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Market Coverage Criteria
The Food & Beverage industry includes coverage in over 7,100 various operational plants across North America that produce, store and distribute perishable and non-perishable food items, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Coverage also includes agricultural products such as grain milling and refining. Facilities with 50 or more employees or an annual sales volume of $25 million or more is represented in the Food and Beverage database. Projects covered include major capital and maintenance spending activity valued at $1 million and greater that is researched and delivered on a daily basis.
SIC Coverage | Project Coverage | Plant Coverage
- Food & Beverage Producers - All large and small privately and publicly held companies engaged in development, production and packaging of perishable and non-perishable food items and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage products for private, wholesale and retail markets.
- Crops, Agricultural and Grain Milling - Cooperatives and Private Corporations engaged in the production and processing of agricultural commodities for further processing and or end users.
- Storage, Warehousing and Distribution - Companies including Producers and independent storage companies engaged in Dry, Frozen and Refrigerated food and beverage product storage operations that include major warehousing and distribution facilities.
Coverage by SIC Code
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Project Coverage
The Food and Beverage Industry project database consists of approximately 650 projects valued at $9.6 billion for North America and scheduled for construction in 2010 and beyond. In this market, IIR confirms over $7 billion in activity per year that actually takes place. To meet our quality control requirements, each project must have a 4 to 6 month lead time for equipment request for quotation (RFQ) or bidding opportunities, and must offer $1 million or greater in total investment value (TIV).
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Project Types Include:
Grassroot construction, plant and process additions, automation, consolidation, dismantlement, expansion, modernization, rebuilds, reconfiguration, relocation, renovation, replacement, retrofit, revamps, upgrades, maintenance programs, maintenance shutdowns & environmental upgrades.
Environmental Related Project Coverage Includes:
Wastewater treatment systems, baghouses, scrubber installations, odor controls, leak detection, containment areas, and emissions monitoring equipment.
Potential Key Industry Equipment Requirements
Process:
Automated packaging (casers, crowners, filling, labelers, multi-packers, palletizing, sealing), baking ovens, boilers, compressors, conveyors (belt, pneumatic, roller), cookers, kettles, stills, coolers, freezers (blast, spiral, storage), freeze dryers, chillers, refrigeration, cutting (formers, presses, molders), dryers, evisceration equipment, irradiation systems, milling, hatcheries, greenhouses, seed conditioning, rendering, mixing and blending, offal system, steam pasteurizers, x-ray and inspection, washing/sterilization, storage (bins, grain elevators, silos, tanks), controls (DCS/PLC).
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| Project Database Statistics - Future Activity February 2010 & Beyond |
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Project Count |
TIV |
Total Contacts |
| Grassroot |
161 |
$5,099,011,000 |
483 |
| In-Plant Capital |
328 |
$4,395,850,000 |
984 |
| In-Plant Maintenance |
164 |
$178,000,000 |
492 |
| Total |
653 |
$9,672,861,000 |
1,959 |

Plant Coverage
Over 11,000 Food and Beverage Plants are represented in our North American database. Detailed information is available on 7,087 operational sites with 1,526 new plant locations under development and 2,782 decommissioned sites. Plant details include key management contacts which currently represent over 57,600 unique plant/corporate contacts. Each plant record is continuously phone verified for quality assurance and accuracy throughout the year.
Each Plant Profile Identifies:
- Company ownership and parent company
- Physical and mailing addresses,
- Phone and fax numbers,
- SIC descriptions,
- Start-up Date
- Union Status
- Fuel Type
- Key Management Contacts with Email addresses*
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Sample Plant Report
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U.S. Coverage
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CA/MX Coverage
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Each plant record includes up to 9 functional management contacts. Most contacts are identified on-site; however, we also provide corporate contacts in management positions if a particular responsibility is handled off-site. Corporate contacts are identified as “Off-Site,” whereas plant management contacts are marked with an “On-Site” status.
Plant Contacts include Functional Management Responsibilities for:
| Plant Manager |
7061 |
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Safety Manager |
7005 |
| Maintenance Manager |
7073 |
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Utility Manager |
7073 |
| Purchasing Manager |
6961 |
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Information Technology Manager |
1892 |
| Engineering Manager |
7044 |
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Human Resources Manager |
6543 |
| Environmental Manager |
6990 |
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Total Unique Contacts |
57642 |
*Email addresses are provided when available. We recommend obtaining permission from the contact before sending an email.
Track Various Phases of Development
In addition to operational (commissioned) plant coverage, information is available for new plants under development (precommissioned status), as well as closed, mothballed, or shuttered plant sites (decommissioned status).
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| Food & Beverage Industry Plant Database |
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Plant Count |
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Commissioned |
Pre-Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| U.S. |
5,948 |
1,385 |
2,298 |
| Canada |
941 |
140 |
448 |
| Mexico |
198 |
1 |
36 |
| Total |
7,087 |
1,526 |
2,782 |
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