Best Food & Beverage Products Companies in Virginia, United States
The 46 best Food & Beverage Products companies in Virginia, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Palmetto Gourmet Foods.
Our analysis of 50 Food & Beverage Products companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Food & Beverage Products companies in Virginia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmetto Gourmet Foods Brand of ready-to-eat noodles | $50M | 44 mo ago | Series C | — | 2019 | WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+12 | — | — |
| 2 | Farmer Focus Distributor of chicken | $25M | 19 mo ago | Series B | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 2 job openings · 1 internship · 1 launch |
| 3 | Health Warrior Brand of fitness snacks | $12M | 106 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 4 | True Made Foods Delicious condiments with 100% flavor and 0% sugar | $7M | 65 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+33 | — | — |
| 5 | Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters Coffee brand | $3M | 87 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+38 | — | — |
| 6 | Aurapea Brand of plant based pea | $2M | 55 mo ago | Seed | Benjamin Pasternak CEO | 2020 | — | 4 patents Plant-based fat mimetics and gelled texture technologies for meat analog products | — |
| 7 | OMY Gelato Brand of dairy-free spreads | $1M | 64 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 8 | NoBull Burger Internet first brand of plant-based veggie burger | $20K | 54 mo ago | Seed | Elizabeth Raymond Co-Founder | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
Top 11 Food & Beverage Products companies in Virginia
#1
Series B · Harrisonburg, Virginia · founded 2014 · 700 employees$25.3Mraised▾
Distributor of chicken
- Jan 2025Series B$7M
- Jul 2023Series B$29.3M
- Sep 2022Series B$21.5M
- Sep 2022Conventional Debt—
#2
Series C · Saluda, Virginia · founded 2019 · 300 employees$50Mraised▾
Brand of ready-to-eat noodles
- Dec 2022Series C$50M
#3
Series A · Alexandria, Virginia · founded 2015 · 3 employees$6.9Mraised▾
Delicious condiments with 100% flavor and 0% sugar. They offer irresistibly delicious, no sugar versions of favorite condiments, sweetened only with fruit & vegetables. Their mission is to help busy families cut refined and artificial sweeteners out, and pour on veggie-fueled goodness instead. They offer Ketchup, BBQ Sauces, Mustards, Hot Sauces, and BBQ Rubs. They are focused on getting back to the roots of good food, removing sugar, and moving condiments forward. Their BBQ sauces and rubs are crafted by a legendary pitmaster, using generations of knowledge and only natural ingredients. They offer online shopping with a cart, and login functionality. They also provide a newsletter subscription. They are focused on social impact by providing healthier alternatives to traditional condiments.
- Mar 2021Series A$933.3K
- Aug 2019Series A$5.8M
- Dec 2016Seed$77K
- Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$30K
#4
Acquired · Richmond, Virginia · founded 2011 · 29 employees$11.7Mraised▾
Health Warrior is a brand of fitness snacks. Their flagship products include Chia Bars with chia seeds as ingredient and Chia Protein Bars that contains plant protein from chia, quinoa, oats, and peas. Their products are sold in offline retail outlets like Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, Target, Giant, Stop & Shop, Wegmans, Safeway, Albertsons, Earth Fare, Vitamin Cottage, Fairway, Market Basket, Giant Eagle, Hy-Vee or online on platforms like Amazon.com and through their own online platform.
- Oct 2017Series B$5M
- Aug 2014Series B$3.4M
- Apr 2014Seed$250K
- Sep 2013Seed$705K
#5
Seed · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2012 · 35 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Commonwealth Joe Coffee Roasters is a coffee brand. They claim to be the pioneers of the nitro cold brewed coffee cans in the Washington DC office area. Their products include skyline overlook, blue ridge bluff, potomac falls, monticello sunrise, humpback hike, golden horseshoe espresso, shenandoah spring, yorktown french roast, java shack house blend, gunston willows. The brands are sold through their own online platform, own store independent grocers, organized retailers. As of Dec 2017, the products are shipped to Arlington in Virginia
- May 2019Seed$1.2M
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt$615K
- Jun 2018Seed$1.3M
- Aug 2017Conventional Debt$2.5M
#6
Seed · Richmond, Virginia · founded 2020 · 11 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Producer of food items intended to offer plant-based products. The company's platform produces plant-based, high-protein products, which are made of chickpeas and available in a variety of crumbles including chorizo, breakfast, Italian, and taco, enabling consumers with healthy and organic meat substitutes.
- Jan 2022Seed$1.5M
#7
Seed · Richmond, Virginia · founded 2017 · 3 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Producer of plant-based gelato products intended to serve vegans and lactose-intolerant people. The company's products are made from natural ingredients, and non-GMO plants which are free of artificial colors, and use carob gum, enabling consumers to purchase various flavors of gelatos at affordable prices.
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$1M
- Nov 2019Seed$370K
#8
Seed · Charlottesville, Virginia · founded 2011 · 6 employees$20Kraised▾
Internet first brand of plant-based veggie burger
- Jan 2022Seed$20K
#9
Funding Raised · Roanoke, Virginia · founded 2000$20Kraised▾
Ethically-raised meats delivered to your door, supporting regenerative farming. They offer 100% grass-fed beef, bison, and lamb, alongside pasture-raised heritage pork and ethically-raised chicken. They partner with like-minded farms committed to regenerative agriculture, healing the soil and eliminating dependency on harmful chemicals. They provide a convenient way to buy ethically sourced meats through home delivery and subscription services, offering value bundles and customizable orders. They prioritize customer satisfaction with a money-back guarantee. They focus on producing healthier food and promoting a more sustainable food system. They offer online shopping, a blog with recipes and articles, and farm tours. They are committed to transparency and ethical practices, ensuring animals are humanely raised without GMOs, antibiotics, or growth hormones. They offer gift cards and a farm text club. They focus on social impact by promoting regenerative farming practices. They offer a cart, login, and subscription options.
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$20K
#10
Funding Raised · Mclean, Virginia · founded 1911 · 1000 employees—raised▾
Brand of grains, legumes, meals, snacks, and pet care & confectionery products. Its other products include candies, chocolate, chewing gum, mints, and nutritional products.
#11
Seed · Bealeton, Virginia · founded 2002 · 53 employees—raised▾
Produces and supplies organic micro-greens. Its product offerings include sunflower, radish, kale, beet, and basil micro-greens. It also produces organic heirloom tomatoes. It sells its products under its own private label of New Day Farms Superfoods.
- Apr 2022Seed—
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