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Top 25 Specialty food marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Specialty food marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 203 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 203 specialty food marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,779 professional contacts across them, including 498 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (474 companies); Chicago has 203.

This list covers specialty food 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 14, 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 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

203Companies

1,779Contacts tracked

498Verified emails

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

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 203 specialty food marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialty food 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 14, 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 14, 2026
2	Allen Brothers 1893	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	140 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Allen Brothers \| The Standard of Steak Since 1893 For more than 130 years, Allen Brothers has been the trusted partner of the nation’s finest chefs, steakhouses, and foodservice…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
3	The Food Group	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
4	RPM Advertising	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We want to laugh.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Point B Communications	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Point B is an independent, full-service, mid-sized branding and advertising agency in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6	SRW C.A. Fortune	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A sage advisor, a creative force and, with any luck, the most fun meeting you’ll have all week.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	Midan Marketing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
8	Lkh&s Advertising	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LKH & S has joined forces with The Motion Agency!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	Elite Communications Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
10	Limitless Creative	Strong evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We're a full-service marketing agency specializing in strategy, growth, design, & production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	Grassroots Branding Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovative.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	Agencymsi Rebranded To The Motion Agency	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
13	DVK	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Marketing agency” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	Popskull	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In the thousands of advertisements, labels and messages people see every day, there are relevant products and services that make our lives better and our businesses more…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Ekhos Agency Echoes	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
16	TE A Marketing	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
17	Relish	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Relish is part creative agency, part performance marketing consultancy, with a sweet spot for innovative, digitally-native brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	zswag.com	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
19	The Hode Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Hode Group (HGI) prides itself with a history of creating success and relationships in the foodservice industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	Batesmeron Sweet Design	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
21	Karrie Leung Public Relations	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Karrie Leung Public Relations (KLPR), founded by Karrie Leung in 2009, is a Chicago-based, full-service boutique public relations and marketing agency with clients ranging from…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Funnelpot	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Funnelpot is a full-service marketing agency focused on growth in the digital age.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	Idea Booth	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Idea Booth is a Design-led, digitally-minded, creatively disruptive-agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	Expertcpg Commerce	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 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 14, 2026
25	Connections Marketing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Connections Marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 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 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 specialty food marketing agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialty food marketing agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialty food 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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Specialty food marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

28.0%Verified-email coverage

8.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

148

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 203 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 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 “specialty food 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 specialty food 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 specialty food 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, 498 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 14, 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 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 specialty food 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 specialty food marketing agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 203 specialty food 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 specialty food marketing agencies?

New York leads the United States with 474 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (340) and Miami (233). Chicago has 203.

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 498 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 203 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 14, 2026.

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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.