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
Lightcast Q4 2022 Dataset

#1

U.S. producer of cheese, cranberries, ginseng, snap beans for processing, and corn for silage
Wisconsin 2022 Agricultural Statistics, DATCP

8 of the 10

largest food companies in the world have operations in Wisconsin
Wisconsin 2022 Agricultural Statistics, DATCP
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FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY RESOURCES

FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROFILE

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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.”

EDMUND POKU, Founder, Niche Cocoa
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SUCCESS STORIES

CONNOILS LLC
Waukesha-based CONNOILS LLC is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of raw material ingredients.
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Spee-Dee Packaging

Spee-Dee Packaging
Since its inception in 1981, Spee-Dee Packaging has sought to simplify and make the food packaging process more efficient.
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EatStreet
The free online and mobile food ordering service, based in Madison, connects users with their favorite food from a variety of local restaurants.
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Gourmet Foods International

Gourmet Foods International
The specialty food supplier chose the Business Park of Kenosha as the location for a new 35,200-square-foot distribution center, the company’s first Midwest location.
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The Little Potato Co.

The Little Potato Co.
The Canada-based company recently decided to locate its U.S. head office and processing, washing, packing and storage facility in DeForest, Wisconsin.
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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."

TIM OMER • EMMI ROTH USA • MADISON

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