GOOD FOOD JOBS

What GOOD FOOD JOBS does

Good Food Jobs is a niche online job board platform founded in 2010 that connects values-driven job seekers with employers in the sustainable and meaningful food industry. The platform serves two primary user groups: food industry employers (restaurants, farms, food producers, food-related nonprofits, and sustainable food companies) seeking candidates who align with their values around food culture, sustainability, and positive social impact, and job seekers passionate about food, sustainable agriculture, culinary arts, and food justice. Since founding, the platform has posted 73,779 jobs and grown to 192,703-193,380 registered/active users, primarily across US geographies including New York, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, and the Mid-Atlantic region.

The platform is built as a web-based job board with a digital content management system, featuring a distinctive editorial review process in which all job postings are reviewed and approved before going live. The core product is a searchable job board with filters by region, location, category (Agriculture, Business, Culinary, Design, Education, Media, Nonprofit, Production), job type, and compensation. Beyond the core marketplace, the company has developed supplementary content products including a weekly newsletter, the "GFJ Stories" blog featuring BIQPOC voices and food-industry profiles, educational resources, and a "Words of Wisdom" career advice section. These content products underpin a content marketing strategy that drives organic reach through blog, email, and Instagram channels.

The company operates on a self-serve, transaction-based revenue model in which employers pay to post jobs — standard $75 for a 60-day posting, with a pay-what-you-can option from $10-$74, bulk discounts for multiple postings, and member pricing (annual subscription) for recurring employers. Job seekers register and search for free. The company enforces a $15/hour minimum compensation floor on all postings and positions itself around food culture, sustainability, and anti-racism. Headcount is 1-10 employees, the company is independently operated with no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors, and co-founders Dorothy Neagle and Taylor Cocalis lead the organization.

Name

GOOD FOOD JOBS

Legal name

Good Food Jobs

Website

https://goodfoodjobs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Good Food Jobs is a niche online job board founded in 2010 connecting values-driven job seekers with sustainable food industry employers. It has posted 73,779 jobs to 193,000+ users, monetizing via employer-paid listings subject to editorial review.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers pay to post job listings on the platform. Standard pricing is $75 for a 60-day posting. A pay-what-you-can option ranges from $10-$74. Bulk purchasing and member pricing are also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Good Food Jobs is a niche online job board that connects food industry employers with job seekers seeking meaningful work in sustainable food, agriculture, culinary arts, and related sectors. Employers pay to post vetted job listings (starting at $10 with a standard $75 for 60 days), while job seekers register and search listings for free. All postings undergo editorial review to ensure alignment with the platform's values around food culture, sustainability, and anti-racism.

Product overview

Good Food Jobs is a single-platform job board connecting job seekers with employers in the food and agriculture industry. The platform consists of a core job posting and search service, supplemented by a weekly newsletter, blog content (GFJ Stories), education resources, and career advice features. The service emphasizes quality over quantity in job placements and aligns postings with values of food culture, sustainability, and anti-racism. All job postings undergo editorial review before going live.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Posting Service A paid job posting service for food industry employers (restaurants, farms, food producers, food-related nonprofits, and sustainable food companies). Employers fill out a customized posting form with editorial guidance; standard pricing is $75 for a 60-day listing, with a pay-what-you-can option ranging from $10 to $74. All postings undergo editorial review before going live.
• Job Search Platform A free searchable job board for individuals seeking employment in the food industry. Users can filter by region, location, job category (Agriculture, Business, Culinary, Design, Education, Media, Nonprofit, Production), job type (Full-time, Part-time, Freelance, Internship), and compensation. Free account registration required to apply.
• Bulk Job Posting Packages Discounted multi-job posting bundles for employers who need to publish more than one job opening, sold with packages expiring 12 months from purchase.
• Member Pricing Subscription Annual subscription-style pricing for recurring employers, offering ongoing access to job posting at preferred rates; details available by contacting the company directly.

Quantifiable outcome

• 73,779 jobs posted since 2010
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Idealist: Mission-driven job board focused on nonprofit, social-impact, and purpose-oriented careers. Comparable to Good Food Jobs in values-aligned curation model, self-serve employer postings, and nonprofit/impact employer base.
• Culinary Agents: Niche job platform specialized in the restaurant, hospitality, and culinary industry. Directly comparable to Good Food Jobs in vertical focus on food/hospitality hiring, employer-paid posting model, and curated candidate base.
• AgCareers: Leading agricultural and food-production industry job board. Comparable to Good Food Jobs in serving the food/agriculture vertical with employer-paid job postings and a curated candidate pool, though more production-oriented and less values-aligned.
• WorkinFood: Food industry-specific job board covering restaurants, grocery, manufacturing, and culinary roles. Directly comparable in vertical specialization to Good Food Jobs, with broader geographic coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Largest global job aggregator with free and sponsored employer postings. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same employers and job seekers; Good Food Jobs competes on niche curation and mission focus.
• LinkedIn: Largest professional network with job listings across all industries including food and agriculture. Comparable as the dominant generalist competitor; Good Food Jobs differentiates on vertical curation, editorial review, and values-alignment.
• ZipRecruiter: Major SMB-focused hiring platform with AI-driven matching. Comparable as an incumbent serving small employers in the food industry; Good Food Jobs differentiates via editorial review and vertical mission.

Emerging players

• Green Jobs Network: Sustainability and green-economy job aggregator with overlap in the sustainable food/agriculture niche. Comparable as a values-driven job platform adjacent to Good Food Jobs' mission-aligned positioning.
• NPO.net / Nonprofit Jobs: Job board for nonprofit and mission-driven organizations, including food justice and sustainable agriculture nonprofits. Comparable in employer-overlap (food-related nonprofits are a Good Food Jobs segment) and values-aligned curation.

Others

• Edible Communities: Network of local food magazines covering sustainable food culture. Comparable as an ecosystem participant targeting the same values-driven food audience, though primarily media rather than jobs; potential distribution partner for Good Food Jobs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/goodfoodjobs
• Xx.com/goodfoodjobs
• Facebookfacebook.com/goodfoodjobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/931534

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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