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id="image-header-block_47cc255fa3061c97a2a00bd027f65fb2" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--image-header alignfull gutter-default image-header"> <div> <div class="image-header__image slider__images"> <!-- <div class="slider__image"> --> <img decoding="async" src="https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Marquee-Food-Processing-scaled.jpg" alt=""> <!-- </div> --> </div> <div class="image-header__content slider__container"> <div class="image-header__content_inner slider__container_inner"> <h6 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left image-header__pre-heading">Food and Beverage Processing</h6> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left image-header__heading">Food & Beverage Manufacturing in Metro Little Rock</h2> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left image-header__sub-heading">Discover the modern ingredients for success in Central Arkansas.</h5> <p class="has-text-align-left image-header__text">Food and beverage manufacturing is part of Metro Little Rock’s bread and butter. Anchored by companies like Hostess Brands and Tyson Foods, the area is one of Forbes’ top-100 metro areas for business thanks to low operating costs, favorable incentives and trained workforce. Mix in the region’s reliable utilities and transportation network – essential components for food processing facilities – and doing business in Metro Little Rock is a piece of cake.</p> <div class="image-header__anchor"> <a href="#facts" class="button button--primary"> <i class="far fa-circle-arrow-down"></i> Continue </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="video-block_90417ec8213b718bfa2905ab94d655c8" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--video alignfull gutter-default video"> <figure class="video__container"> <div class="wp-video-wrap "> <div style="width: 640px;" class="wp-video"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');</script><![endif]--> <video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-3080-1" width="640" height="360" preload="metadata" starting_frame="" controls="controls"><source type="video/youtube" src="https://youtu.be/Ro2J1zcugYc?_=1" /><a href="https://youtu.be/Ro2J1zcugYc">https://youtu.be/Ro2J1zcugYc</a></video></div></div> </figure> </section> <section id="facts" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--entry-content alignfull gutter-default bottom-no-padding entry-content"> <div class="entry-content"> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Facts</h2> </div> </section> <section id="facts-block_f9831e8381881996a7edb92fec777c5d" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--facts alignfull gutter-default top-some-padding bottom-no-padding facts layout--figures-rankings-facts"> <div class="rows"> <div class="card card-facts-figure-ranking half"> <div class="card-content-container"> <div class="card-text-content"> <span class="icon"> <i class="fas fa-conveyor-belt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="card-body fact-content"> <p>With the help of over 160 employees, Hormel Foods’ plant in Metro Little Rock produces 800,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter each day.</p> </div> <div class="fact-number-container card-footer"> <!-- <p>FACT <span class="fact-number">No.--><!--</span></p>--> <p>FACT. <span class="fact-number count-up""> <span data-to="1">1</span> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card card-facts-figure-ranking half"> <div class="card-content-container"> <div class="card-text-content"> <span class="icon"> <i class="fas fa-industry-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="card-body fact-content"> <p>Food and beverage manufacturing companies in Metro Little Rock benefit from Central Arkansas’ abundant water supply and excess waste system capacity, which are essential to modern food processing.</p> </div> <div class="fact-number-container card-footer"> <!-- <p>FACT <span class="fact-number">No.--><!--</span></p>--> <p>FACT. <span class="fact-number count-up""> <span data-to="2">2</span> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="entry-content-block_62a61e87903dbdbe8ffdab20e42bed96" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--entry-content alignfull gutter-default top-some-padding bottom-no-padding entry-content"> <div class="entry-content"> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Figures</h2> </div> </section> <section id="figures-block_f41a9d0ee130d53437d9a62e8eeb3027" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--figures alignfull gutter-default top-some-padding figures layout--figures-rankings-facts"> <div class="rows"> <div class="card card-facts-figure-ranking third"> <div class="card-content-container"> <div class="card-text-content"> <span class="icon"> <i class="fas fa-industry-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="card-body figure-content-container"> <p class="pre-figure">Establishments</p> <p class="figure-content count-up"> <span data-to="31">31</span> </p> <!-- <p class="figure-content" data-to="--><!--" data-count="--><!--">--><!--</p>--> </div> <div class="card-footer sub-figure-container"> <p>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card card-facts-figure-ranking third"> <div class="card-content-container"> <div class="card-text-content"> <span class="icon"> <i class="fas fa-users" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="card-body figure-content-container"> <p class="pre-figure">Average Employment</p> <p class="figure-content count-up"> <span data-to="1173">1173</span> </p> <!