How Many People Work at Apeel? Headcount and Employee Trends

Apeel is a biotechnology company focused on plant-based solutions for produce freshness and food waste reduction. The organization employs about 261 people, according to the dataset. Workforce activity in the same dataset includes 7 hires and 18 recorded departures. Headcount is concentrated in engineering, with additional teams across operations, finance and administration, business management, marketing and product, sales and support, and core corporate functions.

Engineering is the largest team with 96 employees (about 37% of the workforce). Operations follows with 34 (~13%), then Finance and Administration at 29 (~11%). Business Management and Marketing & Product each have 26 (~10% apiece), and Sales & Support counts 21 (~8%). Smaller groups include Information Technology with 11 (~4%), Human Resources with 8 (~3%), Legal with 2 (~1%), and roles classified as Other with 8 (~3%). The distribution reflects a sizable technical organization supported by operational, commercial, and corporate teams.

Apeel’s workforce is distributed across many sites, with 155 employees categorized under Other locations (about 59%). Among named locations, Santa Barbara, CA has 53 employees (~20%), Valencia, Spain has 15 (~6%), and Goleta, CA has 11 (~4%). Smaller teams are present in Mission, San Diego, Ventura, and San Francisco, plus Seville, Spain and Uruapan, Mexico. Overall, the data indicates a distributed footprint across California, Spain, Mexico, and additional locations.