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agriculture, foodingredientsmanufacturing,industrialinnovationandwatertechnologies. industry hasgreatdepthandbreadthbeyondtheseniches.We areattheforefrontofurban Retaining ourtraditionsofproducingthefinestdairy, cheeses,sausagesandbrews,ourfood future. Itisingrainedinourcharacterandremainsmostvibranteconomicsector. of theWorld” andlaterthe“MachineShoptoWorld.” Manufacturingdefinesourhistoryand more than150yearsago. The Regionevolvedfromafrontieroutposttobecomethe“BeerCapital The MilwaukeeRegionofSoutheastWisconsinhasbeenacentercommercesinceitwassettled Hist doing businessthere. Chicago withoutthehighcostof the advantagesofproximityto Companies intheMilwaukeeRegionenjoy 100+ collegesanduniversities. than 30Fortune500companiesand a globalmega-regionthatincludesmore Together, MilwaukeeandChicagoform of Chicago,thethirdlargestcityinU.S. Milwaukee islocated80miles(130km)north central Close t Food • • • Regional • manuf 243 food 160,000 manufacturingworkers(2 1 millionjobs 2 millionresidents controls, andwatertechnologies. 52,000 businesseswithstrongclustersincludingfoodmanufacturing,power and BeveragMnufacturing or acturers o Chicag, t Snapshot y, ExpertiseandCntralL o Midwest 14,170 employees U.S. metropolitanareas) of talentamonglarge (highest concentration nd highestconcentrationamonglargeU.S.metropolitanareas)

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east products PRODUCTS/SERVICES PRODUCTS/SERVICES Meat packer Sausage and other prepared meats Chocolate & cocoa manufacturing Chocolate cocoa manufacturing Frozen food processor International private label food processor Ingredients and flavor manufacturing Frozen pizza Fruit & vegetable beverage manufacturing Culture & enzyme production Baked snack mix manufacturing Seasoning and flavoring systems Candy and confectionery manufacturer and retail Spices, seasonings, flavors and ingredients Manufacturer of colors, flavors and fragrances Customized manufacturing of baked snack products Ice cream toppings manufacturing Soy sauce seasoning and dressing manufacturing wess o GION (by employment) RE ANIES IN MILWAUKEE nd seven of the top 12 largest food companies in the world have operations in largest food companies in the world have And seven of the top 12 te Pr 25 FOOD COMP Kenosha Beef Nestle Chocolate Sysco Food Services distributor of food products Kerry Ingredients MillerCoors Chr Hansen U.S. Food Service distributor of food products Regional Beef animal slaughter and processing Wixon Inc. Quality Foods Foran Spice Co. Technologies Sensient Masterson Co. Kikkoman Foods OP 3. 4. patrick Cudahy 5. 6. 8. adM Cocoa 9. birds Eye Food 10. lakeside Foods 11. 12. Pizza palermo’s 2. 7. ocean Spray 13. of the industry and include both global corporations and -owned operations. of the industry and include both global corporations 14. ngredients denali I 15. ingredients for ice cream, frozen desserts, novelties COMPANY COMPANY 1. T The Milwaukee Region is home to a breadth of food processors, manufacturers and distributors. Our largest employers are representative The Milwaukee Region is home to a breadth 16.

The Milwaukee Region is an ideal location for business, ranking 9th in the U.S. for Fortune 500 company is an ideal location for business, ranking The Milwaukee Region headquarters per capita. Southeast Wisconsin. Corpora 17. 18. echo Lake Foods 19. e gg products and breakfast-style entree production 20. 21. 22. International lesaffre 23. Bakery baptista’s 24. y 25. CHOOSEMILWAUKEE 05 Milwaukee aworldcenterforfreshwater expertise. companies –Siemens,ITT, Veolia, Pentairand GE –havemajoroperationshere. The UnitedNationshasdesignated Milwaukee isattheforefrontofwater technologydevelopment.Fiveoftheworld’ W to reclaimoldfactoriesandurbanlandforlocal,sustainablefood productionandaquaponics. Milwaukee hasbecomeacenterforurbanagriculturewiththeacclaimed workofGrowingPower, Inc.andothersworking Urban Agricul Wholesale Grocers: DISTRIBUTION: Food Service three ofthetop25wholesalegrocerslocatedhere,includingcorporateheadquartersRoundy’ companies inthenationhavesignificantoperationsRegion. The MilwaukeeRegion,withitscentrallocation,hasprovenidealforfooddistribution.Fourofthetopfiveservice Distribuion Channels Milwaukee Region. area, includingKrones,KHSandW Food manufacturersheretakeadvantageoftheavailableprocessingandpackagingequipmentin Processing &Packaging Equipment Supporting value chain a ter Technology KRONES Klockner KHSUSA,Inc. K2 EngineeringGroup,LLC HK Systems H.G. Weber &Co.,Inc. Federal Mfg.Co. Enercon IndustriesCorporation Dorner Mfg.Corp. Conflex Incorporated ALPS - ALKAR-RapidPak Advanced DetectionSystems Air LogicPowerSystemsLLC ture

