Food Processing in Georgia - The City of Douglasville Development

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2009
Food Processing in Georgia
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN THIS STUDY:
Georgia’s Food Processing Snapshot ..................... 1
Georgia’s Food Processing Industry........................ 3
Georgia’s Agricultural Economy............................... 5
Georgia’s Productive Workforce.............................. 6
Georgia’s Product Distribution Infrastructure........ 9
Georgia’s Industry Technology Resources........... 10
Georgia’s Available Food Processing Sites......... 12
Georgia’s Favorable Business Climate.................. 13
Georgia’s Food Processors...................................... 15
Georgia’s Trade Associations................................. 23
Food Processing
Georgia’s Leading Manufacturing Sector
GEORGIA’S FOOD PROCESSING SNAPSHOT
Food processors with
50+ employees
• Home to 608 companies employing 67,858
Georgia’s Top 10 Food
Processing Employers
Company
Number of
Employees
• Food processing accounts for $8 billion of Georgia GSP
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
8,631
• Approximately 40 new and expanding companies
Fieldale Farms Corp.
4,120
located in last five years, creating more than 5,200 jobs
• Nearly 1,900 jobs created by 12 new locations within
the last two years
• Access to state-of-the-art technology and innovation
kept productivity high in spite of industry-wide decline
in employment
A Top Growth Industry in the Fourth-Fastest Growing State in the U.S.
Georgia is an ideal home for food processing –
the state’s leading manufacturing sector in terms
Why Georgia for Food Processing?
of employment. With more than 50,000 farms
• Abundant agricultural assets
producing a variety of food commodities, Georgia’s
• Excellent accessibility to market
processors capitalize on an abundance of raw
• Skilled, affordable workers
materials. Georgia is home to a highly skilled,
• Exceptional transportation systems
affordable work force, an exceptional transporta-
• World-class technology resources
tion infrastructure and world-class technological
resources geared toward promoting the success
• Business-friendly environment
of the food processing industry.
• Critical mass of successful food processors
Georgia’s business climate is consistently
Every year, food processors around the country
ranked as one of the best in the country, with
business-friendly tax code and incentives that
and around the globe are discovering what the
encourage manufacturing growth for existing
state’s 600+ food processing companies already
and newly arriving companies.
know – Georgia is a great place to do business.
Food Processing Makes a Difference
Georgia’s food processing industry employs
accounts for nearly 48 percent of food processing
68,000 people and contributes more than $8 billion
GSP. Georgia’s poultry growers and processing
to the Gross State Product (GSP). Food processing
facilities are thriving. The food processing industry
is the single largest contributor to manufacturing
makes a difference in the lives of Georgians and is
GSP, accounting for nearly 20 percent. The animal
a vital part of the state’s economy.
slaughtering and processing segment of the industry
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Tyson Foods Inc.
3,041
Equity Group-Georgia Division
2,900
Perdue Farms Inc.
2,000
Kellogg (includes Murray Biscuits)
1,833
Wayne Farms LLC
1,805
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
1,765
Norman W. Fries Inc.
(DBA Claxton Poultry Farms)
1,700
Sanderson Farms
1,600
Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic
Development Food Processing Database
Georgia’s food processing companies are located throughout the state.
Food Processors in Georgia
Georgia is
home to 600
food processing
operations.
Global icon Coca-Cola is headquartered in Atlanta
largest food manufacturing employers and are
and employs thousands of workers around the
scattered throughout the state. Georgia is home
state. However, the majority of Georgia’s food and
to approximately 12,000 chicken houses.
beverage producers employ fewer than 100 workers.
Poultry processing operations are among the state’s
An additional map and detailed company list
by industry segment appear on page 14.
Food Processors with 50+ Employees
Source: Harris Selectory, Business Wise 2008
Food processors with 50+ employees
Poultry Capital of the World
Georgia farmers produce 15 percent of the
nation’s chickens at an average of nearly
23 million pounds per day. Georgia is the
fourth largest poultry producing region in
the world.
On an average day, Georgia farmers
produce 11.7 million table eggs, 7 million
hatching eggs and 75 tons of turkey meat.
Ninety-nine Georgia counties annually
produce more than $1 million each in
poultry products.
The poultry industry in total produces
more than $12 billion for the state’s
economy.
In 1995, the Georgia General Assembly
declared Georgia the official Poultry
Capital of the World.
Source: The University of Georgia College of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences
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80
Food processing
is an important industry in Georgia. It accounts for $8 billion in
70
Gross State Product and employs 68,000 Georgia residents.
INDUSTRY SEGMENTS IN GEORGIA
Georgia’s Food Processing Industry
NAICS Codes Included in Analysis
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3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling
3113Sugar and Confectionery Product
Manufacturing
50
Animal slaughtering and processing operations,
3114Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and
Specialty Food Manufacturing
looks bright. Forecasts by Moody’s Economy.com
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the largest industry segment group in Georgia,
predict that food processing GSP contribution in
account for $4 billion in Gross State Product and
Georgia will reach 8.4 billion by 2010 and that the
3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing
employ nearly3038,000 Georgians. Other food pro-
industry will employ 69,000 workers.
3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing
cessing and bakeries are the next largest segments,
Companies included in this industry review are
contributing another $3 billion in GSP combined and
those that are classified under SIC 20 or NAICS 311,
20 than 20,000 workers.
employing more
food manufacturing (including animal food manufac-
The future of Georgia’s food processing industry
3117Seafood Product Preparation and
Packaging
3118 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
3119 Other Food Manufacturing
turing) and NAICS 3121, beverage manufacturing.
3121 Beverage Manufacturing
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GSP Contribution by Industry Segment
Employment by Industry Segment
billions of real dollars
4,086
Animal Slaughtering
and Processing
1,751
Other Food Processing
9,991
Other Food Processing
436
Beverage
10,666
Bakeries
1,249
Bakeries
37,632
Animal Slaughtering
and Processing
Sugar and Confectionery
1,891
Grain
279
Fruits and Vegetables
1,573
Sugar and Confectionery
244
Grain
1,498
Animal Food
233
Animal Food
1,452
122
Dairy
Seafood Products 560
Seafood Products 74
0
730
Dairy
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
0
Source: Moody’s Economy.com
10,000
20,000
Source: Moody’s Economy.com
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30,000
40,000
50,000
SANDERSON FARMS
COMES TO GEORGIA
Georgia’s Top 10 Food Processing Employers
Number of Employees
Number of
Major Locations
8,631 10
Poultry Processing
2
4,120 4
Poultry Processing
the nation’s number
3
Tyson Foods Inc.
3,041 6
Poultry Processing
four poultry producer,
4
2,900 1
Poultry Processing
5
Perdue Farms Inc.
2,000 1
Poultry Processing
Company
1
Sanderson Farms,
announced in 2004 that it would open a
Segment
processing plant in Moultrie, Georgia,
6
Kellogg (includes Murray Biscuits)
1,833 5
Snack Foods Manufacturing
employing more than 1,500 workers. The
7
Wayne Farms LLC
1,805 4
Poultry Processing
Laurel, Mississippi company said locating in
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1,765 19
Georgia would move Sanderson Farms closer
9
Norman W. Fries Inc.
(DBA Claxton Poultry Farms)
1,700 1
Poultry Processing
Sanderson Farms
1,600
1
Poultry Processing
to its customers in the Southeast and would
help the company move into the next phase
of its growth plan. The processing facility
added second shift operations at the Moultrie
facility in 2007.
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Soft Drink Manufacturing
Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic Development Food Processing Database
In addition to the processing plant in
Moultrie, the company opened a feed mill in
Adel, Georgia.
Major Locations Bring More than 5,000 New Jobs
Companies Recently Expanding or Newly Locating in Georgia
“Georgia has been instrumental in helping
us grow the success of our company. From
(100 or more employees)
the competitive cost of doing business to the
Company
Number of
Employees
available workforce, Georgia has provided
Location
Year
Sanderson Farms
us with an ideal opportunity to expand our
Allen’s (two expansions in 2007 and 2008)*
1,600
428
Moultrie
2004
Montezuma
operations and reach an important part of our
2007
Kellogg Company (expansion)
customer base.”
