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Food & Beverage Public Relations Firms

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

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 PR Specialty (Updated for 2026 with '25 net fees)
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.

Top Public Relations Firms by Location (Updated for 2026 with '25 net fees)
Atlanta | Chicago | Conn. | Boston | Florida | Hawaii | Los Angeles | Miami | Midwest | New York & New Jersey | Penn. | San Francisco | Southeast | Texas | Wash., DC | West

PR Firm Rankings by Year
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#
FT Emp.
10.
360PR+
Boston, MA
54
$3,336,069
4.
APCO
Washington, DC
1,108
$12,100,000
16.
38
$1,200,098
38.
11
$51,486
12.
Coyne PR
Parsippany, NJ
143
$3,147,293
1.
Edelman
New York, NY
5,457
$131,958,000
7.
FINN Partners
New York, NY
1,267
$9,500,000
11.
139
$3,166,223
13.
151
$2,354,426
29.
Hemsworth Communications
Fort Lauderdale, FL
16
$215,000
3.
Hunter
New York, NY
320
$32,000,000
9.
Jackson Spalding
Atlanta, GA
133
$3,585,323
26.
LaunchSquad
San Francisco, CA
109
$235,000
40.
Lawlor Media Group
New York, NY
4
$18,000
17.
LLYC U.S.
Grand Rapids, MI
110
$992,000
42.
10
$15,528
39.
MediaSource
Columbus, OH
18
$47,250
8.
MikeWorldWide
New York, NY
237
$5,911,000
18.
MMGY Wagstaff
Los Angeles, CA
22
$978,859
27.
71
$233,491
28.
O'Connell & Goldberg PR Firm
Fort Lauderdale, FL
20
$223,500
23.
7
$320,988
5.
Padilla with FoodMinds
Minneapolis, MN
162
$11,442,156
32.
36
$121,788
33.
16
$115,469
35.
Red Banyan
Fort Lauderdale, FL
24
$102,550
22.
Red Thread PR
Philadelphia, PA
14
$339,255
41.
Rosen Group
New York, NY
14
$18,000
37.
10
$61,500
6.
Ruder Finn Inc.
New York, NY
1,350
$11,270,000
30.
Scenario Communications
Stevenson Ranch, CA
17
$177,000
36.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
14
$86,456
20.
18
$558,532
21.
8
$418,000
14.
Startr Co
Los Angeles, CA
15
$1,990,759
19.
Stuntman PR
New York, NY
4
$753,021
24.
Trevelino/Keller
Atlanta, GA
43
$300,000
25.
Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN
23
$240,925
2.
Zeno Group
New York, NY
841
$32,456,340
15.
Zimmerman Agency
Tallahassee, FL
58
$1,800,000


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.