Craft Food & Beverage Manufacturing | Agri-Business
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Our Fastest Growing Industry
Dutchess County is home to a $50 million agricultural sector of preserved farmlands and successful farm-based businesses. With decades of food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing history, Dutchess County continues to be a top choice for growing food and beverage businesses in New York.
Thanks to its wealth of diverse F&B companies, from national agribusiness manufacturers to longstanding family-owned food processors to entrepreneurial startups in the Hudson Valley’s craft beverage scene, Dutchess County has developed a robust industry supply chain - including regional distributors, logistics service providers, equipment dealers, warehouses and more - to empower food and beverage manufacturers in Dutchess County.
1,700+
Agri-Businesses
2,200
Agri-Business Full-Time Jobs
670+
Farms
4,400+
Agricultural Infrastructure Jobs
Distinctly Dutchess Food & Beverage Destination
Combining tourism, world-class education and innovation, Dutchess County's food and beverage industry is a critical component of the County’s tourism infrastructure which brings in more than $750 million in visitor spending annually. Contributing to this is The Culinary Institute of America which not only sets the standard for excellence in professional culinary education, but also serves as a culinary tourism destination and unique opportunity for industry related partnerships
15
Breweries
$24M
Million in Wages in 2017
$92M
Million in Economic Output in 2017
125%
Increase in Beverage Manufacturing Establishments from 2014 to 2018
Dutchess County is home to dozens of top companies
producing iconic food and beverage products as well as a robust supply chain of more than 1,700 businesses
that feed a $50 million agricultural sector of preserved farmlands and successful farm-based businesses