Consolidated Biscuit Company (purchased by Organic Milling in 2006)
300
Columbus
2007
250
Valdosta
2005
Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., Chairman and CEO,
Sanderson Farms
Quik’n Tasty Foods
250
Clayton
2008
California Cereal Products Inc.
225
Macon
2006
Kellogg Company (expansion)
220
Rome
2007
Lehui Enterprises
200
Newnan
2006
Organic Milling Company 175
Valdosta
2006
Flint River Foods LLC (purchased by Allen’s)*
150
Montezuma
2003
Gold Creek Foods LLC
150
Dawsonville
2004
Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe
150
Valdosta
2007
Turano Bakery
150
Villa Rica
2007
American Fresh Foods
100
Thomasville
2004
Bell Plantation (now Protein Plus LLC)
100
Fitzgerald
2006
Premium Waters Inc.
100
Douglas
2006
*Allen’s now operates two locations in Montezuma, one for frozen vegetables, one for canned vegetables.
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Agriculture is big business in Georgia. Affordable, abundant, high quality farm products
are a definite plus for food processors.
Georgia’s Agricultural Economy
Food and fiber production has always been an important part of Georgia’s growing economy. With 10.5
million acres of farm land, the state’s farmers produce a wide range of commodities. The chart called Georgia
Farm Gate Values shows Georgia’s top products and ranking.
Georgia’s U.S. Rank by Commodity
Georgia Farm Gate Values
In 2007, broilers accounted for 40.8 percent of
U.S. Ranking
Commodity
Georgia’s 2007 Farm Gate Value. Cotton was a
1
Broilers
1
Peanuts
1
Pecans
1
Watermelons
2
Cucumbers, Fresh Market
2
Onion, Spring
2
Rye
3
Bell Peppers
3
Cabbage
3
Cantaloupes
3
Snap Beans
3
Squash, Fresh Market
3
Sweet Corn, Fresh Market
success in Moultrie include the pro-business
3
Tomatoes, Fresh Market
environment via state and local support; a
distant second with 5.4 percent of Farm Gate value.
Rank Commodity
Value
1
Broilers
$4.75 billion
3
Eggs$549.7 million
6
Beef
$423.3 million
7
Peanuts
$381.9 million
8
Dairy
$310.02 million
Georgia’s 2007 Total Farm
Gate Value: $11.6 billion
“Our Moultrie facility is a classic success
story between business, the state and the
local community. Three key factors to our
great work force filled with hard-working and
Source: USDA, 2007
dedicated local employees, without whom
we would not be able to produce the quality
product our customers expect; and access
to a dynamic and innovative customer in
2007 Georgia Top Ten Agricultural Commodities
Wal-Mart. Since our Moultrie facility opened
in 2001, we grew from 120 employees seven
Container Nursery
Greenhouse
Dairy
years ago to approximately 500 employees
today. Additionally the expansions to our
facility have exceeded $10 million over the
Other Commodities
same time period.”
Peanuts
Beef
Terry Wilkerson, Executive Vice
President for Strategic Business
Horses
Development, National Beef
Broilers
Timber
Eggs
Cotton
Source: 2007 Farmgate
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The food processing industry employs 68,000 Georgians. Georgia’s work force is highly
productive and competitively priced.
Georgia’s Productive Work Force
FORBES MAGAZINE
“Best States to Do Business”
1. Virginia
2. Utah
3. Washington
The size of Georgia’s food processing work force
Gross Product. The industry will add approximately
will remain steady through 2010 according to
1,000 workers. Technology and process automation
projections by Moody’s Economy.com.
will continue to enhance the abilities of Georgia’s
Moody’s expects food processing output to
highly skilled, results-oriented workers.
increase by $200 million by 2010 to $8.4 billion in
4. North Carolina
5. GEORGIA
6. Colorado
7. Idaho
8. Florida
9. Texas
10. Nebraska
Source: Forbes magazine, 7.31.2008
Forbes’ rankings measure states on six main areas of
importance: business costs, labor supply, regulatory
environment, current economic climate, growth prospects
and quality of life.
Georgia’s Stable Food Processing Work Force
(in Thousands)
80
70
Growth in Georgia’s
work force vs. growth in
output, 1990 - 2010
60
50
Food Processing GSP
up 2.19 % annually
Food Processing Employment
up 1.35% annually
Source: Moody’s Economy.com, 2007
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30
20
10
0
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Source: Moody’s Economy.com, 2007
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FOOD PROCESSING WAGES IN GEORGIA ARE COMPETITIVE
Georgia’s Wages are Lower
Georgia’s weekly manufacturing wage is
Georgia’s wages for manufacturing and occupations specifically related to food processing are typically
lower than those of the U.S. overall.
below that of the U.S. The food processing wage is slightly higher. The presence
of Coca- Cola’s headquarters in Atlanta
Occupation
U.S. Mean Hourly Wage
Georgia Mean Hourly Wage
Bakers
$11.13
$10.20
Butchers and Meat Cutters
$13.37
$11.61
$9.99
$9.60
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
$10.33
$9.77
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking and $12.15
$10.75
Meat, Poultry and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
accounts for some of the difference, as the
number of highly-compensated executives at
that location is significant.
Manufacturing Wages
Georgia:
$875/week
US:
$1029/week
Food Processing Wages
Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Food Batchmakers
$11.61
$11.21
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
$11.03
$8.26
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2007 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Georgia:
$810/week
US:
$728/week
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages, 2007
Low Unionization Rates
According to The Bureau of National Affairs, only 4.3 percent of Georgia’s private manufacturing work-
Georgia’s private
manufacturing unionization
is 4.3%, U.S. is 11.3%.
ers are unionized, compared to 11.3 percent for the nation overall. Major food processing-related unions in
Source: BNA, 2007
Georgia, along with number of union members, are shown in the table below.
Union
1992
2008
Change
Bakery/Tobacco (BCTWIU)
5,213
2,220
-2,993
Food/Commercial Workers (UFCW)
1,845
1,670
-175
Bakery Workers (BCW)
252
174
-78
Grain Millers (AFGM)
193
193
0
7,503
4,257
-3,507
Total
Source: Georgia Power Community & Economic Development Unionization Database, 2008
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Skilled Workers
Labor expenses in the food processing industry account for more than a third of production costs. Having
a trained and efficient work force is paramount in maintaining a competitive position in the market place.
Georgia’s extensive network of technical colleges and the state’s highly touted Quick Start program help
ensure that food processing operations have the level of workers needed to be successful.
In September of 2007, Expansion Management magazine once again named
Georgia as the number one state in the U.S. for work force training. The ranking is based a
poll of 80 site location consultants. Over the past six years, Georgia has placed either
first or second, with Quick Start being the primary reason for the state’s success.
Quick Start is Georgia’s internationally recognized skills-based training program that
provides job-specific training at no cost for qualified new and expanding companies. Food
processors in Georgia can rely on Quick Start’s broad experience in food manufacturing
TOM’S SNACK FOODS
AND QUICK START
technologies. Job-specific training for the food industry includes:
FDA requirements
Pasteurization
GMPs
Centrifuge operations
new employees on a fast track. We relied
Water treatment
Filtration
heavily on Quick Start to develop materi-
Sanitation producers
Filling
als for training our employees on safety,
Ingredient testing
Sampling
Ingredient loading
Palletizing
that the use of the materials, and particularly
Mixing
Equipment troubleshooting
the professional way in which they were
Baking
Control system logic
Control panel navigation
ERP system interface
Inventory control
Labeling
“Expanded business opportunities
required that we hire approximately 100
sanitation and allergen awareness in a food
manufacturing environment. I am convinced
produced, was key to our success.”
