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Top 25 Cookbook publishers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 161 cookbook publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,928 professional contacts across them, including 685 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers cookbook publishers 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
161Companies
2,928Contacts tracked
685Verified emails
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The 25 largest cookbook publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 161 cookbook publishers 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 cookbook publishers: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500877 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“W.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceMount Pleasant, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200192 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As the nation’s leading publisher of books of local interest, Arcadia’s mission is to connect people with their past, their communities and one another.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceStevens Point, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50096 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1892, Sheridan Worzalla (formerly Worzalla) specializes in the production of cookbooks, children’s, trade, and lifestyle books, and is dedicated to exceeding…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceEnterprise, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a87 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hospital Pharmacy Inc is a publishing company based out of 401 Ne 1st St, Enterprise, Oregon, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceAtglen, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20071 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Schiffer Publishing Ltd.is an independent publisher located in Southeastern Pennsylvania.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceFishers, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20068 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“First launched in 2008 by Geoff Bartakovics and acquired by Static Media in 2021, Tasting Table is dedicated to serving the modern food and drink enthusiast through content that…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceEmeryville, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Based on the West Coast, Ten Speed Press spent decades as an independent publisher before becoming part of the Crown Publishing Group in 2009.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5042 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street in downtown Boston, at 177 Milk Street, is home to our magazine’s editorial offices and our cooking school.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceMount Joy, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fox Chapel Publishing is a dynamic award-winning publisher of over 3,500 specialty interest books and magazines based in historic Mount Joy, PA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Chicago Review Press is an independent publishing company founded in 1973.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceBend, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blue Star Press, voted one of the fastest-growing independent publishers by Publisher’s Weekly, is known for its beautiful, highly illustrated books on art, wellness, self-help…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceRye Brook, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5027 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PETER PAUPER PRESS, founded in 1928, is delighted to be in its eighth decade as one of America’s leading publishers of fine gift books, humor books, compact references, travel…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceRichmond, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20027 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Weldon Owen creates visually splendid, mind-expanding books that nurture a wide range of readers' passions, be they practical, creative, adventurous, or all-out fun.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceSanta Fe, NM, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Edible Communities celebrates local food, season by season, community by community With a network of more than 80 independently owned, hyper-local food magazines across the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceSalt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Shadow Mountain is a general trade publisher of fiction and non-fiction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMorgantown, WV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 2008 by Nikki Bowman, New South Media, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie company was founded in 2009 by sisters and pie makers Melissa Elsen and Emily Elsen.nNamed “Artisans of the Year” by Time Out New York in 2011, their…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceGuilford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceNashville, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HarperCollins Focus, based in Nashville, is a dynamic collection of publishing imprints dedicated to entertaining and empowering readers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceCollierville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fundcraft Publishing is a family-owned fundraising publishing company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceKennebunkport, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Good ideas ripen with time.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceNY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Centennial is an international book and magazine publisher, specializing in richly illustrated publications covering topics in health & wellness, history & biography, current…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceHonolulu, HI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bess Press is a regional publisher based in Honolulu, Hawaii.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceVista, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CHEK Institute is a Publishing company located in 2105 Industrial Ct, Vista, California, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceOlympia, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mixx 96.1 KXXO is a publishing company based out of PO BOX 7937, Olympia, Washington, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Cookbook publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
23.4%Verified-email coverage
18.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.8%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50
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51-200
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201-500
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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 161 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 cookbook publishers, 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 “cookbook publishers”. 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 cookbook publishers), 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 cookbook publishers, 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, 685 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
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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 cookbook publishers, 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 cookbook publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 161 cookbook publishers 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?

W. W. Norton & Company, INC, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most cookbook publishers?

New York leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (5) and Seattle (5).

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 685 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 161 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.