Food and Beverage Industry

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Success is Sweeter Here

From ice cream to chocolate, milk to microbrews, sustainable packaging, ag-innovation, and more, the food and beverage industry is booming in Allen County.

Fortune 500 companies, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Walmart, continue to choose Fort Wayne, and homegrown favorites like Utopian Coffee and Modbar thrive here, too.

 

Found in Fort Wayne

These organizations and more are proud to call Fort Wayne and Allen County home.

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    Food & Agricultural Economic Data

    County-level data provided by Feeding the Economy shows that in 2023, the food and agriculture sector contributed significantly to Northeast Indiana’s economy.

    78% of the total land area in Northeast Indiana is made up of rich farmland, making it a prime location for food and agriculture processing and distribution companies.

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    Notable Investments

    • Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream

      One of the world’s largest ice cream manufacturers invested $145 million to expand production of Drumsticks and other cool treats at the company’s Fort Wayne facility.

    • Sabert

      Food packaging company invested $42 million to expand local production and build a new R&D center in Fort Wayne’s Airport District for sustainable packaging

    • Walmart

      Company chose Fort Wayne for its first-ever food processing facility, investing $181 million and creating 270+ jobs at its Airport District milk processing plant

    • Shambaugh & Son

      Shambaugh & Son, headquartered in Fort Wayne, designs and builds advanced, sanitary food production facilities nationwide.

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