Source: Quick Start
Packaging
Quick Start also provides a variety of core training programs focused on productivity
enhancement, customer service and safety, to name a few.
www.georgiaquickstart.org
Source: Quick Start
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Georgia’s world-class transportation infrastructure enables food processors to quickly get their
products to market.
Georgia’s Product Distribution Infrastructure
Atlanta has long been the transportation center of the Southeast. With well-maintained highway systems
connecting areas around the state to the rest of the nation, products made in Georgia are never far from their
markets. Two major rail systems crisscross the state, and two major ports, Savannah and Brunswick, enable
manufacturers and processors to quickly ship to domestic and global customers.
According to the USDA, dollars spent on transportation represent roughly 4 percent of total production/
product-to-market costs for food processors. Georgia’s prime location as a transportation hub is crucial.
WATER
• Savannah is the fastest-growing container port and the fourth largest in the nation.
• Port shipments were up 17.5 percent in FY 2008 – a record for the Georgia Ports Authority.
• Port expansions and improvements totaling $1 billion are planned over the next 10 years.
• Interstate highways and rail lines are easily accessible from the port facilities.
• Colonel’s Island in Brunswick is equipped with a multi-purpose agribulk facility.
AIR
• 80 percent of the nation’s major consumer markets are within a two-hour flight of Atlanta.
• Two international airports in Savannah and Atlanta. Seven additional airports provide commercial
passenger service around the state.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest in passenger volume.
• Hartsfield-Jackson has 1.2 million square feet of cargo handling space and two miles of
mechanized conveyors.
• Hartsfield-Jackson has a 42,000 square-foot temperature-controlled perishables center.
HIGHWAY
• 80 percent of nation’s consumer markets are within a two-day drive time.
• Four major interstates, I-75, I-85, I-20 and I-95
• Well-maintained, non-toll interstate system
• $8 billion budgeted for road improvement and maintenance over next three years
RAIL
• 4,700 miles of track, service to 500 communities
• CSX and Norfolk Southern each operate more than 80 freight trains in and out of Atlanta daily.
• Six major intermodal facilities; four in Atlanta, one in Brunswick and one in Savannah
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Georgia’s food processors are supported by a variety of research and technology groups around
the state. The state’s world-class colleges and universities provide state-of-the-art facilities and
research dollars that make possible ground-breaking food industry technology development.
Georgia’s Innovation & Technology Resources
FOODPAC’S FY2008 RESEARCH
The Food Processing Advisory Council (FoodPAC) has approved a total of 17 projects for FY 2008 funding
at a combined amount of $1,339,950 (amount includes both general and bond funds). The projects address
FoodPAC (Food Processing Advisory Council)
a research priority in one of FoodPAC’s three technical focus areas and are divided as follows: six in Process
is the state’s premier organization for academic,
& Product Improvement, six in Food Safety & Health, and five in Environmental. The projects (grouped under
government and private sector collaboration in
their respective technical focus area), principal investigator/institution, and their individual funding amounts
promoting the economic well-being of Georgia’s
are listed below.
food processing industry. The Food Processing
Industry Initiative was started in 1994 as part
Process & Product Improvement
of the state’s economic development empha-
• Robotic packing of trays
sis on traditional industries. It resulted in the
• Imaging and oven control development for bottom color of baked goods
formation of a joint public-private partnership
• Development of an automated mid-line inspection system
between industry, Georgia’s institutions of
• Radio-frequency pre-heating of marinated boneless chicken meat
higher education and Georgia’s state agencies.
• Intelligent transfer system
http://foodpac.gatech.edu
• Augmented reality overline laser projection on food product
Food Safety & Health
• Measuring the health-promoting components in peanuts and peanut products
• Use of a multiphase antimicrobial/modified atmosphere packaging
• Material/technology to control the safety and quality of processed, ready-to-eat meats
• Development of a free available chlorine sensor of red-water chillers and other
• Food processing liquid streams
• Reduction of salmonella enteritidis in pre-harvest poultry
• Evaluation of electrolyzed oxidizing water as a sanitizer for fresh and fresh-cut produce and food
Contact Surfaces
• Detection and elimination of bone in deboned product
• Biosensor at GTRI to detect avian influenza
• Georgia Tech UV disinfection process
• GTRI “washable robot” for poultry processing
• Prototype sensor under development to automatically detect chlorine levels in poultry chiller water
Environmental
• Recovery and purification of fat from food processing wastewater for use as high-grade
biodiesel blendstock
• Stormwater runoff from poultry processing: a cost-effective strategy for defining the relationship
between suspended solids and fecal coliform concentrations
• Development of environmental process system for the eggshells separation plant in support
of its commercialization
• Free fatty acid recovery from unrefined and waste oils as value-added products
• Producing fuel ethanol from bakery waste
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Georgia Tech Agricultural Technology Research
Since 1973, the Georgia Tech Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) has provided innovative
The Food Processing
Technology Building at
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech’s state-of-the-art Food Process-
engineering research and development for the poultry industry in particular and the food-processing industry
ing Technology Building is a world-class center
at large. The program’s staff has studied the challenges facing this important industrial sector in Georgia,
for collaborative food processing technology
the nation, and abroad, developing a number of innovative technologies for improving processing efficiency
development, academic research, and public
and effectiveness. The program’s outreach activities focus on issues and challenges that affect the
interaction. Officially opened in May 2005, the
industry today.
building serves as a cornerstone for:
The Agricultural Technology Research Program is an integral part of Georgia Tech and administratively
headquartered within the Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems of the Georgia Tech Research
Institute. http://atrp.gatech.edu/
• Creating innovative new technology designs
for the food industry
• Fostering active industrial and academic
collaboration
• Attracting technology providers interested in
helping solve some of the many challenges
facing the food processing industry
The building serves as headquarters for the
Food Processing Technology Division of the
Georgia Tech Research Institute, the non-profit
applied research arm of Georgia Tech.
INNOVATIONS
http://foodtech.gatech.edu/
Georgia Tech has a history of developing innovative technologies that eventually reach the
commercial marketplace. Some of these developments are released through special licensing
agreements, while others are offered for unrestricted use by commercial developers. A sampling
of recent successful innovations includes:
• A patent-pending, state-of-the-art computerized broiler-house management system for
monitoring and controlling grow-out activities;
• One of the first computer-vision systems developed specifically to size and identify poultry parts;
• An ingenious thermally enhanced dewatering system for quickly and affordably removing more
than half of the water in dissolved-air flotation (DAF) skimmings on-site;
• One of the first electronic bird-counting systems for providing real-time, continuous tracking of
processing plant line speeds and capacity utilization;
• A USDA-approved sound-absorbing panel for effectively reducing noise levels in processing
plants; and
• One of the first designs for covering a scalder to reduce heat loss and conserve energy.
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Georgia’s Innovation & Technology Resources
Other Supporting Organizations
University of Georgia, Poultry Science Extension and Outreach: Provides relevant educational and
service programs for commercial poultry producers and allied industry representatives.
www.poultry.uga.edu/extension/index.htm
University of Georgia, Food Science Extension and Outreach: Provides food safety education for
industry and the public. Provides workshops and on-site training, assistance with new product development,
plant layout and design, product shelf-life extension, and waste disposal. www.efsonline.uga.edu
Georgia Centers for Innovation: Agriculture Innovation Center provides resources for Georgia’s
agribusiness companies, connecting businesses with needed technical and financial resources throughout
the state. The Center of Innovation for Manufacturing Excellence helps manufacturing companies stay
competitive in the global market place. The Center offers state-of-the art manufacturing training in robotics,
programmable control systems, lean manufacturing and plant safety.
www.georgia.org/Business/Innovation/Centers+of+Innovation.htm
Industry Associations: Georgia is home to more than 100 food industry-related associations
and trade organizations. For a complete listing and contact information, see page 23.
Georgia’s communities are committed to bringing food processing operations to their towns.
Locations that are currently available and highly suitable for food processing are shown below.
Georgia’s Available Food Processing Sites
More than 50 sites
are available with excess
water capacity greater than
one million gallons a day.
