In honor of March 8’s International Woman’s Day, Comparably looked to highlight some of the businesses around the U.S. with females in the role of Chief Executive Officer. While there is still a major imbalance in terms of gender parity – last year’s Fortune 500 included just 6.6% women – here are a selection of food & beverage companies that have female CEOs calling the shots.
Location: San Francisco, CA
CEO: Kara Goldin
Hint, Inc. produces and markets natural-flavored unsweetened essence water. Its products include watermelon, blackberry, cucumber, pear, and lime-flavored water. The company markets and distributes its products through specialty markets, grocery stores, spas, hotels, and online portal.
Hint is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: Cambridge, MA
CEO: Ponsi Trivisvavet
Inari assembles profound changes in the industry for growers, consumers, and the environment. It is a flagship company that launches an agricultural plant breeding technology company. It reintroduces nature’s genetic diversity and working to identify some of today’s major challenges, including climate change.
Inari is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: Oakland, CA
CEO: Kristin Groos Richmond
Revolution Foods delivers ready-to-eat meal kits for school children and families. The team is made up of talented, entrepreneurial spirited individuals who are driven by a shared mission. The company thrives on collaboration, innovation, and creating social impact while delivering kid-inspired, chef-crafted food across the nation.
Revolution Foods is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: New York, NY
CEO: Rachel Drori
Founded by Rachel Drori in 2015, Daily Harvest is on a mission to make nourishing, plant-based foods more attainable by eliminating barriers to access, cost, and time. With ready-in-minutes foods built on organic fruits and vegetables, Daily Harvest takes care of food so that food can take care of you.
Daily Harvest is hiring! Find your next role here.
Tech|Business Services|Enterprise|SaaS
Location: New York, NY
CEO: Mary Biggins
MealPal is a subscription service that provides members with hundreds of lunch choices around where they live or work for a flat, monthly fee. Users can discover new restaurants and save money, while restaurants can increase revenue during their busiest hour of the day.
MealPal is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: New York, NY
CEO: Loren Brill
Sweet Loren’s is the clean food company transforming what it means to be convenient and delicious. There is a sweet intention in every bite, to take care of yourself and others, that’s why they called it Sweet Loren’s. Every product they offer is crafted with pure, simple ingredients so that everyone — regardless of dietary restriction or lifestyle — can enjoy a delectable treat.
Location: San Francisco, CA
CEO: Ooshma Garg
Gobble is a meal prep company that delivers freshly prepped dinner kits, designed to be table ready in 15 minutes, usually with just one pan. Their team of sous chefs do all of the prep work like peeling, chopping and marinating the fresh ingredients, so you spend less time in the kitchen and more time with family.
Gobble is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: Boston, MA
CEO: Stefania Nappi Mallett
ezCater is a nationwide marketplace for business catering. ezCater’s online ordering, on-time ratings and reviews, and 5-star customer service connect businesspeople to reliable catering for any meeting, anywhere in the United States.
“Very competitive cash compensation — helps make up for no bonus program.”
ezCater employees rated their overall culture a NULL.
ezCater is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: Santa Monica, CA
CEO: Susan Sarich
SusieCakes’ Founder, Susan Sarich, grew up in Chicago, where she was called Susie by her two beloved grandmothers, Mildred and Madeline. SusieCakes’ classic treats are made daily by in-house bakers, using the freshest & finest ingredients. Come visit them for delicious, sentimental sweets and a friendly, old-fashioned neighborhood experience.
SusieCakes is hiring! Find your next role here.
Location: Hershey, PA
CEO: Michele Buck
The Hershey Company is a global confectionery that provides chocolates, sweets, mints, and other snacks around the world. Having more than 80 brands worldwide, the company offers its products through brand names such as Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, and Ice Breakers.
“The leadership is pretty good, friendly people and atmosphere. One thing is they have no tolerance for mistakes and we as humans all make them.”
Hershey Company employees rated their overall culture an A-.