Non-Retail Food and Beverage

New Jersey is the Garden State: an epicenter for the food and beverage industry. 

Why do we have 11,000+ food and beverage companies?  It starts with our strategic location in the heart of the Northeast corridor and world-class infrastructure and logistics capabilities: approximately one third of US consumers can be reached within a 1-day drive of New Jersey.  It’s also because New Jersey is a global food hub providing unparalleled access to overseas markets for your products: 23% of the food produced in the New Jersey is exported globally – #1 in the Northeast. 

New Jersey also has a deep and talented pool of food and beverage workers with more than

That number that is projected to grow 15% over the next decade. We’re also #1 in the number of scientist and engineers per square mile and have the 2^nd largest pool of food scientist and technologist in the country.

To top it off, New Jersey has the only soft landing business incubator/accelerator program in the world devoted to food.

Whether you are an existing food and beverage business looking to expand and optimize operations or a start-up looking to disrupt the market, the NJEDA is ready to be your partner.  See below for more information on New Jersey’s Food and Beverage sector, programs and resources available, and exciting sector developments.