Source: Georgia Resource Center, www.selectgeorgia.net
Sites throughout Georgia make excellent locations for food processing operations. For more information on
Georgia’s prime food processing sites, visit Georgia Power’s Community & Economic Development Web site
at www.selectgeorgia.net.
Criteria for Evaluating Sites
Available Industrial Site
• E xcess water and sewer
capacity greater than one
million gallons per day
• Gas available
• Electricity available
• E asy access to interstate highway
(within 1 mile of interstate)
• Available tract of 50 acres or more
• C urrently zoned industrial, heavy
industrial or industrial park
Source: Georgia Resource Center Site
Database, 2008
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Georgia’s business climate is consistently ranked among the best in the country.
Georgia’s Favorable Business Climate
Food processors in Georgia are often eligible for a variety of tax credits and sales tax exemptions. The
state’s job tax credit program grants credits that may be applied against the state’s corporate income tax.
Other tax credits including those tied to capital investment, employee training and child care are also
available. See the listing to the right for tax credit programs and tax exemptions in Georgia.
For detailed information on tax exemptions, credits and other state incentives, visit
www.georgia.org/Business/Incentives/Taxation.htm.
TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS
– Job Tax Credit
– Job Tax Credit Bonus
– Investment Tax Credit
– Optional Investment Tax Credit
– “Mega Project” Tax Credit
– Retraining Tax Credit
– Education Tax Credit
– Small Business Growth Tax Credit
– Research and Development Tax Credit
– Child Care Tax Credit
– Qualified Child Care Property Tax Credit
– Port Activity Job Tax Credit
– Mass Transit Tax Credit
– Teleworking Tax Credit
GEORGIA RANKS
– Opportunity Zones
– Renewal Communities/ EZs/ECs (Federal)
Cost of Doing Business: According to Moody’s Cost of Doing Business Index,
March 2008, Georgia’s unit labor cost, energy cost, state and local sales tax costs
and overall cost of doing business fall below the national average.
TAX EXEMPTIONS
– Seed, Fertilizer, Agricultural Chemicals
Sales Tax
– Irrigation Equipment Sales Tax
– Agricultural Machinery Sales Tax
CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business”: Georgia ranked #4 in 2007.
– Off-Road Forestry Equipment Sales Tax
– Liquefied Gases and Fuels for Specific
Agribusiness Purposes Sales Tax
– Ice Used for Food Processing or Shipment
Forbes “The Best States for Business”: Georgia ranked #5 in 2008
Sales Tax
– Sod Grass Sales Tax
Georgia’s corporate income tax is a flat 6 percent and has not changed since
1969. In 2008, corporate income tax liability is based solely on gross receipts in
Georgia. Georgia ranks 6th most favorable in terms of corporate income tax
climate according to the 2008 Tax Foundation State Business Tax Climate Index.
– Seed, Fertilizer, Agricultural Chemicals
Sales Tax
– Property Tax
– Freeport Inventory Tax (Property)
– Industrial Materials Sales Tax
– Packaging Materials Sales Tax
Individual personal income taxes are graduated, 1 to 6 percent, and makes Georgia
the 7th most favorable. (Tax Foundation, 2006)
– Manufacturing Machinery Sales Tax
– Pollution Control Equipment Sales Tax
– Custom Software Sales Tax
– Clean Room Equipment Sales Tax
Unemployment insurance rates are competitive, as Georgia’s jobless return to
work quicker than those in any other state. Georgia is the 3rd most favorable state
in this category. (Tax Foundation, 2006)
13
– Enterprise Zones (Property)
Companies with 50 or More Workers
Georgia’s Food Processing Companies
14
Top Food Processing Companies in Georgia by Industry Segment
Company
(50 or more employees)
Employment Line of Business
County
3111 Other Animal Food Manufacturing
American Proteins Inc.
120
Anitox Corp.
50
Poultry feeds
Forsyth
Prepared feeds & feed ingredients/animal
Gwinnett
Franklin
Columbia Farms Inc.
100
Prepared chicken feeds; chicken hatchery; flour & other grain
mill products
Flint River Mills Inc.
105
Poultry feeds; dog & cat food & supplements
Decatur
Dog and Cat Food
Laurens
Hi-Tek Rations
56
Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
200
Dog & cat food & supplements
Fulton
Pennington Seed Inc.
100
Prepared feeds & feed ingredients/animal
Morgan
Animal feed
Hall
Dog & cat food & supplements
Fulton
1,600
Simmons Pet Food Inc.
100
TOTAL
2,431
3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
200
Soybean processing
Lowndes
California Cereal
125
Cereals
Bibb
Cargill Custom Dressings LLC
150
Vegetable shortenings; wholesales animal or vegetable oil
& greases
Hall
Chickasha of Georgia LLC
50
Cottonseed oil; meal
Tift
Fuji Vegetable Oil Inc.
53
Vegetable oil mill
Chatham
400
Cereals
Newton
Griffin Industries Inc.
53
Tallow
Clayton
Home-Grown Industries of GA
55
Prepared pizza dough; pickles; sauces & salad dressings; flour
mixes & doughs
Fulton
Mid Georgia Processing Co. LLC
56
Cottonseed oil products; oil; cake & meal
Dooly
Corn flour
Jackson
Granola & muesli flakes; cookies; frozen snack foods; food
preparations
Lowndes
General Mills Inc.
Mission Foods
485
Organic Milling of Georgia LLC
50
Pillsbury Co.
100
Flour/mill products; prepared flour mixes; frozen specialties
DeKalb
Southeastern Mills Inc.
150
Prepared flour mixes and doughs
Floyd
TOTAL
1,927
3113 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
Candy Innovative Concepts LLC
Crown Candy Corp.
Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company
Hershey Co.
Imperial Sugar Co.
Mars Inc.
Masterfoods Inc.
59
75
255
50
400
1,000
272
Candy & other confectionery products
Fulton
Bibb
Candies
Dougherty
Chocolate & cocoa products
Cobb
Sugar cane refining
Chatham
Turner
Candy bars & chocolate covered candy bars
Dougherty
Savannah Sugar Refinery Corp.
377
Granulated/powdered/soft sugar
Chatham
Standard Candy
300
Dodge
Note: Bolded companies are headquartered in Georgia.
15
Company
Stewart Candies
Wrigley Manufacturing Co. LLC
TOTAL
County
50
Soft candies
Ware
700
Chewing gum
Hall
3,538
3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
AG Buckhead Inc.
Allen’s Inc.
50
420
Canned fresh fruit juices
Fulton
Frozen vegetable and fruits
Macon
America’s Kitchen
50
Frozen packaged dinners
Fulton
Boca Grande Foods
95
Pickled fruits, vegetables, veg sauces
Gwinnett
Braswell, A M Jr. Food Co. Inc.
95
Cucumbers, pickles & salted pickles; canned preserves, including
imitation; flavoring extracts & syrups; food preparations
Bulloch
Heidi’s Gourmet Desserts Inc.
85
Canned specialties
DeKalb
Pactiv Corp.
800
Canned applesauce
Newton
Sunny Delight Beverages
150
Fruit juices; wholesales packaged frozen foods
Fulton
Dried & dehydrated fruits, vegetables
Tift
Wendell Roberson Farms Inc.
TOTAL
75
1,820
3115 Dairy Product Manufacturing
Blue Bell Creameries
50
Centennial Farms Dairy
123
Kraft Foods Global Inc.
150
Frozen desserts & novelties
Gwinnett
Milk, fluid
Fulton
Processed cheese
Forsyth
Mayfield Dairy Farms Inc.
54
Frozen desserts & novelties; milk production
Carroll
Mayfield Dairy Farms Inc.
80
Processes, pasteurizes, homogenizes & bottles milk
Jackson
Nestle USA Inc.
120
Evaporated milk; canned fruits; dog food; uncooked pasta packaged
with other ingredients; candy & other confectionery products;
wholesales confectionery products
Henry
Portion Pac, Division of HJ
200
Cheese paste; beverage powders; canned & jarred edible jellies;
dried or dehydrated vegetables; raw & cooked salad dressings;
peanut butter
DeKalb
Schreiber Foods Inc.
