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The food and beverage industry is well represented on this year’s Inc. 5000 list, with 151 companies making the ranks. These fast-growing companies include manufacturers and their suppliers, restaurants and other foodservice providers, and tech companies. Their range from on-the-go snacks and meal kits to product packaging, to social sharing apps.

About the Inc. 5000 List

Each year, Inc. curates this list to recognize the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The companies on this year’s list collectively accumulated an impressive $206.2 billion in revenue in 2017.

Food industry rankings

Home Chef is the third fastest-growing company on the list. Last year, the meal kit company logged more than $255 million in revenue, an astronomical leap from 2014’s $423,207. The dramatic 3-year revenue increase (+ 60,166%) parallels the rapid growth the meal kit industry has realized over the past few years.

Here’s how each food and beverage company ranked overall:

More lists from 2018

Want to see where food and beverage companies stack up in other areas? Check out more ranking lists from the first part of 2018.

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