Food & Beverage Industry Profile - Hamilton Economic Development

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HAMILTON FOOD AND BEVERAGE Quick FACTS Hamilton’s population is growing. From 1996 to 2001, the population increased by almost 5% to 490,268 making it the 4th largest of all Ontario communities, preceded only by Toronto, Ottawa and Mississauga. During the same time, Hamilton’s employed labour force increased by over 10%. In 2001, 4,360 people were employed in the food and beverage sector in the City of Hamilton, representing 5% of Ontario’s food industry workforce. Local employment is concentrated in sugar and confectionery product manufacturing, meat product manufacturing, bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, beverage manufacturing, fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing. Companies in these sectors are involved in all aspects of food manufacturing from the processing of raw materials to packaging and distribution. Hamilton’s growth in the sector is being driven by multinational, homegrown operations and successful small business operations. In a recent local business survey a significant majority of food and beverage manufacturing operations surveyed expressed a high level of satisfaction with the location advantages offered by the City of Hamilton. Percentage of Employees in the Food and Beverage Sector in Hamilton, 2000 Sugar and confectionery product 24% manufacturing Bakeries and tortilla 16% manufacturing Beverage 15% manufacturing Fruit and vegetable preserving and 11% specialty food manufacturing 18% Meat product manufacturing 04 16% Other Source: urbanMetrics inc.
0 Food manufacturing Ontario Primary metal manufacturing Hamilton Fabricated metal product manufacturing Machinery manufacturing Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing Transportation Other equipment FOOD AND BEVERAGE manufacturing HAMILTON Source: urbanMetrics inc., based on ... Percentage of Emloyees in the Food Manufacturing Sector Percentage of Employees in the Food and Beverage Sector in Hamilton and Ontario, 2000 in Hamilton and Ontario, 2000 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing Meat product manufacturing Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing Beverage manufacturing Other Ontario Hamilton Source: urbanMetrics inc., based on ... Source: urbanMetrics inc. Hamilton’s world class agricultural industry has an economic impact of $1 billion annually and is a sector that continues to diversify and grow. Hamilton's agricultural industry is multi-faceted with strengths in all commodities, especially higher value added production such as greenhouses and nurseries. The major commodity groups in the City of Hamilton include poultry and egg (20.7%), nursery (15.9%), greenhouse (14.6%) and vegetables (8.9%). 05
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