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Food & Beverage Public Relations Firms

Top PR agencies specializing in food, beverage and other consumer packaged goods.

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O’Dwyer’s ranks PR firms based on net fee income which is defined as charges for PR counseling and time spent preparing and placing stories in media.

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Top Public Relations Firms by Location
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Top Public Relations Firms by Speciality
Adult Beverages/Spirits | Agriculture | Auto./Transportation | Beauty/Fashion | Crisis Communications | Education | Energy | Entertainment | Environmental | Financial | Food & Bev | Healthcare | Home Furnishings | Industrial | Non-Profits | Professional Svcs. | Public Affairs | Purpose/CSR | Real Estate Finance & Dev. | Restaurants | Sports | Technology | Travel & Economic Dev.

PR Firm Rankings by Year
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014


#
FT Emp.
1.
Edelman
New York, NY
5,964
$145,710,000
2.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
774
$32,314,266
3.
Hunter
New York, NY
306
$31,100,000
4.
Padilla with FoodMinds
Minneapolis, MN
170
$13,524,617
5.
APCO
Washington, DC
1,228
$12,200,000
6.
MikeWorldWide
New York, NY
195
$11,811,227
7.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
1,280
$11,140,000
8.
Finn Partners
New York, NY
1,245
$9,000,000
9.
Coyne PR
Parsippany, NJ
145
$3,546,568
10.
Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA
158
$3,443,287
11.
143
$3,283,414
12.
360PR+
Boston, MA
60
$2,600,000
13.
IW Group, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA
19
$2,420,931
14.
Hahn Agency
Austin, TX
50
$1,748,613
15.
Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL
58
$1,700,000
16.
Lambert
Grand Rapids, MI
110
$1,275,000
17.
30
$1,127,952
18.
168
$1,081,777
19.
MMGY Wagstaff
Los Angeles, CA
24
$1,044,924
20.
18
$827,205
21.
Stuntman PR
New York, NY
5
$774,297
22.
Inkhouse
Waltham, MA
132
$604,202
23.
11
$529,962
24.
33
$436,956
25.
7
$253,542
26.
Otter PR
St. Petersburg, FL
33
$250,000
27.
7
$201,024
28.
25
$186,822
29.
15
$178,960
30.
Red Thread PR
Philadelphia, PA
16
$172,968
31.
LaunchSquad
San Francisco, CA
108
$160,000
32.
11
$118,042
33.
68
$109,687
34.
Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL
15
$97,000
35.
Franco
Detroit, MI
30
$85,000
36.
Ink Link Marketing
Sun City Center, FL
3
$82,030
37.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
18
$81,153
39.
71
$73,610
40.
Lawlor Media Group
New York, NY
4
$18,000


Firms specializing in food and beverage PR have been ranked by O'Dwyer's for 57 years. O'Dwyer's also ranks PR firms focusing on adult beverages/spirits and those who target restaurants. O'Dwyer's annual rankings have charted the growth of the PR industry since 1968. Instructions for ranking your PR firm with O'Dwyer's.