Ellsworth Foods

What Ellsworth Foods does

Ellsworth Foods, LLC is a privately held farm-to-table food delivery company headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. The company delivers all-natural beef, poultry, pork, seafood, vine-ripened vegetables, specialty meats (bison, elk, lamb, veal), prepared gourmet entrees, kid-friendly items, and desserts directly to family households across 18 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, operating under three interchangeable sub-brands: Ellsworth Foods (corporate parent), Blue Ribbon Foods (acquired 2016, in market since 1981), and Southern Foods at Home (acquired 2006 from the Nussbaum family). Core operations are anchored by a company-owned, federally inspected processing facility in Tifton, Georgia, where a full-time USDA inspector is onsite daily and the company reports zero recalls since inception. Proprietary processing includes flash-freezing and biodegradable vacuum-sealing that the company claims eliminates 99.7% of aerobic bacteria without chemicals, radiation, or adhesives.

The business is a direct-to-consumer subscription model with weekly billing tiers ranging from $90/week (two adults or two adults with one child) to $150/week (four or more adults), plus a la carte add-ons for prepared foods and desserts. Pricing is positioned as offsetting 55-70% of customer grocery spending. GTM is sales-led: commission-based Wellness Consultants build personalized menus with families, then recurring orders flow through a dedicated reorder portal staffed by Reorder Specialists. The company does not use retail, wholesale, or third-party distribution channels. White-glove home delivery is a key differentiator — 'Freezer Artists' deliver in temperature-controlled trucks, stock and organize customer freezers, and can provide a freezer if needed. Supply is sourced through dedicated partnerships with Chatel Farms (Black Angus), Compart Family Farms (Duroc pork), Fieldale Farms (Certified Humane poultry), Red's Best (traceable seafood with QR-code provenance), and Amy's Kitchen (prepared foods).

Customer concentration is by design diffuse across health-conscious and dietary-restricted families. The company is founder/family-managed with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds on record, and a stated headcount of 11-50 employees. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or product launches are disclosed in the input data; technology differentiation is concentrated in food safety, traceability, and vertically integrated processing rather than software.

Name

Ellsworth Foods

Legal name

Ellsworth Foods, LLC

Website

https://ellsworthfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ellsworth Foods is a privately held, vertically integrated farm-to-table food delivery company that delivers all-natural beef, poultry, pork, seafood, and produce directly to families across 18 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states via weekly subscriptions with personalized menu planning and white-glove home delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Direct-to-Consumer Food Delivery / Specialty Meat and Produce

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Frozen Food Manufacturing (31141)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Frozen Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (AFANAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special-Diet Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (Low-Sodium, Keto, Gluten-Free) (AFANAFAL), Cold Prepared Foods & Meal Components (Sides, Proteins, Family Meals) (CRAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Farm-to-table delivery
• Natural meat products
• Home food delivery
• Subscription food service
• Custom menu planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Norcross

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Food Delivery: Recurring weekly revenue from personalized food menu subscriptions delivered to homes. Customers choose items and quantities for customized menus that typically last several months. White glove delivery included at no additional cost.
2. A la Carte Add-on Products: Additional products available for purchase including prepared gourmet entrees, sides, bakery items, and desserts to complement core meat and vegetable offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ellsworth Foods operates a vertically integrated farm-to-table home food delivery service, sourcing all-natural beef, chicken, pork, sustainably fished seafood, specialty meats, vine-ripened vegetables, and prepared gourmet items from vetted small farms and processing them at a company-owned, federally inspected USDA facility in Tifton, Georgia. Customers subscribe to weekly, personalized menus built by Wellness Consultants, with delivery via temperature-controlled trucks and a complimentary white-glove service where Freezer Artists stock and organize food in the customer's freezer across 18 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. states.