AGO Corporation–globalcompanieswith Y W Viking MasekGlobalPackaging Technologies Spee-Dee PackagingMachinery, Inc. Sharp PackagingSystems Seda InternationalPackagingGroup Regina USA,Inc. Pillar Technologies, Pemco Inc. Paper MachineryCorporation ORBIS Corporation Matrix PackagingMachinery amato Corporation And areafoodmanufacturersbenefitfromaccessto AGO CorporationU.S. American headquarteroperationsinthe s elevenlargestwatertechnology An ITWCompany s Supermarket,Inc. CHOOSEMILWAUKEE 06 2.30 1.91 1.90 1.82 1.79 1.63 1.50 1.43 1.41 1.36 1.34 1.33 1.28 1.18 1.17 1.07 0.97 LQ orkforce tions a y Occup y Food Industr Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, weighers Packaging/filling machine operators and tenders assemblers Team Food scientists and technologists Industrial production managers First-line production supervisors/managers Industrial engineers Food batchmakers Mixing & blending machine setters/operators Industrial truck and tractor operators Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing Packers and packagers Production workers Chemists Helpers - production workers Industrial machinery mechanics Food cooking machine operators and tenders ty w High quali of workforce among industry boasts the highest concentration Our food manufacturing scientists. food of concentration third-highest nation’s the with and metros largest 50 U.S. delivers from the dock to sales, this Region the production floor, From the laboratory to and globally competitive. the people food manufacturers need to be locally the concentration of Location Quotient (LQ) is a measure used by economists to assess of a an occupation in a geographic area. LQ of “1.00” indicates that the concentration to the concentration in the U.S. as a whole. particular occupation in a locale is identical if the LQ exceeds 1.20. An occupation is considered significantly concentrated CHOOSEMILWAUKEE 07 manufacturing diplomastomeetgrowingproductionneeds. and foodserviceprogramsareatechnicalcollegeswillsoonhave threenewfood technicians –toserveourindustrialbase.Inadditionoffering premierculinary feeder ofproductiontalent–machinists,welders,CNoperators,andquality The MilwaukeeRegionishometofourtechnicalcollegeswhicharetheprimary growth andinnovation. scientists, microbiologists,chemistsandengineerstosupportfoodindustry universities withinaone-hourdriveofMilwaukeegraduatefoodandanimal Close tiesbetweenindustryandeducationmaintainapipelineoftalent.Six number offoodproductandprocesspatents. The closetiesbetweenindustryandresearchhasplacedWisconsin6thforthe including: food scienceprogramandishometonumerousindustryresearchinstitutes, university. Madison’s Schoolof drive—to theUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,state’s flagshipresearch The Region’s foodindustrybenefitsfromthecloseproximity—justaone-hour research t Connecting educa • WisconsinCenterforDairyResearch • CenterforMeatScienceandMuscleBiology • FoodResearchInstitute o industr Agriculture andLifeSciencesoffers apremier tion and y needs CHOOSEMILWAUKEE 08 1 # best metro location location metro best from natural disasters natural from The Milwaukee Region is the is Region Milwaukee The for $90,544 $41,151 $54,118 $110,717 $52,790 $63,484 $71,380 $82,554 $121,430 $157,557 $172,367 $251,984

