FEEDING THE FUTURE
The science and engineering behind Wisconsin’s food and beverage production—from farm to factory to fork—comes from the expertise developed over generations of agriculture and food science leadership. Wisconsin has earned global recognition for technological advancements that have improved growing practices, increased distribution efficiency, and raised safety and nutritional standards worldwide—all of which is driven by the joy we associate with good, healthy food.
Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland, producing more than 3 billion pounds of cheese and 30 billion pounds of milk each year. But that’s not all we’re known for. Wisconsin is also the #1 U.S. producer of ginseng, cranberries, snap beans for processing, and corn for silage, and is a leader in sustainable and organic practices. And with above-average specialization of people and companies in food and beverage processing, Wisconsin has the workforce to support your company’s growth.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE LEADERSHIP
Wisconsin is consistently ranked at the top, from health care and low cost of living to career opportunities and industry development.
3,700+
food and beverage companies#1
U.S. producer of cheese, cranberries, ginseng, snap beans for processing, and corn for silage8 of the 10
largest food companies in the world have operations in WisconsinFOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY RESOURCES
FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANIES IN WISCONSIN
ADM
Birchwood Foods/Kenosha Beef
Birds Eye Foods
CHR Hansen
Cargill
Emmi Roth
Gehl Foods
Grassland Dairy
HARIBO
Hormel
Johnsonville
Kerry
Kikkoman
Klement Sausage Co
KraftHeinz
Lactalis
MolsonCoors
Ocean Spray
Organic Valley
Nestle
Palermo’s Pizza
Sargento
- Schreiber Foods
Sigma Alimentos
Silver Spring Foods
“Taking into account proximity to customers, logistics, high-quality human capital, and a business-friendly environment, Wisconsin was a great choice.”
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MY WISCONSIN STORY
Our residents are some of the happiest and most ambitious people in the nation—but don’t just take our word for it. Take theirs.
"There is nobody that would have more of a competitive edge than Wisconsin when we take the total food supply chain equation into effect."
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