Food Processing Industry Area Profile

Food Processing Industry
Area Profile
The Youngstown-Warren metro area provides a full range of services to companies in the food
processing industry. From the abundance of raw materials—more than 150 grain and 130 dairy
cattle and milk production farms—to award-winning container manufacturers and innovative
food production lines to a well-connected transportation network that quickly transfers products from warehouse to consumer.
Recent highlights and investments of food processors, supply manufacturers and distributors in
the area include:
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Exal Corporation is highly-regarded as an innovator in aluminum cans and bottles and has
received awards for its bottling design. The company produces more than 470 million containers annually for major companies like Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and GlaxoSmithKline.
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Summer Garden Food Manufacturing recently built a 50,000-square foot LEED-certified
production plant in Boardman, Ohio. The 10-acre campus also includes a research and
development center, quality assurance laboratories, corporate offices and a culinary arts
center. The company produces Gia Russa products as well as private-labels sauces such by
renowned chefs Guy Fieri and Mario Batali.
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In 2012, Anderson-DuBose, Kellogg’s Snack Foods and PurFoods Inc. opened distribution
centers in the region. Anderson DuBose supplies to McDonalds, Chipotle and other restaurants within a 4-state region from its new $30 million headquarters in Lordstown, Ohio.
Kellogg’s occupies 174,000 square feet of space in a distribution facility in Warren, Ohio.
Iowa-based PurFoods expanded its market to the east coast by purchasing a facility in
North Jackson, Ohio.
Valley Foods and AVI Foods, headquartered in Youngstown and Warren respectively, provide pre-packaged foods to educational, military, government, and commercial markets
throughout the nation. AVI Foods recently acquired Youngstown-based Serex Vending.
Key Sector Employers
DiRusso Sausage .............................................25
Dr. Pepper/Pepsi Bottling ...............................45
Fresh Mark Inc. .............................................500
Summer Garden/John Zidian Mfg ................110
Giannios Candy ...............................................75
Belmont Confections ......................................25
Anderson DuBose .........................................100
Schwebels.....................................................400
PurFoods ........................................................70
Gorant Candy .................................................20
AVI Foods .....................................................100
Valley Foods ...................................................80
Median Hourly Wages
First Line Supervisors of Production
Workers
$24.79
Bakers
$10.16
Butchers & Meat Cutters
$14.20
Food Batchmakers
$10.95
Laborers and Stock Movers (Hand)
$11.96
Hand Packers/Packagers
Light Truck or Delivery Service Drivers
$9.40
$11.72
A great location for your business…Strategically located within 500 miles of:
 60% of the U.S. effective buying income
 50% of the U.S. population
 40% of the Canadian population
 55% of all U.S. manufacturing
 10 of the top 25 U.S. metro markets
Within 75 miles of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Erie and Pittsburgh:
 6.3 million people
 8,700 manufacturing plants and 9,100 wholesale/distribution centers
 14 Fortune 500 company world headquarters
 Center of Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh TechBelt
Airports
Lake Erie Ports
Ohio River Ports
Railroads
Roadways
Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE)
Pittsburgh International (PIT)
Akron Canton Regional (CAK)
Youngstown-Warren Regional (YNG)
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Conneaut
Erie
East Liverpool
Wellsville
Pittsburgh
Amtrak
CSX
Norfolk & Southern
Short lines
Ohio Turnpike (east-west)
I-76/I-80 (east-west)
State Route 82 (east-west)
I-79 (north-south)
State Route 11 (north-south)
State Route 711 (north-south)
Area Demographics and Statistics
Choose Youngstown-Warren, Ohio:
Total population
553,263
10th Best Economic Performance among nations largest metros from 2009-2012.
(Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2014)
Total households
228,797
Median Household Income
$42,228
Touted in four top ten rankings: Export Growth Leaders, Export Recovery Leaders, Lowest
Cost of Living, National Manufacturing Innovation Leader. (Business Facilities, 2014)
Per Capita Income
$23,383
Median Housing Value
$100,000
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Lowest Housing Costs in the nation. (National Association of Realtors, 2014)
Median Housing Cost
$990 monthly
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Ranked 3rd of 100 metro areas for percentage increase of manufacturing jobs from 2010
to 2011. (Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Forum)
Median Rent
$626 monthly
Cost of Living
86.2 (2014 annual average)
Median Hourly Wage
$14.36 (all occupations)
5th Best Metro in U.S. to raise a family. (Forbes Magazine, April 2014)
Employment
237,100 (2014 annual average)
Listed 8th on Economic Development list based on number of new and expanded facilities
for areas with populations of 200,000 to 1 million. (Site Selection, 2013)
Unemployment Rate
7.2% (2014 annual average)
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Project Incentives are available to qualifying
firms:
The Regional Chamber provides assistance
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Incentives and financing
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Manufacturing technical services and
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Strategic information
Enterprise Zones
Community Reinvestment Areas
Foreign Trade Zones
Ohio Job Creation Tax Credit
Ohio Research & Development Tax Credit
Sources: 2014 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau; Ohio Labor Market Information;
C2ER/ACCRA Cost of Living Index.
Identifying land and buildings to suit your
needs
And much more
Contact the Regional Chamber for more information
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber
11 Central Square, Suite 1600
Youngstown, OH 44503
330-744-2131 phone
330-746-0330 fax
[email protected]
www.regionalchamber.com