Product overview

Ellsworth Foods operates a farm-to-table food delivery service consisting of a unified platform with multiple sub-brands and integrated service modules. The core offering includes three sub-brands—Ellsworth Foods (parent company), Blue Ribbon Foods (acquired 2016), and Southern Foods at Home (acquired 2006)—that collectively deliver all-natural proteins, produce, and prepared foods. Product portfolio spans Fully Aged Beef (Black Angus), Specialty Seafood, Grade A Poultry, Super Select Pork, Specialty Meats (bison, elk, lamb, veal), All Natural Vegetables, Prepared Gourmet entrees/sides, Kid Friendly Options, and Gourmet Desserts. Service modules include White Glove Delivery (temperature-controlled truck delivery with freezer organization), Wellness Consultant (personalized menu planning), Community Benefits Program (loyalty rewards), and a Customer Reorder Portal for repeat orders. The company controls processing at its own federally inspected facility in Tifton, Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fully Aged Beef

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero food recalls ever recorded
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Chatel FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily owned and operated Angus beef farm providing 'Never Ever' 100% all natural beef free from added hormones or antibiotics. Prioritizes humane treatment with cool comfort facilities and free-roaming fields. Company oversees every aspect of production for true pasture-to-plate experience.
• Compart Family FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuroc pork producer with three generations of family farmers involved in day-to-day management. Uses proprietary all natural feed and feeding program producing bright reddish pink pork with higher marbling, higher pH, superior tenderness and natural juiciness. Never injected or pumped with additives.
• Fieldale FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst poultry farm in the world certified by American Humane Association. Uses all natural feed with controlled diets, no antibiotics even in early life. Maintains onsite USDA certified laboratory testing soil, water, and feed for contaminants. Delivers better-than-organic quality.
• Red's BestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of American-based fishermen providing fresh seafood from New England's pristine cold waters. Offers Red's Best Traceability System with QR codes tracking seafood from ocean to dinner plate including fisherman, species, vessel, gear type, and port of origin.
• Amy's KitchensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides delectable, affordable, 'free-from' prepared foods including entrees, appetizers, and side dishes crafted by Executive Chef Bryan Wyatt. No preservatives added. Team hand-cracks eggs and carefully seasons recipes for homemade taste.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Crowd Cow: Direct-to-consumer meat and seafood delivery company emphasizing transparency, traceability, and farm-level sourcing. Strongly comparable on provenance storytelling, curated protein portfolio, and subscription/à la carte hybrid model.
• ButcherBox: Subscription-based direct-to-consumer delivery of grass-fed beef, organic chicken, and heritage pork to homes. Closest comparable: similar subscription model, premium protein positioning, nationwide delivery, and similar target customer (health-conscious families).
• Goldbelly: Curated marketplace and direct-to-consumer delivery of artisanal and regional American foods. Comparable on shipping curated, premium, and hard-to-source food items directly from vetted producers to consumer homes nationwide.
• Omaha Steaks: Long-established direct-to-consumer premium meat and seafood delivery company. Comparable in catalog (beef, poultry, pork, seafood, prepared items), home-delivery model, and premium positioning — though with a longer national footprint and broader gifting channel.
• US Wellness Meats: Direct-to-consumer grass-fed beef, organic poultry, and heritage breed meat delivery. Comparable on natural/anti-additive positioning, curated sourcing from small farms, and direct-to-home shipping model.
• Porter Road: Pasture-raised meat delivery service sourced from Kentucky/Tennessee farms, with curated cuts shipped directly to consumers. Comparable on premium positioning, regional Southeast roots, and quality-of-sourcing narrative.
• Rastelli's: Direct-to-consumer and foodservice provider of premium meats, seafood, and gourmet prepared foods. Comparable on broad premium protein catalog, prepared gourmet add-ons, and D2C delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Apron: Direct-to-consumer meal kit company with curated recipes and pre-portioned ingredients delivered weekly. Comparable as a nationwide D2C food subscription targeting families, though meal kits are an explicit category Ellsworth positions against.
• HelloFresh: Largest direct-to-consumer meal kit subscription company in the U.S. Adjacent in D2C food delivery to families, but operates at national scale with a standardized meal-kit model rather than Ellsworth's white-glove, custom-menu approach.
• FreshDirect: Online grocer specializing in fresh, high-quality foods with regional same-day delivery. Comparable in premium fresh-food positioning and home delivery, but operates as a broad assortment online supermarket rather than a curated protein/produce subscription.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 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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