Food Processing

Consumers have an increased interest in meal kits and prepared meals, according to a 2023 Global Location Strategies report.

Protomet Corporation will create 250 new jobs in Roane County, Corky’s Food Manufacturing will create 28 new jobs in Memphis.

Located in Kent and Bay counties, four recently-announced Michigan business expansion projects will create 144 jobs and generate nearly $72 million in capital investment.

Dean Monske, President & CEO, Regional Growth Partnership, shares how workforce and project-ready sites are spurring a renaissance for distribution operations and other industries in northwest Ohio.

The new cutting-edge facility, which will create more than 190 jobs in Salt Lake City, Utah, will be fully operational in July 2025.

Nissin Foods, inventors of the first instant ramen noodle, will invest $228M to establish manufacturing operations in Greenville County, SC.

With less than one year in operation in Lebanon, Indiana, NewCold, a food logistics company, is preparing to double its capital investment.

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) will create an estimated 250 new jobs in Spartanburg County, South Carolina by 2027.

Walmart will invest $350 million in Lowndes County, GA, to establish a dairy facility with an anticipated open date in 2025.

The Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New York (FAST NY) program develops shovel-ready sites to accommodate the needs of large employers and high-tech manufacturing companies.

UPSIDE Foods, the first cultivated meat company to receive FDA approval, will invest $141 million in its Glenview, Illinois facility.

In Georgia, corporate expansion projects will create more than 700 jobs and over $200 million in capital investment in Peach, Candler and Hall counties.

Metro areas and cities of all sizes are recognized for attracting and retaining businesses from numerous industry sectors in the 2023 Metro Rankings Report

Expansion projects in the beverage and electric vehicle industries will create total investments of more than $500M at locations in Bartow County and West Point, GA.

2023 Metro Rankings reveal cities across North America that lead for Business Climate, Tech Talent, Corporate Headquarters, Food Processing, and Growth.

Snake River Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Kristen Nieskens discusses ways this regional group is building businesses in western Idaho and eastern Oregon.

Companies from the aerospace, transportation, and food processing industries announced their decisions to join The Lone Star state's burgeoning business climate.

The maker of Nature Made and MegaFood vitamins and supplements will create 225 jobs at its new production facility in New Albany, Ohio.

Swift Prepared Foods invested more than $200 million in the new 325,000-square-foot Italian meats and charcuterie production facility in Columbia, MO.

Americus Fresh will build a new facility in Sumter County, Georgia near the Jimmy Carter Regional Airport.