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Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Food and Beverage Manufacturing in Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY and the surrounding region offer a host of resources for food and beverage companies.  Rochester has an existing base in fruit and vegetable preserving, paired with a most desirable proximity to East Coast markets.  The combination of rich, fertile land with access to fresh water gives the Rochester Region an incredible supply of fresh fruit, vegetables, and wine.

There are more than 100 food and beverage manufacturing companies in the Rochester Region including companies such as:

  • Baldwin Richardson
  • Barilla America  
  • Constellation Brands
  • Frito-Lay
  • High Falls Brewing Company
  • Kraft Foods
  • Mott's
  • Seneca Foods
  • Wegmans Food Market

Key Rochester, NY Food and Beverage industry facts:

·Rochester, NY is the largest milk producing region in New York State.  (source:  New York State Department of Agriculture)

·New York State is the nation's second largest wine producer and third biggest grape grower.  (source:  MKF Research, 2005)

·The Rochester/Finger Lakes Region ranks 1st in New York State for wine production.  (source:  Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance)

·There are more than 90 vineyards throughout the region producing world class wines.

·As of 2007, New York State ranks #4 in the U.S. for Number of Certified Organic Operations (538).

·New York has led the way in food-related expansion projects.  (source: Conway Data Inc., 2002)

·The region has almost 5,000 employed in the food manufacturing sector, with over half of those employed in fruit and vegetable preserving firms.  In the beverage sector Rochester employs 1,500.

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Did You Know?


Wegmans Food Markets, headquartered in Rochester, NY, ranks fifth on Fortune magazine's list of "100 Best Companies To Work For in America."  It is the eleventh consecutive year Wegmans has made Fortune's Top 100 list.  (source:  Fortune Magazine, January, 2009)

We're home to Constellation Brands, the largest wine company in the world, which produces nearly 9 million cases of wine in New York each year.

In 2006, the New York Wine and Culinary Center opened in the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region to serve as a gateway to New York's food, wine, and agriculture attractions.

An overview of this industry is contained in this Greater Rochester, NY Region Food and Beverage brochure.  Download or add the following document to your Resource Packet.
 
Greater Rochester New York Region
Food and Beverage Brochure












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RELATED PDF DOCUMENTS Add to packet
Greater Rochester New York Region Food and Beverage Brochure
Barilla Ad
Top Food and Beverage Manufacturers
Food & Beverage Manufacturing Flyer




5-Star Business Opportunity Metro
• Expansion Management magazine ranked Rochester as a 5-Star Business Opportunity Metro, a premier place for companies to do business in America. Expansion Management, August 2007
Ranked 1st for Utility Patents Issued
• Ranked 1st for Utility Patents Issued to Companies or Individuals per 1,000 Workers. Rochester boasts 2.33 patents per 1,000 workers - the U.S. average is only 0.40 patents per 1,000 workers. Metropolitan New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the Nation's Metropolitan Area, 2001
University of Rochester ranked 17th for total R&D expenditures
• University of Rochester reported $375 million in R&D expenditures, making it 17th on National Science Foundation's list of the top 20 private universities and colleges for FY 2008.




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