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,527 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 227 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.