200
Cheese; fluid milk
Hall
Southern Ice Cream Specialties Inc.
139
Ice cream
Cobb
Unilever Foods NA
230
Margarine
Fulton
Dairy & non-dairy based dietary supplements; food preparations
Gwinnett
Valentine Enterprises Inc.
TOTAL
75
1,421
3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing
Agora Foods Inc.
200
Poultry slaughtering & processing
Dawson
American Fresh Foods
100
Case-ready ground beef and meat products
Thomas
BCK LLC
130
Poultry processing
Clarke
Birchwood Foods
200
Ground beef processing
Gwinnett
Braselton Poultry Inc.
200
Hall
Cagle’s Inc.
60
Cagle’s Inc.
800
Fulton
Poultry processing
Harris
Callaway Farms
50
Meat processing
Richmond
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
75
Egg Processing and Packaging
Jasper
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
100
Hart
16
Company
County
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
350
Meat packing plant
Coweta
Castleberry’s Food Co.
420
Prepared meat products & processes vegetables
Richmond
Coleman Natural Foods
200
Further processed chicken
Jackson
Coleman Natural Foods
120
Processes fresh chicken; wholesales live, dressed or frozen
unpackaged poultry
Hall
Crider Inc.
200
Processes cooked chicken
Candler
Crystal Diamond Brands Inc.
175
Meat packing plant
Chatham
Crystal Farms, Inc.
134
Eggs
Hall
D L Lee & Sons Inc.
280
Meat processing
Bacon
Chicken slaughtering & dressing; chicken hatchery; prepared
chicken feeds
Mitchell
Processes fresh poultry
Hall
Poultry processing
Hall
Banks
Poultry processing
Habersham
Clayton
2,900
811
1,809
100
1,400
Filet of Chicken Inc.
300
Flanders Provision Co. Inc.
130
Meat processing
Ware
FPL Food LLC
500
Meat packing plant
Richmond
Fries Farms LLC
250
Poultry slaughtering & processing; poultry hatchery
Tattnall
Georgia Feed Products LLC
120
Animal & marine fats & oils
Randolph
Gold Creek Foods LLC
400
Dawson
Golden State Foods Corp.
350
Frozen meat products; pickles, sauces & salad dressings; fresh or
frozen bread type buns; flavoring extracts
Rockdale
Gress Foods Inc.
319
Poultry processing
Hall
Rendered inedible grease; animal feed; meat packing plant
Laurens
Ice pack & vacuum pack poult
Barrow
Griffin Industries Inc.
60
Harrison Poultry Inc.
700
Hormel Foods Corp.
230
Meat processing
DeKalb
Koch Foods of Cumming
550
Forsyth
Koch Foods of Gainesville
600
Hall
Lowell Packing Co.
100
Meat packing plant; meat processing
Ben Hill
Chicken slaughtering & processing
Hall
Banks
Mar-Jac Holdings Inc.
Mar-Jac Poultry Inc./Feed Mill
National Beef Packing Co. LLC
Norman W. Fries Inc. (dba Claxton Poultry Farms)
North Side Foods Corp.
Perdue Farms Inc.
1,100
60
550
1,700
111
2,000
Meat packing plant
Colquitt
Evans
Meat processing; meat packing plant
Forsyth
Chicken slaughtering & dressing
Houston
468
Poultry processing
Whitfield
878
Poultry processing
Carroll
1,000
Poultry processing
Clarke
700
Poultry processing; wholesales poultry & poultry products
Gilmer
750
Poultry processing
Coffee
135
Poultry slaughtering & processing; wholesales poultry products;
wholesales general line groceries
Gwinnett
1,700
Clarke
600
Poultry slaughtering & processing; wholesales poultry products
Elbert
17
Company
800
County
Chicken slaughtering & dressing; chicken hatchery; meat packing
plant
Cherokee
Processes frozen poultry
Morgan
Pine Valley Farms Inc.
90
Prime Pak Foods Inc.
104
Prepared beef products from purchased beef; processes fresh
poultry; meat packing plant
Hall
Quail International
120
Dressed quail
Greene
Robbins Packing Co. Inc.
125
Meat processing
Bulloch
Roger Wood Foods Inc.
250
Sausages from purchased meat; wholesales fresh meat
Chatham
Poultry processing
Colquitt
Hall
Sanderson Farms
1,600
Sonstegard Foods of Georgia
65
Sunset Farms Foods Inc.
67
Meat processing, sausage
Lowndes
Gwinnett
Suzanna’s Kitchen Inc.
250
Processes cooked chicken; cooked meats from purchased meat;
meat packing plant
Tip Top Poultry Inc.
650
Processes fresh poultry
Cobb
Tip Top Poultry Inc.
650
Poultry products
Polk
Tyson Foods Inc.
50
Meat packing plant
Macon
Tyson Foods Inc.
300
Poultry processing; meat packing plant
Marion
Tyson Foods Inc.
500
Terrell
Tyson Foods Inc.
1,200
Poultry processing
Forsyth
Tyson Foods Inc.
900
Dooly
Tyson Foods Inc.
91
Meat packing plant poultry hatchery
Macon
United Egg Marketing Corp.
68
Peirce
WaltKoch Ltd.
75
Poultry processing
Hall
Wayne Farms LLC
55
Chicken processing
Hall
Wayne Farms LLC
200
Coffee
Wayne Farms LLC
250
Fulton
Wayne Farms LLC
1,300
Poultry slaughtering & processing; animal feed; chicken farming
Jackson
Zartic Inc.
500
Zartic Inc.
65
TOTAL
Processes frozen poultry
Floyd
Frozen meat products; processes frozen poultry
Floyd
37,500
3117 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
Catfish processing
Decatur
King & Prince Seafood Corp.
Georgia Sweet H2O Catfish Co.
582
Processed seafoods
Glynn
Rich Products
301
Fresh or frozen fish & seafood processing; cheese; food
Glynn
preparations; frozen fruits, juices & vegetables; frozen food products
Rich Products
73
Rich Products Consumer Brands
Sea Harvest Packing Co.
TOTAL
70
Prepared fresh or frozen fish & seafoods
Ware
120
Prepared fresh/ frozen fish & seafood
Glynn
85
Prepared frozen seafood; eating place
Glynn
1,231
18
Company
County
3118 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
Bailey Street Bakery LLC
200
Commercial bakery
Fulton
Benson’s Inc.
120
Commercial bakery
Oconee
Fruit cake
Evans
Frozen raw dough
Fulton
Claxton Bakery Inc.
Country Home Bakers
81
300
Dawn Food Products Inc.
160
Bread & other bakery products
Douglas
Derst Baking Co.
427
Bread
Chatham
Edwards Baking Co.
542
Pies and pie pieces
Fulton
Edwards Holding Corp.
76
Frozen bakery products
Gwinnett
Engelman’s Bakery Inc.
65
Gwinnett
Fresh or frozen bread
Thomas
Flowers Baking Co.
100
Flowers Baking Co. of Tucker
215
Breads, rolls & buns
DeKalb
Flowers Bakery of Suwanee LLC
110
Gwinnett
Bread and buns
Douglas
Commercial bakery; cookies & crackers
Thomas
Breads
Fulton
Commercial bakery, cookies, candy
Lowndes
Flowers Baking Co.
72
Flowers Foods Inc.
150
French Pastry Shop
50
Fresh Beginnings
200
Interstate Bakeries Corp./Dolly Madison
500
Muscogee
Kellogg Co.
500
Dry bakery products; commercial products
Muscogee
Kellogg Co.
123
Frozen bakery products
Fulton
Kellogg Co.
600
Cookies; fresh pies
Floyd
Kraft Foods Global Inc.
550
Wholesale or wholesale & retail combined bakery; cookies
Fulton
Tortillas
Fulton
La Espiga de Oro
75
Latino Enterprises Inc.
