Food & Beverage

Missouri’s Ag Ed on the Move Brings Agriculture Education into the Classroom

Developed by Missouri Farmers Care, the organization that launched the Agri-Ready County Designation, Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves) is an innovative, interactive program designed to bring agriculture education directly into ... Read More

Missouri Farmers Care Supports Future Growth Of Ag Communities Through Agri-ready County Designation Program

Agriculture is a cornerstone of Missouri’s economy, contributing nearly $94 billion annually and providing employment for hundreds of thousands of residents. In 2015, Missouri Farmers Care, an organization dedicated to advocating ... Read More

Missouri’s Unique Food and Ag Industry 

Nearly 100,000 farms make up Missouri’s uniquely diverse agriculture landscape, growing everything from rice, cotton, soybeans, corn, and sorghum, to raising cattle, turkeys, and hogs. The midwestern state has gained the ... Read More

Americold Breaks Ground on First Cold Storage Facility on CPKC Rail Network in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – April 30, 2024 – Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services, has officially broken ground on a new $127 million ... Read More

Missouri Business Attraction Project, American Foods Group, Wins Business Facilities’ 2023 Impact Award

Missouri was honored with Business Facilities’ 2023 Impact Award for American Foods Group’s (AFG) $800 million investment in the state. With plans to create 1,300 new jobs and a projected annual ... Read More

Global Pork Processor Expands in Missouri, Creating 88 Jobs

Triumph Foods, one of the largest processors of premium pork products, is expanding  in St. Joseph and creating 88 new jobs. This expansion will support Triumph’s in-house sanitation operation.  The company, ... Read More

Fortune 100 Food Distributor Investing $120 Million in St. Louis Missouri

One of North America’s largest food distributors, Performance Food Group (PFG), is expanding in the St. Louis area, investing $120 Million and creating nearly 100 jobs in the NorthPark District of ... Read More

Missouri Partnership CEO Subash Alias Discusses Multiplier Effect of Business Attraction on Corn Talk Podcast

Missouri Partnership works with several state, regional, and local partners to help amplify our message about the top sectors of Missouri’s diverse economy. One of them being the food and beverage ... Read More

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