The document discusses trends in the food industry including rising commodity and energy costs, demand for healthier and locally-sourced foods, and focus on sustainability. It provides statistics on food manufacturing investments and expansions between 2007-2008 with many occurring in dairy and frozen food production. Finally, it mentions a private equity fund focused on food and beverage acquisitions.
16. Private Equity Acquisition Fund Name Arbor Address 676 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3410 City Chicago State Illinois Zip 60611 Country United States Phone (312) 981-3770 Fax (312) 981-3771 Email [email_address] Investment Interest Food & Beverage Professional Bios View Acquisition Criteria - for Platform Investments Fund Size $42 million General Comments Focused exclusively on the food and beverage industry.
18. Thank you for your participation Dean Whittaker [email_address] 616-396-4500 www.whittakerassociates.com
Editor's Notes
Shows where the new expansions and projects actually happened Known new projects worth $3,389 billion and created 13,200 jobs Know expansions worth $2,488 million and 11,500 jobs Total investment of $5.9 billion since January 2007 Illinois most active in new projects with 14 projects bringing in around $87 million worth of investment to the state, however California got most in terms of dollar amount with over $500 million going to the state’s 8 projects Ohio was the most active state for expansions with 17 projects bringing in around $68 million to the state, however Indiana got the most in terms of dollar amount with over $250 million going to the state’s 9 projects
Shows where the firms that had expansions or new investments were actually located 66% of the firms have over 100 employees Only 10% of the firms have less than 5 employees
Divided at 4-digit NAICS codes
Known investment of $1.2 billion since Jan 2007
1062 companies in US, 53% have less than 5 employees, only 8.8% have more than 100 employees, largest concentration of firms in Wisconsin - 121 companies
Known investment of $274 million since January 2007 Created 1674 jobs
36.8% of the firms under 5 employees 11.8% have more than 100 employees Largest concentration in California – 87, Illinois – 35, PA - 31