Foodist Films

What Foodist Films does

Foodist Films is a private, Saint Paul, Minnesota-based food videography and photography agency founded in 2016 that produces specialized visual content for food brands, CPG companies, supplement brands, and e-commerce businesses. The company operates from a solar-powered kitchen studio equipped with multiple sets (seamless color backdrops, white brick wall, bar area, sound-proof ASMR room, and editing bay) and delivers content formats including TikToks, Instagram Reels, recipe videos, stop motion and GIFs, product videos, website headers, cinemagraphs, and kitchen hacks, with cross-platform optimization across Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Amazon, and client websites.

The company's production stack combines 4K video capture, slow motion, stop motion, lifestyle filming, ASMR audio-visual production, in-house editing, animation, and AI-assisted video blending, executed by a team of approximately 10 specialists covering design, food styling, recipe development, photography, videography, animation, and digital media management. Notable clients disclosed across sources include Siete Foods, Vital Proteins, ICBINB, Red's, Violife, Ultimate Nutrition, Carb Manager, Dash, and Country Crock Plant Butter.

The business operates as a professional services agency on a project-based and retainer-based revenue model, with a six-month Foodist Partnership Program offering predetermined monthly deliverables for clients seeking consistent video output. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific rather than publicly tiered. Distribution is sales-led through the company website contact form, direct email outreach, a monthly newsletter, a content marketing blog on CPG marketing topics, and showcase channels on Vimeo, Instagram, and TikTok. The company also generates incremental revenue through kitchen studio rentals to third parties.

Name

Foodist Films

Legal name

Foodist Films

Website

https://foodistfilms.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foodist Films is a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based food videography and photography agency producing specialized visual content for CPG food brands, supplement companies, and e-commerce businesses, offering recipe videos, TikToks, Instagram Reels, stop motion, and a six-month retainer partnership program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Content Production Services: Project-based and retainer-based food videography and photography services for CPG brands, supplement companies, and e-commerce businesses. Services include TikToks, Instagram Reels, recipe videos, lifestyle content, stop motion, product videos, Amazon listings, and animation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foodist Films is a solar-powered creative production agency that produces food videography, food photography, recipe development, stop-motion, and animation content for food brands, CPG companies, supplement brands, and e-commerce businesses. Deliverables are formatted and optimized for social platforms (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat) and Amazon/e-commerce listings. The company also operates the Foodist Partnership Program, a six-month retainer-style engagement delivering predetermined monthly content, and rents out its multi-set kitchen studio.

Product overview

Foodist Films is a solar powered food videography and photography agency offering a comprehensive suite of content creation services for food brands, CPG companies, and e-commerce businesses. The core offerings consist of Food Videography Services and Food Photography Services, supplemented by Recipe Development capabilities. Content is delivered across multiple formats including TikToks, Instagram Reels, Recipe Videos, Stop Motion & GIFs, Product Videos, Website Headers, Cinemagraphs, and Kitchen Hacks. The company operates a Foodist Partnership Program offering monthly deliverables over six months for ongoing clients, and provides Kitchen Studio Rental with multiple specialized sets for in-house production. All services leverage a team of food stylists, set designers, recipe developers, photographers, and videographers working from their Saint Paul, Minnesota kitchen studio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Food Videography Services Professional food videography offering 4K content, slow motion, stop motion, lifestyle filming, branded styling, and cross-platform optimization for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, and Amazon. Includes design/pre-production (creative roundtables, style guides, shot lists), production in the kitchen studio, and editing with destination-specific aspect ratios.
• Food Photography Services Professional food photography with natural and studio lighting, capturing food and beverage products, recipes, and culinary creations in the Foodist kitchen studio setting.
• Recipe Development Recipe development and recipe video production where Foodist's culinary team creates step-by-step recipes and recipe videos showcasing delicious and visually stunning food experiences for food and beverage brands.
• Foodist Partnership Program A six-month retainer-style program providing a predetermined set of content deliverables created each month, designed to give food and wellness brands a solid foundation for a consistent video marketing strategy with quick turnaround shoots.
• Kitchen Studio Rental Rental of the Foodist kitchen studio with multiple specialized sets including the Studio Kitchen for lifestyle films, Seamless Color Backdrops, White Brick Wall, The Bar for moody evening scenes, The Cave for ASMR and soft lighting, an Editing Bay, Styling Shelves, and The Workshop for custom fabrication.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tasty (BuzzFeed): BuzzFeed's Tasty is a scaled food video brand producing recipe and short-form food content across social platforms. It overlaps with Foodist Films' TikTok/Reels food-video work, but operates as a publisher/media brand rather than a B2B production studio for CPG clients.
• VidMob: A creative technology platform for producing and optimizing video and social ads at scale. Comparable to Foodist Films on the cross-platform creative production and analytics side, though VidMob serves all verticals, not just food.
• TheSoul Publishing: A global digital media company producing short-form food, DIY, and lifestyle video content across social platforms. Overlaps with Foodist Films on food short-form video production, but operates as a publisher/IP owner rather than a B2B content vendor.

Emerging players

• HireInfluence: An influencer and content marketing agency that plans and produces social-first video campaigns for CPG and lifestyle brands. Comparable on the social content production and CPG client side, but emphasizes influencer-led content over studio production.

Direct peers

• The Kitchen (creative agency): An independent creative agency producing video, photography, and branded content with deep CPG and food brand experience. Overlaps with Foodist Films in producing high-end food and lifestyle video for enterprise CPG clients.
• Studio Bruyant: A boutique production studio specializing in food and beverage photography and video for CPG and restaurant brands. Comparable in scale, vertical focus, and core deliverables (photo, video, recipe content).
• Cowboy Creative: A creative agency focused on food, wellness, and lifestyle CPG brands offering photography, video, and content strategy. Mirrors Foodist's customer base (food and wellness CPG) and studio-based production model.
• Baboon Agency: A creative agency that specializes in food, beverage, and restaurant content production, including photography, video, and social media content. Directly comparable to Foodist Films in target customer (food/CPG brands) and core service offering (food photography and video).
• Shoot My Food: A studio specializing in food photography and food video production for restaurants, brands, and publishers. Closely comparable as a dedicated food content production house serving similar marketing buyers.
• Fresh Revolution: A food-focused marketing and content agency producing food photography, video, recipe content, and social campaigns for food brands. Directly comparable to Foodist in vertical specialization and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles10 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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