Food & Beverage

Food and beverage manufacturing is a broad and growing part of America's industrial expansion. From dairy and protein processing to packaged foods, snacks, and beverages, new plants and expansions are adding production capacity across the country. These projects bring major investment and substantial job creation while strengthening domestic supply chains and regional manufacturing economies.

Projects
18
Investment
$7.30B
Jobs
5,545
Companies
17
States
13
Geographic Distribution

Projects across the country

Top investing states

Food & Beverage by state

  1. New York
    $2.00B
    3 proj · 1,340 jobs
  2. South Dakota
    $1.30B
    1 proj · Unavailable jobs
  3. Texas
    $870.0M
    2 proj · 1,660 jobs
  4. Arizona
    $675.0M
    1 proj · 350 jobs
  5. Washington
    $600.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  6. Nebraska
    $375.0M
    1 proj · 55 jobs
  7. Kentucky
    $355.0M
    1 proj · 450 jobs
  8. Connecticut
    $305.0M
    2 proj · 330 jobs
  9. Iowa
    $246.0M
    2 proj · 586 jobs
  10. Illinois
    $214.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  11. Pennsylvania
    $195.0M
    1 proj · 174 jobs
  12. Kansas
    $90.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
  13. Georgia
    $79.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
Top companies

By announced investment

  1. Smithfield Foods
    $1.30B
    1 proj · Unavailable jobs
  2. Chobani
    $1.20B
    1 proj · 1,000 jobs
  3. Nestlé USA
    $675.0M
    1 proj · 350 jobs
  4. Producer Owned Beef
    $670.0M
    1 proj · 1,500 jobs
  5. Fairlife
    $650.0M
    1 proj · 250 jobs
  6. Darigold
    $600.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  7. Frito-Lay
    $435.0M
    2 proj · 280 jobs
  8. Norfolk Crush
    $375.0M
    1 proj · 55 jobs
  9. Tyson Foods
    $355.0M
    1 proj · 450 jobs
  10. Ferrero North America
    $214.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  11. DrinkPAK
    $195.0M
    1 proj · 174 jobs
  12. Post Holdings
    $146.0M
    1 proj · 186 jobs
  13. Barilla America
    $145.0M
    1 proj · 90 jobs
  14. JBS USA
    $100.0M
    1 proj · 400 jobs
  15. Flora Food Group
    $90.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
  16. AFB International
    $79.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
  17. Home Market Foods
    $70.0M
    1 proj · 210 jobs
Every tracked project

Food & Beverage ledger · 18

  • Smithfield Foods
    Food & Beverage
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    Up to $1.30B
    Jobs not disclosed
    PlanningAnnounced Feb 16, 2026
  • Barilla America
    Food & Beverage
    Avon, New York
    $145.0M
    90 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Feb 11, 2026
  • DrinkPAK
    Food & Beverage
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    $195.0M
    174 jobs
    PlanningAnnounced Dec 9, 2025
  • JBS USA
    Food & Beverage
    Ankeny, Iowa
    $100.0M
    400 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Aug 27, 2025
  • Flora Food Group
    Food & Beverage
    Hugoton, Kansas
    $90.0M
    100 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Dec 11, 2024
  • Chobani
    Food & Beverage
    Rome, New York
    $1.20B
    1,000 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Nov 19, 2024
  • Home Market Foods
    Food & Beverage
    South Windsor, Connecticut
    More than $70.0M
    210 jobs
    AnnouncedAnnounced Jul 1, 2024
  • Post Holdings (Michael Foods)
    Food & Beverage
    Norwalk, Iowa
    $146.0M
    186 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jun 5, 2023
  • Fairlife (Coca-Cola)
    Food & Beverage
    Webster, New York
    $650.0M
    250 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced May 9, 2023
  • Producer Owned Beef
    Food & Beverage
    Amarillo, Texas
    $670.0M
    1,500 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Aug 10, 2022
  • AFB International
    Food & Beverage
    Columbus, Georgia
    $79.0M
    100 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Aug 4, 2022
  • Ferrero North America
    Food & Beverage
    Bloomington, Illinois
    $214.0M
    200 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jun 14, 2022
  • Tyson Foods
    Food & Beverage
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    $355.0M
    450 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Feb 8, 2022
  • Norfolk Crush
    Food & Beverage
    Norfolk, Nebraska
    $375.0M
    55 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Feb 3, 2022
  • Frito-Lay (PepsiCo)
    Food & Beverage
    Rosenberg, Texas
    $200.0M
    160 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Nov 16, 2021
  • Darigold
    Food & Beverage
    Pasco, Washington
    $600.0M
    Approximately 200 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jul 1, 2021
  • Frito-Lay (PepsiCo)
    Food & Beverage
    Killingly, Connecticut
    $235.0M
    120 jobs
    AnnouncedAnnounced May 12, 2021
  • Nestlé USA
    Food & Beverage
    Glendale, Arizona
    $675.0M
    350 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced May 14, 2019

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