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Atlanta Cleveland Denver MILWAUKEE Pittsburgh Los San Diego A Safe Opera A the Milwaukee Region is also the No. 1 safe haven Ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for our water supply, against a natural disaster (Source: Sustain Lane 2008). Whether home to your main operation W the The Milwaukee Region offers fourth-lowest water and wastewater treatment rates among the nation’s 50 largest metro areas. With superior water the quality and an abundant water supply, Milwaukee Region is a prime location for heavy water users. or additional facilities, fewer weather disruptions means fewer operational disruptions and fewer or additional facilities, fewer weather disruptions means fewer operational disruptions associated expenses. The Milwaukee Region’s industrial real estate market is highly competitive. industrial real The Milwaukee Region’s Wisconsin Low Cents (USD)/ U.S. nergies. For the sixth time in the past eight years, Energies. For the sixth region is supplied by We Electricity in the Milwaukee Energies in 2010 won the We ty Ra ty Competitive Electrici ur food industries benefit from a robust value chain, central access to consumer markets, top talent from a robust value chain, central access Our food industries benefit real estate, abundant competitive electricity, They also gain advantages from and industry leadership. environment. water and a safe operating rnst & best in the nation by E are in line with the U.S. average: For industrial users, Wisconsin electricity rates L CHOOSEMILWAUKEE 09 Milwaukee’s MitchellAirport North Americandestinations offers direct service to offers directservice 50 Learn moreaboutMilwaukeeat and otherbusinessneeds.(Seebackcoverformoreinformation.) Our teamofbusinessspecialistsisheretosupportyou,readyassistwithsiteselection Need moreinforma Milwaukee’s Mitchell Domestic Air Service Efficient A railways passthroughtheRegionforeasyrailaccess. and workforcetogetaround. metro congestioninthenationand3rdbestcommute,makingiteasierforyourproduct The Region’s Interstates-94and-43arenewlyrebuiltresultinourhavingthe4thlowest Highways &Railways advantageous whenbringingininternationalcustomersandsuppliers. Milwaukee companiesfinditanattractiveoptionforstaff travelingoverseasand international hubairportoffering dailydirectflightstomostglobalbusinessdestinations. Chicago’s O’HareInternational International Air ServiceThroughChicago . at Mitchellincreasedmorethan40%).Milwaukeeisahubforboth the fastest-growingairportsinU.S.by with directservicetoallmajorU.S.businesslocations.In2010,Mitchellwasnamedoneof Airport offers 200dailydeparturesto90North CCESS T Additionally, both theUnionPacificandCanadian Airport, ashort75-minutedrivefromMilwaukee,isan ChooseMilwaukee.com. O W tion onMil Air Transport ORLD MAKETS Association (passengertraffic AirTran American destinations, w Airways and aukee? CHOOSEMILWAUKEE 10 Associate Dean east Corp Y im Peoples, Plant Manager ed Balistreri, Owner Klockner KHS Michael Brancato, President Lakefront Brewery Russ Klisch, President Lesaffre Geoff O’Conner, CFO/Treasurer Masterson Co. Mike Masterson, President College Technical Area Milwaukee Rich Busalacchi, MMSD Steve Jacquart, Intergovernmental Coordinator MillerCoors LLC President Mike Jones, Vice Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. T Schreiber Foods Mike Bown, Plant Manager Sendiks Markets T Inc. TriCore, David McCarthy, President UW-Milwaukee Johannes Britz, Interim Provost White Oak Farm/Purple Cow Organics Sandy Syburg, Owner WI Economic Development Corp. Cate Rahmlow, Senior Development Manager Wixon, Inc. Peter Gottsacker, President WWidicus Consulting , President Widicus Warren Co-Chairs alermo’s Pizza Palermo’s O&H Danish Bakery Sysco Food Services M7 FaB Advisory Council M7 FaB OO Cathy Henry, President/C resident Eric Olesen, Co-Owner/P EO Giacomo Fallucca, President/C , President Advisory Council Chair) imm, Senior Director om T om Buhler, Director Business om Nieman, President American Pasteurization Justin Segel, President ANSI-ASQ National John Knappenberger, President/CEO Bakery Baptista’s Nan Gardetto, Owner/CEO Benelact Ed Salinas, President Birds Eye T Butter Buds Ingredients T Development Cargill Regional Beef Matt Leu, General Manager Center for Resilient Martha Davis Kipcak, (Founder, The Milwaukee Food Council) Chr Hansen David Carpenter (Founding FaB Paul Krajniak, Executive Director Transportation Evans Don Cox, CEO FaB Milwaukee Shelley Jurewicz, Executive Director Inc. Fred Usinger, Fritz Usinger, President Fromm Family Foods, Inc. T Gehl Foods Andy Gehl, Former President Distillery LLC Guy Rehorst, Owner

Build a world-premier industry network to foster industry Build a world-premier industry network to foster connections and growth attract a world- Create exciting industry career pathways to class workforce and our communities companies exporting outside the region Market industry cluster strengths to attract new business to the Milwaukee Region Learn more at www.FaBMilwaukee.com. 1. 2. the industry ead sustainable industry innovation to advance 3. L rovide single-source industry expansion assistance to grow 4. P 5. Milwaukee 7 - the seven county regional seven 7 - the Milwaukee collaborative economic development offood SE Wisconsin - has identified manufacturing as and beverage regional industry for a targeted economic growth. Network FaB Milwaukee The network is designed to and facilitate resources to The network is designed to connect and facilitate beverage production, drive job growth and innovation in food and distribution and systems. FaB Milwaukee is organized around 5 core strategies to: ur is to make the Milwaukee Region an easy choice to Our mission is to make the Milwaukee Region or beverage operation innovate, start, expand or locate your food AND enjoy a rewarding industry career. Hansen and Eric Olesen, co-owner of O&H Danish Bakery. Danish O&H of co-owner Olesen, Eric and Hansen David Carpenter, president of Chr. president of Chr. Network Co-chairs David Carpenter, MillerCoors and Milwaukee Water Works. (Left) M7 Works. MillerCoors and Milwaukee Water by more than 40 industry leaders, was sponsored by The network’s first Executive Food Forum, attended The network’s CHOOSEMILWAUKEE MISSION: To grow, expandandattractworld-class businesses 756 N.MilwaukeeStreet,Suite400• Milwaukee,WisconsinU.S.A.53202 p: 1.866.596.6463 or1.414.287.4126e:[email protected] Shelley Jurewicz -Vice PresidentofEconomicDevelopment and talentintheMilwaukeeRegion. #

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