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Top Food & Beverage Companies Manufacture in the

Shenandoah Valley

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WoodstockWoodstock

LurayLurayNew MarketNew Market

HarrisonburgHarrisonburgMontereyMonterey

StauntonStaunton

Hot SpringsHot Springs

LexingtonLexington

SHENANDOAHSHENANDOAH

ROCKINGHAMROCKINGHAM

AUGUSTAAUGUSTA

BATHBATH

HIGHLANDHIGHLAND

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WaynesboroWaynesboro

StrasburgStrasburg

ROCKBRIDGEROCKBRIDGEBuena VistaBuena Vista

636 NEW JOBS

THESHENANDOAHVALLEY.COM

SHENANDOAH VALLEY RANKS

There are 180% MORE JOBS IN BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING in this region than in the average region.

The Shenandoah Valley is home to dozens of award-winning craft breweries, wineries and cideries

SNACK FOOD MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

$647.5MILLIONIN EXPORTS

5.2% ANNUALIZED

GROWTH RATE SINCE 2003

LARGEST EXPORTER of Meat & Poultry

Products in the U.S.

$55.2MILLIONIN EXPORTS

(2014)

9% ANNUALIZED

GROWTH RATE SINCE 2003

2ND LARGEST EXPORTER of Animal Foods

in the U.S.

Brookings Institute’s 2015 Export Monitor cites the HARRISONBURG METRO as the

466 Fluid Milk

784 Snack Food

587 Fruit and Vegetable Canning

5,215 Meat Processing

929 Confectionery

Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate

of Virginia’s top Agriculture producing counties are located in the Shenandoah Valley

OUT OF

$422 MM INVESTMENT

TOTAL JOBS & INVESTMENT 2014 - 2017

Virginia boasts incentives like the Governor’s agriculture and forestry industries development fund (AFID) that incentivizes companies to purchase at least 30% of their inputs from Virginia grown agricultural or forestry products.

INCENTIVES

Learn more: Virginia’s Guide to Business Incentive Programshttps://www.vedp.org/incentives

FOOD MANUFACTURING:Shenandoah Valley Employment in Food Manufacturing is more than 4x that of the national average.

Supply Chain

Production Technology &

Heavy Machinery

Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing

Other Plastics Products

Manufacturing

Wood Container & Pallet

Manufacturing

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

16%OF THE VALLEY’S LABOR FORCE IS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

13,800JOBS IN OTHER

MANUFACTURINGINDUSTRIES

9,200JOBS IN THE

FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

FOOD & BEVERAGE WORKERS’ AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGES

$40K of Virginia’s top Employers in Food Manufacturing are located in counties within the Shenandoah Valley

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JOBS

THE FIELDS OF GOLD FARM TRAIL provides a unique experience to explore the home-grown side of Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley.

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44% INCREASE5 YEARS

SNACK FOOD:Snack Food Sector Employment Projected to increase 20%over next 5 years

FLUID MILK:93% (37.5M) of all purchases made by Fluid Milk Manufacturers in the Valley are in-region purchases

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beerwerkstrail.com

fieldsofgold.org

#1 IN VA

(2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture 6th Congressional District)

Total value of agricultural products sold

Value of livestock, poultry, and their products

Turkeys

Chickens

Poultry and eggs

Milk from cows

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