80
Lavoi Corp. (EPI Breads)
181
Los Amigos Tortilla Mfg.
53
Maplehurst Bakeries Inc.
200
Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe
150
Masada Bakery
50
Tortillas; eating place
Fulton
Flour mixes & doughs; commercial bakery; frozen bakery products;
wholesales bakery products
DeKalb
Tortillas; wholesales sauces
Fulton
Commercial bakery
Carroll
Commercial bakery, bread
Lowndes
Gwinnett
Mom’s Bakery Inc.
100
Dry biscuits
Fulton
Mrs. Smith’s Bakeries
300
Bakery products
Gwinnett
Murray Biscuit Co. Inc.
60
Cookies; cakes, pies & pastries
Forsyth
Murray Biscuits
550
Dry biscuits, cookies and crackers
Richmond
Ole’ Mexican Foods Inc.
325
Tortillas; wholesales commercial cooking & food services
equipment; wholesales canned fruits, vegetables, seafood & meats;
full service Mexican restaurant
Gwinnett
Panarama Inc.
100
Frozen bakery products; commercial bakery; retail bakery
Cobb
Quik‘n Tasty Foods Inc. (announced new
location in 2008)
250
Food preparations
Clayton
Cracker meal & crumbs
Bacon
Richmond Baking of Georgia Inc.
85
Sara Lee Bakery Group Inc.
250
Frozen or refrigerated doughs from purchased flour
Clayton
525
Fresh or frozen bread
DeKalb
425
Wholesale or wholesale & retail combined bakery; wholesales
crackers, cookies & bakery products; food preparations
Floyd
Schwan Food Co./Logistics
50
Gwinnett
19
Company
Sisters Gourmet Inc.
70
County
Commercial bakery
Gwinnett
Tortilleria El Maizal Inc.
150
Tortillas; wholesales general line groceries
Cobb
Turano Bakery
150
Bakery products
Douglas
Bread
Fulton
Vie de France Yamazaki Inc.
TOTAL
70
9,140
3119 Other Food Manufacturing
American Blanching
400
Peanut butter
Ben Hill
American Egg Products Inc.
65
Egg food products
Pierce
American Peanut Growers Group LLC
54
Salted & roasted nuts & seeds
Seminole
Arlessence Inc.
78
Flavoring compounds
Cobb
Bella Cucina Artful Food Inc.
50
Food preparations; canned specialties; retails gift baskets;
earthenware table & kitchenware; soaps & detergents
Fulton
Birdsong Peanuts
60
Worth
Birdsong Peanuts
300
Early
Birdsong Peanuts
90
Peanut processing
Miller
Cargill Texturizing Solutions
60
Stabilizers and Emulsifiers
Fulton
Peanut butter
Worth
Meat sticks (snacks)
Hart
Food preparations; poultry slaughtering & processing
Emanuel
Food preparations, other
Gwinnett
Conagra Grocery Products Co.
Country Boy Meat Stix
Crider Inc.
El Milagro of Atlanta
Fresh Express
Frito-Lay Inc.
120
50
400
80
480
1,100
Packaged salads
Clayton
Corn chips & other corn-based snacks
Houston
Georgia Sandwich Co. Inc.
50
Sandwiches
Cobb
Georgia Spice Co. Inc.
50
Dry seasoning mixes; plastic food storage & frozen food bags
Fulton
Golden Peanut Co. LLC
120
Turner
Golden Peanut Co. LLC
50
Mitchell
Golden Peanut Company
230
Peanut products
Terrell
Griffith Laboratories Inc.
135
Food preparations; wholesales spices & seasonings
DeKalb
Gruma Corp.
300
Tortilla chips; food preparations
Jackson
H C Brill Co. Inc.
321
Ready-to-use frosting
DeKalb
Harrell Nut Co.
65
Mitchell
200
Decatur
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc.
Kabobs Inc.
400
Clayton
Ken’s Foods Inc.
250
Pickles, sauces & salad dressings
Henry
Kerry Inc.
69
Seasonings & spices; edible fats & oils; dry, condensed or
evaporated dairy products
Gordon
La Chiquita Tortilla Manufacturing Inc.
70
Fulton
Lance Inc. (Tom’s)
900
Snack chip products; commercial bakery; cookies; chocolate &
cocoa products; dried, dehydrated, salted or roasted nuts; candy &
other confectionery products
Muscogee
Lehui Enterprises
200
Soy sauce, vinegar, condiments
Coweta
Mark-Lynn Foods LLC
150
Pickles, sauces & salad dressings; syrups; canned tomato products;
packaging & labeling services
Haralson
McCormick & Co. Inc.
100
Spices; flour mixes & doughs
Fulton
Naturally Fresh Inc.
270
Raw & cooked salad dressings; doughs & batters from purchased
flour; maple syrup
Fulton
20
Company
Protein Plus LLC (previously Bell Plantation)
100
Quik’n Tasty Foods Inc.
63
County
Peanut flour
Ben Hill
Food preparations
Jackson
Ready to eat mixed salad
Butts
Ready Pac Jackson
300
Reddy Ice Group Inc.
60
Ice
Fulton
Rudolph Foods Co Inc.
70
Pork rinds; food preparations
Gwinnett
Schermer Pecans Inc.
50
Tattnall
South Georgia Pecan
120
Processing and packaging nut products
Lowndes
Southeastern Mills Inc.
185
Dry gravy mixes; cookies; wheat flour; fresh pies; wholesales flour;
flour mixes & doughs
Floyd
Southern Tea LLC
200
Tea
Cobb
Niche market products, Italian ice, bagels, snack foods
Sumter
Sunnyland Farms Inc.
Specialized Food Products LLC
130
75
Packaged pecans and nuts
Dougherty
T Marzetti Co.
120
Raw & cooked salad dressings
Fulton
Tara Foods
145
Food colorings; pickles, sauces & salad dressings; sauce, gravy,
dressing & dip mixes; canned fruits
Dougherty
Columbia
Food preparations; rice milling
Troup
Raw & cooked salad dressings; canned preserves, including
imitation; sorghum syrups
DeKalb
Tracy-Luckey Co. Inc.
74
Trinidad Benham Corp.
100
Vita Specialty Foods Inc.
63
TOTAL
9,097
3121 Beverage Manufacturing
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
700
Brewery
Bartow
Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
36
Soft drink bottler
Pickens
Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
50 to 99
Soft drink bottler
Cobb
75
Bottled & canned iced tea & fruit drinks; wholesales beverages
Cobb
Buffalo Rock Co.
130
Soft drinks; wholesales green or roasted coffee; merchandising
machine operator
Coweta
Buffalo Rock Co.
160
Soft drinks; wholesales groceries
Muscogee
Ccda Waters LLC
420
Bottled & canned pasteurized & mineral water
Fulton
Bottled & canned soft drinks
Floyd
Brands In Zone Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
75
87
Muscogee
50
Carroll
50
Dougherty
310
Fulton
Drink concentrates; canned fresh fruit juices; frozen fruit juice
concentrates; soft drinks
Fulton
Coca-Cola Bottling Co./Production Center
Coca-Cola Co.
5,000
Coca-Cola Co.
200
Carbonated soft drinks
Fulton
Coca-Cola Co.
400
Fulton
120
Cobb
100
Hall
146
Gwinnett
950
Cobb
200
Cobb
85
DeKalb
350
Fulton
21
Company
250
50
400
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc./IT
Coca-Cola North America/Syrup Division
County
Soft drinks; flavoring extracts & syrups
Richmond
Lowndes
Nonalcoholic carbonated beverages; drink syrups
Fulton
1,200
Cobb
124
Fulton
Cott Beverages Inc.
100
Nonalcoholic carbonated beverages
Muscogee
Crystal Spring Water Co.
150
Bottled water
Cobb
Deep South Products Inc.
315
Soft drinks; canned jams; edible fats & oils; cheese; peanut butter;
pasta
Ben Hill
DS Waters of America Inc./National Call Center
200
Hall
Miller Brewing Co.
