Food & Beverage

Hawthorn Foundation Announces Missouri’s Project of the Year

The Hawthorn Foundation is honoring the largest and most impactful business attraction projects in Missouri with a new annual award – Project of the Year. American Foods Group (AFG), a family-owned, ... Read More

Missouri’s Historic Wine Country Gaining Investment and Traction

If picturesque autumn landscapes, good wine, and rich history sound interesting, you’ll find all three in Missouri’s various winery towns. Throughout hundreds of years of growing grapes in Missouri’s unique soil, ... Read More

Columbia’s New Principe Foods Facility Earns Industry Praise

In its July/August issue, Construction Executive dives deep into the collaboration between Principe Foods, a subsidiary of Swift Prepared Foods, and the Florida-based construction company Stellar in bringing this $200 million, ... Read More

Karla Klingner’s Columbia, Missouri Company Promotes Agroecology to Improve Health and Combat Food Deserts

Karla Klingner, CEO of Columbia, Missouri-based Palindromes Inc., is actively involved in agroecology and building a resilient and equitable food system to combat food deserts and prevent health issues related to ... Read More

Highlighting Missouri’s Strategic Approach to Today’s Food Challenges

With strong roots in food and ag: nearly 400 food companies and more than 100,000 farms, Missouri is poised to embrace the U.S. Food Industry’s modern disrupters such as eating patterns, ... Read More

Subash Alias Discusses Missouri’s Thriving Food Processing Sector 

Earlier this year, Missouri Partnership CEO, Subash Alias, sat down with Expansion Solutions Magazine to discuss the enduring strength of the food processing sector, projected to hit $235.67 billion by 2028. ... Read More

Highlighting Missouri’s Strengths in Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced manufacturing businesses across industries choose to expand to centrally located Missouri. ... Read More

Major Food Production Center & Cold Storage Facility to Open in Missouri

West Liberty Foods, a leading protein processor, is opening a new food production facility in Kansas City, Missouri, attached to a supporting cold storage facility to be developed by Vertical Cold ... Read More

Missouri-Made Food Company Announces Expansion in the State

Confluence Food Group, owner of three St. Louis-based food businesses, announced the completed expansion of their new 113,000 sq. ft. facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Confluence Food Group invested $6.3 million ... Read More

NPR’s Journeys of Discovery Podcast Visits Missouri’s Wine Region – Episode 1

Missouri is home to many wineries, distilleries and breweries, and was once the second largest producer of wine in the country. This historical expertise recently caught the attention of award-winning NPR ... Read More