2011 Ranking: #262 of 500

Revolution Foods, www.revfoods.com, Oakland, CA

Revolution Foods's business model

Provides healthy, fresh school lunches and nutrition education to students nationwide. Each meal is balanced, and made without high-fructose corn syrup, trans fats, or artificial ingredients. About 80 percent of students served qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The company also produces a line of simple to pack, organic lunchbox products available online and through more than 1,500 retail locations nationwide.

Statistics

3-year growth: 1219%           

2010 Revenue: $22.8 million

2007 Revenue: $1.7 million

Employees: 742

Employee growth: 725

Founded: 2006

Industry:  Food & Beverage

Industry rank: #9

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