642
Beer
Dougherty
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.
220
DeKalb
75
Hall
80
Bibb
80
Richmond
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
80
Soft drinks
Chatham
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
75
Soft drinks
Clarke
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
80
Soft drink bottler
Valdosta
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
172
Soft drink bottler
Newnan
Pepsi-Cola Distribution Center
160
Soft drink bottler (distribution center)
Albany
Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling
400
Soft drinks
Fulton
Premium Waters
100
Private label water bottling company
Coffee
Quaker Oats Co.
150
Fulton
Shasta Beverages Inc.
100
Southeast Canners Inc.
55
Southeast-Atlantic Beverage
Southern Beverage Packers Inc.
The Savannah Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
TOTAL
100
60
128
Hall
Nonalcoholic carbonated beverages
Muscogee
Soft drinks; wholesales soft drinks
Fulton
Bottled & canned pasteurized & mineral water; wholesales
beverages
Columbia
Soft drinks
Chatham
15,420
22
Food Industry Trade Associations and
Supporting Organizations in Georgia
AGRIBUSINESS
GEORGIA AGRIBUSINESS
COUNCIL, INC.
Gary Black, President
P.O. Box 119
Commerce, Georgia 30529
(706) 336-6830
(800) 726-2474
FAX: (706) 336-6898
www.ga-agribusiness.org
APPLES
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY COMMISSION
FOR APPLES
Marcia Crowley, Director
Commodities Promotion Division
Georgia Department of Agriculture
19 M.L. King Jr., Drive, Suite 328
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 656-3678
Fax: (404) 656-9380
www.agr.state.ga.us
FOR APPLES
Tim Mercier, Chairman
Post Office Box 483
Blue Ridge, Georgia 30286
(706) 632-3411
(706) 632-2364
Fax: (706) 632-2685
AQUACULTURE
CATFISH FARMERS OF AMERICA
Pearl Mulhern, Executive Director
166 First Street, Suite B
Colquitt, Georgia 31737
(912) 758-2404
(770) 922-6006
Fax: (770) 761-8397
GEORGIA AQUACULTURE
ASSOCIATION
Tom Crow, President
Post Office Box 5773
Athens, Georgia 30604
(706) 367-8817
BEEF CATTLE
GEORGIA POULTRY GEORGIA
BEEFALO ASSOCIATION
O. E. Deaver
1088 Liberty Hill Road
Blairsville, Georgia 30512
(706) 374-5789
GEORGIA CATTLEMEN’S
ASSOCIATION
Bobby Freeman, Executive Vice
President
100 Cattlemen’s Drive
Macon, Georgia 31212-4510
(912) 474-6560
Fax: (912) 474-5732
GEORGIA CORN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Drew Collins, President
P.O. Box 306
Edison, Georgia
(912) 835-2862
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Chris Wehrman, Chairman
1000 Executive Parkway, #105
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(314) 275-9915
Fax: (314) 275-7061
www.ncga.com
GEORGIA CATTLEWOMEN’S
ASSOCIATION
Ann Payne, President
2259 US Highway 41 SW
Calhoun, Georgia 30701
(706) 629-6000
CROPS
CANOLA
AMERICAN CROP PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION
Jay Vroom, President
1156 15th Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 296-1585
Fax: (202) 463-0474
www.acpa.org
COMMODITY COMMISSION FOR
CANOLA
Suite 328
19 M.L. King Jr. Drive, S.W.
(404) 656-3678
Fax: (404) 656-9380
www.agr.state.ga.us
GEORGIA CROP IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION
Terry Hollifield, Director
2425 South Milledge Avenue
(706) 542-2351
Fax: (706) 542-9397
Email: [email protected]
GEORGIA AGRICUTLURAL
CANOLA
Marty McLendon, Chairman
Route 1, Box 21
Leary, Georgia 31762
(912) 881-2767
(912) 792-1951
Fax: (912) 792-0068
SOUTHERN CROP PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION
Ed Duskin, Executive Vice President
Post Office Box 686
Dawson, Georgia 31742
(912) 995-2125
Fax: (912) 995-4000
CORN
CORN
Suite 328
19 M.L. King Jr. Drive, S.W.
(404) 656-3678
Fax: (404) 656-9380
www.agr.state.ga.us
SPECIALTY FOODS & WINES
GEORGIA SPECIALTY FOOD &
WINE ASSOCIATION
Barbara Dyche, President
Frog Song Farm
261 MacIntosh Circle
Jackson, Georgia 30233
(404)467-0038 Business and Fax
www.gourmetgeorgia.com
GEORGIA WINERY ASSOCIATION
Tom Slick, Treasurer
4200 Northside Parkway, Bldg, 2,
Suite 100
(404) 239-0040
Fax: (404) 364-0740
CORN
Donald Chase, Chairman
577 Stage Coach Road
Oglethorpe, Georgia 31068
Home, Office & Fax: (912) 472-7726
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INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED
WATER ASSOCIATION
Joe Doss, President
1700 Diagonal Rd., Suite 650
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 683-5213
Fax: (703) 683-4074
www.bottledwater.org
DAIRY
AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION
OF GEORGIA
Louis Hogue, Manager
5340 West Fayetteville Road
(770) 996-6085
Fax: (770) 996-6925
www.got-milk.com
EXTENSION DAIRY ECONOMIST
Dr. William A. Thomas
University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service
College of Agriculture
(706) 542-2453
Fax: (706) 542-4131
FEDERAL MILK MARKET
ADMINISTRATOR
Sue L. Mosely, Market Administrator
Norcross, Georgia 30091
(770) 448-1194
Fax: (770) 729-1692
www.fmmatlanta.com
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Lezette Earhart and Tom Bowman
Regional Milk Specialist
Milk & Food Sanitation Programs
60 Eight Street, N.E.
(404) 253-1281
(404) 253-1282
Fax: (404) 347-4349
FOR MILK
John Bagwell, Chairman
100 Bagwell Rd.
Cave Springs, Georgia 30124
(706) 263-8349
GEORGIA DAIRY GOAT
ASSOCIATION
Dr. Seymoun Gelaye
Goat Research Center
Fort Valley State College
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
(912) 825-6817 or 6864
GEORGIA DAIRY GOAT
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
Cam Faircloth, President
Mandy Latimer, Vice President
1540 McRee’s Mill Road
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677
(706) 769-9460
UNITED EGG PRODUCERS
Al Pope, President
1720 Windward Concourse,
Suite 230
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
(770) 587-5071 or (770) 360-9220
Fax: (770) 360-7058
GEORGIA DAIRY PRODUCTS
ASSOCIATION
Joe Andrews, Executive Director
Post Office Box 801
Macon, Georgia 31202-0801
(912) 746-1588
Fax: (912) 743-8278
U.S. POULTRY & EGG
ASSOCIATION
Don Dalton, Executive Director
1530 Cooledge Road
Tucker, Georgia 30084
(770) 493-9401
Fax: (770) 493-9257
www.poultryegg.org
GEORGIA MILK PRODUCERS,
INC.
