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Dishing

The Dirt

On the Greater Rochester, N.Y. region

We’ve got what your business needs to grow.

We have the water, the land and the talent you need to grow your business. That’s why more than 100 major food processing companies (and their suppliers) have put down roots here.

A Rochester original, it’s one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America!

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1,000 jars of pasta sauce produced here every minute — that’s 1.5 million jars a day!

Our region’s great soil made us the growth location of choice.

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Their strategic expansion here put them at the heart of their pasta-loving customer base.

A leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy.

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This leading producer of applesauce and fruit juices taps into our region’s legendary apple supply.

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From tasty snacks like Lunchables to the Cool Whip for your dessert, it’s made right here.

The Ingredients you need

To grow your business

of the world's fresh water

water

Like it wet? We’ve got all the water you need—literally millions of gallons per day in excess water capacity. And the rates are far below the national average—with no water rationing or water rights fees.

land

We’re up for anything, with plenty of open farmland that’s perfect for everything from apples and eggplants to zucchini and dairy cows.

1.5

million acres

location

More than 120 million people live within 500 miles of the Greater Rochester, N.Y. Region, so you go from farm to factory to fridge fast!

dairy

We milk it for all it’s worth. That’s because we’re home to the #1 milk-producing county in New York State—which just happens to be the third-largest dairy-producing state in America. Moo-ya!

# 1

milk-producing
county in N.Y.

TOP WINE
DESTINATION
IN THE WORLD

wine

Sip on this. The Greater Rochester’s Finger Lakes region was named Wine Enthusiast’s 2015 top wine destination in the world, and it's home to more than 120 wineries. Must be something in the water. And the dirt.

apples

When it comes to apples, we’re naturally hard core. Our region is home to the second-highest apple-producing county in the country. No wonder we’re tops with Mott’s.

apple-producing
county in the U.S.

WHIP
SMART

expertise

We have mad skills—from our whip-smart, highly skilled workforce to the R&D resources available at Cornell’s Agricultural Experiment Station and Tech Farm, RIT’s Center of Sustainable Packaging and other local universities. And with our fully integrated supply chain—including precision manufacturing, engineering and packaging support—we get great things done.

resources

A regional growth plan with a strong ag and food processing focus was just awarded $500 million from New York State, and more than $1.3 billion in private investment is planned over the next five years. So there are financial resources available to grow your business.

$ 500

million

Where

IT ALL COMES TOGETHER

Hungry for more?

letsdish@rochesterbiz.com

585.530.6200

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