Food and Beverage Processing Industry Overview
June 3, 2021
By John H. ("Jack") Boyd, The Boyd Company, Inc., Location Consultant
U.S. consumers spent over $2 trillion on food and beverages last year, or about 10 percent of 2020 GDP. Some 1.8 million people are employed in the U.S. food and beverage industry—an industry not prone to distant offshoring, somewhat recession-proof and one with a number of unique and demanding site selection requirements.
In the U.S., some 36,500 companies are classified as food and beverage processors. Company rosters continue to grow, although total employment d...
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