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Top 25 Food industry marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Food industry marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 24, 2026 233 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 233 food industry marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,962 professional contacts across them, including 607 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (443 companies); Chicago has 233.

This list covers food industry marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, 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 24, 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 24, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

233Companies

1,962Contacts tracked

607Verified emails

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The 25 largest food industry marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 233 food industry marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 24, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food industry marketing agencies: 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	Cramer-Krasselt	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cramer-Krasselt is one of the largest independent agencies in the US with nearly $50 million revenue, with more than 80% of that revenue coming from digital and social.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
2	Technomic, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	159 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Technomic Inc, an Informa company, was founded as a management consulting firm in 1966.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
3	Highdive	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Highdive (highdiveus.com) is an independently owned, EMMY-nominated, full-service creative agency located in Chicago (HQ) and New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
4	The Food Group	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Food Group is a premier full-service agency that blends food, culture and marketing expertise to deliver powerful integrated ideas that feed our clients’ success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
5	Kinship	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We believe in the power of connection and in food, travel and culture to rekindle our earliest sense of wonder, place and identity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
6	Envisionit	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Envisionit is an award-winning, full-service digital marketing agency headquartered in Chicago with in-house Media, Creative, Tech, Strategy and Analytics teams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
7	Midan Marketing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Midan Marketing, part of Trozzolo Communications Group, is a full-service marketing firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
8	Lkh&s Advertising	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LKH & S has joined forces with The Motion Agency!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
9	Elite Communications Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Storytellers We are a boutique agency that is large enough to house exceptional, A-list talent yet small enough to give you the attentive, personalized service you…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
10	Foodminds	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FoodMinds, a division of Padilla, is an award-winning food and nutrition communications and consulting company boldly transforming the way the world thinks about food, nutrition…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
11	ESA	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Precision-Tuned Foodservice Solutions: Expert support and strategic guidance, precisely when your brand needs it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
12	8 Hospitality	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “8 Hospitality is a restaurant, hospitality development, and management company specializing in food and beverage marketing, branding, promotions, public relations, and operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
13	Agencymsi Rebranded To The Motion Agency	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Motion is a multi-disciplined, integrated marketing agency – wall-to-wall with talented technicians, cutting-edge creative thinkers and strategic storytellers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
14	DVK	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Marketing agency” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
15	Ekhos Agency Echoes	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Passionate about health and wellness, we’re a data-driven marketing team of experts dedicated to developing the best digital marketing strategies for wellness brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
16	TE A Marketing	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trungale, Egan + Associates is a full-service agency, combining the breadth and quality of a big agency with the client service focus of a small one.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
17	zswag.com	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Z-SWAG is an independently owned and operated full-service Promotional Advertising Agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
18	Batesmeron Sweet Design	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BatesMeron is a Chicago full-service branding and marketing agency that designs brilliant brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
19	Winger Marketing	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “What's your story?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
20	Expertcpg Commerce	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ExpertCPG Commerce: The Amazon Marketing Experts for Food, Beverage, and CPG Brands Who We Are: Since our inception in 2014, ExpertCPG Commerce, formerly known as Charmac, has…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
21	Connections Marketing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Connections Marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
22	Havas Chicago	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are driven by our relentless quest to be Chicago's most creative company by making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
23	Charu Interactive Inc.	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BE FOUND.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
24	Stars Tech Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “STG is a development and marketing agency that helps businesses of all sizes thrive online.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
25	CWS Ingredients	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A full-service food ingredient agency with sales, consulting, analytics and supply chain support for thousands of products across key supply partners” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 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: food industry marketing agencies. 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 food industry marketing agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food industry marketing agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food industry marketing agencies. 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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Food industry marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 24, 2026

30.9%Verified-email coverage

8.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 24, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

173

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 233 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 food industry marketing agencies, 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “food industry marketing agencies”. 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 food industry marketing agencies), 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 food industry marketing agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 607 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 24, 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.

Food industry marketing agencies by metro in the United States

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 food industry marketing agencies, 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 food industry marketing agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 233 food industry marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, 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?

Cramer-Krasselt, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most food industry marketing agencies?

New York leads the United States with 443 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (301) and Chicago (233).

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 607 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 233 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 24, 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.