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Top 25 Specialty food companies based in the United States

Name: Specialty food companies based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 707 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 707 specialty food companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 21,665 professional contacts across them, including 4,970 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers specialty food 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 22, 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 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest specialty food companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 707 specialty food companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty food 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	The Fresh Market	Indirect evidence	Greensboro, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	5,119 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1982, The Fresh Market, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	The Chefs' Warehouse	Strong evidence	Ridgefield, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,347 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Chefs' Warehouse, North America's top specialty food distributor since 1985, offers over premium products to elite restaurants, hotels, and gourmet shops.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Lipari Foods	Strong evidence	Warren, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	914 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a leading independent distributor built around global and specialty foods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Swiss Chalet Fine Foods	Partial evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	771 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Swiss Chalet Fine Foods has provided food service professionals with unique, premium quality products from Europe and abroad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	Kehe & DPI Specialty Foods	Strong evidence	Ontario, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	719 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The team at DPI Specialty Foods has worked for decades to become the premier Western United States distributor of specialty food products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Hickory Farms, LLC	Indirect evidence	Joliet, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	628 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For 75 years, Hickory Farms has been part of your holiday traditions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Food Innovations	Partial evidence	Bonita Springs, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	377 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Food Innovations, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Fortune Fish & Gourmet	Strong evidence	Bensenville, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	305 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Fortune Fish and Gourmet is a founder-run importer, processor, and distributor of premium seafood, specialty meat and gourmet food products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	Ferraro Foods	Partial evidence	Piscataway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	283 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1975 in Green Brook, New Jersey, Ferraro Foods initially operated out of a small garage with just a single truck.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Nassau Candy Distributors, INC	Partial evidence	Hicksville, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	283 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nassau Candy is one of North America's largest and most respected wholesale candy distributors, fine food suppliers, and private label manufacturers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Stonewall Kitchen Family Of Brands	Strong evidence	York, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	270 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Stonewall Kitchen crafts award-winning, small-batch specialty foods, gifts, and more from our headquarters in York, Maine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Inland Foods	Partial evidence	Tucker, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	267 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wholesale Food Distributor and Manufacturer As the largest seafood distributor in the Southeast and one of the most innovative companies in our industry, Inland has built its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Atalanta Corporation	Strong evidence	Elizabeth, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	256 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For over 70 years, Atalanta Corporation has been one of the foremost specialty food importers of cheese, charcuterie, deli meat, grocery and seafood products from around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Dyma Brands, A Ventura Foods Company	Indirect evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	238 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in Atlanta, GA, DYMA Brands is a leader in liquid portion control and bulk condiments, seasonings and dry blend mixes, and custom printing to the foodservice industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Sterling Foods	Partial evidence	San Antonio, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	229 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sterling Foods is a leading developer and manufacturer of highly customized bakery and protein-forward food solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Haliburton International Foods, INC	Partial evidence	Ontario, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	201 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1992 with the goal of marrying food science and culinary excellence to improve the quality and reduce the cost of manufactured foods, Haliburton has grown into a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	DI Bruno Bros	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	190 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1939, Di Bruno Bros.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Chelten House Products	Partial evidence	Bridgeport, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	161 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chelten House Products is a fourth-generation, family-owned, food industry manufacturer, with facilities in Logan Township, New Jersey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	AUI Fine Foods	Partial evidence	Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	155 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AUI Fine Foods is a privately held gourmet food company located in the Washington, DC area (Gaithersburg, MD).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	D'artagnan	Strong evidence	Union, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	153 contacts →
	Strong evidence “D’Artagnan is the nation’s premier specialty food distributor and leading purveyor of foie gras, game meat, organic poultry, pâtés, sausages and smoked delicacies in the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Elite Spice INC	Strong evidence	Jessup, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	152 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Elite Spice is an industry leading spice importer and custom manufacturer offering an extensive line of spices, seasonings and specialty food ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Bowman Andros Products, LLC	Partial evidence	Mount Jackson, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	146 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bowman Andros Products is the combination of two family owned industry leaders, unified in providing unique, high quality fruit based foods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	SID Wainer & Son- A Chefs' Warehouse Company	Strong evidence	New Bedford, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	132 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sid Wainer & Son is a fourth generation, HACCP certified, specialty produce and foods company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Elephants Delicatessen	Strong evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	119 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 1979, Elephants Delicatessen has proudly served our community as Portland's premier catering company and specialty foods retailer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Specialty Food Association	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is a not-for-profit, membership-based trade association founded in 1952 and currently representing businesses including specialty food…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 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: specialty food 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 specialty food companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialty food companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialty food 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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Specialty food companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

22.9%Verified-email coverage

30.6Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.8%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

322

11-50

230

51-200

105

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 707 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 specialty food 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 “specialty food 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 specialty food 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 specialty food 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, 4,970 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 22, 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.

Specialty food companies by metro

Specialty food companies in New York27

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 specialty food 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 specialty food companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 707 specialty food 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?

The Fresh Market, headquartered in Greensboro, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialty food companies?

New York leads with 27 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (13) and Los Angeles (13).

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 4,970 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 707 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 22, 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.