American Bean

What American Bean does

American Bean Company is a privately held US dry edible bean operator headquartered in Angus, Minnesota, with primary operations across northern North Dakota and Minnesota. The company runs a vertically integrated model spanning certified seed production, processing, and packaged bean sales. Its product portfolio covers three bean categories — pinto, black, and cranberry — with multiple certified seed varieties within each (e.g., Windbreaker, Monterrey, Santa Cruz, Torreon, Rough-Rider, Island, Maverick for pinto; Eclipse and Zorro for black; Hooter for cranberry). Seed offerings are complemented by processing services using 'fine-tuned cleaning and processing methods with latest equipment' at two facilities in Oslo, MN and Petersburg, ND.

American Bean sells certified dry bean seeds to a regional grower base via direct field sales, with pricing disclosed through a seed price list PDF and a publicly visible cash bids table. On the buyer side, the company sells processed and packaged dry beans to enterprise food manufacturers — disclosed customers include FoFo, Litehouse, and Power brands — with claimed global reach. A network of nine receiving stations across North Dakota and Minnesota (Angus, Oslo, Borup, Petersburg, Sharon, Doyon, Tolna, Webster, Drayton) anchors the grower collection model, providing proximity and convenience to farmers in the Upper Midwest.

The company employs approximately 30 people across its two processing facilities and nine receiving stations, is 100% US owned and operated, and is Primus GFS certified (a GFSI-benchmarked international food safety audit covering FSMS, GMPs, and HACCP). No external funding rounds, M&A, or public financial disclosures are present in the available data. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time seed sales to growers and packaged bean sales to food buyers, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring revenue streams identified.

Name

American Bean

Legal name

American Bean Company

Website

https://ambean.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

American Bean is a privately held US dry edible bean company that produces and sells certified seed, processes beans at two facilities, and distributes packaged beans to food manufacturers through nine regional receiving stations across northern North Dakota and Minnesota.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dry Bean Processing & Agricultural Products

NAICS

Dry Pea and Bean Farming (111130)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Bean Farming (Kidney, Pinto, Navy, Black, etc.) (AFAGABAF)

Keywords

• Dry bean processing
• Certified seed varieties
• Agricultural commodities
• Food ingredient supply
• Bean packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dry Bean Certified Seeds: Sale of certified dry bean seeds to growers with carefully selected varieties providing best return and matching growing environment
2. Dry Bean Products and Packaging: Processing and sale of dry bean varieties including pinto, black, and cranberry beans with various packaging options to food buyers and producers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

American Bean is a vertically integrated dry edible bean company that produces and distributes certified dry bean seed varieties (pinto, black, cranberry) to growers and processes and packages dry beans for sale to food manufacturers and producers globally. The company operates two processing facilities and nine receiving stations across northern North Dakota and Minnesota, with Primus GFS-certified food safety operations. Customers include FoFo, Litehouse, and Power brands.

Product overview

American Bean is a dry edible bean company offering a portfolio of certified seed products and agricultural services. The core products consist of three main dry bean varieties: Pinto Beans (with 7 seed varieties including Windbreaker, Monterrey, Santa Cruz, Torreon, Rough-Rider, Island, Maverick), Black Beans (with Eclipse and Zorro varieties), and Cranberry Beans (with Hooter variety). These seed products are complemented by processing services at two facilities, a network of nine receiving stations across North Dakota and Minnesota, and buyer partnership programs serving global customers including FoFo, Litehouse, and Power brands. The company operates as a unified offering connecting growers with certified seeds through to buyers with finished products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pinto Beans Medium-sized beige beans with brown spots, earthy flavor and creamy texture, primarily used in Southwestern and Mexican dishes. Available in seven seed varieties including Windbreaker, Monterrey, Santa Cruz, Torreon, Rough-Rider, Island, and Maverick, for sale to growers and as processed product to food buyers.
• Black Beans Black Turtle Beans with black shiny appearance, nutritious beans that hold shape well while cooking. Rich mushroom and earthy flavor with meaty texture, used in Mexican, Caribbean, and Latin American dishes. Available in Eclipse and Zorro seed varieties.
• Cranberry Beans Cranberry beans (also known as borlotti in Italian) are white or cream colored with deep red specks, creamy texture, nutty flavor, and sweeter taste. Popular in Italian, Portuguese, and Greek cuisine. Available in Hooter seed variety.
• Certified Dry Bean Seeds Carefully selected certified seed varieties providing best return and matching growing environments for farmers. Includes seed treatments with Maxim, Apron XL, Dynasty, and Rancona as standard, with Lorsban and Cruiser available for additional cost. Distributed to growers with a published seed price list.
• Processing Services Cleaning and processing services fine-tuned and perfected using the latest equipment to generate safe and superior products. Operations run across two processing facilities in northern North Dakota and Minnesota.
• Dry Bean Products & Packaging Multiple varieties of dry beans (pinto, black, cranberry) packaged and supplied to food buyers and producers globally, serving customers including FoFo, Litehouse, and Power brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 3,500 lb/acre yield for Windbreaker pinto bean variety

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bush Brothers & Company: Major U.S. canned and processed bean brand; engages with similar upstream dry-bean suppliers and competes for consumer packaged-bean shelf space relevant to American Bean's forward packaged-product ambitions.
• Bob's Red Mill: Processes and packages dry beans and grains for retail and foodservice — comparable to American Bean in dry-bean packaging capability, customer base in food manufacturers, and product portfolio spanning multiple bean varieties.
• Kelly Bean Company: Regional dry edible bean processor and handler serving growers across the northern Great Plains — directly comparable to American Bean in crop focus (pinto, black, navy, kidney) and processing/procurement model for global food manufacturers.
• Stateline Bean Growers: Heartland-region dry bean procurement and handling cooperative serving growers in the same MN/ND belt as American Bean — a regional peer competing for the same grower base and inbound crop supply.

Broad incumbents

• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global agribusiness that processes and merchandises pulses and edible beans alongside a vast grain/oilseed portfolio — directly overlaps with American Bean's buyer-side supply role for food manufacturers.
• Cargill: Diversified global agribusiness engaged in grain origination, food ingredient processing, and supply to branded food companies — overlaps with American Bean as a competitor for enterprise bean-processing contracts.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness operating across grain origination, oilseed processing, and food ingredients — competes for the same bean-processing volumes and enterprise food-manufacturer customers as American Bean.
• Goya Foods: Largest Hispanic food company in the U.S. and one of the largest buyers and packagers of dry beans — a major counterpart in the enterprise buyer pool that American Bean serves and competes with for shelf positioning.

Emerging players

• Eden Foods: Organic and specialty canned/dry bean brand with emphasis on traceability and U.S.-grown sourcing — directly comparable to American Bean's U.S.-grown, certified-quality positioning in the premium shelf.
• TruRoots: Organic and sustainable dry bean, legume, and grain brand — comparable consumer-facing positioning to where American Bean could expand, and a relevant competitor in premium packaged-bean SKUs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-bean-llc

Compliance2 records

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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