Research reveals fastest-growing states for food manufacturing
Seven of the 10 states with the most food processing and manufacturing jobs saw at least 11% growth from 2014-2018.
With new specialty and health food products entering the market every day, the food processing and manufacturing cluster, as defined by the U.S. Cluster Mapping Project from Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, Mass., is growing. And, it’s more than just Wisconsin’s dairy and cheese plants.
Data on top-employing states presented by Emsi, Moscow, Idaho, reveals the cluster grew by double digits from 2014-2018, with nearly every state showing a significant food processing and manufacturing presence.