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Top 25 Food ingredient innovators based in the United States

Name: Food ingredient innovators based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 840 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 840 food ingredient innovators headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 76,521 professional contacts across them, including 26,403 with verified work emails. Chicago is the largest hub.

This list covers food ingredient innovators 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest food ingredient innovators based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 840 food ingredient innovators based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food ingredient innovators: 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	ADM	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	27,864 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Ingredion Incorporated	Partial evidence	Westchester, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	6,858 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Ashland	Partial evidence	Wilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,580 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ashland Inc.(NYSE: ASH) is a global additives and specialty ingredients company with a conscious and proactive mindset for environmental, social and governance (ESG).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Sensient Technologies Corporation	Indirect evidence	Milwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,667 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We Bring Life to Products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Kemin Industries	Partial evidence	Des Moines, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,877 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kemin Industries is a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Newly Weds Foods	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,563 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It was 1932 in Chicago when Paul M.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Ardent Mills	Partial evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,254 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We know you care about the future of food, and so do we.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	CP Kelco	Strong evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	935 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CP Kelco is a nature-based ingredient solutions company with approximately 90 years of experience working with food, beverage, consumer and industrial product manufacturers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	OSI Group	Partial evidence	Aurora, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	927 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OSI is the premier global supplier of custom value-added food products to the world’s leading foodservice and retail food brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Sunopta	Indirect evidence	Eden Prairie, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	910 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SunOpta Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Innophos	Strong evidence	Cranbury, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	892 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Innophos is a leading global producer of specialty ingredient solutions that deliver far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition, and industrial markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Primient	Strong evidence	Schaumburg, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	780 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Primient is a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Lyons Magnus	Indirect evidence	Fresno, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	598 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Products, packaging and process technology have evolved substantially since Lyons Magnus was founded in 1852.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Bell Flavors & Fragrances	Strong evidence	Northbrook, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	549 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(Bell) is a leading supplier of flavors, fragrances, botanical extracts and ingredient specialties to the food and beverage, household care and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Synergy Flavors	Indirect evidence	Wauconda, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	470 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Synergy Flavors is a leading manufacturer and supplier of flavorings, extracts and essences, with a truly global footprint.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Kalsec INC	Strong evidence	Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	441 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Kalsec is committed to providing the food industry with a trustworthy natural ingredient supplier for the next 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Aurorium	Partial evidence	Indianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	417 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We believe in the power of possibility; through specialty ingredients and performance-enhancing materials, Aurorium makes it possible for companies around the world to create…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Prinova USA	Partial evidence	Itasca, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	413 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Prinova has been providing high-quality ingredients, flavors and value-added solutions to help you successfully navigate the marketplace for 45+ years as a reliable partner you…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Purecircle	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	408 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PureCircle is the world's leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global beverage and food industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Baldwin Richardson Foods	Strong evidence	Macedon, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	373 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS (BRF) is a leading custom ingredients manufacturer for the food and beverage industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Tastepoint By IFF	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	336 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Tastepoint by IFF!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	VAN Drunen Farms	Indirect evidence	Momence, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	320 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Company: Did you know that over 90% of Americans don’t eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Flavorchem Corporation	Partial evidence	Downers Grove, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	233 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Flavorchem specializes in creating and manufacturing flavor and color solutions for the food and beverage industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Woodland Gourmet	Partial evidence	Waukegan, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	226 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its foundation in 1989, Woodland Gourmet, formerly Woodland Foods, has been a trusted source of culinary inspiration, deeply rooted in global flavor knowledge and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Whole Earth Brands	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	221 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Whole Earth Brands is a global food company enabling healthier lifestyles and providing access to high-quality plant-based sweeteners, flavor enhancers and other foods through our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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 ingredient innovators. 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 ingredient innovators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food ingredient innovators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food ingredient innovators. 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 ingredient innovators based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

34.5%Verified-email coverage

91.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

2.7%Largest-city concentration · Chicago

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

310

11-50

268

51-200

153

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 840 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 ingredient innovators, 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 “food ingredient innovators”. 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 ingredient innovators), 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 ingredient innovators, 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, 26,403 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 20, 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.

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 ingredient innovators, 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 ingredient innovators are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 840 food ingredient innovators 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?

ADM, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food ingredient innovators?

Chicago leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (17) and New York (16).

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 26,403 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 840 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 20, 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.