Food + Beverage
From that perfected al dente noodle to a sweet post-dinner treat, there’s a chance what’s on your plate got its start in the Columbia region. Our community has become a destination for producers and distributors of popular food and beverage products that travel the world to fill hungry bellies and tantalize taste buds.
- Convenient interstate access converging in the county makes getting fresh goods to shelves easy as pie
- Sales tax exemptions available for machinery and equipment used in the manufacturing, processing, agricultural packaging, and more, of tangible personal property for sale
major food and beverage
Hard seltzer brewing – White Claw
Dried pasta
Dog + cat food
Alcohol-infused ice cream
Organic microgreen farming + packaging
Flour milling
Packaging + distribution of fresh fruits + veggies
fast facts
greater growth rate of beverage manufacturing employment vs. the nation
food and beverage-related facilities
largest Mark Anthony Brewing (White Claw Hard Seltzer) brewery
in investments by food and beverage companies since 2011
SUCCESS STORIES
Industry Stats
Home to major brands
Mars Petcare, Winland Foods, Mark Anthony Brewing, and numerous other major food and beverage brand producers
Growing portfolio
of large producers and farm-to-table operations and partners
Convenient interstate access
makes getting fresh goods to shelves easy as pie
RESOURCES
South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA)
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)
readysc Progam
SC Technical College System
MTC School of Science, Information Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)