-- <p class="figure-content" data-to="--><!--" data-count="--><!--">--><!--</p>--> </div> <div class="card-footer sub-figure-container"> <p>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card card-facts-figure-ranking third"> <div class="card-content-container"> <div class="card-text-content"> <span class="icon"> <i class="fas fa-money-bill" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="card-body figure-content-container"> <p class="pre-figure">Average Salary</p> <p class="figure-content count-up"> $<span data-to="42020">42020</span> </p> <!-- <p class="figure-content" data-to="--><!--" data-count="--><!--">--><!--</p>--> </div> <div class="card-footer sub-figure-container"> <p>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="success-slider-block_45d5d02a577a1529cbc535b03733d00f" style="" class="acf-flex-layout layout--success-slider has-bg-color neutral-1 alignfull gutter-default success-slider"> <div> <div class="slider__container"> <div class="slider__container_inner"> <div class="flex-layout__headings"> <h2 class="flex-layout__heading">Success Stories</h2> </div> <div class="slider"> <div class="slide " data-id="2139" data-index="0"> <div class="slide__content"> <h3 class="slide__title">Hostess Brands, Inc.</h3> <!-- insert excerpt here --> <div class="content-wrap-lp"> <p>Snack company Hostess Brands, Inc. announced in 2022 its plans to open a state-of-the-art bakery in Clark County, Arkansas. The new location is expected to be operational in the second half of 2023 and bring approximately 150 new jobs to the community over the next three years. Hostess Brands, whose iconic foods include Donettes, Twinkies, CupCakes and Ding Dongs, plans to invest $120 million to $140 million to transform a 330,000-square-foot facility in Arkadelphia into a next-generation bakery.</p> </div> <a href="https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/success-stories/hostess-brands-inc/" class="slide__link">Read Story</a> </div> </div> <div class="slide hidden-slide" data-id="2141" data-index="1"> <div class="slide__content"> <h3 class="slide__title">Westrock Coffee Company</h3> <!-- insert excerpt here --> <div class="content-wrap-lp"> <p>Headquartered in Little Rock with roasting and distribution facilities in Conway and North Little Rock, Westrock Coffee Company is the leading integrated coffee, tea, and extract service provider in the United States, providing sourcing and financing, supply chain management, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to retailers, restaurants, convenience stores, commercial accounts, and hospitality customers around the world.</p> </div> <a href="https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/success-stories/westrock-coffee-company/" class="slide__link">Read Story</a> </div> </div> <div class="slide hidden-slide" data-id="2143" data-index="2"> <div class="slide__content"> <h3 class="slide__title">Mountain Valley Spring Water</h3> <!-- insert excerpt here --> <div class="content-wrap-lp"> <p>Mountain Valley Spring Water is an American brand of spring water bottled in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It has been bottled continuously since 1871 and is currently owned by Clear Mountain Spring Water Company of Little Rock. Mountain Valley Spring Water is distributed across the United States. There’s no other water like The Mountain Valley. Bottled […]</p> </div> <a href="https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/success-stories/mountain-valley-spring-water/" class="slide__link">Read Story</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slider__nav"> <button class="prev"><i class="far fa-circle-arrow-left"></i></button> <span class="slider-count">1 / 1</span> <button class="next"><i class="far fa-circle-arrow-right"></i></button> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slider__images"> <div class="slider__image " data-id="2139" data-index="0"> <img decoding="async" src="https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-2.09.17-PM.png" alt=""> </div> <div class="slider__image hidden-slide" data-id="2141" data-index="1"> <img decoding="async" src="https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-2.15.33-PM-1024x680.png" alt=""> </div> <div class="slider__image hidden-slide" data-id="2143" data-index="2"> <img decoding="async" 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https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Skippy_1000x1000-300x300.jpg 300w, https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Skippy_1000x1000-150x150.jpg 150w, https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Skippy_1000x1000-768x768.jpg 768w, https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Skippy_1000x1000-50x50.jpg 50w, https://metrolittlerockalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Skippy_1000x1000-500x500.jpg 500w" /></a> <div> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center card__heading"><a href="http://www.peanutbutter.com/" target="_blank" aria-label="Skippy"></a></h5> <p class="has-text-align-center card__text"></p> </div> <a class="text-uppercase card__link" href="http://www.peanutbutter.com/" target="_blank" aria-label="Skippy" ></a> </div><!--.card--> <div class="card card--cta"> <a class="card__link thumb" href="https://www.tyson.com/" target="_blank" aria-label="Tyson" > <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" 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