Kent’s 55 Fastest Growing Food and Beverage Startups

At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 55 Food and Beverage companies in Kent. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

• Track record
• Executive leadership
• Market share
• Innovation
• ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Food and Beverage Companies & Startups (Kent)

COOK

COOK is a manufacturer and retailer of frozen ready meals.

InspiraFarms

InspiraFarms™ supplies modular, FOOD-SAFE certification ready modular processing and cold storage technology.

Chapel Down

Chapel Down produces a world-class range of sparkling and still wines, together with the award-winning range of Curious beers & cider.

Curious Brew

Award winning beer & cider from Chapel Down loved by premium customers such as Majestic & Jamie Oliver

Perfect World

An established ice cream brand creating ice creams that are actually good for you!

ToxiMet

ToxiMet develops innovative technology to make high quality food safety available and accessible to everyone.

Mums Bake Cakes

Mums Bake Cakes is Quality cakes, created by Local Bakers across the UK.

Overhang Drinks

Overhang – A natural thirst quenching drink inspired by a secret Italian family recipe

Blockhead

Blockhead offers a range of products intended to enhance physical or mental ability.

Albion Fine Foods

Albion Fine Foods is a supplier and producer of food products.

Enigma Media Ltd

We are here to cook, eat and help You find the way to Your customers. Get It Cooked is a place for food and friends.

Shepherd Neame

Shepherd Neame is a Brewery and hospitality group.

Avalon Produce

Avalon Produce is a direct marketing group focused on creating value for fruit suppliers and customers.

Gomez

Gomez supplies fruit and vegetable products to the supermarkets, wholesale, c-store and foodservice sectors.

BFP Wholesale Limited

BFP Wholesale is a wholesales bakery ingredients for bakeries, food manufacturers, and take-away traders.

The Drink Shop

The Drink Shop is an online store that sells a wide range of wines, beers, spirits, mixers, barware and gifts.

Kff

Kff provides farm-fresh produce, meat and other food items to caterers, education, healthcare, pubs and restaurants.

DPS Tableware

DPS Tableware specialises in the importation of catering and hospitality tableware for the UK and Irish marketplace.

Holdsworth Foods

Holdsworth Foods is a wide range of chilled, ambient and frozen goods to caterers.

The Tea Makers

Our company is about offering tea in its purest form to anyone who loves enjoying tea, or get them start enjoying tea back again.

Miteco

Miteco is a food and beverages packaging company.

Cocoba Chocolate

Cocoba Chocolate creates great quality chocolate products and drinks.

Veetee

Veetee is a food production company that offers a brand portfolio catering to a wide range of global consumers and retailers.

Vanillamart

Vanillamart is specialist vanilla pod suppliers, importers, retailers and wholesalers of a wide selection of vanilla pods.

Todd Meats

Todd Meats is a wholesale manufacturer and distributor of lamb, pork, mutton and beef meat as well as poultry products.

Auguste Noel

Auguste Noel is a fine food and drinks importer, wholesaler and distributor.

Whole School Meals CIC

To provide nutritious, tasty food for children which supports their health and well-being To source local produce whenever possible.

Fresh Service

Fresh Service offers temperature controlled storage, warehousing & distribution fresh produce from worldwide growers.

Artisan du Chocolat

Artisan du chocolat is the company that provides chocolates.

Continental Trade AND Commodity Services Ltd.

The CTCS Group has established itself as a highly respected supplier of goods and services to the food and coffee industries worldwide.

THE SWAN COLLECTION LIMITED

The Swan Collection Limited is a food & beverages company that showcases the best seasonal ingredients sourced from local suppliers.

TrooGranola

Building on a fledgling subscription business for ready made product.

S&A Produce

S&A is a grower, packer, importer, & exporter of soft fruit and asparagus, providing strawberries, blueberries, raspberries & blackberries.

Natural Sante

Natural Sante develops and distributes food supplements based on plants and components of natural origin in pharmacies and specialist shops.

FoodlogiK

FoodlogiK is the food industry that integrates business process control and management solutions, to meet requirements of the food industry.

Goldex Investments

Goldex Investments is a coffee franchise firm that operates in multiple trading stores along with fundraising events.

AC Goatham & Son

AC Goatham & Son produce and sells apples and pears.

Greencell

Greencell is a food and beverage company that supplies fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK market.

Good Food Kitchen

The Good Food Kitchen® is an online cookery and food website specialising in cooking videos, recipes, reviews, and cooking technology.

Salvatori Food Service

Salvatori Food Service delivers certified meat and meat products to home as well as sells online.

British Online Supermarket

British Online Supermarket supplies groceries.

Rapid ResultsGourmet

Rapid Result Gourmet provides the best healthy food delivery service all over the UK at a cheap price.

Mughal Dynasty

Mughal Dynasty is the best indian restaurants in Maidstone, Kent ME16 8QL. It provides takeaway and reservation services online.

Intercrop Group

Intercrop Group is into the production of a variety of leafy salads with a focus on quality and freshness using innovative solutions.

Brookerpaks

Brookerpaks produces pre-packed vegetables.

In-House The Hygiene Company

In-House The Hygiene Company provides high quality support in health and safety and food hygiene, focusing on schools and catering.

Coregeo

Coregeo is engaged in providing intellectual property, brand management, and marketing services for the fresh produce industry.

Rhokett

Rhokett is a food product manufacturer that focuses on making desserts including chocolate, strawberries, and cream cheesecakes.

SC Feeds Ltd.

SC Feeds Ltd. manufactures animal feed. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Stone, United Kingdom

FoodFever

FoodFever is a restaurant directory that provide details of takeaways, pubs, bars, cafes including organic food, local food shops, and more.

Bennett Opie

Bennett Opie has endeavored to produce and distribute high-quality products for customers to appreciate and consumers.

Frozen & Chilled Foods magazine

Frozen & Chilled Foods magazine is the only digital and printed magazine for the frozen and chilled foods industry.

Jardox

Jardox provides comprehensive savoury ingredients such as stocks, seasonings, herbs to food manufacturers, butchers, and retail industries.

Double Dance

Double Dance is a hospitality company offering a bed and breakfast accommodation.

Foodari

Foodari supplies locally sourced fresh fruit and vegetables to restaurants, hotels, schools, contract caterers, growers, and producers.