23 Best Nutrition Startups From Texas

October 13, 2020
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This article showcases Toast Fried’s top picks for the best Texas headquartered nutrition startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the nutrition industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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1. Zilis

The idea behind this startup: Zilis is a health care company that provides ultracell CBD oil, ultrasystem, ultracell topical and more.

Headquarters: Argyle, Texas, United States

Industries: Business Development, Health Care, Nutrition

Founders: Unknown

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2. Journey Foods

The idea behind this startup: Journey Foods solves food science and supply chain inefficiencies with enterprise software to help companies feed 8 billion people better.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Data Visualization, Food Processing, Industrial Automation, Machine Learning, Nutrition, SaaS, Snack Food, Software, Supply Chain Management

Founders: Andy Renaud, Riana Lynn

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3. Kettle & Fire

The idea behind this startup: Kettle & Fire is a bone broth company that combines marrow bones with premium organic vegetables and filtered water in steel kettles.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Health Care, Nutrition

Founders: Justin Mares, Nicholas Mares

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4. Drink Daily Greens

The idea behind this startup: Drink Daily Greens produces organic, cold-pressed green juices created to clear toxic effects of chemotherapy.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Food Processing, Health Care, Nutrition, Organic, Wellness

Founders: Shauna Martin

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5. Halo Life Science

The idea behind this startup: A Life Science + Food Technology company committed to creating a sustainable, healthier future for everyone everywhere.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Fitness, Food and Beverage, Health Care, Nutraceutical, Nutrition

Founders: Michael Reyes

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6. Sixpack Shortcuts

The idea behind this startup: Sixpack Shortcuts is an online fitness company that provides diet plans, workouts, and other fitness products.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Nutrition, Wellness

Founders: Daniel Rose, Henry Fuentes

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7. CookUp

The idea behind this startup: CookUp’s mission is to enable users to cook delicious food, and properly manage their nutrition for optimal health.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mobile Apps, Nutrition, Personal Health, Recipes, Software

Founders: Gregory Kopyltsov

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8. Stretch Recipes

The idea behind this startup: We’re on a mission to empower everyone eat better and save more!

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Nutrition, Organic Food

Founders: Lauren Foster

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9. The Elegant Machine

The idea behind this startup: The Elegant Machine is a consulting company located in Austin.

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Industries: Consulting, Nutrition, Training

Founders: Unknown

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10. Nutrabolt

The idea behind this startup: Nutrabolt is a rapidly growing company and innovator of performance lifestyle products.

Headquarters: Bryan, Texas, United States

Industries: Fitness, Marketing, Nutrition

Founders: Unknown

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11. Red Mango

The idea behind this startup: Red Mango is a retailer of non-fat frozen yogurt and fruit smoothies.

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, United States

Industries: Food and Beverage, Nutrition, Restaurants

Founders: Jay Ou

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12. Brainceuticals

The idea behind this startup: Brainceuticals, LLC manufactures nutritional supplements. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, United States

Industries: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Nutrition

Founders: Unknown

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13. Fruitables

The idea behind this startup: Fruitables is a brand of premium natural dog treats and food supplements.

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, United States

Industries: Animal Feed, Nutrition, Pet

Founders: Unknown

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14. Life In Recipes, Inc.

The idea behind this startup: Life In Recipes, Inc is an online dispute platform where we share food and recipes with users and make them publicly accessible.

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, United States

Industries: Food Processing, Health Care, Nutrition, Recipes

Founders: Arsalan Hussain

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15. Pictrition

The idea behind this startup: Pictrition facilitates a healthier eating behavior at the individual level while making it social, integrated, and engaging along the way.

Headquarters: Denton, Texas, United States

Industries: Gamification, Health Care, Mobile, Nutrition, Photography, Social Media, Web Development

Founders: Brian Johnson, Jon Harvell, Michael Olaya, Taylor Pechacek

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16. ChipMonk Baking

The idea behind this startup: Specialty baking company that creates low-carb, gluten free snacks made with almond flour and sweetened with monk fruit and allulose

Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States

Industries: E-Commerce, Fitness, Food and Beverage, Nutrition

Founders: David Downing, Jose Hernandez

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17. BioGanix

The idea behind this startup: A successful entrepreneurial brand of Nutraceutical products.

Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States

Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Fashion, Food and Beverage, Health Care, Manufacturing, Nutrition, Retail, Wellness

Founders: Bertus Engelbrecht

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18. McBoeck LLC

The idea behind this startup: Wholesale, Import & Distribution, Food Ingredients, Chemicals

Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States

Industries: Chemical, Nutrition, Wellness

Founders: Mike Boeck

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19. International Strength Training Association

The idea behind this startup: An online provider of personal training and fitness nutrition certifications.

Headquarters: League City, Texas, United States

Industries: Association, Fitness, Nutrition

Founders: Unknown

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20. BellRing Brands

The idea behind this startup: BellRing Brands is a spin-off of Post’s active nutrition unit selling protein shakes, bars, and powders

Headquarters: Missouri City, Texas, United States

Industries: E-Commerce, Nutrition, Organic Food

Founders: Unknown

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21. Strive to be Fit LLC

The idea behind this startup: Strive to be Fit was started to help people see that fitness can be incorporated into our everyday lives.

Headquarters: Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Industries: Fitness, Health Care, Mobile, Nutrition

Founders: Justin Wecker

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22. Planet Blue Beverage

The idea behind this startup: Planet Blue Beverage manufactured a thirst quenching sports drink called Pro Motion.

Headquarters: Plano, Texas, United States

Industries: Food and Beverage, Nutrition, Sports

Founders: Unknown

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23. CouvLotta

The idea behind this startup: CouvLotta provides innovative, customized antibiotic-free nutritional support products.

Headquarters: Rockport, Texas, United States

Industries: Animal Feed, Nutrition

Founders: Unknown

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