It's the Oscars for the business community when the Inc. 5000 list lands each summer, and this year, the Bay Area's food and beverage scene played a starring role.
The number of Bay Area food and beverage companies went from three last year to six this year. The list ranks the country's fastest-growing private companies across more than 25 sectors. The 5,000 companies on this year's list collectively raked in $206.2 billion in revenue in 2017, a nearly 160 percent increase from the $79.8 billion…