Tom Thompson Jr., President
Eatonton, Georgia 31024
(706) 310-0020
Fax: (706) 310-0025
SOUTHEAST UNITED DAIRY
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Bob Earle, Manager
5340 West Fayetteville Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30349-5416
(770) 996-6085
Fax: (770) 996-6925
www.got-milk.com
THE DAIRY, FOOD & BEVERAGE
TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY OF
GEORGIA
Kirby Burt, President
Extension Food Science
& Technology
Cooperative Extension Service
204 Barrow Hall
(706) 542-2574
Fax: (770) 621-0907
EGGS
FOR EGGS
Vince Booker, Chairman
Country Charm Eggs
2080 Industrial Drive
Gainesville, Georgia 30504
(770) 532-6471
Fax: (770) 536-8006
GEORGIA EGG COMMISSION &
ASSOCIATION
Robert Howell, Executive Director
State Farmers’ Market
16 Forest Parkway
Forest Park, Georgia 30297
(404) 363-7661
Fax: (404) 363-7664
www.georgiaeggs.org
MEATPACKERS
GEORGIA MEAT GOAT
ASSOCIATION
Calvin Alford, President
Post Office Box 266
Ila, Georgia 30647
(706) 542-7023
Fax: (706) 542-9316
ONIONS
VIDALIA ONION COMMITTEE
Jeffery Hall, Executive Director
100 Vidalia Sweet Onion Drive
Vidalia, Georgia 30475
(912) 537-1918
Fax: (912) 537-2166
www.vidaliaonion.org
FRUITS/
VEGETABLES
GEORGIA FRUIT & VEGETABLE
GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Kevin Hendrix, President
Charles Hall, Exec. Director
LaGrange, Ga. 30241
(706) 845-8200
Fax: (706) 883-8215
OTHER
ATLANTA PRODUCE DEALERS
ASSOCIATION
Gabe Thomas, Executive Director
State Farmers’ Market
113 Administrative Bldg.
16 Forest Parkway
Forest Park, Georgia 30050
(404) 366-8767
Fax: (404) 366-0579
LOW CHILL FRUIT GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Billy Drew, President
Coastal Plain Farmers Co-op
Quitman, Georgia 31643
(904) 392-1996, Ext. 310 or 226
PEACHES
GEORGIA STRAWBERRY
GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Walter Wainwright, Manager
P.O. Box 975
Reynolds, Georgia 31076
(912) 847-4186 or (912) 847-4464
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT
COMMODITY
COMMISSION FOR PEACHES
19 M.L. King, Jr. Drive
Suite 328
(404) 656-3678
Fax: (404) 656-9380
www.agr.state.ga.us
GRAPES/
MUSCADINES
GEORGIA GRAPE GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
David Harris, President
Chestnut Mountain Winery
Post Office Box 72
Braselton, Ga. 30517
(770) 867-6914
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
COMMISSION FOR PEACHES
Al Pearson, Chairman
Post Office Box 981
(912) 825-7504
Fax: (912) 825-8842
GEORGIA MUSCADINE
ASSOCIATION
Edward Bottoms, President
360 Pullian Road
Concord, Georgia 30206
(770) 884-5661 Business & Fax
GEORGIA PEACH COUNCIL
Billy Davidson, President
Route 1, Box 1440
(912) 825-2355
Fax: (912) 825-8842
PEANUTS
AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS
ASSOCIATION
John Powell, Executive Director
Albany, Georgia 31708-0157
(229) 888-2508
Fax: (229) 888-5150
PEANUTS
Don Koehler, Executive Director
Post Office Box 967
Tifton, Georgia 31793
(229) 386-3470
1-(800) 346-4993
Fax: (229) 386-3501
www.gapeanuts.com
GEORGIA PEANUT PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION
1408 W. Third Avenue
Albany, Georgia 31707
(229) 432-9001
1-(800) 997-6887
Fax: (229) 432-7447
www.georgiapeanuts.org
AMERICAN PEANUT COUNCIL
Patrick Archer, President
1500 King Street, Suite 301
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-9500
Fax: (703) 838-9508
www.peanutusa.com
THE PEANUT INSTITUTE
John T. Powell, President
PO Box 70157
Albany, GA 31708
(229) 888-0216
Toll Free 888-8PEANUT
Fax: (229) 888-5150
www.peanut-institute.org
GFA PEANUT ASSOCIATION
James Godwin, Manager
U. S. 19 South, P.O. Box 488
Camilla, Georgia 31730
(229) 336-5241
Fax: (229) 336-9503
GEORGIA WINERY ASSOCIATION
Tom Slick, President
3715 Northside Pkwy., N.W.
(404) 239-0040
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PECANS
PECANS
Charles M. “Buddy” Leger, Chairman
Post Office Box 686
Cordele, Georgia 31010
(912) 273-4548
Fax: (912) 273-4998
www.georgiapecans.org
GEORGIA PECAN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Jane Crocker, Executive Secretary
4807 Woodland Dr.
Tifton, Georgia 31794
(229) 382-2187
Fax: (229) 382-8098
PORK
GEORGIA PORK PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION
Charles Griffin, Executive Director
P.O. Box 232
1-(800) 537-5988
(229) 336-7760
Fax: (229) 336-8240
POULTRY
GEORGIA POULTRY FEDERATION
Abit Massey, Executive Director
Post Office Box 763
(770) 532-0473
Fax: (770) 532-7543
GEORGIA POULTRY
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION,
INC.
James Scroggs, Executive Director
Post Office Box 20
Oakwood, Georgia 30566
(770) 535-5996
Fax: (770) 535-5941
www.gapoultrylab.org
UNITED POULTRY GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Lucius Adkins, President
PO Box 70967
Albany, GA 31708
1-800-957-5187
Fax: (229) 883-8881
Email: upga@unitedpoultrygrowers.
com
www.unitedpoultrygrowers.com
RETAIL/
WHOLESALE
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION
Stuart Proctor, President
1225 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 898-0100
Fax: (202) 898-0203
www.eatturkey.com
GEORGIA FOOD INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION
Kathy Kuzava, Executive Director
1260 Winchester Pkwy., Suite 216
Smyrna, Georgia 30080
(770) 438-7744
Fax: (770) 438-7761
NATIONAL POULTRY & FOOD
DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION
Kristin McWhorter,
Executive Director
958 McEver Rd. Ext., Unit B5
(770) 535-9901
Fax: (770) 535-7385
www.npfda.org
GEORGIA RETAIL ASSOCIATION
John C. Heavener, MSM, CAE
President
Georgia Retail Association
2929 Turner Hill Road, Suite 1450
Lithonia, GA 30038
770-484-3449
770-484-5727 (fax)
NATIONAL POULTRY
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior
Coordinator
1500 Klondike Road
Suite 200
Conyers, Georgia 30094
(770) 922-3496
Fax: (770) 922-3498
www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/npip
SEAFOOD
GEORGIA SEAFOOD COUNCIL
Tori Stivers, Seafood Specialist
Marine Extension Service
Sea Grant College Program
Office of Seafood Education and
Marketing
313 Dividend Drive
Suite 102
Peachtree City, Georgia 30269-1990
(770) 460-2506
Fax: (770) 460-2507
www.uga.edu/seafood/
POULTRY & EGG NEWS/POULTRY
TIMES
Randall Smallwood, General
Manager
(770) 536-2476
Fax: (770) 532-4894
US POULTRY & EGG
ASSOCIATION
John Starkey, President
1530 Cooledge Road
Tucker, Georgia 30084
(770) 493-9401
Fax: (770) 493-9257
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS
James Lee Adams, Chairman
Route 3, Box 96
(229) 336-7177
Fax: (229) 336-7703
USA POULTRY & EGG EXPORT
COUNCIL
Jim Sumner, President
2300 West Park Place Boulevard
Suite 100
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30087
(770) 413-0006
Fax: (770) 413-0007
www.usapeec.org
SOYBEANS
19 M.L. King, Jr. Drive
Suite 328
(404) 656-3678
Fax: (404) 656-9380
www.agr.state.ga.us
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GEORGIA SOYBEAN
ASSOCIATION
Cheryl Koehler, Executive Secretary
Tifton, Georgia 31793-2007
(229) 382-2326
Fax: (229) 382-5020
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES
K. A. Veal, Chairman
534 Satilla Road
Ocilla, Georgia 31774
(912) 468-7848
WATERMELONS
GEORGIA WATERMELON
ASSOCIATION
Joe Simmons, President
Nancy Childers, Secretary/Treasurer
Post Office Box 38
Morven, Georgia 31638
(912) 775-2130
Fax: (912) 775-2344
NATIONAL WATERMELON
PROMOTION BOARD
Mark Arney, Executive Director
3501 Quadrangle Blvd.
Ste. 321
Orlando, Florida 32817
(407) 657-0261
Fax: (407) 657-2213
www.watermelon.org
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